Berlin’s Top Collectors Are Opening Their Art-Filled Private Spaces to the Public for One Special Night
Have you ever dreamed of seeing inside the homes and spaces of
top contemporary art collectors? Then get yourself to Berlin next
week.
A group of the city’s most prominent collectors are opening up
their art-filled spaces for a special, late-night event this month.
By joining forces, they hope to not only make their art more
accessible, but also debunk the myth that the German capital is
home to just a small handful of significant contemporary art
collectors.
A dozen collectors, including Christian and Karen Boros, Julia
Stoschek, and Désiré Feuerle, are taking part in the inaugural
event next Friday, August 23. During the newly christened Collection Night Berlin, all participating
spaces will be open from the early evening until midnight, with
several organizing special programs. Wartime bunkers, a
19th-century ballroom, and a historic private villa are among the
venues that will be accepting visitors.
“Our idea was to create a common initiative for the public
between the city’s collections,” says Juliet Kothe, director of the
Boros Collection and co-initiator of the inaugural event. “Berlin
is not typically known for having a strong art market, but we are
actually one of the few places in Germany that has such a wealth of
private collections that are also often accessible to the public,”
she says.
The Boros Collection, Installation view
with work by He Xiangyu. Photo © NOSHE
The event is a pilot to test the demand for late-night openings
of the city’s private collections. Usually, such events are timed
to coincide with citywide initiatives, such as Gallery Weekend
Berlin in April and Berlin Art Week in mid-September. But the
collectors are keen to turn Collection Night Berlin into an
independent initiative if they determine it has enough appeal on
its own.
Some collections are extending their usual hours, while others,
like the Haubrok Foundation, are opening their doors to
the public for the first time. Haubrok will be hosting a one-night
exhibition of works by the recently deceased American
artist Joyce Pensato that aims to evoke her legendarily
messy New York studio.
Julian Rosefeldt, Deep Gold,(
2013/2014.) Courtesy: Sammlung Wemhöner © Julian
Rosefeldt und VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2019.
Meanwhile, collector Ulrich Seibert will present his unusual
collection of Pop-Surrealist and Pop-Comic Surrealist art, which is
not typically open for public viewings. Visitors can also get
a pre-renovation peek at the future home of the Wemhöner Collection,
which is due to officially open in a 19th-century ballroom in two
years. For one evening, it will host a screening of Julian
Rosefeldt’s film Deep Gold (2013–14), which
explores the decadence of 1920s Berlin.
Most of the collections will be open from 5 p.m. until midnight,
though registration may be necessary for certain collections. For
more information, click here.
See the spaces taking part in the inaugural Berlin Collection
Night below.
The Bergmeier
Collection
Bülowstr. 90 10783 Berlin Collector Geraldine Michalke’s eclectic
holdings range from German art informel and concrete poetry to
Minimalist and conceptual art. Her current group exhibition,
“Klappe zu, Affe tot,” includes work by Channa Horwitz, Michael
Müller, and others. Entrance is free.
Reinhardtstrasse 20 10117 Berlin
Boros Collection, exterior Bunker. Foto:
© NOSHE
The Boros Collection, which focuses on contemporary works from the
1990s to present, will be open by appointment for tours late into
the evening. Works by Martin Boyce, He Xiangyu, Yngve Holen, Michel
Majerus, Katja Novitskova, and Pamela Rosenkranz are on view in the
space’s converted bunker. Pre-registration is necessary and
entrance costs €15.
Hallesches Ufer 70 10963 Berlin
The Feuerle Collection. exterior, Photo:
def image © The Feuerle Collection
Like the Boros Collection, the Feuerle Collection is located in a
former World War II telecommunications bunker. The collection
focuses on early Imperial Chinese furniture and objects as well as
international contemporary art by such star names as Zeng Fanzhi
and Anish Kapoor. Pre-registration is necessary and
entrance costs €18.
Temporary Space at Weydingerstr. 10 10178 Berlin
Joyce Pensato’s studio 2018 (detail).
Courtesy: Haubrok Collection. Photo credit: Haubrok Collection
The Haubrok Foundation will host a one-night exhibition in a
temporary space featuring work by the recently deceased American
artist Joyce Pensato in an installation that evokes her messy,
art-filled studio. The foundation will also show selections from
its large collection of contemporary photography. Entrance is
free.
Bleibtreustrasse 54 10623 Berlin Former art dealer Jochen
Kienzle founded the Kienzle Art Foundation with Annette
Gmeiner in 2009. The contemporary art collection includes works by
Jonathan Lasker, Jack Whitten, and Jack Goldstein. The current show
presents young painters Malte Frey and Julian Reiser. Entrance
is free.
Auguststrasse 68 10117 Berlin
BEYOND, Installation view, 2019 © me
Collectors Room Berlin, Stiftung Olbricht. Photo Eric Bell.
Offering a bit of meta-commentary on private collecting, the Me
Collectors Room will screen a film by Grit Lederer and Minh An
Szabó de Bucs looking at the rise of Chinese super-collectors. In
addition to the screening, the foundation’s the Olbricht
Wunderkammer—a cabinet of curiosities that features 300 objects
from the Renaissance and Baroque periods and is among the most
important private collections of its kind—will also be open for
visitors, as will the group exhibition “BEYOND,” which includes
works by Jonas Burgert and Jake and Dinos Chapman, among
others. Entrance is free.
Dubrowstrasse 17 14163 Berlin Art historian Joëlle Romba and her
husband, lawyer Eric Romba, live with their art collection in a
villa that dates back to 1908. Their holdings focus on
photorealistic painting, Op art, architecture in art, and
contemporary art. Their collection will be on view by appointment
only for a one-night open house. Entrance is free.
Ulrich Seibert
Collection
Oranienburgerstrasse 32 Heckmannhöfe
1. OG 10117 Berlin
Sammlung Ulrich Seibert, Installation
view.
Renowned German collector Ulrich Seibert will open the doors to his
unique collection of mostly West Coast art that focuses on
Pop-Surrealism, Pop-Comic Surrealism, and Lowbrow art. Featured
artists include Terry Rodgers and Ron English, among many others.
Entrance is free and no appointment is needed.
Leipzigerstrasse 60 10117 Berlin
Julia Stoschek, with
Kill-Wallpaper, (2003) by Sturtevant. Photo courtesy Şirin
Şimşek.
Julia Stoschek will be screening a selection of films from her
yearlong program “Horizontal Vertigo,” curated by Lisa Long, which
includes works by Rindon Johnson, Chelsea Knight with Shane Aslan
Selzer, and Arjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva, among
others. The works have so far only been shown at her Düsseldorf
space. Entrance is free.
Hasenheide 13 (entrance in backyard) 10967 Berlin
Sammlung Wemhöner © Courtesy Sammlung
Wemhöner, Foto Ingo Heine
The Wemhöner Collection will present its future exhibition space, a
former ballroom from 1899 that is due to formally open in two
years, with a screening of Deep Gold by Julian
Rosefeldt. Entrance is free.
Lehrterstrasse 57 House 2, Floor 2 10557 Berlin
Collection Ivo Wessel. Bjørn Melhus,
Auto Center Drive, 2003. Courtesy Collection Ivo Wessel
Computer scientist Ivo Wessel’s collection includes painting,
photography, conceptual art, media, and video art. He will show an
assortment of work for Collection Night Berlin, including art
by Julian Rosefeldt, Luke Willis Thompson, and Peter Vogel.
Entrance is free.
Mohrenstrasse 61 10117 Berlin The Wurlitzer Pied A Terre Collection
was initially founded by Gudrun and Bernd Wurlitzer and is held in
a historic 1930s building. For the exhibition “Jewels” on Berlin
Collectors Night, the Wurlitzers will present art by Joseph Beuys,
Alicja Kwade, Jonathan Meese, and Raphaela Vogel, among
others.
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