In a few days, I will be in the German capital working once again for Sleek Magazine during Fashion Week.
One of the events I am really excited about is the second edition of Berlin-Paris – an exchange between galleries from these two cities. And this year, I will be able to get a feel at both destinations!
From January 15th to the 23rd, 14 Parisian spaces will present work in Berlin, then, from January 29th to February 6th, the Berliner galleries will take position inside the spaces of their French partners. I love initiatives that combine discovering new/foreign spaces and artists through physical exchanges with an artistic dialogue and questioning. To me, this is a step further than the typical art fair – where one city would welcome the work of remote galleries and artists. So the question remains, does a work of art change its message/aura depending on the context it is presented?
Participating spaces are:
Johann König and jousse entreprise, Neu and Balice Hertling, Mehdi Chouakri et Galerie 1900-2000, Croy Nielsen and Marcelle Alix, Wentrup and Emmanuel Perrotin, Konrad Fischer and Nelson Freeman, Galerie Kamm and Gaudel de Stampa, Chert and Carlos Cardenas, carlier | gebauer with Michel Rein and Natalie Seroussi, Esther Schipper and Nathalie Obadia, Gregor Podnar et schleicher+lange, neugerriemschneider and Kamel Mennour, Sommer & Kohl and Denise René, rive gauche.
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Niels Trannois, L’heure du thé n’est plus le pivot de la journée, 2009, oil on wood, 83 x 118 cm. Via Niels Trannois.
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Jordan Wolfson, Con Leche, video still, 2009, video projection, ca. 20 min, ed. 5 + 2 AP. Via jousse entreprise, Paris.
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Ernesto Sartori, Le baiser de la mort (the kiss of death), 2009, glycero paint and colouring agents on wood, 100 x 145 cm. Via Marcelle Alix, Paris.
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Isabelle Cornaro, Paysage avec Poussin et témoins oculaires (Landscape with Poussin and Eyewitnesses), 2008, Various objects, pedestals and plywood panels. Dimensions variable. Via Balice Hertling, Paris.
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Laurent Montaron, Untitled, 2007, installation (transparency 6×7, projector, industrial fan). Via galerie schleicher+lange, Paris.
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