A film like purgatory. The Lobby is set in Emigholz‘ jüngst intermediate realm of architecture and narration and deals with ultimate things: Death and cinema, construction and nihilism, movies and dying, sex and meaninglessness.
The permanent exhibition focuses on its two defining media – film and television – from their origins to the present. In keeping, the exhibition on the history of film ranges from an 1895 newspaper advertisement highlighting the Wintergarten’s film program to…
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt is showing architectural and recent narrative films by Heinz Emigholz in the work show "Counter Gravity". The three-day opening program will feature premieres of two new works by the filmmaker. Heinz Emigholz is a pioneer of…
From 7 to 17 October the Berliner Festspiele will bring the International Congress Centrum Berlin (ICC) back to life with performances, circus arts, music, films, and installations.
Terrible Beauty film series – BAL GANESH, Pankaj Sharma Indien 2007
An elephant is an imposing creature – no wonder, that it has so often had the desires of humans projected onto it in films. There is no other animal that has been cast in such a variety of roles. Its memory is proverbial, its communication system sophisticated…
A touch of nostalgia, then a shrug of the shoulders and self-irony: the portraits of Berlin underground stations in Berlin [Underground] begin in Schöneberg's Regenbogenkiez, but only to fade away towards Dahlem, the site of the Free University. Western…
The Kinomuseum Berlin preserves and presents past and living cinema history. On ninety square meters, especially film technology and film advertising around the analog cinema invite you to look, touch and participate. Regular film screenings and workshops are…
Four films reconstruct the life and work of James Simon. Visitors are able to walk through the video installation, getting to know this businessman and patron of the arts on various screens.
The group exhibition »M-bodi-ment-A« at Deutscher Künstlerbund brings together works in a range of media by artists whose practice emphasizes embodiment.
Installation Change in Perspective - Zara Zandieh, Sucuk und Bratwurst, Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese - Contemporary video art in the Baroque Schlüter Courtyard
Starting 3 September 2021, the Schlüter Courtyard will light up, becoming a huge projector screen for video art. The Humboldt Forum has invited three artists living in Berlin to express their perspectives on the new building and the questions it poses.
Jenseits der Sonne – Auf der Suche nach einer neuen Erde
Little Celeste doesn't want to fall asleep and prefers to occupy herself with the secrets of the universe. Suddenly, she receives an unexpected visit from Moon, a luminous, talking apparition. Together they travel through space to find out what exoplanets are…
Reading Labels in the Dark. Flux- and other Films from the Arsenal archive
With films by George Landow, Yoko Ono, Nam June Paik, Carolee Schneemann, Chieko Shiomi, a. o.
Compiled and introduced by Ulrich Ziemons (film curator, Berlin)
Kiruna - překrásný nový svět / Kiruna - A Brand New World
The Swedish mining town of Kiruna, located north of the Arctic Circle, was built on a large iron ore deposit and has provided significant revenue for the Swedish government. Because of the mining operations, the city's subsoil became increasingly unsafe. In…
Terrible Beauty film series - THE LIGHT OF ASIA Franz Osten/Himansu Rai India/Germany 1925
An elephant is an imposing creature – no wonder, that it has so often had the desires of humans projected onto it in films. There is no other animal that has been cast in such a variety of roles. Its memory is proverbial, its communication system sophisticated…
