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Berlin: capitol of creativity, libertine playground of Europe. Is it truth or myth? A gift or a burden?
Berlin rooted curator Lukas Feireiss invited Dutch artists Baschz Leeft and Janjoost Jullens to co-host an exhibition examining the most prevailing myths on the Hauptstadt. Merging backgrounds in societal research, design, interaction and street culture El Segundo provides a thorough but humorous view on this city of arts, activism, immigrant entrepreneurs and omnipresent pink pipes.
Photos by Aad Hoogendoorn.
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From one city to another the exhibition features works from all Rotterdam based artists:
Baschz Leeft
is an omnimedial visual artist, designer and curator with a profound love for mass and sub cultures. Also founding father of Rotterdam cultural breeding ground and gallery SingerSweatShop.
baschz.com
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The space-encompassing installation by Baschz Leeft reflects upon the omnipresent pink tubes that prominently run throughout the entire city. Emerging in different neighborhoods, the tubes are a mystery to many of Berlin’s visitors. Functioning as draining pipes for the city’s ground water they have become a quintessential element of Berlin’s streetscape. Baschz’s typographical sculpture must be read against the backdrop of this local phenomenon.
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Janjoost Jullens
is a researcher, writer and art director who uses arts to put societal issues in new perspectives and to fuel innovations. Did a street inspired Tedtalk on new simplicity.
studiowolfpack.com
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Selfcontrolfreak
is an internationally known experiment on interactive video that explores choice and control in interaction. Also the maker of the interactive motion picture Order.
selfcontrolfreak.com
Selfcontrolfreak – Um Die Ecke video installation.
Studio Spass
is a design team that deliberately avoids being trapped into corners and fixed formulae, and values Spass in the design process. Winners of a Silver European Design Award for an arts festival poster campaign.
studiospass.com
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El Segundo. Instinctive Travels to the Hauptstadt.
Curated by Studio Lukas Feireiss @ Urban Spree Galerie.
Vernissage on May 30th, in the presence of the artists.
Afterparty with DJ Beatnologic
Exhibition from May 31st to June 21st.
Tue-Sat 12:00-20:00
Kindly supported by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the City of Rotterdam.
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Urban Spree Galerie
Warschauer Str. x Revaler Str.
10245 Berlin
Germany
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