Press Releases 2016

21 December 2016

Käthe Kollwitz Prize 2017 of the Akademie der Künste
awarded to Katharina Sieverding

Katharina Sieverding will receive the Käthe Kollwitz Prize in 2017. With this award the Akademie der Künste is honouring a German artist, who has been a pioneer in an age of large-scale photo art since the 1960s. An underlying theme in her work … more

21 December 2016

Exhibition "Uncertain States": Special opening hours during the public holidays
Programme starts 3 Jan 2017

The exhibition "Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency" can be visited on 25 Dec and 26 Dec 2016 as well as on 1 Jan 2017. It is closed on 24 Dec and 31 Dec. The exhibition will run through 15 Jan 2017. In the exhibition, … more

12 December 2016

Think About…
Performance with Koffi Kôkô (dance) and
Floros Floridis (saxophone, clarinet, electronics)

Premiere: Friday, 16 December, 8 pm Further performance: Saturday, 17 December, 8 pm The dancer and choreographer Koffi Kôkô and the musician and composer Floros Floridis show the performance “Think About…” at the Akademie der Künste, on … more

1 December 2016

Unsere Geschichten. Our Stories – Rewrite the Future
Opening discussion on story partnerships between German-language authors and young refugees

Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 5 pm With Kerstin Hensel, Senthuran Varatharajah, Katerina Poladjan, Ralph Hammerthaler and Larissa Boehning The Akademie der Künste project “Our Stories – Rewrite the Future” starts on Wednesday, 7 December as … more

11 November 2016

Inge Deutschkron Archive in the Akademie der Künste
Archive Opening on 20 November

On 20 November 2016, the Akademie der Künste is holding an event at Pariser Platz to mark the opening of the Inge Deutschkron Archive. As part of the Archive Opening, Inge Deutschkron is joined by André Schmitz, former Secretary for Cultural … more

7 November 2016

On the Current Developments and Latest Arrests in Turkey – Cultural Institutions Make a United Appeal to the German Federal Chancellor

Emphatically supported at the general members’ meeting of the Akademie der Künste and in accord with the Berlin Artists-in-Residence programme of the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), the Berliner Festspiele, the Börsenverein des Deutschen … more

4 November 2016

Architecture in Archives
The Collection of the Akademie der Künste
Book Presentation, Sunday 13 November 2016

For the first time, with Architecture in Archives, the Akademie der Künste in Berlin presents a printed overview of the archives and collections of architects, engineers, landscape architects, architectural photographers, and critics. With almost … more

2 November 2016

“Making Nachbarschaft”
A Discussion about Architecture and Integration
Tuesday, 8 November 2016

In the round table panel “Making Nachbarschaft” the Architecture Section of the Akademie der Künste takes up a discussion about which contributions city planning and architecture can make toward furthering the integration of refugees. Architect … more

1 November 2016

Flee by Night
Akademie der Künste Shows Danny Yung’s Contemporary Version of the Chinese Kunqu Opera
Theatre guest performance from Hong Kong on 5th and 6th November

The Akademie der Künste is bringing a central work of Chinese avant-garde theatre to Berlin and to the stage of its building on Hanseatenweg with Flee by Night. Hong Kong director Danny Yung has transferred to the present-day the more than 400-year … more

31 October 2016

Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
“We Come as Friends” – Films and Discussions in Uncertain Times
Tomorrow, 1 November 2016: Start of the film programme

Films in uncertain times – Akademie president and filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel, in collaboration with Ulrike Roesen, head of the Film Section at the Akademie der Künste, have curated a film series for the main fall programme Uncertain States. These … more

21 October 2016

Akademie der Künste Takes Over the Archive of Eberhard Fechner

The Akademie der Künste has acquired the artistic estate of its former member Eberhard Fechner (1926–1992), a deceased television and documentary film director. Today, on 21 October, Fechner would have been 90 years old. Eberhard Fechner is one of … more

20 October 2016

Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography, 2016
Awarded to Stephanie Kiwitt

In 2016 the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Ellen Auerbach Fellowship for Photography to Stephanie Kiwitt. This advancement fellowship for young, international photographers, endowed with 20,000 euros, is financed from the estate of Ellen … more

14 October 2016

DISKURSE
Lectures and discussions on the Future of Europe with Claus Leggewie, Gesine Schwan, Rita Süssmuth, Chantal Mouffe et al.

First lecture by migrant expert Jochen Oltmer Sunday, 16 Oct 2016, noon, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The lecture by migration expert Jochen Oltmer kicks off the DISKURSE series of lectures and discussions, a cooperation of the Akademie der … more

12 October 2016

States of Uncertainty
Theatre and Dance from Tunisia, Poland, Italy, Iran and Iraq

22 – 30 October 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg As part of the main autumn programme “Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency”, the Akademie der Künste has invited theatre and dance productions from Tunisia, … more

6 October 2016

Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
Exhibition and Special Events Programme

Opening Weekend with Volker Koepp, Michael Krüger, Norman Manea, Jeanine Meerapfel, Jochen Oltmer, Ingo Schulze, Serhij Zhadan, et al. 14–16 October 2016, discussions, lectures, music Press Event: Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11 am On Friday, 14 … more

30 September 2016

Ronald M. Schernikau Archive in the Akademie der Künste

On 7 October, the Akademie der Künste is holding an event to mark the opening of the Ronald M. Schernikau Archive. The writer Ronald M. Schernikau, who died far too young, was an expert on and trenchant critic of post-war German realities. In his … more

30 September 2016

6th Academy Discussions looks at a wounded Europe

Wednesday 5 October 2016 Discussion with Ben Gibson, Jeanine Meerapfel, Almut Möller, Zafer Şenocak, Günter Seufert and Aleš Šteger Which are Europe’s real borders – and who secures them? Do Greece, Italy, Spain and France have to protect … more

21 September 2016

Uncertain States. Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency
Exhibition and Events, 15 October 2016 – 15 January 2017

Invitation to the Press Preview Thursday, 13 October 2016, 11 am Exhibition halls open from 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Registration for the Press Conference requested: Tel. 030 200 57-1514 or email presse@adk.de With … more

20 September 2016

Show of works by Akademie der Künste Members in the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz

Press Conference: Thursday 22 September, 11 am Opening: Saturday 24 September, 5 pm Exhibition: 25 September – 20 November 2016 In cooperation with the Akademie der Künste, the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz are presenting a major show of works by … more

15 September 2016

More than 30 artists, lawyers and activists discuss Human Rights Violations, Torture, and Methods of Addressing Past Wrongs

Symposium 29 September – 1 October 2016 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin “Memory and Justice” – this is the central theme for Estela de Carlotto, Thomas Walther, Anwar al-Bunni and Milo Rau, as well as the other participants of … more

8 September 2016

Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 awarded to Nicola Hümpel / Nico and the Navigators on 13 September

On 13 September, the Akademie der Künste is awarding the Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 to Nicola Hümpel, director and co-founder of Nico and the Navigators. The laudatory address is by Nele Hertling who, together with Barrie Kosky and Reinhild Hoffmann, … more

5 September 2016

“Public Space: Fights and Fictions” – digital magazine now available

The “Public Space: Fights and Fictions. 36-hour Factory of Thought” conference is now going online with a digital magazine. In May this year, the conference at the Akademie der Künste brought together around 40 international urban planners, … more

4 August 2016

The Akademie der Künste Protests the Random Arrests and Detentions of Intellectuals in Turkey

Press Statement. The Akademie der Künste protests the unacceptable course of action of the Turkish government against the press and freedom of speech, without which there can be no genuine democracy. We call upon the Turkish government to end the … more

3 August 2016

Käthe-Kollwitz-Preis 2016. Edmund Kuppel

Exhibition, 3 September – 3 October 2016. Invitation to the Press Preview: Friday, 2 September 2016, 6 pm Followed by the award ceremony and exhibition opening at 7 pm Exhibition hall opens at 5:30 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 … more

26 July 2016

“Uncertain States – Artistic Strategies in States of Emergency”
Programme Focus of the Akademie der Künste This Fall

  The fragility of the status quo – triggered by wars, poverty, terrorism, flight and migration – is the starting point underpinning the programme focus for "Uncertain States". An “experiential space of things” from the academy’s … more

21 July 2016

Memory and Justice
An Exchange between Art, Law and Civil Society on Human Rights Abuses, Torture and Methods of Addressing Past Wrongs

Symposium 29 September – 1 October 2016 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, Berlin. The Akademie der Künste and the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) are hosting the conference “Memory and Justice” from 29 … more

8 July 2016

Getting Out of the Climate Crisis with Art and Culture?

Panel discussion hosted by the Akademie der Künste and the Umweltbundesamt Friday 15 July 2016, 7 pm, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste and the Umweltbundesamt (UBA, German Federal Environment Agency) will debate the roles … more

21 June 2016

Akademie der Künste opens the Ivan Nagel Archive

Event on 28 June with academy members Angela Winkler and Norbert Miller, et al. On 28 June the Akademie der Künste will open the archive of Ivan Nagel (1931-2012) with a special event in Berlin. During his lifetime, the theatre director, writer and … more

15 June 2016

New Members of the Akademie der Künste

Twenty-two new members were selected to join the Akademie der Künste at this year’s spring General Assembly (29–30 April). All of the candidates have since accepted their memberships. New members in the Visual Arts Section: Marcel Odenbach, … more

13 June 2016

In a Foreign World
Films and discussions
16 – 18 June 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
In cooperation with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg

The Akademie der Künste presents from 16 to 18 June in cooperation with the Jewish Film Festival Berlin & Brandenburg documentary films on people forced to flee. The screenings accompany the Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile) exhibition (16 June – … more

1 June 2016

5th Academy Discussions [and…]
“Heimat” today

Almut Möller in discussion with Gila Lustiger, Terézia Mora, Edgar Reitz and Jeanine Meerapfel 8 June 2016, 8 pm (Wednesday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Admission: € 5/3, free admission for visitors under 18 In German … more

31 May 2016

9th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art at the Akademie der Künste
Opening 3 June

The Akademie der Künste on Pariser Platz is one of the venues of the 9th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art. The 9th Berlin Biennale involves the Akademie’s foyers and event spaces on all floors. The opening of all Biennale exhibition venues, … more

23 May 2016

Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile)
Exhibition and Special Events
16 June – 20 July 2016, opening on 16 June, 10 am

The experiences of children in flight from their homelands and living in exile are the focus of an extensive programme organised by the Akademie der Künste under the title Kinder im Exil (Children in Exile). A documentary exhibition, related special … more

27 April 2016

Prelude to the Peter Weiss Year, 2016
Long Night at the Akademie der Künste on 30 April
Hanseatenweg, begins at 8 pm

“I sincerely hope that Peter Weiss will never become a classic, but will be remembered as an artist who always understood the words ‘culture’ and ‘revolution’, ‘art’ and ‘great universal change’ to be moving closer together, because … more

27 April 2016

Factory of Thought “Public Space: Fights and Fictions”
19 – 21 May 2016, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg

Public space is not an issue of luxury. As a platform of social debate and dispute, public space is a mainstay of the democratic way of life. From 19 – 21 May, “Public Space: Fights and Fictions”, organised by the Goethe-Institut and the … more

21 April 2016

Brecht’s Film Heritage Preserved by the Akademie der Künste and the Deutsche Kinemathek

The Akademie der Künste has begun safeguarding and digitalizing the cinematic holdings in Bertolt Brecht’s archive. In cooperation with the Deutsche Kinemathek and supported by the LOTTO-Stiftung Berlin and the Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für … more

2 March 2016

Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 awarded to Nicola Hümpel / Nico and the Navigators

The Akademie der Künste has awarded the Konrad Wolf Prize 2016 to Nicola Hümpel, the director and co-founder of Nico and the Navigators. The award, which is endowed with prize money of €5,000, will be presented on 13 September. The jury comprised … more

1 March 2016

Invitation to the Press Preview
Friday 11 March 2016, 11 am

DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space 12 March – 29 May 2016, Exhibition Opening 11 March, 8 pm, Opening Symposium 6 pm Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin With Wilfried Wang, Architect, Curator of the exhibition, Member of the … more

24 February 2016

4th Academy Discussions [and…]
What do we think?
Integration, a Community of Shared Values, Streams of Refugees

Lorenz Hemicker in discussion with Dilek Kolat, Eva Mattes, Jeanine Meerapfel, Rosa von Praunheim, Gustav Seibt and Manos Tsangaris 1 March 2016, 8 pm (Tuesday) Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Admission: € 5/3, free admission … more

22 February 2016

DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space
Academy Exhibition on Design Possibilities for Public Space through Civil Intervention

Press preview on 11 March; exhibition: 12 March – 29 May 2016 The exhibition DEMO:POLIS – The Right to Public Space presents options that the public has to shape its own cities. Increasingly critical citizens are demanding the right to have a say … more

22 January 2016

Akademie der Künste presents Berlin Art Prize – Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948 Awards
2016 Berlin Art Prize: Grand Prize awarded to Frank Castorf

Awards Ceremony with Berlin’s Governing Mayor Michael Müller and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel on 18 March The 2016 Großer Kunstpreis Berlin (Berlin Art Prize: Grand Prize) has been awarded to Frank Castorf. In consultation with one of its … more

21 January 2016

A key to the treasure chamber
Akademie der Künste’s Archive Database now accessible online

The Archive of the Akademie der Künste is numbered among the leading interdisciplinary archives in the German-speaking world on art and culture in the modern era. Recently, the Archive launched its digital database, offering open online access to … more