Workshop for interns, master’s students in art history, and anyone interested in curatorial approaches to “layered histories.”
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Kunsthaus Dahlem
Building on the current exhibition *When Politics Strategised Aesthetics – Works from the National Museum of Modern Art Zagreb 1945–1960* at the Kunsthaus Dahlem, the workshop invites participants to understand curatorial practice not as a neutral presentation, but as an active (re)construction of history and meaning.
The exhibition focuses on socialist Yugoslavia after 1945—an era in which artistic production was shaped by shifting political and ideological conditions. Following the break with Stalinism in 1948, Yugoslavia gradually opened up to Western modernism, leading to a complex transition from Socialist Realism to abstraction.
Using the concept of “layered histories,” the workshop examines how different historical perspectives, political narratives, institutional frameworks, and personal memories overlap within exhibitions.
A special focus is placed on the role of curatorial framing as well as on the historical specificity of the Kunsthaus Dahlem itself as a site shaped by diverse historical layers.
Participation is free of charge.
Registration is open until May 29, 2026, via email to wv@kunsthaus-dahlem.de.
Led by: Philine Pahnke (Curator, Kunsthaus Dahlem), Lovre Mrduljaš (Research Associate), Gloria Freiler (Research Intern, Kunsthaus Dahlem), and Yevheniia Havrylenko (Curator, Kunsthaus Dahlem)
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Dates
June 2026
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