REVIEWS AND PREVIEWS
Frank Wagner Symposium
4 May 19, 2–7 pm
Venue: KW Studio
With Dr. Julia Friedrich, Krist Gruijthuijsen, Lyle Ashton Harris, Peter Knoch, Christin Lahr, Cathrin Mayer, Bjørn Melhus, and Eran Schaerf
In German and English
ANDERE MENSCHEN DENKEN (Frank Wagner 1958–2016), Alfredo Jaar, TIES, TALES AND TRACES. Dedicated to Frank Wagner, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, 2019, photo: Christin Lahr
As an important and extremely active protagonist of the Berlin art and culture scene with an extensive network, Frank Wagner has worked as an independent curator at numerous institutions. He gained a reputation for his groundbreaking and internationally acclaimed exhibitions on critical art, AIDS, gender, and LGBTQI* topics. Characteristic of his curatorial work was the networking of actors with different interests and perspectives as well as the support of young unknown artists who he brought to Berlin long before they became internationally well-known. In retrospect, the event is dedicated to some of Wagner’s themes and projects and commemorates his curatorial work as part of a larger context.
Schedule
2–2.30 pm TIES, TALES AND TRACES: REVIEW AND PREVIEW by Christin Lahr, Artist, Curator, Professor of Media Art at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig (in German)
2.30–3.30 pm The Eighth Square. Gender, Life and Desire: In Memory of Frank Wagner by Dr. Julia Friedrich, Museum Ludwig, Co-Curatorr Das Achte Feld, Museum Ludwig, 2006 (in English)
3–3.30 pm Umgekehrte Assimilation – Ausstellungsarchitektur für Das Achte Feld with Eran Schaerf, Artist, Exhibition designer of Das Achte Feld, Museum Ludwig, 2006 (in German)
3.30–4 pm Discussion with Eran Schaerf and Dr. Julia Friedrich, moderated by Cathrin Mayer (in German)
4–4.30 pm Break
4.30–5 pm Bjørn Melhus, Artist, Professor of Fine Arts / Virtual Reality at the Kunsthochschule Kassel (in German)
5–5.30 pm Lyle Ashton Harris, Artist, Associate Professor of Art and Art Education at New York University (in English)
5.30–6 pm TIES, TALES TRACES – RE:view by Krist Gruijthuijsen, Director of KW Institute for Contemporary Art (in English)
6–7 pm CHATS & DRINKS at Stonewall-Inn with Peter Knoch
7 pm @ Cafe Bravo TIES, TALES AND TRACES. Dedicated to Frank Wagner Concert by Shambhu Leroux, Singer, Berlin Queen of the Underworld, followed by Chats, Drinks & MUSIK / SPUREN with music of the exhibition Das Achte Feld, selected by Thomas Meinecke and Frank Wagner
The exhibition TIES, TALES AND TRACES. Dedicated to Frank Wagner, Independent Curator (1958–2016) is part of the project David Wojnarowicz, Reza Abdoh, Frank Wagner and funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin.