MCL presents #5 City in Transformation: Artistic Reactions to Urban Change

Panel discussion with Fabian Buckermann aka m05k, Christian Rothenhagen, and Cornelia Thiele, moderated by Nicholas Ganz

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  MCL presents #5 Stadt im Wandel. Künstlerische Reaktionen auf urbane Veränderungen – MCL presents #5 Stadt im Wandel. Künstlerische Reaktionen auf urbane Veränderungen

• Berliner Mauer – Berliner Mauer

• Fabian Buckermann – Fabian Buckermann

• For the Record – For the Record

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Who owns the city? Numerous stakeholders are active in urban spaces, claiming them for themselves. At times, these visions and implementations contrast with the lived realities of the residents, leading to conflicts, gentrification, and displacement. These changes often occur without the democratic participation of local inhabitants. In response, art that engages with urban spaces operates outside this power structure, and shapes—often without being asked—public space. It can represent an unwelcome appropriation or an open critique of power relations.

Berlin, in particular, has been a focal point for artistic engagement due to the wall that physically and symbolically divided the city for almost 40 years. In this edition of MCL presents #5, we take a closer look at historical and contemporary artistic perspectives and their reflections on urban transformation.

Nicholas Ganz will moderate the discussion with Christian Rothenhagen/deerBLN, who will share his personal and artistic perspective on the changes in the city, Cornelia Thiele, who, as curator of the Berlin Wall Foundation, will discuss the significance and reception of Wall art, and Fabian Buckermann, who will talk about his projects in and about public spaces as an artist.

Next date:

• Date Wednesday, 04/December/2024 18:00 bis 20:00
• Venue Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art
• Address Bülowstraße 7, 10783 Berlin-Schöneberg