Being Renée Sintenis & The Women of My Life.

Sat, 8 Mar 2025
18:00-21:00
at Kunstverein am Rosa–Luxemburg–Platz

On view
8 Mar-14 Apr 2025
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Being Renée Sintenis & The Women of My Life.

 

Alexandra Hopf’s latest exhibition reexamines the narratives of women in art and cultural history, opening a dialogue on shifting perceptions of self, identity, and memory.
At the heart of the show is her new film, Being Renée Sintenis, which follows the Berlin sculptor Renée Sintenis (1888–1965), a celebrated figure of the 1920s. The film presents Sintenis reclaiming her own story, challenging the image imposed on her. Costumes from the production, rich in 20th-century art historical references, form part of the exhibition.
 
In The Women of Her Life, Hopf transforms 77 portraits from the 1930 book Unsere Zeit in 77 Frauenbildnissen into reverse glass paintings, weaving them into a contemporary anthology shaped by personal memories of influential women from the 1970s to the 1990s.
 
Through film, painting, and performance, Hopf creates a space for reinterpreting historical narratives, offering a fresh perspective on the evolving constructs of identity and representation.
Lisa-Katrina Meyer als Renée Sintenis Setfoto©Alexandra-Hopf.
Lisa-Katrina Meyer als Renée Sintenis Setfoto©Alexandra-Hopf.