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We are proud to present the next artist in our “Distant Bodies” exhibition: Dan Stockholm Digital vernissage opening: Today, April 13th, 2020 at 19h #danstockholm #museumofnow #distanbodies #exhibitionopening #contemporaryart #flattenthecurve and #enjoytheart “Distant Bodies" is curated by Denis Leo Hegic , Michelle Houston and Jan Fiedler and presented by #MONcircle More information about our ongoing open call for artists and creatives can be found on our website. If you would like to join the #MONcircle, support art and culture and enjoy all the advantages of our circle of friends, please email us at [email protected] #danstockholm #museumofnow #distanbodies #exhibitionopening #digitalmuseum #contemporaryart #flattenthecurve and #enjoytheart . .

un-safe / Art performance by The Krank & Eliza Krikoni

Today we premiered the art performance "un-safe" - realized by two artists in over 2.000 km distance to each other. The Krank and Eliza Krikoni´s art performance is part of our "Distant Bodies" exhibition, in which we are exploring the question what happens, when our bodies can no longer come together? The Krank und Krikoni embark on a journey into a shared space of proximity and intimacy, yet thousands of kilometers apart. They are meeting in a world of digital exchange of bits and bytes, in which geography and physical bodies become irrelevant. We are thrilled by the artist´s speed of conceptualization and realization, when developing this piece. It is another proof, that in times of crisis, artists are the most important connectors. Our appreciation & love go to The Krank and Eliza Krikoni for bringing us this work of art. #museumofnow #artperformance #distantbodies #liveperformance #thekrank #elizakrikoni "Distant Bodies" is curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston and Jan Fiedler Produced with kind support of YAP YES, AND... productions

Join us tomorrow, Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 6 pm CET (Central European Time) for a live performance act by The Krank and Eliza Krikoni. The two artists developed a performance, in which they will come together despite the 2000 km distance between them. "un-safe" is part of our exhibition "Distant Bodies" Un-safe / performance by Eliza Krikoni & The Krank Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Hundertzehn and Jan Fiedler Supported by YAP YES, AND... productions Berlin

Davids Brief an die Berliner

Ich heiße David. Ich bin 516 Jahre alt. Aufgewachsen in Florenz. Wo ich immer noch lebe. Ich habe vieles gesehen. Kriege und Plagen. Sie kamen mit Wucht Und doch gingen sie vorbei. Mein Körper ist aus Marmor. Meine Hände wurfbereit. Aber meine grösste Stärke Liegt in eurem Geist. Oft wart ihr vorm Untergang Habt dem Tod ins Auge geschaut. Und immer Wege gefunden Mit Liebe und Verstand. Manche Stolpesteine Sehen riesig aus. Aber denkt immer dran Was der kleinste Stein ausrichten kann. Auch ich Habe meinen Goliath Den ich täglich Aufs Neue besiegen muss. Ihr seid nicht allein. Gemeinsam sind wir stark. Ihr habt mich erschaffen. Ich bin immer da. Ich bin ein Italiener. Und blicke stets nach Rom. Doch wenn dies alles vorbei ist Komme ich nach Neukölln. aus "Davids Brief an die Berliner" / Museum of Now, März 2020 #berlinerkulturlebt #digitalmuseum #museumofnow #davidsletter

MON Mobiles Museum Du kannst nicht ins Museum? Dann kommt das Museum zu DIR! Wir rufen den Open Call “MONmobile” für Künstler und alle kreative Berliner aus, um gemeinsam Kunst und Kultur weiterhin zu den Menschen zu bringen. DAS MONmobil wird durch Berlin fahren und Hauswände zum leuchten bringen mit Kunstprojektionen auf den Hausfassaden. In Momenten der Dukelheit brauchen wir am meisten licht. JETZT ist die Zeit, in der Kunst uns stärken und vereinen kann. In dieser ausserordentlichen Zeit haben wir die Pflicht, den Menschen Kunst und Kultur näher zu bringen und das kulturelle Leben vor einem Stillstand zu bewahren. Da das Publikum nicht mehr zu uns kommen kann,m werden wir eben zum Publikum fahren und einen physischen und digitalen Raum bieten, in dem sich die Community gemeinsam engagieren kann. von Multimedia-Kunstwerken und der Kommunikation der Bewohner als Reaktion auf die aktuelle Situation der Berliner Gemeinde und darüber hinaus präsentieren. Engl. MON Mobile Museum If you can not come to the museum, the museum will come to YOU! We are announcing an open call “MONmobile” for all artists and creatives to bring their art to the people. MON Mobile Museum will be traveling through the city of Berlin, illuminating building walls, bringing light and art to its residents through a series of projections onto the façades housing blocks. In Moments of darkness we most need light. NOW is the time we need to unify through art. During these unprecedented times we have a duty to bring arts and culture to the people and not let cultural life come to a standstill. As the audience can no longer come to us, we will come to the audience and provide a physical and digital space in which the community can engage collectively. We will present MON Mobile Museum across the city, with artistic expressions of multimedia artworks, residents communication in response to the current situation from the Berlin community and beyond. #museumofnow #opencall #monmobile #mobilemuseum #

We welcome Vladimir Abikh, one of Russia’s most aspiring contemporary artists, to our digital exhibition “DISTANT BODIES”. . . After just a few weeks of human standstill, we experience the incredible regenerative power of nature: the air pollution over China is disappearing, the canals in Venice clearing. It's almost as if Mother Earth wants to send us the message to reset to zero. 00:00:00:00 is the title of Vladimir's work, with which he leaves the linear understanding of time and rather illustrates the circular convergence of all things. Abikh is taking us into the poetry of the sewers. #museumofnow #distantbodies #vladimirabikh #contemporaryart #onceupontime #urbanart #projectionmapping Our digital exhibition “DISTANT BODIES” displays submissions of our worldwide open call for artists and creatives and will be running for the duration of COVID-19. Join our virtual show, enjoy the art and contribute with your ideas. We must prevent art and culture from coming to a standstill. #spreadartnotviruses

9 TO 5 by Bojan Stojcic - Museum of Now

Traces of traces of traces: is it not this experience that is essential for artistic creation? Our next artist presented in the digital MON exhibition "Distant Bodies" is Bojan Bojan Stojčić from Sarajevo, Bosnia with his work "Nine to Five". Wordsworth called poetry "emotion recollected in tranquility", and Bojan Stojcic is creating from memory. And it doesn't matter whether the memory is of his own thoughts or that of an office scanner. The 6 “oily fingertips scans” are digital prints of finger traces collected from the glass surface of an office scanner. Stojcic perceives his environment with a detective accuracy and translates the perception into precise and sophisticated concepts. Join us in exploring his art and in our quest of showing extraordinary talents - in spite of all lockdowns! #spreadartnotviruses #bojanstojcic #museumofnow #distantbodies #ninetofive #contemporaryart #digitalexhibition #conceptualart #fingerprints #digitalmuseum

CRYSTAL by Julia Borovaya - Museum of Now

The next work presented as part of our digital exhibition "Distant Bodies" is the performance "CRYSTAL - The mental body of menthol" by artist-scientist duo Julia Borovaya and Edward Rakhmanov from SAVE LAB. Artists and scientists often need to invent new concepts and technologies to accomplish their goals. With the performance “Crystal”, Borovaya and Rakhmanov courageously take on the relation between physical experience in the sense of a performative work of art and a scientific experiment. It is therefore not surprising that their laboratory, in which the hybrid works are being created, is a former bomb shelter in the basement of Moscow University: a space for saving people. #museumofnow #digitalmuseum #distantbodies #juliaborovaya #edwardrakhmanov #savelab #performanceart #artandscience #contemporaryart #aggregatestates #artperformance #humancrystals Check out our webpage (link in bio) to see the full exhibition and learn more about Julia Borovaya and the work of Save Lab.

SARA BONAVENTURA for DISTANT BODIES exhibition

We are happy to open our digital exhibition "Distant Bodies" with the fascinating work “Chronoscope” by the artist Sara Bonaventura. @bonaventurasara “Chronoscope” is an instrument for accurate measurements of very brief intervals of time. Sara Bonaventura's work with the same title, is of an exceptional contemporary value. The artist is transferring her own desire to slow down. At the same time, Bonaventura lets us experience a transformation of a Kafkaesque beauty – however, a process that is only possible in harmony with nature. We are currently experiencing a global standstill like never before. The artist, who is in a lockdown in Venice herself, observes how nature is currently recovering the canals of the city and regenerating them in a chronoscopical motion. Bonaventura´s "decelerated" work was screened in one of the worlds busiest harbors in Hong Kong. We warmly welcome you to our digital exhibition. The full experience and further insights into the exhibition and the artwork by Bonaventura on our website www.museum-of-now.com/distant-bodies #museumofnow #distantbodies #sarabonaventura #chronoscope #digitalexhibition #contemporaryart #artistinlockdown #mondigital #nowisthetime Chronoscope 2019 Video Duration: 60 seconds Directed by Sara Bonaventura Soundtrack by Marco Giotti

OPEN CALL: Distant Bodies - What happens when our bodies can no longer come together?

Open Call / DISTANT BODIES: What happens when our bodies can no longer come together? MON is going digital. The current COVID19 outbreak is forcing all of us to distance our bodies while looking for alternative spaces of coming together. This is shifting the relationship between technology and culture in general. Before this crisis, technology seemed to be the panacea, the bearer of all utopias. But, at this moment it is hard to believe in the great digital redemption. The big technology hype is over - and yet - we all have to go digital now. Together with you, we want to turn our attention to the questions: What does it mean to be human? What are we for each other? Submit your artworks now - we will be displaying the submissions on our digital exhibition webspace, our social media channels and the ones of our partner institutions. We are in the process of learning-by-doing and have to allow us to experiment together with you, including any errors that may go along with it. We can do this together and avoid the art and culture coming to a standstill. #stayathome #create and #flattenthecurve #createnow #opencall #distantbodies #museumofnow #artistcall #digitalexhibition #contemporaryart #multimedia #exhibition

DISTANT BODIES: What happens when our bodies can no longer come together?

Digital exhibition - OPEN CALL for artists and creatives #flattenthecurve create from home and send the right impulse Our most important concern is not to bring art and cultural life to a standstill. That's why we announce the open call DISTANT BODIES for artists and creatives worldwide, dealing with the question: WHAT HAPPENS IF OUR BODIES CAN NO LONGER COME TOGETHER? The Museum of Now is developing a digital platform, on which we will present the submitted works as a digital exhibition and enable communication with the audience and each other via streams and real time interaction. Submit your work now. Details available on our website - link in bio. #museumofnow #distantbodies #cultureisthekey #opencall #stayhomeandcreate #artistcall

Open Call / DISTANT BODIES: What happens if our bodies can no longer come together?

Open Call / DISTANT BODIES: What happens if our bodies can no longer come together? We are announcing an open call for your artistic answers to the question above. All selected works to be displayed beyond the limitations of physical space. At the moment we are all experiencing more than ever that art plays an essential role in overcoming an imposed physical distance: people sing together, across the street from balconies and windows, spontaneous creative groups emerge on the net that create works at a distance. Art has always connected, but what does it mean when our bodies no longer come together? How does our mental and physical body gravity work? And what are the effects of the lack of it? We are locked down but more connected than ever. Become part of the digital #museumofnow and submit your work – we will include the best suggestions in the museum's permanent collection. #museumofnow #distantbodies #opencall #artistcall #create #submit and #flattenthecurve #digitalmuseum #nowisthetimetocometogether #cultureislife #contemporaryart #digitalbodies No formal requirements – multimedia welcome. OPEN CALLS Call for Artists-Worldwide Open Call for Artists Open Call for creatives Call for Artists - Callforartists.com Call for Artist Submissions

Get well Daniel

Invitation to an exhibition and charity auction for the artist Daniel Weissbach We would like to invite you to join us at the exhibition and a charity auction for the artist Daniel Tagno Weissbach @danielweissbach_ , who is shaping Street Art and Urban Art since more then 30 years in Berlin. Due to an illness, Daniel is unfortunately not in the position to pursue his work and we would like you to invite you to join his close friends and fellow artists in supporting the crowdfunding and the upcoming charity auction which they have initiated for him. Exhibition start: Friday, 21.02.2020 at Salon am Moritzplatz – Oranienstr. 58, 10969 Berlin Kreuzberg Online auction start: Sunday, 23.02.2020 at 20h on www.getwelldaniel.de Thank you + see you there! Follow @getwelldaniel for more information and updates #getwelldaniel #preview #auction #berlinart

MON publications

For all of you VR, VC, AI, AR, bionic, cyborg and viractualist kids out there: Reading is the best augmented reality 📖 Check out the upcoming 2020 MON publications / www.museum-of-now.com/publications #monpublications #readingispower #museumofnow #artpublication #contemporaryart #museology #peerreview

Olek´s 360-minutes performance at the Museum of Now Berlin

Time, space, performer´s bodies, presence in the medium and a continuous 6-hours relationship with the audience: Agata Olek ´s “Let's Just Watch The Sunset And Talk About Our Dreams” performance at our Berlin Edition 2019. ▪️ Performance art has a very special value in our program. It is the most ephemeral art form we present and at the same time, one that´s building the most intense communication with the visitors. Olek‘s work is one of the most elaborate and intensive performances we have ever presented. ▪️ Our special thanks go to Olek´s amazing performance team, our production company YAP, Estrel Berlin, Berlin Art Society, and to Olympischer Sport-Club Berlin ▪️ MON *Berlin Edition 2019 was curated by Denis Leo Hegic, Michelle Houston, Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann ▪️ #museumofnow #performanceart #oleknyc #contemporaryart #crochet #liveperformance #inthesearchofnow #berlinart #berlinmuseum #interdisciplinaryart ▪️ 📷 by @sebastianpollin , production by #yesandpro

"Ping & Pong" by Tpt and The Krank

Mixed media installation, 2019 by TpT and The Krank Museum of Now *Berlin Edition 2019

"Red Star" by TpT

Mixed media installation, 2019 by TpT Museum of Now *Berlin Edition 2019

Amoako Boafo is best-known as a portraitist. The Ghanaian-born, Vienna-based artist is currently one of the most exciting emerging artists who is attracting worldwide interest. Los Angeles Times describes his work as “portraits, in which every brushstroke of every black face matters” , the artist himself as “one of the seven artists on the rise, updating the medium for the 21st century” according to Artbasel In his works from the Black Diaspora series, which will be shown at our forthcoming #museumofnow , Boafo articulates the social environment of People of Color in Europe, Africa and the United States of America. Within his paintings he fuses the pallet and hues of his African homeland and the style of the Austrian 20th century masters, notably that of Klimt and Schiele. Boafo uses his technical skills and compelling gift to portray people in all facets, as he manages to capture private and intimate moments without appearing voyeuristic. The social context of the representations gives his paintings a potent political relevance and sheds light on the global social ills and disadvantages of People of Color. Join us and discover the amazing works of Amoako Boafo – on display at our Berlin Edition of Museum of Now curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann The exhibition dates: Opening: October 17, 19h Exhibition: October 18 – 27, daily 14 – 20h Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin presented by Berlin Art Society and Estrel Berlin produced by YAP #amoakoboafo #blackdiaspora #contemporaryart #inthesearchofnow #exhibition #fineart #3secondsofnow

Our first artist in residence has arrived! It’s a pleasure to have Pasha Cas in house and to show his work during our upcoming Berlin Edition. Pasha Cas is a price-winning Kazakhstan born artist, widely known in neighboring Russia and working on streets all over the world. The work from the video is Pasha’s performance act “Hello Damien Hirst”, displayed at Anna Nova Art Gallery in St. Petersburg, curated by Rash X in 2017. MON artist in residency is presented In collaboration with #praguecivilsocietycentre , the curators of MON and @yesandpro #pashacas #museumofnowresidence #hellodamienhirst #inthesearchofnow #contemporaryart #exhibition #berlinart #museumofnow

Time to present our official design partner GustavLiving who is providing all the furniture in an exclusive Museum of Now edition! Designing a chair is the queen discipline of industrial design and we are more then thrilled to have a partner on board, who makes the moment unique, in which the exhibition visitors physically connect with the space. Sit down with us and let us enjoy the art. #gustavhahnliving #furnituredesign #museumofnow #sitdownandenjoy #exhibitiondesign #contemporaryart #exhibition #berlinart Museum of Now Opening: 17.10.2019, 19h Exhibition duration: 18. - 27.10.2019, daily from 14 - 20h Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin

Colonialism and its consequences, historical connections and the search for one’s own identity are the central questions in the art of Maximiliano León (born 1986, Mérida, YucatánMexico). León grew up between Mexico and Vienna, studied painting in Vienna as a student of Daniel Richter and graduated in June 2019 with honors. His mainly tiny-format works fall into three categories: portraits, still life and landscape painting. The still lives show symbols of pop culture and iconic objects from the Yucatán region alongside his studio in Vienna. León´s works are part of the MON collection and you will be able to discover the series of tiny paintings all over MON. Join us in the search for León from October 17 to 27 at #museumofnow ▪️ Museum of Now is curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann Our *Berlin Edition 2019 is brought to you by Berlin Art Society Estrel Berlin and YAP ▪️ 17. - 27. October Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln open daily from 14 to 20h Free of admission ▪️ #maximilianoleon #inthesearchofnow #oilpainting #miniatureart #contemporaryart #3secondsofnow #berlinart #exhibition

Sound on. Eyes off. For some, abstraction might mean non-figurative painting, but today’s most emotive medium is so abstract it can’t be seen, touched, or felt. Sound art is the most direct way of engaging with art — you can literally do it with your eyes closed, and if music is any indication, sound can affect your emotions immediately, without any thought or explanation. For the forthcoming #museumofnow we are bringing the sound artist Deus Ex Lumina into the exhibition space, expanding the way that viewers engage with art. Deus Ex Lumina explores sound in its pure state, simultaneously bridging and muddling barriers between waves, noise, and music in contemporary and historical sense. Come to the exhibition and close your eyes. #deusexlatina #soundart #installationart #3secondsofnow #experimentalmusic #soundscape #abstractmusic #soundinstallation #contemporaryart #berlinart Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln Presented by Berlin Art Society Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann

We experience visual art through our eyes. And perception in art is a complex relationship between visual and sensual stimuli and personal understanding. Despite individual characteristics, perception is context-dependent, because humans are influenced by numerous factors: political, social, cultural or gender-specific. In addition to our personal history, our background, culture, education and preferences, many other factors influence how we view art and what it means to us. And these perceptions and insights may also change over time. (Katia Hermann / #museumofnow curator) #3secondsofnow #artperception #contemporaryart #nowisthetime #exhibition #berlinart ▪️ Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neuköllnc Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann Presented by Berlin Art Society Produced by YAP

MON presents: Marius Glauer Transforming boundaries of perception in the forthcoming #museumofnow Berlin edition Glauer works with discernment, illumination, space and time. Discover the Photo → Light → Chamber installation as well as further works by Marius Glauer in the 1920s industrial architecture of the MON exhibition hall. #mariusglauer #contemporaryart #3secondsofnow #berlinart ▪️ Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln Presented by Berlin Art Society Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann

Time perception is a highly subjective matter. What we perceive as "past" or "future" strongly depends on our inner attitude and how we perceive the Now. Valentyn Valentyn Odnoviun is an artist who deals with the subject of time in the most fascinating, documentary way. Abstract documentation is the term that best describes his art. Born in 1987 in Ukraine and living in Vilniuns (Lithuania), the photographer is a pioneer of this art form. The main focus of his work is on the oppressed individual in a totalitarian regime. In different cycles Odnoviun has dealt with this topic in recent years. At the Museum of Now *Berlin Edition 2019 we will be showing his most comprehensive cycle "Surveillance", a series of photographs taken through jail cells from prison cells. Join us on the 17th of October in experiencing the works of Valentyn Odnoviun. Museum of Now #valentynodnoviun #surveillance #museumofnow #contemporaryphotography #3secondsofnow #contemporaryart #berlinart ▪️ Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln Presented by @berlinartsociety Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann

We welcome Crocheted Olek! The NYC based artist is a restless traveller creating pieces all over the world. With their crocheted installations Olek has covered sculptures, apartments, trains, people and even entire buildings. For the opening of Museum of Now Olek will introduce live performance art on the evening of October the 17th. ▪️ “My work is a never-ending, crocheted journey, embellished with emotions, memories, experiences, thoughts, and insights. Most of all, it’s about recording the ephemeral moments of street- and performance art. I realized very quickly that crochet techniques gave me endless opportunities. It has been 15 years since I employed my crochet hook as my language to transform my thoughts, dreams, and desires into reality. The same hook took me to various places around the world, got me connected to diverse communities, and allowed me to create a few communities of my own.” (Olek) ▪️ #oleknyc #museumofnow #performanceart #crocheting #3secondsofnow #contemporaryart #urbanart #berlinart Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln Presented by Berlin Art Society Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann

The Bosnian artist Denis Haracic questions the very structures of societies from both the individual and our group perspective. His seemingly archaic aquatint works are existential >> prepare yourself for a fundamental human experience displayed in 30 works to be premiered at #museumofnow on the 17th of October in #Berlin. Among others, we will be presenting Haračićs series “Witnesses/Soldiers” (2019). ▪️ #denisharacic #aquatint #museumofnow #3secondsofnow #contemporaryart #monoprints #exhibition #berlinart ▪️ Museum of Now 17.10.-27.10.2019 at Ziegrastr. 1, 12057 Berlin Neukölln Presented by @berlinartsociety Curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and @Katia Hermann

„Now is the time!“ The artist collective O’mom Teo Teco @dudumaluf & @auliwau will present a large scale installation work at the forthcoming #museumofnow Experience the in-between analog and digital of O‘mom & STD: Opening 17.10.2019 #3secondsofnow #digitalanalog #installationart #anime #popculture #contemporaryart #berlinart #nowisthetime Presented by @berlinartsociety Curated by Denis Leo Hegic @Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler & Katia Hermann

1 2 3 ... NOW ↻ MON presents: The Krank The anonymous Berlin based artist works outside categories and can be seen only in the Now 🖤 To discover Krank’s latest creations join us at the opening of #museumofnow Berlin edition on the 17th of October // // curated by Denis Leo Hegic Michelle Houston Jan Fiedler and Katia Hermann #museumofnow #thekrank #newmediaartist #3secondsofnow #contemporaryart #urbanart #berlinart