28 Oct 2010

'Zwischenraum : Space Between' at Kunstverein Hamburg

Zwischenraum : Space Between
Oliver Bulas, Nick Evans, Julia Horstmann, Alon Levin, Ingrid Lonningdal, Ciara Phillips et al.
October 16 – November 28, 2010 


Last year the Kunstverein Hamburg approached Hordaland Kunstsenter Bergen, SMART Project Space Amsterdam and SWG3, Glasgow to participate in a series of meetings in which to jointly develop a program for the fall of 2010. The outcome of the collaboration so far is an exhibition and a public program taking place at the Kunstverein Hamburg. This agenda aims to let contemporary art be experienced as relevant and lively part in life. Instead of traditional representation in exhibitions, dialogue and exchange, production and process, in short the integration of art in a situational reality is placed in the foreground.

The overall program, constituted by the residency, the exhibition and the public program, sets out to reflect on production, its means and its necessities. How can it be located in or connected to an institution, in a specific city and how can an exhibition be shaped to make the process of production tangible? And does not freeze the process; as the exhibition's duty is to mediate art. And this mediation is not in hand-outs to visitors but in the art work itself, in its performative strength.

'Zwischenraum : Space Between' is conceived to approach the potential of the exhibition format as a site of production and framework for collaboration. The groundwork for this is the artists to be present. Because without artists no production and without presence no intensive, collaborative dialogue–amongst each other, with the organizing parties, with the members, the artists in the city and the general public. To achieve a close dialogue a residency will be installed. The residency is connected to (but not for) an exhibition at the Kunstverein and a public program over the course of the exhibition. This set-up opens up the possibility of applying the flexibility and the processuality of the art work to the situation of the exhibition. During its running time this dialogue will manifest within the presentation and change its appearance on smaller and bigger terms.

In focusing on and treating processual, dialogical and social situations (artist talks, performances, lectures, etc.) equally important, the evolution of dialogue and production hopes to find a visible site at the Kunstverein.

Curated by Annette Hans, Anne Szefer Karlsen and Jamie Kenyon

Program at Kunstverein Hamburg: 


28 Oktober 2010, 7 pm

Oliver Bulas 'Tropical Dances

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1 – 11 November 2010

Norwegian artist Cato Løland will process the existing exhibition and spatial situation at the Kunstverein during his short-term residency.



4 November 2010, 7 pm

Sung drafts: Bruno & Michel are smiling with Skipperrr open their studio to the public for one night



11 November 2010, 8:30 pm

SKULPI - A Magazine Presentation with Hella Gerlach, Julia Horstmann and Roman Schramm



18 November 2010, 7 pm

Institute for Colour (Norway) cordially invites everyone to Going-away-Celebrations



25 November 2010, 7 pm

Lecture by Ina Marie Weber 'Geschichten des Verfahrens, oder: ‚dass eine absolut seiende Welt ein Nonsens ist'

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This project is made possible through funding by Allianz Kulturstiftung, Hamburgische Kulturstiftung, Mondriaan Stichting, Fonds BKVB and Office for Contemporary Art Norway. Supported by Imparat.