Press Releases 2021
December
21 December 2021
2021 Will Grohmann Prize goes to Zoë Claire Miller
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the 2021 Will Grohmann Prize to the Berlin-based US artist Zoë Claire Miller. Endowed with EUR 6,000, the prize will be presented during the awards ceremony for the Berlin Art Prize on 18 March 2022 at the … more
21 December 2021
ERICH WONDER – SETS OF WONDER FOR HEINER MÜLLER
Exhibition, 16 January – 13 March 2022
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin
Invitation to a press conference and press preview
Exhibition halls open from 10 am With Werner Heegewaldt, Director of the Archives of the Akademie der Künste Stephan Dörschel, Head of the Performing Arts Archives Stephan Suschke, Curator of the exhibition Welcome address: Jeanine Meerapfel, … more
November
26 November 2021
Strengthening European cohesion through art and culture
Second Conference of the European Alliance of Academies, Madrid, 2/3 December 2021
Conference – Workshops – Projects Círculo de Bellas Artes de Madrid, livestream broadcast Far-right parties throughout Europe have discovered art and culture as a political war zone to further polarise society and assert national borders. The … more
22 November 2021
Busoni Composition Prize 2021 goes to Igor Santos
Sponsorship Prize awarded to Elias Jurgschat
Award ceremony and concert on 26 November 2021, 7 pm
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz. The Busoni Composition Prize endowed with € 6,000 goes this year to the Brazilian composer Igor Santos, who lives in the USA. Elias Jurgschat is receiving the Sponsorship Prize worth €2,500. The award ceremony … more
16 November 2021
The filmmakers Jeanine Meerapfel and Helke Misselwitz at the 36th Mar del Plata International Film Festival in Argentina
Akademie President and filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel presents her new work A Woman (2021) at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival. The documentary film essay deals with emigration, remembering and forgetting. The world premiere of A Woman will … more
15 November 2021
One Person – One Event – One Joy
Opening of the Roger Willemsen Archive with Matthias Brandt, Jürgen Hosemann, Nadia Nashir, Insa Wilke and Julia Wittgens
18 November, Hanseatenweg . Roger Willemsen – author, essayist, film producer and literary scholar – was one of Germany's foremost and best-loved intellectuals. As a television presenter and on stage, he reached a mass audience. His … more
13 November 2021
Jeanine Meerapfel and Kathrin Röggla to continue their work as President and Vice-President of the Akademie der Künste for a further three years
Election results of the 57th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste The members of the Akademie der Künste re-elected filmmaker Jeanine Meerapfel and writer and playwright Kathrin Röggla as President and Vice-President for the second time by … more
8 November 2021
The Akademie der Künste invites its members to the Autumn General Assembly and Presidential Election (12 – 14 November)
Cesc Gelabert performs Gerhard Bohner’s dance solo Showing Black and White (Hanseatenweg, 13 November) The 57th General Assembly of the Akademie der Künste will be held in Berlin from 12 to 14 November 2021. The main point on the agenda will be … more
2 November 2021
ERICH WONDER – SETS OF WONDER FOR HEINER MÜLLER
Exhibition from 16 January to 13 March 2022, Pariser Platz. Erich Wonder and Heiner Müller met for the first time in the mid-1970s at the Schauspiel Frankfurt. A long-term professional friendship developed between the Austrian set designer and the … more
October
27 October 2021
Akademie der Künste condemns the ongoing disregard for the rule of law in the treatment of Julian Assange
On 27/28 October 2021, the extradition proceedings against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange are being continued before the court in London. The Akademie der Künste repeats its demand for the journalist, publicist and publisher to be treated humanely … more
21 October 2021
Nationalism and language: European Alliance of the Academies launches its series of events on the freedom of the arts in Budapest
Friday, 29 October 2021, 7 pm FUGA – Budapest Center of Architecture + live stream On 29 October 2021 the European Alliance of Academies is launching a series of events on the freedom of the arts in Budapest with a public discussion involving … more
20 October 2021
Werner Düttmann – thinking about architecture
Book premiere on 28 October with Natascha Paulick Werner Düttmann (1921 – 1983) is undoubtedly one of the foremost architects of Berlin’s post-war modernism – but he is also more than remarkable as an author of speeches and writings. So far … more
15 October 2021
Roger Willemsen’s estate goes to the Akademie der Künste
Archive opening on 18 November, Hanseatenweg Roger Willemsen (1955 – 2016) made a name for himself as a writer, journalist, essayist, film producer and literary scholar and reached a mass audience as a television presenter and on stage. His social … more
14 October 2021
Residency programme at the Studio for Electroacoustic Music – applications for 2022 now welcome
The reorganised residency programme of the Studio for Electroacoustic Music of the Akademie der Künste supports new initiatives and inspirational ideas in the field of time-based, performative, digital arts at the interface of sound, music and … more
11 October 2021
The Donaueschingen Festival in Berlin
Omnibus Ensemble from Uzbekistan will give a guest performance at the Akademie der Künste with new works from China, Thailand, Bahrain and Turkey Concert on 20 October 2021, Hanseatenweg On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the … more
11 October 2021
Archive opening and book presentation with Emine Sevgi Özdamar, Katja Lange-Müller, Angela Winkler and Helmut Böttiger
Tuesday, 19 October, Pariser Platz, Livestream at www.adk.de Four years ago, writer, theatre director and actor Emine Sevgi Özdamar handed the first part of her artistic estate over to the Archives of the Akademie der Künste. At the formal opening … more
5 October 2021
Antisemitism – Talking to a Rabbi
Academy Dialogue with Delphine Horvilleur and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 7 pm Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin >> Press tickets at presse@adk.de, Tel. +49 (0)30 200 57-1514 In her Academy Dialogue series, Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel will discuss antisemitism with … more
September
27 September 2021
Opening event of the Syrian Cassette Archives initiative at the Akademie der Künste
Live music, cassette/vinyl DJ sets and discussion on 9 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg On 9 October 2021, the Akademie der Künste presents the Syrian Cassette Archives initiative, a documentary music project in the framework of the … more
24 September 2021
World premiere of Wassily Kandinsky’s Über die Mauer
Arila Siegert presents her scenic realisation of the stage composition with the artist group Violett at the Akademie der Künste 1 to 3 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz With the artist group Violett, the director and choreographer … more
17 September 2021
Akademie der Künste opens Markus Imhoof Archive
Swiss filmmaker Markus Imhoof has donated his extensive artistic archive to the Akademie der Künste. On the occasion of his 80th birthday this coming Sunday, 19 September 2021, his archive will be opened to researchers and the interested public: … more
14 September 2021
Still showing until Sunday, 19 September: Exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz The Akademie der Künste is still showing the “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” exhibition at its Pariser Platz premises until 19 September. The show sheds light on current artistic practice for … more
10 September 2021
Busoni Composition Prize 2021 awarded to Igor Santos
Advancement Prize awarded to Elias Jurgschat
The Busoni Composition Prize 2021 has been awarded to Brazilian composer Igor Santos, who lives in the USA. The prize is endowed with 6,000 euros. The Advancement Prize of 2,500 euros has been awarded to up-and-coming German composer Elias Jurgschat. … more
8 September 2021
“The scissors in the head” – for the freedom of the arts in Hungary
European Alliance of Academies and MEP Sabine Verheyen seek to pool their efforts
The freedom of the arts is established in Article 13 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – and yet the Hungarian government is able to gradually and lawfully erode the autonomy of cultural institutions and art academies. An infringement case is … more
August
30 August 2021
Award of the Joana Maria Gorvin Prize to Andrea Breth
Sunday, 5 September 2021, 11.30 am, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Joana Maria Gorvin Prize 2020 to the theatre and opera director Andrea Breth. Nele Hertling will deliver a welcome address at the … more
27 August 2021
Konrad Wolf Prize 2021 goes to Abderrahmane Sissako
Award ceremony on 5 October 2021, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Akademie der Künste is awarding this year’s Konrad Wolf Prize to the Mauritanian director Abderrahmane Sissako. The award ceremony is taking place on 5 October 2021. The jury … more
25 August 2021
NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence
Exhibition, 15 September – 12 December 2021
Invitation to press conference and press preview
Tuesday, 14 September 2021, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10 am Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin Accreditation by Email at presse@adk.de Participation in the press conference is only permitted for persons who are tested / vaccinated / recovered and can … more
24 August 2021
2021 election to the Berlin City Parliament
Second discussion on building policy at the Akademie der Künste
Design the metropolis sustainably! Monday, 30 August 2021, 7 pm, live streaming at www.adk.de With Sebastian Czaja (FDP), Stefan Evers (CDU), Katalin Gennburg (DIE LINKE), Antje Kapek (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) and Raed Saleh (SPD). Discussion … more
19 August 2021
“Winter Music” – Summer Time Version
Concert evening of works by Akademie members on the subject of “tragedy”
Friday and Saturday, 27 and 28 August 2021, Hanseatenweg
The “Winter Music” contemporary music festival, curated by Akademie member Annesley Black and Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Deputy Director of the Music Section, is presenting selected compositions by ten members of the Akademie der Künste on the subject … more
16 August 2021
2021 Bundestag Election
Discussion on building policy at the Akademie der Künste
Land – a limited resource in the context of land consumption, mass extinction and speculation Thursday, 19 August, 8 pm, live stream with chat function at www.adk.de With Bernhard Daldrup (SPD), Christian Kühn (BÜNDNIS 90 / DIE GRÜNEN), Caren … more
12 August 2021
With its exhibition “NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence”, the Akademie der Künste focuses on monochromy and reduction in the visual arts
15 September – 12 December 2021 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg Press preview 14 September 2021, 11 am In the exhibition “NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence”, the Akademie der Künste shows works by 75 international artists whose work … more
July
28 July 2021
Memories in Music
Festival of contemporary music from 6 – 8 August 2021 at the Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The Memories in Music festival is presenting a broad spectrum of contemporary music practice that challenges canons and aesthetic norms and contributes to the writing of history, the culture of remembrance and social transformation. The participating … more
23 July 2021
2021/2022 fellowship holders of the JUNGE AKADEMIE
The Akademie der Künste is announcing 19 international fellowship holders who have been nominated by Akademie members and external curators for the 2021/2022 year and selected by member juries. Starting this autumn, the fellowships create an … more
22 July 2021
Programme for the Berlin Audio Play Festival 2021 now finalised
33 productions have been nominated, and the call for entries to “MikroFlitzer” runs until 1 August After record participation of more than 250 submissions, 33 audio plays have made it to the competitions of the 12th Berlin Audio Play Festival. … more
13 July 2021
The Akademie der Künste presents the Fritz Marquardt Archive
Event on 15 July with Hermann Beyer, Corinna Harfouch, Thomas Heise and Wolfgang Behrens at Pariser Platz In celebration of the presentation of the Fritz Marquardt Archive, Thomas Heise, a former colleague of Marquardt at the Berliner Ensemble, will … more
9 July 2021
The Akademie der Künste celebrates its 325th anniversary on 11 July 2021
Article at www.adk.de/kalenderblaetter Sunday 11 July 2021 marks the 325th anniversary of the founding of the Akademie der Künste. The artist community comprised five members when it was opened in Berlin on 11 July 1696 by Elector Frederick III, … more
8 July 2021
Programme preview – exhibition
NOTHINGTOSEENESS – Void/White/Silence
15 September – 12 December 2021
Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg 10, 10557 Berlin, Tel. 030 200 57-2000, Tue – Sun 11 am – 7 pm, admission € 9/6, Tue from 3 pm and up to 18 years admission free >> Opening day Wednesday, 15 September 2021: exhibition open from … more
June
25 June 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE and E.ON Foundation award Human-Machine Fellowship to Indonesian media artist Natasha Tontey
From more than 250 international submissions, the jury for the Human-Machine Programme has chosen the Indonesian media artist Natasha Tontey as the 2021 fellowship holder. For the programme, she is continuing her research in connection with … more
15 June 2021
INITIAL –
Akademie der Künste awards special grants to artists
Applications accepted from today
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, damage on an as yet unforeseeable scale has been caused in all areas of art production. Numerous artists now find themselves in precarious situations. As part of the NEUSTART KULTUR programme launched by the … more
10 June 2021
What Stays – Archiving Care
JUNGE AKADEMIE, transmediale and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia award three digital residencies to international artists The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, the transmediale festival for arts and digital culture, and the Goethe-Institut … more
8 June 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
17 June – 19 September 2021
Invitation to press conference and press preview
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 11 am
Exhibition halls open at 10 am Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz 4, 10117 Berlin Accreditation by Email at presse@adk.de Participation in the press conference is only permitted for persons who are tested / vaccinated / recovered and can … more
4 June 2021
Richard Deacon. On the Surface
Exhibition opening in Rheinsberg on 19 June
The Visual Arts Section of the Akademie der Künste regularly presents the work of one of its members at the Kurt Tucholsky Literaturmuseum in Rheinsberg Castle. This year’s exhibition is dedicated to Richard Deacon, a sculptor renowned for his … more
3 June 2021
INITIAL –
Akademie der Künste awards special grants to artists
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, damage on an as yet unforeseeable scale has been caused in all areas of art production. Numerous artists now find themselves in precarious situations. As part of the NEUSTART KULTUR programme launched by the … more
2 June 2021
The Akademie der Künste reopens at Pariser Platz on 17 June 2021 with the exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”
17 June – 19 September 2021 Opening days with reduced admission: 17 June, from 2 pm, 18 – 20 June, 11 am – 7 pm Press conference 17 June, 11 am With its exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” the Akademie der Künste … more
May
31 May 2021
12th Berliner Hörspielfestival, open-air and live-streamed
International competition and accompanying programme with live audio plays, workshop talks, installation and audio walk 12 – 15 August 2021 Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg The Berliner Hörspielfestival (Berlin Audio Play Festival, est. 2008), … more
28 May 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE awards scholarship for art coordination/curation
From September 2021, the JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste will be awarding for the first time a 10-month scholarship to young freelance art coordinators and curators resident in Berlin. Endowed with EUR 1,300 per month, the scholarship will … more
27 May 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
Discussion series accompanying the exhibition
Livestream programme in June
With the exhibition “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives” the Akademie der Künste explores the current artistic practice of dealing with memory and memory storage: Artists examine archives, challenge the processes of selection and … more
10 May 2021
Selma Doborac receives the 2021 Werner Düttmann Fellowship for transdisciplinary art
The Akademie der Künste is awarding the Werner Düttmann Fellowship of the JUNGEN AKADEMIE to the director and screenwriter Selma Doborac. Born in 1982 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, she lives and works in Vienna. The fellowship for international … more
9 May 2021
Restriction of artistic freedom in Hungary: complaint and petition of the European Alliance of Academies
The European Alliance of Academies is lodging a complaint with the UN Special Rapporteur on Culture, Karima Bennoune, and launching an online petition to the European Parliament. The alliance of 65 art academies and cultural institutions is calling … more
8 May 2021
Alfred Döblin Prize 2021 goes to Deniz Utlu
The author Deniz Utlu is receiving the Alfred Döblin Prize 2021. The prize winner was selected from six authors who took part in a day of public readings and discussions at the Literary Colloquium Berlin this Saturday. The jury comprising Marie … more
7 May 2021
Gender / Film / Political Narratives
Academy Dialogue with Christina von Braun, Liliana Ruth Feierstein and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 7 pm Live stream and recording on YouTube and Facebook In her Academy Dialogue series, Akademie president Jeanine Meerapfel talks with cultural theorists Christina von Braun and Liliana Ruth Feierstein about what gender has to … more
6 May 2021
European Alliance of Academies advocates for artistic freedom in Hungary
Online discussion, Sunday, 9 May, starting at 2 pm
With a welcome address by Federal Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
Solidarity is fine, but action speaks louder than words. The European Alliance of Academies is taking the European Union's Europe Day on 9 May as an opportunity to advocate for the freedom of the arts – in Hungary especially. In cooperation … more
5 May 2021
Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives
Main programme May – November 2021
Exhibition, June to 19 September 2021
Akademie der Künste, Pariser Platz
On the occasion of its 325th anniversary, the Akademie der Künste reflects on the central role of the arts and cultural institutions in the culture of memory with the programme “Arbeit am Gedächtnis – Transforming Archives”. A major … more
4 May 2021
Akademie der Künste publishes digital programme for May
The Akademie der Künste publishes its digital programme for the month of May 2021. All virtual events are presented via video or livestream. 6 – 9 May (Livestream) Memories in Music. Festival of Contemporary Music Concerts, Installations, Audio … more
3 May 2021
Programme changes for the festival “Memories in Music”
Live streaming of outdoor trail
6 – 9 May 2021
The festival Memories in Music is devoted to new thematic approaches in contemporary music. From 6 to 9 May, Memories in Music is offering a broad insight into a varied contemporary musical practice that is questioning canons and aesthetic norms and … more
April
21 April 2021
The festival Memories in Music presents new thematic approaches in contemporary music
Part 1: 6 – 9 May 2021
Digital & outdoors, Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg
The festival Memories in Music is devoted to new thematic approaches in contemporary music. In their works, a growing number of composers and musicians are processing memories and experiences, family histories, stories of migration, traumas and … more
15 April 2021
Alfred Döblin Prize 2021
Day of readings and discussions with the finalists on 8 May from 10.45 am, Live streaming at www.lcb.de The Alfred Döblin Prize worth EUR 15,000 will be awarded for the 23rd time this year. The Alfred Döblin Prize, donated by Günter Grass in 1979 … more
14 April 2021
What Stays – Archiving Care
JUNGE AKADEMIE, transmediale and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia award digital residencies. Applications now open.
"What Stays – Archiving Care" is a cooperation project by the JUNGE AKADEMIE, the fellowship programme of the Akademie der Künste, transmediale festival and the Goethe-Institut Slovakia. As part of the project, three digital residencies will be … more
March
17 March 2021
Memories in Music
Festival of contemporary music
Concerts, installations, audio walks, symposium digital & outdoor & indoor 6 – 9 May and 6 – 7 August 2021 Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Hanseatenweg In the Memories in Music festival, the Akademie der Künste is presenting forms of … more
17 March 2021
War in Europe
Information on events in response to current events
It's war in Europe. Artists in Ukraine are in immediate danger. Protest measures targeting the Russian government are preventing Russian artists from engaging in international cooperation. How are they coping with these experiences, and how do … more
16 March 2021
Re-opening of the photography exhibition “CONTINENT – In search of Europe” on Friday, 19 March 2021, Pariser Platz
As of next Friday, 19 March, the exhibition “CONTINENT – In search of Europe” by OSTKREUZ – Agentur der Fotografen and the Akademie der Künste will be open again, showing at Pariser Platz until 18 April. Time slot tickets can be purchased … more
15 March 2021
Thinker, Poet, Democrat – Akademie der Künste honours Heinrich Mann on his 150th birthday
25 March: Livestream with video messages from Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Akademie President Jeanine Meerapfel and readings by Matthias Brandt and Jenny Schily 25 March: Launch of Heinrich Mann DIGITAL 27 March: Heinrich Mann … more
February
23 February 2021
Gabriela Maria Schmeide follows Judith Hofmann as wearer of the Tilla Durieux Jewellery
The actress Gabriela Maria Schmeide is to be the new wearer of the Tilla Durieux Jewellery at the request of her colleague Judith Hofmann. The necklace containing 34 zircons set in platinum was originally donated by the actress Tilla Durieux … more
16 February 2021
Milo Rau’s “School of Resistance” at the Akademie der Künste
Films and discussions on livestream, 24 – 28 February 2021
The Akademie der Künste hosts the livestream debate series “School of Resistance” for five days, from 24 to 28 February 2021. Last year, Swiss author, theatre director and filmmaker Milo Rau, in cooperation with the IIPM (International Institute … more
9 February 2021
JUNGE AKADEMIE and VISIT again award fellowships on the topic of "Human-Machine". Applications now open
The JUNGE AKADEMIE of the Akademie der Künste, in partnership with VISIT, the artist-in-residence programme of the E.ON foundation, is awarding the second scholarship to support international projects that deal with the theme of "Human-Machine". The … more
2 February 2021
16th Academy Discussion
About Cinema Landscapes and Streaming Worlds
Andreas Kilb in discussion with Christine Berg, Meret Ruggle, Christoph Terhechte, Anna Winger and Jeanine Meerapfel
Tuesday 9 February 2021, 7 pm, in English Live stream and recording on YouTube and Facebook With the Covid-19 pandemic, streaming platforms gained millions of new subscribers. Cinemas had to close. Film festivals had to go digital. While cinema … more
January
29 January 2021
Heinrich Mann Prize 2021 to Kathrin Passig
The Akademie der Künste is awarding its Heinrich Mann Prize to the non-fiction author, essayist, journalist and translator Kathrin Passig, who lives in Berlin. The decision was made by a jury consisting of Ekkehard Knörer, Gustav Seibt and last … more
27 January 2021
Joana Maria Gorvin Prize goes to Andrea Breth
The director Andrea Breth is receiving the 2020 Joana Maria Gorvin Prize. Awarded every five years by the Akademie der Künste on behalf of the Joana Maria Gorvin Foundation, the prize recognises the “outstanding achievement of a female theatre … more
26 January 2021
Akademie der Künste moves its events into the digital space - programme until the end of February
The Akademie der Künste continues to move its events into the digital space. The digital programme until the end of February 2021 includes exhibition tours, lectures, talks and films. All virtual events will be presented via video or livestream. … more
22 January 2021
Akademie der Künste awards the Berlin Art Prize - Jubilee Endowment 1848/1948
Annett Gröschner awarded the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2021
The writer and journalist Annett Gröschner is the winner of the Berlin Art Prize – Grand Prize 2021. The Akademie der Künste awards the prize, endowed with 15,000 euros in rotation among its six sections on behalf of the state of Berlin. The … more
21 January 2021
Akademie der Künste calls for prioritising arts and culture in planning opening strategies
Letter to Minister of State Grütters and Senator for Culture Lederer
In a letter to Minister of State for Culture Monika Grütters and Berlin Senator for Culture Klaus Lederer, the Akademie der Künste calls for prioritising the interests of arts and culture during the next easing of lockdown measures. Cultural … more