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A series of talks organised by the OnCurating Academy Berlin and Dorothee Richter

Marie Rosenkranz: Artistic Participation in Political Debates – The Cases of Post-Brexit London and Contemporary BerlinToday, forms of activist artistic engagement are everywhere: in exhibitions, at art auctions in public space. They are no longer seen as "provocative", but belong to the mainstream of the arts and are highly institutionalized.


This talk explores the activist turn in contemporary art by looking at artistic reactions to the Brexit referendum as well as a number of recent art activist initiatives in Berlin. Drawing from art and political theory, the talk analyzes how artists engage with and shape political realities today.

The series ‘Talks on Curatorial and Artistic Practice’ by the OnCurating Academy Berlin and Dorothee Richter, continues at Radialsystem from December 2024, carving out space for critical curatorial thinking as well as new perspectives and formats in the context of curatorial practices. The OnCurating Academy Berlin is an international postgraduate programme and platform that aims to strengthen the community of emerging curators, artists, and cultural workers.

The focus of the series builds upon the platform and the OnCurating postgraduate programme, and aligns with goal of (further) developing cooperative and interdisciplinary working methods. Curating means the creation of innovative structures toward the presentation of cultural artefacts through collaboration. In curatorial practice, art, digital media, design and architecture overlap in new ways that require constant reflection.
Additional information
Participating artists
Dr. Marie Rosenkranz (Vortrag)
Dates
January 2026
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