Reading & talk: Kunst hat Recht? (Does art have a right?)

In any case, the gallery owner couple failed with their lawsuit against infringement of personal rights, first at the Hamburg Regional Court and then at the Higher Regional Court there. Whether the lawsuit will reach the Federal Court of Justice or even the Federal Constitutional Court remains to be seen, but Peter's novel is already attracting increased attention. And rightly so, as it is much more than just a supposedly key novel.


Peters sharply dissects political Berlin and the local art scene. We accompany his protagonist, the up-and-coming artist Fabian Kolb, on the most important day of his career to date. On the evening of November 9, his first solo exhibition is due to open at the famous Berlin gallery Konrad Raspe. Meanwhile, the Russian attack on Ukraine overshadows both private and public life. The closer the exhibition opening approaches, the more Fabian's doubts grow as to whether he is really prepared to accept all the compromises that an international career as an artist entails, especially as his gallerist suddenly finds himself confronted with serious MeToo accusations from former female employees.


the author talks to journalist and lawyer Helene Bubrowski about political Berlin and the freedom of art.



A joint event with the Verein der Freunde und Förderer des Literaturhaus Berlin e.V. and the Haus am Waldsee.


The café is open during the event.


(IN GERMAN)