uqbar

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Opening hours

Friday, 2.30 – 6.30 p.m., and by appointment

Phone

+49 177 5899052

Website

http://projectspace.uqbar-ev.de/

projectspace@uqbar-ev.de

Foundation year

2007

Director/initiator

Antje Weitzel, Dorothee Bienert, Marina Sorbello, Dortje Drechsel

Transport

U8 Osloerstrasse, Pankstrasse

In spring 2007 cultural producer Dorothee Bienert, Dortje Drechsel, Marina Sorbello and Antje Weitzel have opened to the public a project space in Berlin-Wedding, a multifunctional space for exhibitions, meetings, presentations, seminars, conferences, screenings and workshops, featuring Berlin based

The project space uqbar is a derivation from the non-profit art association Uqbar - Society for Representation Research, founded in 2004 as platform for interdisciplinary projects and international cooperation. Uqbar e.V. aims at promoting contemporary art and culture, above all implementing, supporting and hosting projects, which dedicate themselves to the research and promotion of experimental, interdisciplinary artistic and cultural practices in the international context.
The name uqbar was taken from a short story by the writer Jorge Luis Borges (1899-1986). In Borges’ “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius” (1940) the word “uqbar” is an entry in a fictitious encyclopaedia. The word is a construct, a letter combination without meaning, used by the author in order to show how knowledge and meaning are constructed. The problem of the constitution of meaning, signification and interpretation is central to the discussion around the term of the representation.

uqbar

2015
SUPERFILIALE An exhibition with works by Markus Zimmermann.	4 Sep-20 Sep	read more
PSF 2015: Araq & Panties - do fardArtist Anahita Razmi transforms the project space “uqbar” into a temporary pop-up store for Iranian underwear. The Iranian underwear brand “do fard...	17 Jul-9 Aug	read more
Displacement of all PlacesAn exhibition with works by Basim Magdy, Fokus Grupa, Meggy Rustamova, Tara Fatehi Irani and curated by Maja Ćirić.	29 May-21 Jun	read more
ongoing An exhibition with works by Lätitia Norkeit, Silvia Marzall, Rosa Rücker and Kathrin Sohn. Performance and Concert: Saturday, April 25, 20.00h....	27 Mar-10 May	read more
Republic of BoxesThe exhibition Republic of Boxes brings together works of the Berlin (based) artists Fabian Bechtle and Leon Kahane, that address issues of control,...	16 Jan-22 Feb	read more

2014
Amor e progressoIn his solo exhibition Amor e Progresso artist Raphaël Grisey presents the newly produced eponymous video essay on the Templo da Humanidade ("Temple...	24 Oct-23 Nov	read more
FrontAn exhibitoin with works by Nina Ansari, curated by Azita Ebadi.	12 Sep-5 Oct	read more
Eva Kietzmann, Petra Kübert – Living resortsHarmony, freedom, security and peace - the remaining wasteland in Berlin's inner city is bit by bit taken by construction projects for exclusive...	4 Aug-31 Aug	read more
Henna Rikka Halonen – Fictitious EntryAt uqbar, Henna-Riikka Halonen will develop a mindset of physical and fictional presence, revolving around the notion of fictitious entry, aiming to...	18 Apr-30 Apr	read more
Maziyar Pahlevan – Good people eat the detailed and they don't waitThe camera is broken and the king has time, cuts his hair himself and writes whatever happens in his territory. Like a bear he stands in the middle...	28 Feb-23 Mar	read more
Gao Shiqiang - Condition Reportuqbar presents a selection of video works by the Chinese artist Gao Shiqiang from 2007 to 2010. Born in 1971, he belongs to the generation of artists...	24 Jan-23 Feb	read more
Farhad Fozouni – Can a poem commit suicide?uqbar starts the new year with an action and large-scale installation of artist and designer Farhad Fozouni (b. 1979, Tehran, Iran), which can be...	11 Jan-12 Jan	read more

2013
	Mona Hakimi-Schüler - Not All Heroes Are RegisteredSpecializing in painting, drawing and installation, the work by Mona Hakimi Schüler (* 1977 Tehran, lives in Berlin, Germany) is heavily informed by...	26 Oct-24 Nov	read more
	Aykan Safoglu - Off-White TulipsIn his first solo show in Berlin artist Aykan Safoglu presents his film Off-White Tulips (orig. Kirik Beyaz Laleler), a tribute to James Baldwin. In...	14 Sep-20 Oct	read more

The Breakfast“The Breakfast” audio/visual art project is not restricted to one place, street or city. Instead, this project by artists Yara Mekawei and Mina Nasr...