Book Launch
Sung Tieu – 1992, 2025
with Linda Franken, Léon Kruijswijk, Dan Solbach, Sung Tieu & Raoul Zöllner
3 May 25, 4 pm
In English
Venue: KW Studio
FULLY BOOKED / Remaining tickets on site.
Information on accessibility can be found below.
Sung Tieu, 1992, 2025. Graphic by Dan Solbach. © the artist.
On the occasion of the publication release Sung Tieu – 1992, 2025, KW invites you to a discussion with some of the involved editors and authors.
The accompanying publication for the exhibition 1992, 2025 was developed collaboratively by the artist Sung Tieu, curator Léon Kruijswijk, and assistant curator Linda Franken. It brings together various perspectives on the themes of the exhibition. The texts include an interview between Franken and Tieu, providing insights into the conceptual and methodological processes behind the artistic work. In an associative essay, Kruijswijk and Raoul Zöllner reflect on KW as an institution, its direct surroundings, and the Berlin districts of Marzahn and Lichtenberg in the context of the years 1992 and 2025. Additionally, Thu Fandrich and Tamara Hentschel (Reistrommel e. V.) use oral history to trace the upheavals of the early 1990s in Berlin—written down and expanded with additional sources by Linda Franken.
The publication’s design, created by Dan Solbach, references KW, a history—a book published in 2021 as part of KW’s 30th anniversary, documenting the institution’s history. The visual connection of 1992, 2025 to that publication not only continues an existing discourse but also opens up new space for alternative historiographies, centering narratives that have remained largely unseen. With 1992, 2025, KW, a history is expanded with parallel histories and contemporary perspectives, which will be discussed in depth at the book launch.
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The publication is co-published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, Köln.
Sung Tieu is the recipient of the Schering Stiftung Award for Artistic Research 2024, which has been awarded jointly with the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion since 2020. In addition to prize money, the award covers an exhibition that encompasses the production of new works as well as a publication that is scheduled for release in April 2025.
The Schering Stiftung Award for Artistic Research is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion and awarded in cooperation with KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
Information on Accessibility
Venue:
The event will take place in KW Studio in the front building of KW. KW’s studio is currently not barrier-free. A staircase with 15 steps and railings leads up to the studio. Please send us an email in advance to reservation@kw-berlin.de to discuss potential accessibility options.
Recording:
The event will not be recorded.
Time:
Entrance starts at 4 pm.
The event might start with a delay.
Late entrance is possible.
The event is held without breaks.
Seating:
A limited number of seating (chairs with backrests) will be provided.
Event Type:
The event is planned to be sensory friendly. This means that care is taken to reduce strong sensory stimuli in order to create a place that is as comfortable as possible for everyone. Loud noises and intense lighting effects are avoided.
Language:
The event will be mainly held in English.
There is no translation.
Assistance:
There is free admission for assisting persons.
Service dogs can be brought along to the event.
Contact persons:
If you have any further questions regarding accessibility, please send an e-mail to reservation@kw-berlin.de.