Postcard from Berlin 2b:
Last weekend I went to two openings. They were in independent or artist runs spaces very near to the very large and very excellent Hamburger Banhof
www.hamburgerbahnhof.de
For all take the S Bahn to Hauptbanhof on the main East West axis. The two galleries below are on Heide Strasse, a commercial / industrial street with warehouses and offices, that runs up the side of the Hamburger Banhof.
The first opening was at Speilhaus Morrison Galerie:
This is a large former industrial space that has been sensitively converted for the showing of art. I found the whole space a little ‘swish’ for my taste and didn’t really feel at home. However I imagine that it would be possible to see some good contemporary artists work well shown in this very spacious and bright gallery, and I wouldn’t mind seeing some of my own sculpture in there too (just don’t ask me to dress for the occasion).
The second opening was at ‘Fruehsorge – contemporary drawings’:
I had much more fun here – this is a gallery dedicated to drawing and the group show I saw included a cute little robot making a floor drawing, animations and papercuts in a show that aimed to "experiment with how far the medium can be extended sculpturally, architecturally and linguistically".
The exhibition was linked to, and culminated in a joint publication by, two publications for drawing:
