8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
May 29–August 3, 2014
Opening: May 28, 7–10pm,
all venues
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We warmly invite you to the opening of the 8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, taking place on May 28 from 7 to 10pm at all venues.
The 8th Berlin Biennale brings together a range of international artistic positions that explore the intersection between larger historical narratives and individuals’ lives. The majority of the participating artists have produced new works for the exhibition, which proposes new perspectives on the facets of and relations in history. It spans four distinct venues in western Berlin and Berlin-Mitte—Haus am Waldsee, Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, and Crash Pad c/o KW. The exhibition is on view from May 29 until August 3.
On May 1, the 8th Berlin Biennale opens a second preliminary statement. Mark your calendars and check our social media feeds for further details.
Public events during the opening week of the 8th Berlin Biennale
Thursday, May 29
11am
Carla Zaccagnini in collaboration with Theodor Köhler, Ayara Hernández Holz & Felix Marchand
Le Quintuor des Nègres, encore
Ballet and concert
Haus am Waldsee, Argentinische Allee 30, 14163 Berlin
Access with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket
1pm
Shahryar Nashat
Parade, 2014
Premiere screening
Delphi Filmpalast am Zoo, Kantstraße 12a, 10623 Berlin
Free entrance, limited capacity
3pm
Goshka Macuga in collaboration with Dieter Roelstraete
Preparatory Notes for a Chicago Comedy
Play
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin, 1st floor
Access with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket
Friday, May 30
Noon
Goshka Macuga in collaboration with Dieter Roelstraete
Preparatory Notes for a Chicago Comedy
Play
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin, 1st floor
Free entrance with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket
2–2:25pm, 2:30–2:55pm, 3–3:25pm, 3:30–3:55pm, 4–4:25pm, 4:30–4:55pm
Tarek Atoui in collaboration with Uriel Barthélémi, Jim Black, Tony Elieh, Charbel Haber, Mazen Kerbaj, Magda Mayas, Morten J. Olsen, Sharif Sehnaoui, André Vida, and others
Dahlem Sessions
Concerts with Burkhard Beins, Rudi Fischerlehner, Charbel Haber, Katt Hernandez, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Mazen Kerbaj, Magda Mayas, Andrea Neumann, Stéphane Rives, Sharif Sehnaoui, and Michael Vorfeld
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin, Musikethnologie, 2nd floor
Access with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket; limited capacity, advance reservations recommended
Saturday, May 31
Noon
Carla Zaccagnini in collaboration with Theodor Köhler, Ayara Hernández Holz & Felix Marchand
Le Quintuor des Nègres, encore
Ballet and concert
Haus am Waldsee, Argentinische Allee 30, 14163 Berlin
Access with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket
2–2:25pm, 2:30–2:55pm, 3–3:25pm, 3:30–3:55pm, 4–4:25pm, 4:30–4:55pm
Tarek Atoui in collaboration with Uriel Barthélémi, Jim Black, Tony Elieh, Charbel Haber, Mazen Kerbaj, Magda Mayas, Morten J. Olsen, Sharif Sehnaoui, André Vida, and others
Dahlem Sessions
Concerts with Burkhard Beins, Rudi Fischerlehner, Charbel Haber, Katt Hernandez, Carl Ludwig Hübsch, Mazen Kerbaj, Magda Mayas, Andrea Neumann, Stéphane Rives, Sharif Sehnaoui, and Michael Vorfeld
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin, Musikethnologie, 2nd floor
Access with 8th Berlin Biennale ticket; limited capacity, advance reservations recommended
Sunday, June 1
3pm
Julieta Aranda in collaboration with Tisha Mukarji
The perspective of perspective: A world mediated by a faulty image of the world
Composition for timpani, synthesized voices, string, and wind ensemble
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin, Großer Vortragssaal
Free entrance, limited capacity
6pm
Tarek Atoui in collaboration with Uriel Barthélémi, Jim Black, Tony Elieh, Charbel Haber, Mazen Kerbaj, Magda Mayas, Morten J. Olsen, Sharif Sehnaoui, André Vida, and others
Dahlem Sessions
Discursive event
Crash Pad, c/o KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin, front house 1st floor
Free entrance, limited capacity
All events and schedule subject to change. For updates and further events, check www.berlinbiennale.de. Tickets and reservation forms for the events are available online from mid-May.
8th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
Haus am Waldsee
Argentinische Allee 30, 14163 Berlin
Opening hours: Tuesday–Friday 10am–6pm,
Saturday–Sunday 11am–6pm
Museen Dahlem – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lansstraße 8, 14195 Berlin
Opening hours: Tuesday–Friday 10am–6pm,
Saturday–Sunday 11am–6pm
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin
Opening hours: Tuesday–Sunday noon–10pm
Crash Pad
c/o KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin, front house, 1st floor
Opening hours:
January 26–May 26: Saturday–Sunday 2–6pm
May 29–August 8: Tuesday–Sunday noon–10pm
All venues are closed on Mondays.
The Berlin Biennale is organized by KW Institute for Contemporary Art and funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation).
Further information
Henriette Sölter: press [at] berlinbiennale.de / T +49 30 243459 42
