Speculative Properties, group show (2023)

Co-Organiser

Atelierhaus Adalbertstrasse 9 (DE)

Speculative Properties was an artistic action that focused on the on-going loss of artists’ and cultural workers’ studios in Berlin and the eviction of the Adalbertstraße 9 artist community. The protest-exhibition came about as a reaction to the takeover of the Adalbertsraße 9 building complex at Kotti by the real-estate company Coros Management GmbH and the imminent de-facto eviction of ca. 40 local and international artists and cultural workers who had been occupying its studio spaces. A group exhibition of the affected artists took place in situ, as the studios became an exhibition space where the effects of the imminent loss of the working spaces and the network that was created throughout years were reflected upon. Both the economic and the emotional dimension of the imposed situation were expressed in the exhibited works. The media range of the approximately 40 artistic positions included photography, installation, performance, graphics as well as video and sound art.

The exhibition opened along with several public talks with prominent activists and committed cultural protagonists. Throughout a weekend in the summer of 2023, visitors attended a party with concerts, performances and DJs, and film screenings at the neighbouring Kotti-Shop. 

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