BERLIN MASTERS is an exhibition and network platform to support the next generation of Berlin Artists. BERLIN MASTERS 2020
19. – 29.
The annual event is organised by the charitable BERLIN MASTERS Foundation. AUGUST 2020
An exhibition presenting the next generation of master talent in Berlin by BERLIN MASTERS FOUNDATION.
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Behind the scenes at the luncheon of the with
Always commencing at the beginning of July, the 6-week includes a vernissage luncheon during the ‘Recontres’ opening week, accommodation at an independent studio house on a rural property 20m from Arles, travel, rental car on site, per diem for 42 days, season tickets for "Les Rencontres de la Photographie d'Arles" and LUMA Arles, as well as activity vouchers for their respective lectures and seminars.
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Berlin Masters 2018 participant 's solo exhibition at , entitled KRAFT LIEBE HOFFNUNG, was a welcome early highlight of 2021.
KRAFT LIEBE HOFFNUNG (Power Love Hope) is a interplay of what Marta Vovk calls "trivial culture," presented in a contemporary art context. Vovk's work combines painting and installation, where the artist utilizes new dimensional shapes in wood in lieu of traditional canvas to create images in which pop cultural elements go hand in hand with existential questions of the modern self. The result is an associative interplay between banality and pathos.
Artist Highlight: Johanna Dumet
The French artist 's latest exhibition at sees the artist stepping away from the large-scale, opulently filled scenes of tables that she built her name from. She is now turning to the opposite: the artist focuses on colors, which she places adjacently in such a manner that surfaces emerge from them, the horse or riding camel as historically significant subjects occurring as negative space. - From the show text by Laura Helena Wurth
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Visit our website for the latest updates regarding Berlin Masters Foundation and our upcoming events. Learn more about our Open Call, the Advisory Committee, our previous participants, and much more.
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Artist Highlight: Isabella Fürnkäs
's practice can be described as open, gender-fluid, sensitive yet powerful, and nationless. Her work deals with questions of bodily intimacy, digital relationality and the fragility of societal communication structures. By manipulating the view, Fürnkäs creates contextual shifts that echo our own vulnerabilities.
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Looking Back: Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg's
"L’Esprit Nouveau" at the Kunstraum Potsdam
"Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg's art embodies a certain what-if thinking that takes the question as an attitude. What if a painting were a sculpture? And vice versa? Or what if vaguely modernist and digital forms met in a mix of styles that knocked both off their pedestals? Tactically, Dunkelberg's material process seems guided by what-if questions, particularly in the idiosyncratic sequence of steps she devised to produce her wall reliefs." - Camila McHugh
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Artist Highlight: Jakub Kubica ()
Kubica explores the deconstruction and rearrangement of the present moment's shifting polarities. The artist's synthesis of of objects of natural origin with technical or digital matter is one of the most distinguishing features within his sculptural work. He is also known as a musician and graphic artist, operating with modular synths with the same level of observation, playfulness, sketching, isolation, production, and presentation.
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2018 winner presented a work as part of the latest group exhibition at , entitled "Wie bereits eingangs erwähnt ..” A decidedly large leap away from his current painting work that plays with art history, Fischer's 2014 work here engages with found tool like objects, altered beyond any true recognizable functionality.
Untitled, 2014
Metal, wood
Dimensions Variable
Artist Highlight: Michal Martychowiec ()
creates conceptual series of mixed media installations and environments. This practice is designed in large series, developed hermaneutically around expanded topics such as the conditions of human existence, history, invention, and occasionally comical recompositions of of cultural symbols and archetypes.
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Artist Highlight: Lena Marie Emrich
Our 2020 winner 's latest offering is part of a series at featuring work by her as well as works by and .
Writer Emily McDermott describes the show as "Emrich pointing toward micro-pauses experienced in everyday liquid life -- micro-pauses that are forced while the water keeps flowing, making manifest the seconds between here and there, between now and then." Emrich's combination of engraved text into familiar glass structures such as car windows render the objects on the walls "transformed into chameleonic, open-ended forms, ready to adapt to our own projections."
Images courtesy of the artist and . The exhibition ends today, October 29th, 2021.
These two works by 2017 winner .hutchinson went on display this past month as part of the booth programming at . Paul Hutchinson continues to explore the overlap of poetic natures of word play and photograph, generating images that are contemplative and mesmerizing.
Image 1:
glare, 2021
Inkjet print
195 x 130 cm
197,4 x 132,4 cm (framed)
Edition: 1 + 1 AP
Image 2:
no matter how dark the night, 2021
Silkscreen
76,2 x 50,8 cm
79 x 53,3 cm (framed)
Edition: 5 + 3 AP
Photos: Simon Vogel
Courtesy: the artist and Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
This month's exhibition at , entitled "Wie bereits eingangs erwähnt ..” featured this early, large scale sculptural work by 2017 Berlin Masters participant . This early work sees the artist first explorations away from canvas into sculpture before reaching their now painterly motifs of surrealism and modern absurdities.
F.U.G. 1 (wirklich), 2016
Mixed Media
250 cm high
This year's featured two previous winners of the and the at the booth. Works by .hutchinson and made an appearance at the famous art fair, both representative examples of their photographic or painterly compositions, respectively.
Art Basel, 2021
Booth Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
Photos: Nina Weimer
This year's Berlin Masters exhibition was mentioned in several publications, including , , and . Our exhibition was one of the biggest to date, and was one of the more notable exhibitions during this past month's Berlin Art Week.
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Artist Highlight: Isaac Chong Wai
Isaac Chong Wai is a Berlin-based artist from Hong Kong, with an MFA in Public Art and New Artistic Strategies from the Bauhaus-Universität in Weimar, Germany, and a BA in Visual Arts from the Academy of Visual Arts at the Hong Kong Baptist University. He works with diverse media, including performance, site-specific installation, public art, video, photography and multimedia. He engages themes of collectivism and individualism, politics of time and space, border, migration, war, militarism, racism, identity politics, LGBTQ, public sphere and human rights.
Artist Highlight: Julius von Bismarck ()
A graduate of the UdK (University of Arts) Berlin and the Institute for Spatial Experiments funded by Olafur Eliasson, Julius von Bismarck was one of the very first to participate in the inaugural Berlin Masters exhibition in 2013.
Julius von Bismarck is a multi-media artist using everything from photography and video to installation and performance. Associating visual arts to other fields of research and experimentation, such as physical and social sciences, his artistic practice can take on various forms – from installations to happenings, from sculpture to Land Art. It is defined by an in-depth and complex exploration of the phenomena of perception, or the representation and reconstruction of reality. His expansive installation this year at , entitled "Fire with Fire" marked his place as one of Berlin's most established artists.
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Artist Highlight: Andrea Karch ()
Andrea Karch is a visual artist and designer who participated in the 2018 Berlin Masters exhibition. From 2012 to 2014 she worked on an interview project in Cairo, Egypt which marked the beginning of her continuous investigation of media and network culture. Her video work, "Radical Youth," has been exhibited at the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial, the 7th Poppositions Art Fair in Brussels, at S.M.A.K Ghent and ultimately at the Berlin Masters annual exhibition in 2018.
Artist Highlight: Jonas Brinker
Previously shown at the Frankfurter Kunstverein, .brinker's film follows a domesticated wolf who lives in a private household in Lower Saxony.
"Along with other wolves, he is trained to work in films—to react to simple commands, to stand still, and to pose. Jonas Brinker observes the behavior of domesticated creatures in this artificial setting and chronicles how the natural and the staged are mutually dependent.... Jonas Brinker’s video work builds on these connotations and shows the moment in which the animal becomes an image. In front of a green screen, the wolf does its circuits and repeatedly stands on an artificial stone to look into the distance. The animal was trained to behave in conditioned motion sequences according to human commands. But the animal’s gaze and posture allow the controversial tension one can sense within the creature to show through." - Franziska Nori, Dennis Brzek
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Berlin Masters 2017 participant will present this work, "Golden eternity," at the KIAF ART Seoul Artfair today until October 17th. Giachoustidis and fellow artist Rusudan Khizanishvili will be represented by .
Golden eternity, 2021
Acrylic paint on paper
102 x 102,6 cm
2019 winner .kennedy and her collaborators .collective will present a new video work today as part of an 8-week, global exhibition sponsored by , , and misa.art.
Porsche has partnered with König to present the best in coming digital art by presenting them on digital billboards across 5 major cities, turning digital advertising spaces across the globe into a worldwide exhibition.
The outdoor exhibition will be accompanied by a König X Porsche Content Hub on misa.art, which will include artist features, background stories, plus new ways of experiencing and collecting the artworks digitally. Anyone can purchase the NFTs right off the street via misa.art, propelling the artists‘ eminence and creating a new generation of art collectors.
Artists: | Auriea Harvey (.harvey.studio) | | Ben Elliot (.ben) | | | | 𝘬𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘺+𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘯 (.kennedy .collective) | | | Junuwana
Visit misa.art/gg to follow the countdown and to learn more about Global Gallery presented by Porsche and curated by
Looking Back: The Berlin Masters 2020 Exhibition
The 2020 exhibition came during a tumultuous time for the arts. Here in Berlin, we witnessed 11 artists engage with our collective global paradigm shift across a variety of mediums over the summer. In 2021, we are excited to see 10 new artists from across Berlin's multifaceted creative community, alongside curator , share their works to the public. Watch the video series now via the IGTV channel.
Photos: Serge Garcia
The Berlin Masters 09 Edition: Available while supplies last!
A few copies remain of our N.09 Edition, a newspaper published in conjunction with our annual exhibition. The newspaper highlights the works of the previous year while introducing the participants of the current year, along with interviews with Advisory Board members and more. This year's Edition was created by Berlin Masters programming director and printed by .
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Berlin Masters Foundation is dedicated to diversity and inclusive practices. Artists of all backgrounds, ethnicities, health conditions or special needs, sexualities and gender expressions are encouraged to apply. Berlin Masters Foundation wishes to encourage open dialogue and communication. Therefore, we welcome all direct inquiries regarding the application process. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us if you have questions.
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Berlin Masters Foundation: Artist Opportunities
In addition to the awards presented after the exhibition, The Berlin Masters show provides a focus for curators, galleries, collectors and other art professionals looking to discover new talent. Participating artists continue to have access to Berlin Masters Foundation resources and winners of each award can gain important mentorship as they progress in their careers.
For more information, please visit our website.
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Scenes from the Opening of Berlin Masters 2021
Opening day for our exhibition this past month was a record turn out. A major thank you to the team at for providing the space and support for our annual show.
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featured our exhibition as a highlight of Berlin Art Week and Gallery Weekend this past month. Berlin Masters 9th annual show took place inside Hallen #2, alongside other exhibitions featuring works by (a past participant of the first Berlin Masters show), Sylvie Fleury, and many others.
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Curator mentioned during our Awards Ceremony that this rendition did not truly have a curated theme, but that each work was both conceptually profound and visually arresting, and highlights a clarity of vision from newcomers to the contemporary art scene of Berlin. Nevertheless, astutely observed that nature and the natural world was a well represented motif, from the award winning sound sculpture work by to the various animal related imagery present.
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The Advisory Board: Selection Process
Prior to the opening of the exhibition, the Berlin Masters Foundation Advisory Board preview the exhibition first to determine the winners of the two awards currently offered. The selection process is based on thematic content, clarity of vision, ex*****on, and a variety of other criteria specific to that year. To learn more about the members of our advisory board, please visit our website.
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Berlin Masters Foundation: The Open Call
Months prior to the exhibition date, artists are invited to apply for the OPEN CALL to present their work to the curator and advisory board members. Thereafter, 8-12 artists are selected to show their work in the curated exhibition. The show provides a focus for curators, galleries, collectors and other art professionals looking to discover new talent.
To learn more about our Open Call and the next announcement for 2022, please visit our website.
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This year's Berlin Masters exhibition had a record attendance, making it one of our most impactful shows to date. Major thanks to the team and staff at for their support during our exhibition. Follow us here for more information about the 2022 Open Call, and visit our website to learn more about the Foundation.
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Curator remarked during the 2021 Berlin Masters Exhibition Award Ceremony that this show was less of a "curated" experience around one narrative; rather, attention was drawn to the arresting visual language of each of this year's participants. The works presented are an accurate representation of each artist' acuity in their medium.
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The Berlin Masters exhibition aims every year to provide an opportunity for young artists who have not yet had the chance to present their work to the larger art community to demonstrate their potential. With 2022 in mind, we encourage all artists based in Berlin to apply. Visit our website for information on the application process and when to apply.
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Available now: The Berlin Masters Edition N.09
Each year, we publish a newspaper highlighting the works of the previous year while introducing the participants of the current year. This year's Edition was created by Berlin Masters programming director and printed by .
Please contact us directly for remaining copies, while supplies last.
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About our venue this year: Wilhelm Hallen
The old Winkelhof iron foundry is now known as Wilhelm Hallen (), an ensemble of various halls, loft spaces and offices in a beautiful clinker brick architecture. Spanning more than 20,000 square meters, the aim of the renovation is uncompromising preservation of the original structure.
Designed between 1898 and 1918 by the busy Pankow master bricklayer Christian Friedrich Malingriaux and built from 1902 by the architect Hermann Streubel, the factory halls actually underwent only a few changes - in the 1950s, a number of installations and the addition of a porter's house were made. Since it was closed in 2014, the existing structure has remained untouched, so that daylight still falls through the sooty glass panes of the foundry as Malingriaux saw it a hundred years ago.
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Artist Highlight: Michal Martychowiec ()
Michal Martychowiec creates conceptual series of photographs, films, drawings, neons, objects, mixed media installations and environments. Martychowiec’s oeuvre consists of a mixed-media practice designed in larger series always developed hermeneutically around expanded topics of the conditions and politics of contemporary human existence and often involve areas of history, invention and autopoiesis of historical narratives and also exploration and occasionally comical recomposition of cultural symbols and archetypes.
Sur la plage, 2019
Ceramic, polyester shorts, ni**le stickers, glass crystals
Dimensions variable
the historic level, 2017
Neon, wall drawing, ceramic
Dimensions variable
What is left to us?, 2020
Neon
24x135 cm
Photo: @ tgood_foto
Artist Highlight: Jonas Brinker (.brinker)
"Jonas Brinker uses film and photography as tools of observation and contemplation. His patient cinematography is concerned with de-centering anthropocentric temporalities and outlining entangled Umwelten. Trailing from a distance, he gently captures and reframes peripheries of tense environments through a marveling gaze." - Ben Livne-Weitzman
Standing Still, 2019
Video
4.28 min
Produced by Frankfurter Kunstverein
Photo: @ tgood_foto
Artist Highlight: Isabella Fürnkäs ()
The body of work by Isabella Fürnkäs involves equal shares of video, multi-media installation, performance and drawing. In her work she deals with questions of bodily intimacy, digital relationality and the fragility of societal communication structures. By manipulating the viewer, Fürnkäs creates contextual shifts that echo our own vulnerabilities. In the context of her works, inner images and multi-layered questions are transformed into a repertoire of media-reflexive actions.
Unpredictable Liars Revolt, 2021
Sound installation, various materials coated with epoxy
approx. 170 x 60 cm & 110 x 40 cm
Photo: @ tgood_foto
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