“A PR Network for exhibition spaces and art
related venues in Berlin; it includes a printed guide & map, a weekly
newsletter and a blog. BPIGS comes out every three months and it is distributed
for free in project spaces, galleries and bookstores. The focus of BPIGS
is on showcasing Berlin's contemporary art scene from the artist
point of view.”
This is the
second time they have run this event and it is essentially like speed dating for
curators and artists. Artists are required to submit a portfolio and are
selected based on compatibility with the program of curators. I was one of 25
artists to participate.
There have
been events like this happening in Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, not so
much in Perth – it’s not necessary given that everyone knows each other as the
scene is so small. So it was my first time participating in such an event and I
spoke with 5 curators each for a period of 12 minutes about my work.
I met
curator Lauren Reid who is actually from Sydney (there are so many Australians
in Berlin!), who works with a gallery I admire called GRANTPIRRI http://www.grantpirrie.com. Lauren is
completing a residency with Node Centre for Curatorial Studies http://www.nodecenter.org/ - another
interesting professional arts organization - which for artists does studio
visits with groups of curators based on particular research topics. Node was initiated
and is run by Perla Montelongo and Ignacio García Gómez del Valle http://www.bpigs.com/projects/have-you-met.
The other
curators I met were
Susanne
Prinz - http://bpigs.com/projects/have-you-met-susanne-prinz
Anna Catharina Gebbers from Bibliothekswohnung http://www.acgebbers.com/Anna-Catharina_Gebbers___Bibliothekswohnung/PRESENT.html
Stefania Angelini from http://www.latelier-kunstspielraum.com/
Lorenzo Santoval from http://altesfinanzamt.blogspot.com/
The event
was good and I enjoyed it. It was well organized and the curators
were friendly and interested and the artists weren’t too
nervous.
People
often have mixed opinions about this kind of “meet and greet” events in
relation to artists and curators. But in a city that is overwhelmed with
artists, curators, designers and all kinds of creative activity, for me it
presented the perfect opportunity to accelerate connecting with people working
in the art scene in Berlin. There is no obligation on the side of the curators to
put you in shows, just that they are open to the possibility.
There was
also the team from Niche Berlin http://www.nicheberlin.de
present to meet artists and chat about their practices.
For anyone interested below is a few of the other participating artists picked at random to give an idea
of the breadth and quality of participants.
Carly
Fischer http://www.carlyfischer.com
Felix & Mumford http://felixandmumford.com/
Regina de
Miguel http://reginademiguel.net/
Ralf Tekaat
http://www.ralftekaat.de/
Katrin
Friedmann http://www.katrinfriedmann.com/
Bpigs has published some feedback from the artists involved here
http://www.bpigs.com/projects/speed-portfolio-viewing-ii-feedback
Bpigs has published some feedback from the artists involved here
http://www.bpigs.com/projects/speed-portfolio-viewing-ii-feedback
I forgot to take my camera so here is a Youtube
clip of a dog on a skateboard. Because everybody needs a little comic relief from art....sometimes.
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