Opening of the exhibition: The Opposite of Now. Artistic Paths to a Different Present

Programme

6.30 pm Admission to the Glashof

7.00 pm Opening remarks by:

• Hetty Berg, Director of the Jewish Museum Berlin (JMB)
• Wolfram Weimer, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media
• Julia Friedrich, Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the JMB and curator of the exhibition *The Opposite of Now*
• Shelley Harten, Curator of Art and Curator of the exhibition *The Opposite of Now*

7.30 pm

• DJ set with Josiane
• Natural wine and sparkling wine bar
• Snacks

On the exhibition *The Opposite of Now*. Artistic Paths to a Different Present

In a time of crisis, a troubling ‘now’, the Jewish Museum Berlin is searching for something different, something better: an opposite. Twelve artists are helping us in this endeavour. They are exploring the existing world to find paths to a different present. Some draw on Jewish traditions, others on thinkers such as Ernst Bloch or Theodor W. Adorno, who championed a better society in dark times.

To mark its 25th anniversary, the museum is looking ahead, towards the open and the possible. The exhibition explores the power of individuals and the community to imagine a better life for all. This power can grow. It seeks to uncover and inspire the opposite of the present.

Featuring works by Yael Bartana, Andrea Büttner, Chto Delat International, Arnold Dreyblatt, William Forsythe, Dana Kavelina, Alexander Kluge, Daniel Laufer, Dor Zlekha Levy, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Alona Rodeh and Eran Schaerf.