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An Evening When Chicago and Burgdorf Drew Closer The finissage of Expanded Field I – Migrating the Colour Fields at Kunstraum MITTE37 on 25 June became a memorable highlight of the transatlantic symposium The Ocean Between. From the very first welcome by Kunstraum initiator Susanne Schumacher, it was clear that this evening would be more than a traditional exhibition closing. It unfolded as a space of encounter, exchange, and artistic resonance between Chicago, Burgdorf, and Hannover. A Reunion — and an Evening Filled With Energy Symposium founder Marianna Buchwald opened the program by introducing the artists whose works and performances shaped the exhibition: Amy Hanks, Daniela Castro, Judith Meyer, Kao Ra Zen, Kathryn Hempel, Kevin B. Chatham, Rychard Syska, Lori Kaplan, Marianna Buchwald, Sarah W. Holmes, Beate Axmann, and Takako. A particularly warm moment was the reunion with Lori Kaplan. Her vibrant works had already captivated visitors at the opening. She spoke about her affect...

New Horizons unfolds as a transcontinental meeting point where contemporary artistic practice becomes a catalyst for cultural understanding and shared imagination. Under the curatorial direction of Dr. Müberra Bülbül and the coordination of Davaasambuu Batnasan, the exhibition and symposium held on 8–9 July 2026 at the Mongol Art Gallery in Ulaanbaatar bring together artists from Asia and Europe to explore how artistic expression can transcend borders and open new spaces of dialogue. Embedded within Mongolia’s traditional cultural festivals, the project positions art as a universal language capable of bridging worlds, revealing how local traditions and global perspectives can coexist, intersect, and enrich one another.   The participating artists — including Davaasambuu Batnasan Müberra Bülbül,  Doris Bocka,  Thomas Hillebrand, Mustafa Bülbül,  Lars Schumacher,  İwa Kruczkowska, Beatriz Ramirez,  Brian Testa, Leonor Trindade, Sousa Ayush Dunkhuu Gan-Oc...

KUNSTdemokratie – A Participatory Exhibition by Rainer Wieczorek Zwitschermaschine, Berlin   25 July – 2 August 2026, daily 4–8 pm   Opening: 24 July 2026, 6 pm   Potsdamer Str. 161, 10783 Berlin KUNSTdemokratie presents a ten‑day exploration of art as an open, evolving and socially resonant practice. Conceived by artist, sociologist and Dadasoph Rainer Wieczorek, the exhibition understands art not as a finished object but as a living process shaped by bodies, voices, gestures, materials and shared situations. At a time when cultural institutions increasingly seek new forms of accessibility, participation and social relevance, Wieczorek offers a distinctly contemporary response: here, art is not merely shown but shared; not presented but practiced; not consumed but negotiated. Unfolding at Zwitschermaschine Berlin from 24 July to 2 August 2026, the exhibition becomes a laboratory of democracy, where aesthetic, social and political dimensions intersect. Wiec...

Kunstraum MITTE37 demonstrated on Saturday evening just how much potential lies within this new space. The opening of the exhibition EXPANDED FIELD I – migrating the colour fields became one of those rare moments when a small town suddenly feels expansive: open, cosmopolitan, and full of life. The room was filled, the atmosphere attentive and curious. Five artists from Chicago and Germany stood together, speaking about their work, their paths, their sources of inspiration, and what it means to exhibit, improvise, and experiment with new forms in a major US metropolis. A conversation unfolded naturally, with the audience joining in with genuine interest. Chicago in Burgdorf – direct, personal, in dialogue. Encounters like these are more than program points; they are moments when networks open and connections become visible. In her opening remarks, Susanne Schumacher, founder of the Kunstraum, set a clear tone: MITTE37 sees itself as a place of dialogue – especially in the 250th year of ...

Contemporary Positions from Chicago in Burgdorf: EXPANDED FIELD I – migrating the colour fields at Kunstraum MITTE37 From 6 to 25 June 2026, the newly founded Kunstraum MITTE37 in Burgdorf presents EXPANDED FIELD I – migrating the colour fields , bringing together twelve contemporary artistic positions from Chicago for the first time in Germany. The exhibition opens a transatlantic field of resonance in which artists working across painting, performance, dance, music and film introduce their practices and engage directly with the public. It forms part of the international art symposium THE OCEAN BETWEEN , initiated in 2016 by Chicago- and Hanover-based artist and curator Marianna Buchwald . For Buchwald, the ocean is not a dividing line but a living in‑between space where artistic energies, cultural experiences and aesthetic impulses circulate freely. Over the past years, this network has fostered numerous collaborations between Chicago and the Hanover region—connections that ultimate...

Wenn Kunst Grenzen überschreitet, entsteht ein Raum, der größer ist als jede einzelne Disziplin. The Ocean Between IX öffnet im Juni 2026 genau diesen Raum: ein offenes Feld zwischen Kontinenten, getragen von Künstler*innen aus den USA, Deutschland und Afrika. Unter dem Leitmotiv Migrating The Color Fields – Expanded Field wird Kunst nicht gezeigt, sondern in Bewegung gesetzt – zwischen Körper und Bild, Film und Performance, Ritual und Gegenwart. Seit seinen Anfängen versteht sich The Ocean Between als lebendiges Netzwerk über den Atlantik hinweg. 2026 weitet sich dieses Netzwerk erneut aus: Tanz, Film, Musik, Malerei, Lichtkunst und Performance verschränken sich zu einem gemeinsamen Terrain, das sich über mehrere Orte erstreckt – vom Sofa Loft Hannover als pulsierendem Zentrum über den Kunstraum MITTE37 als kuratorischen Denkraum bis zu Medienhaus, Bürgerschule und Scharniertheater. Jede Bühne bringt ihre eigene Energie ein und formt zusammen eine künstlerische Landschaft, die die Reg...

  KAFKA – International Mail Art A global art project honouring an author whose imagery continues to resonate In 2024, the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death was commemorated. A hundred years later, it is more evident than ever how inexhaustibly his work inspires artists around the world. Kafka’s texts—marked by psychological acuity, radical imagination, and a form that is both simple and immensely powerful—remain an open archive of human existence. His world is a cosmos of images that unsettle and move us, at once familiar and strangely distant. Those who share a similar sensitivity recognise in it the beauty and the unease of life, tightly interwoven. A project that transcends borders For many years, the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków has been developing artistic projects inspired by Kafka’s aphorisms from “Reflections on Sin, Suffering, Hope, and the True Way.” Within the framework of the 2024 programme “Freedom – Boundaries of Identity,” a new impulse emerged: an ...

MITTE37 — A New Center for Art, Exchange and Experimentation In the quiet heart of Burgdorf, just between the rhythms of everyday life and the wider cultural landscape of the Hannover region, a new artistic space is taking shape: MITTE37. More than a gallery, more than an atelier, and more than a temporary home for artists, it is a living, breathing place where contemporary art, cultural dialogue and creative hospitality come together. At its core stands the studio of Susanne Schumacher, an artist whose practice moves confidently between photography, Fluxus, Mail Art and conceptual approaches. From this studio, a hybrid space unfolds — one that welcomes exhibitions, artistic production, residencies and neighborhood-based cultural work. MITTE37 is designed as an open forum, intentionally positioned outside the commercial gallery system. Here, proximity matters: proximity between artists and audiences, between guests and hosts, between ideas and the people who carry them. The program emb...

MITTE37 is an independent contemporary art space dedicated to fostering artistic experimentation, critical dialogue, and cross-cultural exchange. Established as a hybrid environment that merges studio practice, exhibition-making, and community engagement, the space operates at the intersection of artistic production and public discourse. Rather than functioning as a fixed institution, MITTE37 positions itself as an evolving platform that continually redefines its scope through each exhibition, collaboration, and curatorial gesture. The program is structured around a set of recurring formats that articulate distinct curatorial perspectives: TIMEPICTURE as an introspective point of departure; EXPANDED FIELD as a transatlantic exchange; FRESH MOVES as a regional spring initiative; 37 * HAVE A LOOK as an international Mail Art exhibition; and an annual collection presentation that serves as a moment of reflection. These formats operate as conceptual frameworks that bring together diverse ...

Opening of the Second “All Against All” Exhibition at Eisfabrik Hannover. On December 11, 2025, the exhibition “Everyone Against Everyone” opened in the White Hall of Eisfabrik Hannover (Seilerstraße 15F, 30171 Hannover) — a format that captivates through its radical openness and democratic spirit. The concept developed by the artist collective Kong (led by Anton Riebe) is as simple as it is unusual: There is no jury and no preselection. - Anyone who submits a work — whether painting, sculpture, installation, ceramics, or photography — may place it in the hall themselves, as long as space is available. - The artists design their presentation independently; the exhibition remains uncensored and unembellished. This creates an overwhelming panorama of the local art scene: colors, forms, and subjects encounter one another freely and on equal footing. Visitors experience an atmosphere of diversity, joy, and mutual understanding that makes the spirit of community tangible. Between pride ...

FLUXUS 2025 – OPEN TINY BIG -  Art as a State of Being, Not an Exhibition Berlin, October 2025. Between Sonnenallee and Karl-Marx-Straße—where everyday life pulses and the city reveals its raw, poetic sides—a space opened for three days that was anything but ordinary: the OPEN TINY KIEZKIOSK at Treptower Straße 84 became the stage for a state of artistic exception—FLUXUS 2025 & COLLAGE – OPEN TINY BIG. What happened here wasn’t an exhibition. It was a state. A flow. An invitation to think, feel, and co-create. Around 50 visitors—including artists, writers, cultural managers, and art-loving flâneurs—found their way into this temporary resonance space, which defied the conventions of the art world and instead celebrated the unfinished, the spontaneous, and the processual. From Chicago to Hannover to Berlin – A Movement in Motion Back in August, FLUXUS 2025 had already dissolved boundaries between performance, dance, and visual art at an interdisciplinary festival in Chicago. Unde...

FLUXUS 2025 – OPEN TINY BIG: Art as a State, Not a Show Berlin, October 2025 In a time when art is often confined by formats and institutional frameworks, a space in Berlin’s Harzer Kiez opens itself to the opposite: “OPEN TINY BIG – FLUXUS 2025 & COLLAGE” is not a conventional exhibition—it’s a state of being. A spark. A contradiction. From 10 to 12 October 2025, the OPEN TINY KIEZKIOSK at Treptower Straße 84 becomes the site of an artistic experiment dedicated to the spirit of Fluxus: radically open, fluid, and unfinished. The event begins on Friday, 10 October at 6:00 PM with a ceremonial opening led by Susanne Schumacher, whose work across text, sound, and performance has made her a vital voice in the experimental arts. She is followed by Rainer Wieczorek—artist, sociologist, and self-proclaimed DADAsoph—whose art performance challenges conventions and invites the unexpected.  The evening continues until 9:00 PM with interventions, spontaneous actions, and encounters with t...

Message in a Bottle –  WERK 2, Leipzig 8 September – 21 November 2025 What happens when the romantic idea of a drifting bottle becomes a global art movement? The Leipzig-based printmaker etcetera23 (André Radke) turns the concept of the traditional message in a bottle on its head: instead of casting messages into the sea, he invites artists worldwide to send their thoughts, dreams, and provocations via postcard. The result is “Message in a Bottle,” a vibrant mail art exhibition hosted by the Grafikdruckwerkstatt at WERK 2 in Leipzig. With over 350 original works submitted by 280 artists from 35 countries, the show celebrates the power of analog communication in a digital age. Each piece—created using techniques like linocut, etching, letterpress, and riso—explores the poetic tension between sender and unknown recipient. Inspired by historical figures like oceanographer Georg Neumayer, who used bottle messages to study sea currents, and literary icons such as Astrid Lindgren and Edg...