Larissa Fassler
Emotional Blackmail
2–12 November 18
Venue: Moritzplatz, corner of Prinzenstraße, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg
A REALTY commission
Larissa Fassler, Emotional Blackmail, 2018
In 2017, the real estate firm Pandion acquired sizable plots of land near Moritzplatz. The high-end development marks a tipping point that will arguably redefine the neighborhood’s identity. Large-scale displacement, in this case, would be a matter of time. Numerous cultural institutions, including KW, engaged in a temporary cultural usage of Pandion’s new venues. Happily, the collaboration sparked an appetite within the institution to take responsibility for its artistic footprint. Emotional Blackmail (2018), the billboards and street posters by artist Larissa Fassler, are part of a series of research and artist commissions that have since come to bear. The artwork’s finissage on 11 November and a workshop on 12 November are featured as part of the REALTY event SPACECRAFT.
Part of project: REALTY
The project REALTY focused on the role of contemporary art in recent histories of gentrification. These days, it seems one artist, one venue, one model after another is being unmasked as being part of the problem. But we will not be discussing art’s shortcomings yet again. Instead, REALTY asked how art’s international playing field can be put to better use. It insisted on moving beyond critique, and towards an attempt at productive models, however vague or naive. The KW leg of REALTY kicked off in October 2017, with a series of public lectures, workshops, and screenings. The project was conceived by Tirdad Zolghadr, KW’s Associate Curator, and commissioned by KW and Sommerakademie Paul Klee Bern.
Curator: Tirdad Zolghadr
Curatorial Assistance: Sabrina Herrmann
REALTY was funded by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin.
Overview
2017–2022
REALTY:
Book launch Tirdad Zolghadr with Christopher Roth
11 May 22
Ethics as Authorship – A Preliminary Study of Institutional Power Structures
18 December 18
8 Dezember 18
14–18 November 18
8–13 November 18
Gentrify GIF/Realty
23 June 18, 12 pm
Resolution 3: Municipalism (Tehran)
22 April 18, 5 pm
9 April 18, 2 pm
2nd Working meeting: Kunstbloc and beyond
4 April 18, 6 pm
Resolution 2: Triple TV Propaganda
18 March 18, 3 pm
17 March 18, 3 pm
5 October 17, 2 pm
Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras: Flag Wars (2003)
- 5 October 17, 8.30 pm
Dellbrügge & de Moll on below papers
4 October 17, 7 pm
3 October 17, 6 pm