Book presentation: 65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz. 1960–2025  Berliner Realistinnen- 65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL)

Sun, 6 Apr 2025 11:00

Book presentation: 65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz. 1960–2025  Berliner Realistinnen- 65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL)

Book presentation:  65 Jahre Haus am Lützowplatz. 1960–2025 
Lectures: Peter Senft – The Founding of the Association: Art and Politics Shaping the Young Democracy
Paul Enck – On the Fürstenberg Family
Following the lectures: Handover of the sculpture Kontrapunkt (2020) from the estate of Karl Menzen, with a thank-you speech by Dr. Heinrich-Wilhelm Wörmann on behalf of the board.

The exhibition „Berliner Realistinnen. 65 Years of Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL)“ will reconstruct the urban development situation of Lützowplatz in 1960 in its historical section. Large-scale wallpapers will depict the vast, undeveloped wastelands of the area, serving as a visual backdrop for photographs from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Documents about the building’s history and its early exhibition program will be displayed in vitrines.

With works by:
Aline Alagem, Sonja Alhäuser, Marie Aly, Stefanie Bühler, Zuzanna Czebatul, Birgit Dieker, Johanna Dumet, Hannah Sophie Dunkelberg, Kerstin Dzewior, Marion Eichmann, Simone Haack, Victoria Heifetz, Stefanie Hillich, Cathrin Hoffmann, Barbara Keidel, Fee Kleiß, Franziska Klotz, Kathrin Landa, Hortensia Mi Kafchin, Florence Obrecht, Maria und Natalia Petschatnikov, Antonia Rodrian, Shanee Roe, Tanja Selzer, Kerstin Serz, Charlie Stein, Alex Tennigkeit und Ivana de Vivanco

Parallel events:

Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 19:00
More Visibility for Women Artists!* fair share! Activists present the Berlin action alliance and, through a performative framing, articulate their questions, desires, and visions for a gender-sensitive art world.

Thursday, May 22, 2025, 19:00
Curator’s Tour

Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 19:00
Politics around 1960: Willy Brandt’s Tenure as Governing Mayor of West Berlin (1957–1966)

Florence Obrecht, Faire des Picasso (Roselyne), 2020, oil on wood, 30 x 24 cm (Detail), Courtesy Galerie Valérie Delaunay, Copyright: ADAGP
Florence Obrecht, Faire des Picasso (Roselyne), 2020, oil on wood, 30 x 24 cm (Detail), Courtesy Galerie Valérie Delaunay, Copyright: ADAGP