Jimmy DeSana & Paul P.
Focus Tour:
Darkrooms
with Thesea Rigou and Andrew Suggs
9 August 24, 5 pm
In English
Venue: KW, Meeting Point at the Counter
Registration via: mediation@kw-berlin.de
Participation included in the exhibition ticket.
Limited capacity.
Information on accessibility can be found below.
Jimmy DeSana, Untitled, Cibachrome print, 1985, Courtesy of the Jimmy DeSana Trust; P·P·O·W, New York; Meyer Riegger, Berlin/Karlsruhe/Basel; and Amanda Wilkinson Gallery, London. Copyright Jimmy DeSana Trust
Andrew Suggs and Thesea Rigou host a hands-on photography workshop that explores in depth the themes of the exhibition Ruins of Rooms, including queer temporalities and sexuality, body-as-object, performance and theatricality. Participants will collectively stage and shoot their own photographs inspired by the works of Jimmy DeSana and Paul P. and through their own creative process engage in a group discussion about their relationship to the works on view. English is the primary language of this workshop. No formal photography experience is required. Limited to 20 participants.
Thesea Rigou Efstathopoulos is an artist, art-mediator and gardener based in Berlin. Their artistic practice explores current socio-ecological issues in installations, performances, artist books and printmaking.
Andrew Suggs is a New York based curator and writer whose research centers around art and AIDS. They are currently pursuing a master’s degree at the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College where they have extensively researched and written about DeSana. Prior to graduate work at CCS Bard, Andrew worked with a range of non-profit arts institutions, including six years as the Executive Director and Curator of Vox Populi (Philadelphia). Their writing has appeared many exhibition catalogs, including, most recently, Karma’s monograph on Louise Fishman.
Information on accessibility
Venue:
The performance will take place on the 3rd floor of KW. An elevator is available for visitors with limited mobility with the assistance of KW staff on site. Please contact us in advance at reservation@kw-berlin.de so that we can facilitate access.
Times:
The event starts on time at 5 pm.
Late admission after the start of the event is possible.
The duration of the event is approx. 2 hours.
There is one break of during the event.
Seating:
Chairs with backrests and stools without backrests will be provided.
Sensory stimuli:
The event has a normal volume.
The event space is dark/darkened.
The venue is warm.
The event is not immersive.
The event takes place in a spacious room.
Language:
The event will mainly be held in English.
The event will not be translated.
Trigger Warning:
Explicit content
Expicitely sexual content
(incurable) disease
Death
Aids / accompanying persons:
Assistance dogs can be brought to the event.
Assistance persons can attend the event free of charge.
Contact persons:
If you have any further questions about accessibility, please email reservation@kw-berlin.de.
If you have any questions or require assistance on site, please contact the admission staff.