John Baldessari
Joseph Beuys
Dara Birnbaum
Hartmut Bitomsky
Arno Brandlhuber
Christopher Roth
Peter Campus
Nina Caspari
Alejandro Cesarco
Anetta Mona Chisa
Lucia Tkacova
Arnold Dreyblatt
Paul Garrin
John Giorno
Ugo Rondinone
Christoph Girardet
Matthias Muller
Niklas Goldbach
Douglas Gordon
Johan Grimonprez
Laura Horelli
Joan Jonas
Allan Kaprow
Zilla Leutenegger
Bjorn Melhus
Nam June Paik
Jud Yalkut
Ulrike Rosenbach
Egill Saebjornsson
Marcia Moraes
Karin Sander
Hito Steyerl
Klaus Theweleit
Clemens von Wedemeyer
Charlie White
Ming Wong
Amir Yatziv
Marius Babias
Kathrin Becker
The video art collection of Neuer Berliner Kunstverein. As part of the exhibition, NBK presents video works by international artists and artist groups. The selection focuses on aspects of the artistic use of moving images, video performance, and found footage. Works by John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Dara Birnbaum, Joan Jonas, Allan Kaprow, Clemens von Wedemeyer and many more.
Curators: Marius Babias and Kathrin Becker
Artists: John Baldessari, Joseph Beuys, Dara Birnbaum, Hartmut Bitomsky, Arno Brandlhuber / Christopher Roth, Peter Campus, Nina Caspari, Alejandro Cesarco, Anetta Mona Chişa / Lucia Tkáčová, Arnold Dreyblatt, Paul Garrin, John Giorno / Ugo Rondinone, Christoph Girardet / Matthias Müller, Niklas Goldbach, Douglas Gordon, Johan Grimonprez, Laura Horelli, Joan Jonas, Allan Kaprow, Zilla Leutenegger, Bjørn Melhus, Nam June Paik / Jud Yalkut, Ulrike Rosenbach, Egill Sæbjörnsson / Marcia Moraes, Karin Sander, Hito Steyerl, Klaus Theweleit, Clemens von Wedemeyer, Charlie White, Ming Wong, Amir Yatziv.
Since 2012, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein has equipped the Nordstern video art center in the landmarked Nordstern Tower in Gelsenkirchen. On five levels, in an annual cycle, changing exhibitions of international video art are set up, coming from the collection of n.b.k. Video Forum, the oldest and one of the largest video art collections in Germany, founded in 1971, with more than 1,600 works. As part of the exhibition Time Pieces, Neuer Berliner Kunstverein presents video works by international artists and artist groups. The selection focuses on aspects of the artistic use of moving images, video performance, and found footage.
Publication
The collection catalog Time Pieces. Video Art since 1963 with texts by Sigrid Adorf, Marius Babias, Kathrin Becker, Dieter Daniels, Gisela Jo Eckhart and Sophie Goltz is published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne.
Saturday, March 22, 2014, 5:30 pm
Panel discussion with Barbara Engelbach (curator, Museum Ludwig, Cologne), Marcel Odenbach (artist, Cologne) and Rein Wolfs (Director of the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn). Moderated by: Georg Imdahl (Professor of Art and Public, Academy of Fine Arts Münster).
Image: Nina Caspari, Tigeritera, 2014
Press contact:
Dr. Marie Mense Telefon: +49 (0)209-380-11719 E-Mail: marie.mense@nordsternturm.de
Opening: Saturday 22 March 2014, 7pm
Nordsternturm GmbH
Nordsternplatz 1 45899 Gelsenkirchen
Hours: Saturday–Sunday 11am–6pm
Entrance: full 4 Euro, reduct 3 Euro