Another opening - this time at
L'Atelier - Kunst(Spiel)Raum www.latelier-kunstspielraum.com
– rough translation to The Studio – Art (Play) Room in Kreuzberg of a solo show
by Spanish artist Bruno Olle www.brunoolle.com.
L’Atelier describes itself
as an artist run initiative run by Italian curator Stefania Angelini, and shows
the work of emerging international artists. It’s a pretty schmick space – after
going to many grungy stinky graffiti riddled art spaces full of hipsters and
pretenders where the art is secondary to the scene (which of course has its
place and can be fun), it is nice to finally see a professional space showing
some good work by emerging artists. The exhibition consisted of an immersive
installation - a sea of plastic rubbish bags in the lower half of the gallery with
which the audience interacts, a video work, and a series of pencil drawings
displayed on make shift shelving intersecting the gallery in an obtrusive maze
like fashion.
The thing I am finding most
interesting about art spaces in Berlin is the variety of models that exists,
unlike in Australia which seems fairly….homogenized – in a way that is
understandable, accessible and professional – in Berlin there are so many
models in operation. For example despite that fact L'Atelier operates as an ARI
– it doesn’t have open access in that it calls for applications for proposals
from artists; it’s programmed by a curator. Angelini will also be
curating a series of one night events of art called Kunst(SHOT) – the first of
which is happening this week….
