Daily: free Guided Tour of the Exhibition all in the present must be transformed: Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys
Time: 6 p.m.
Lunch Lectures - Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
The lunch lecture - a special kind of lunch break - offers an inspiring encounter addressing a specific theme in the exhibition and is followed by a lunch buffet.
Admission: € 9 / reduced: € 7
‘Getting Out of Form' – On the use of soft materials in Beuys and Barney
Dr. Melanie Franke
01.11.2006, 29.11.2006, 27.12.2006
Viewing Art under the Sign of the Times – Beuys and Barney
Katja Sander
08.11.2006, 13.12.2006
Narrative Structures and Resources: On the creation of personal microcosms in the work of Joseph Beuys and Matthew Barney
Vivian Kea
15.11.2006, 06.12.2006
The Role of Materials in Beuys and Barney
Dr. Elisabeth Klotz
22.11.2006, 20.12.2006, 10.01.2007
Modern Mysticism: From the Avant-garde via Beuys to Barney
Alexandra Heimes
03.01.2007
Keynote Tours - Sundays, 11:30 a.m.
Each tour focuses on a special aspect of the exhibition. Afterwards brunch at the KAFFEEBANK.
Admission: € 12 / reduced: € 9
Declaring Art to Life: On the dovetailing of mythological and biographical narrative structures
Vivian Kea
03.12.2006, 10.12.2006, 07.01.2007
Mythologies of the Subject - Barney and Beuys,
Alexandra Heimes
05.11.2006, 12.11.2006, 26.11.2006
Hybrid Forms in the Field of Tension between Autobiography and History,
Katja Sander
19.11.2006, 17.12.2006
When is the Work? On the role of the creative process in Beuys and Barney,
Dr. Melanie Franke
29.10.2006, 31.12.2006
SPECIAL EVENTS
28.10.2006 - Artist Talk. A discussion between artist and curator, 12 p.m.
Deutsche Guggenheim presents parallel to the exhibition various documentations of past explosion projects of Cai Guo-Qiang entitled “Explosions” as a large-screen projection in the atrium of Deutsche Bank.
Nancy Spector, Curator of Contemporary Art and Director of Curatorial Affairs at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, discusses the concept of the exhibition with Matthew Barney, examining his work in relationship to that of Joseph Beuys. The discussion is in English.
07.12.2006 - “Artwork or Event? Notes on Matthew Barney and Joseph Beuys”, lecture by Prof. Dr. Erika Fischer-Lichte, 7 p.m.
Since 1996 Erika Fischer-Lichte is the director of the Institute of Theater Studies at the FU Berlin and in the past has held numerous visiting professorships in the United States, Russia and Japan. A main focus of her research is on the culture of the performative. In 2004 her work Ästhetik des Performativen, which focuses on the concept of performance with its qualities of the bodily co-presence of actors and audience and the performative production of materiality, was published by Suhrkamp.
14.12.2006 - Artist Talk between Jonathan Meese and Dr. Jennifer Allen, 7 p.m.
Jennifer Allen, Berlin correspondent of Artforum magazine, talks with Jonathan Meese, the “enfant terrible” and “shooting star” of the international art scene, about Joseph Beuys, Matthew Barney and the phenomenon of the action-related creation of artworks.
If not otherwise specified, all events take place at the Deutsche Guggenheim.
All lectures in German unless otherwise indicated.
For English and French lectures please contact (030) 20 20 93-18.
FILMPROGRAMM
babylon berlin:mitte
The film series all in the present must be transformed: Matthew Barney und Joseph Beuys, which will be shown at Kino babylon berlin:mitte from October 25, 2006, to January 14, 2007, takes up the concept of the exhibition and juxtaposes a selection of films by both artists. They are supplemented by extraordinary documentaries on both artists. All works are presented in the original version.
25.10.2006, 7 p.m.
Opening of the film program at babylon berlin:mitte. Matthew Barney will be present.
Jospeh Beuys Celtic+~~~, 1971 (40 min.)
Matthew Barney SCABACTION, 1988 (8 min.)
Joseph Beuys Wie man dem toten Hasen die Bilder erklärt (Ausschnitte), 1965 (5 min.)
Matthew Barney DE LAMA LAMINA, 2004 (55 min.)
Repeat on 10.12.2006, 4 p.m.
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05.11.2006, 4 p.m.
Joseph Beuys Filz TV, 1970 (3 min.)
Matthew Barney OTTOblow, 1990 (3 min.)
Joseph. Beuys Vakuum <-> Masse, 1968 (13 min.)
Matthew Barney AUTOblow, 1990 (10 min.)
Joseph Beuys Transsibirische Bahn, 1970 (19 min.)
Matthew Barney CREMASTER 2, 1999 (79 min.)
Repeat on 17.12.2006, 4 p.m.
19.11.2006, 4 p.m.
Joseph Beuys I Like America and America Likes Me, 1974 (37 min.)
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 9, 2005 (145 min.)
Repeat on 07.01.2007, 4 p.m.
26.11.2006, 4 p.m.
John Halpern Joseph Beuys: Transformer, 1979 (60 min.)
Alison Chernick Matthew Barney: No Restraint, 2005 (72 min.)
03.12.2006, 4 p.m.
Matthew Barney RADIAL DRILL, 1991 (5 min.)
Jospeh Beuys Eurasienstab, 1967/68 (22 min.)
Matthew Barney DRAWING RESTRAINT 7, “draw” track 1993 (9 min.)
Rory McEwen Joseph Beuys in Scotland, 1970 (13 min.)
Matthew Barney CREMASTER 4, 1994 (42 min.)
Repeat on 14.01.2007, 4 p.m.
Location:
babylon berlin:mitte
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 30
10178 Berlin
Further information under (030)-2425969
Deutsche Guggenheim
16.11.2006, 7 p.m.
Matthew Barney: No Restraint, documentary by Alison Chernick, 2005 (72 min)
Filmmaker Alison Chernick follows Matthew Barney to Japan to document the making of his latest film, DRAWING RESTREINT 9 (2005). Chernick chronicles the action behind the scenes as the artist navigates cultural divides and challenging logistics to realize his creative vision. Deutsche Guggenheim screens the original English version.
30.11.2006, 7 p.m.
The Body as Matrix: Matthew Barney’s Cremaster Cycle, Film by Maria Anna Tappeiner, 2002 (52 min.)
With the five-part CREMASTER Cycle (1994-2003) and its related sculptures, photographs, drawings, and films, Matthew Barney has invented a densely layered and interconnected universe that references sport, biology, sexuality, history, geography, and mythology as it organically evolves. In this program, Barney, Guggenheim curator Nancy Spector, and others discuss the Cycle’s filming and subsequent translation into other art forms.
Joseph Beuys. Transformer a documentation by John Halpern, 2005 (60 min.)
This documentary features Joseph Beuys during the installation and opening of this historic solo exhibition at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, in 1979.
Both films in English
Both films will also be screened on 09.01.2007 at 7 p.m.
Location:
Lichtburg-Forum Berlin
Behmstrasse 13
13357 Berlin
Information under (030) 49 98 81 51 or at info@lichtburgforum.de
PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
10.12.2006 - Family Brunch in the Deutsche Guggenheim, 11.30 a.m.
Adventure Art (for 4- to 12-year-olds) and a guided tour through the exhibition. Afterwards there is a brunch in the Atrium of the Deutsche Bank.
Admission: € 12, Children over 12: € 8; Children to 12: € 5
On Humans and Animals
When viewing the artworks of Beuys and Barney, stories and materials hidden within the works are investigated. What do they tell? How can stories be shaped? We will think about the meaning that animals possess in the works of both artists and what they reveal to us about human beings. Afterwards we will give shape to our own ideas.
Duration: approx. 1.5 hours
Admission: € 5
11/28/2006- Children’s Program for 4- to 6-year-olds, 4 p.m.
12/07/2006 - Children’s Program for 6- to 12-year-olds, 4 p.m.
01/09/2007- Children’s Program for 4- to 6-year-olds, 4 p.m.
01/11/2007 - Children’s Program for 6- to 12-year-olds, 4 p.m.
For reservations please call (030) 20 20 93-11
If not specified otherwise, all events will be in German and take place at the Deutsche Guggenheim.
THE GUGGENHEIM
The Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn presents an extensive show displaying masterworks of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation titled “The Guggenheim Collection” from July 21,2006 to January 7, 2007, as well as “The Guggenheim Architecture ©“ from September 26 to November 12, 2006.
Sun, Mon, Thu 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Fri, Sat 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tue, Wed 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Information under 0228 9171-200, advance booking under: 0800-175-2750
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