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The Futurism of Industrial Cities – 100 Years of Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta

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Martin Kaltwasser

Born in Münster in 1965. Studied Art at the Nuremberg Academy of Plastic Arts, and Architecture at the Berlin Technical University.
Since 1995, Martin Kaltwasser has worked in inter-disciplinary and participatory projects with architectural and town-planning themes as well as public space, self-organisation, informal architecture and economy. He has cooperated with the artist Folke Köbberling since 1998. In 2003, together with Köbberling, Lanz, Becker, Reichard and Burbaum, he organised the exhibition “Learning from*” in the New Society for the Plastic Arts in Berlin and at the Kunsthalle Exnergasse in Vienna.
Recent projects and exhibitions:
(with Folke Köbberling)
“Model House” in Focus Istanbul at the Martin Gropius Gallery, Berlin; House building_05-1, International Week of Informal Construction, Berlin-Gropiusstadt; Plan05, Forum of New Architecture, Cologne;
(solo)
“Total Advertising”, Alexanderplatz Underground station, Berlin, 2004; “Crash site Airbus A 380” Bremen Centre for Building Culture, 2004; “Flexi-space - sawing up space” at the Wolfsburg Society of Art, 2004; “Telescope” on the Warsaw Bridge, Berlin, 2005

Jakub Szreder

Jakub Szreder, Jahrgang 1977, studierte Sozialwissenschaften an der Jagiellonen-Universität Krakau. Als Kurator interessiert er sich besonders für das Spannungsfeld zwischen lokalen Aspekten urbaner Folklore und dem „Nomadentum der Kunst“. Seit 2001 arbeitet er für das Goethe-Institut Krakau, für das er verschiedene zeitgenössische Theaterprojekte und Performances realisiert hat. Parallel dazu kuratierte er auch Initiativen, die sich mit dem Thema postindustrieller gesellschaftlicher Umbrüche beschäftigen (z.B. New Art in Nowa Huta in 2004). Derzeit beteiligt er sich an Kulturprojekten, die im Rahmen des polnisch-deutschen Jahres stattfinden, z.B. am Festival zeitgenössischer Musik „Unsound“, das vom Goethe-Institut in Krakau mit veranstaltet wird. Als aktives Mitglied des Vereins Biogrupa in Krakau, betreut er auch andere internationale Kulturprojekte. Seit 2005 arbeitet er als Kurator bei „Achtung! Die Polen kommen!“ in Weimar und für das Projekt „Industriestadt-Futurismus.100 Jahre Wolfsburg/Nowa Huta“, das im Rahmen von Büro Kopernikus stattfindet.

Daniel Banaczek

Born in 1974 in Kraków, Daniel Banaczek studied philosophy at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He is a member of the Kraków artists’ collective “biogrupa.” Since 1998 he has produced numerous theatre and dance projects with “biogrupa,” which were shown at international theatre festivals in Germany, Czechia, Croatia, and other countries. The focus of his artistic work is on projects with minorities and social fringe groups (immigrants, prison inmates, etc.). In addition to theatre and performance projects he creates documentary films and interventions in public space. He also organises and leads international workshops.
Recent projects (selection):
“Radar,” 50th Venice Biennale, 2003.
“New Art. In Nowa Huta,” Biogrupa Artistic and Educational Association, Kraków and Nowa Huta, 2004.
“Ambasada Polska – Polnische Botschaft in Lindenau” [“Ambasada Polska – Polish Embassy in Lindenau”] (art project), Leipzig, 2004/2005.

Neil Cummings

The artists Marysia Lewandowska and Neil Cummings have been working together in London since 1995. In addition to exhibitions, books, and collections they developed teaching materials, videos, and Internet portals. More recent projects deal primarily with the tensions between artists and art institutions, art market and audience. Their works are preceded by long research phases, in which they carry out historical, ethnographic, and sociological investigations in collaboration with art institutions.
Publications and exhibitions (selection):
“Lost Property” (publication, London 1995), “Contents. Tiensevest 31” (CD-ROM, catalogue, 1997); “Pour les Curieux” (exhibition and series of events, Musee d’Art et d’Histoire, Geneva 1998); “Not Hansard: The common wealth” (John Hansard Gallery, Southampton, 2000); “Modern Chairs 1918-1970-2000” (Whitechapel Art Gallery, London 2001); “Capital: Gift” (Tate Modern und The Bank of England Museum, London 2001); “Reprise” (part of the exhibition “Independence”, South London Gallery, 2003); “Enthusiasts” (Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw 2004); “Enthusiasm” (Whitechapel Art Gallery London, Kunstwerke Berlin, and Tapies Foundation Barcelona, 2005-2006).
Further information on the most recent project of the artist couple can be found at www.chanceprojects.com.

Justin Hoffmann

Director of the Kunstverein Wolfsburg. Since 1988 curatorial work, since 1995 for the Munich Kunstraum, 1997-2000 at the Shedhalle in Zurich, 2000-2001 at the Kunsthalle Vienna. Worked as critic for the magazines Kunstforum International, artforum, Kunst-Bulletin, springerin, frieze, and the Süddeutsche Zeitung. Together with Marion von Osten he published the book "Das Phantom sucht seinen Mörder. Ein Reader zur Kulturalisierung der Ökonomie" ("The Phantom Seeks His Murderer: A reader on the culturalisation of the economy") in 1999. Founding member of the band FSK.

Rafał Jakubowicz

Rafał Jakubowicz, born in 1974 in Poznań. Graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań; Department of Art Education (1999) and Department of Painting (2000). Ph.D. student at Institute of Art History of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. Works in various media. Since 2002 the member of Wunderteam art group. Author of publications in art press and catalogues of exhibitions. Since 2005 the member of AICA (International Association of Art Critics).

Folke Köbberling

Born in 1969 in Kassel. Studied Art at the Kassel College of Art, the Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design in Vancouver, Canada, and the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, United Kingdom.

Urban space is central to her work, as a field for artistic experimentation on themes of urban development, public space, self-organisation and economics. She achieves concrete interactions with it, through which she attempts a critical questioning of the conditions of urban life in an era of privatisation and economisation. Since 1995 her installations, video films and projects in public spaces on themes of urban development, economics, globalisation and social alternatives have been shown widely – and not just in exhibition halls. Since 1998, Folke Köbberling has cooperated with Martin Kaltwasser. They design joint-projects on socio-political and urban themes. Since 2002 she has worked permanently on her performance project “Tagesfiliale Köbberling Elektronik” (Köbberling Elektronics Daytime Branch). Today, Folke Köbberling lives in Berlin.
Recent exhibitions and actions (selection):
“schön wär´s, wenn´s schöner wär” (“It’d be nice, if it was nicer”) - The Congress/ art, theory and practice, Schauspiel Frankfurt 2005; “trampoline”, Transmediale V, Volksbühne am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin, 2005; “x-Wohnungen”, Theater Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, 2005; “Focus Istanbul” (Catalogue), Martin Gropius Building, Berlin, 2005; “gocreateresistance”, Schauspielhaus Hamburg, 2004; “Baustelle Utopia” (“Utopia Building Site”), Theaterhaus Jena, 2004; “Hausbau”, (“Building Houses”) Construction in public space (Catalogue), Berlin-Gropiusstadt, 2004; “mainus punktu”, Karosta/Liepaja, Latvia, 2004; “Fast umsonst” (“Almost for northing”, Catalogue), NGBK Berlin, 2004; “soft logics”, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, 2004; “Flexibilität” (“Flexibility”), Kunstverein Wolfsburg - with activities in the “town of the car”, 2004.
More works are presented on the website www.folkekoebberling.de.

Anne Kersten

Born in Holzminden in 1973. From 1993 to 1997, she studied Philosophy, Religious Studies and Social Studies at the Hanover Technical University and from 1997 to 2003, Art at the College of Plastic Arts in Braunschweig and the School of Art in Glasgow. Anne Kersten lives and works in Berlin and Wolfsburg where she has been curator’s assistant at the Wolfsburg Art Society since 2003.

Pia Lanzinger

Geboren 1960 in München; lebt in München und arbeitet an Aktionen, Videos, Texten und Kommunikationsmodellen; Beschäftigung mit gesellschaftlichen Phänomenen; Zusammenarbeit mit Menschen außerhalb der Kunstwelt; Stadtführungen; Veröffentlichungen in Katalogen und Zeitschriften als Textautorin zu Themen im Bereich bildender Kunst und Fotografie.
Letzte Projekte/Ausstellungen (Auswahl):
2004
„Terrassenparty. Archiv einer Wohngemeinschaft“, in: „Privatgrün 2“, Kunstraum Fuhrwerkswaage in Gärten und Terrassen im Stadtraum Kölns (Kat.);
„WorldWideWob“, in: „Shrinking Cities“, KW - Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (Kat.); „Non Standard Cities“, Halle auf dem Schlachthofgelände, Berlin (Kat.) und in: „un-built cities“, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn 2003 (Kat.);
„Ein Blick in die Zukunft – zurück zur Erde“, Lichthaus Plus Neue Kunst, Bremen (Kat);
2005
„Das Unternehmen in den eigenen vier Wänden. Teleheimarbeiterinnen“, in: „Arbeit*“, Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck;
„Ein Stück vom besten Österreich. (Made in USA)“. Folge II: „Eine Bustour durch die touristisierten Szenarien von 'The Sound of Music'“, in: Trichtlinnburg, Salzburg/Maastricht/Tattlinn;
„Rhythmen urbaner Bewegung“, in: „Urban Circulations“, Lichtenberg/Berlin und in: „add on. 20 Höhenmeter“, öffentlicher Raum, Wien;
„Passagen – Über Durchgänge, Übergänge und Nicht-Orte“, in: „Xenopolis. Von der Faszination und Ausgrenzung des Fremden“, Rathausgalerie München;
„Mädchensache, Mädchenzimmer ’97, The Girls‘ Rooms ’99“, in: „COOLHUNTERS“;
„Jugendkulturen zwischen Markt und Medien“, ZKM in der Städtischen Galerie Karlsruhe.

Marysia Lewandowska

Maciej Miezian

Maciej Miezian was born in Kraków in the 1960s and studied art history at Kraków’s Jagiellonian University. After his studies he worked for the Association of the Friends of Fine Arts. From 1993 to 2000 he was curator for Jan Matejko’s country estate in Krzesławice. Since 2000 he has worked for the cultural institute C. K. Norwid in Nowa Huta.
Maciej Miezian is an acknowledged expert on the city of Nowa Huta. His work, his passion, and his commitment are dedicated to the history and future of this city. He published numerous texts as well as TV and radio features on Nowa Huta and he is a member of the Nowa Huta Museum Society of the Tadeusz Sendzimir Steelworks.
Since 1997 he has given a series of talks – entitled “Van Gogh’s Ear” – in Kraków’s “Bunkier Sztuki” (Art Bunker). His articles appear in all major Polish newspapers, such as “Gazeta Wyborcza” and “Przekrój”.

Modulorbeat

Fabian Holst, Marc Günnewig, Jan Kampshoff – is a team of architects from Münster who are interested in the sociological and perceptual-psychological aspects of interaction with urban space and who operate at the border of design, art, and urban development. They have already worked with Łukasz Stanek on a project in Nowa Huta: see www.nowahutamanual.de
For SFX: Publicznność they will develop ideas addressing a place of disruption in urban space – a neglected square behind the Landesmuseum, facing the dilapidated buildings of the former archeological museum – and dealing with the semi-publicness of museum space like the exhibition space of the Kunstverein. The public accessibility of the square, which is owned by the responsible body of the museum, is contrasted with the exclusiveness of the public space of the Kunstverein, which can be visited free of charge.

Raumlabor Berlin

The members of Raumlabor Berlin are Markus Bader, Benjamin Foerster-Baldenius, Martin Heberle, Andrea Hofmann, Jan Liesegang, and Matthias Rick. Since 1999 the group's work focuses on temporary architecture and urban studies. In numerous interdisciplinary workshops, Raumlabor has tested strateges for urban renewal. The group is involved in town planning, the design and realisation of architecture, the development and realisation of interactive environments and events, and in research and teaching of architecture and town planning.
Projects:
“Der Berg” (The Mountain), temporary, interactive construction, Palast der Republik, Berlin;
“Der Hain” (The Grove), Signs and Identity at the Periphery, Wittenberge;
“Fahrrad-Parcours”, (Cycling Course) an interactive environment, Halle-Neustadt;
“kolorado neustadt” (new town colorado), Development strategies for Halle-Neustadt in the light of migration, urban change, large residential settlements, rationalism and late modernism;
“moritzplatz berlin“, three scenarios for a public square.

You can find out more at www.raumlabor-berlin.de.

Silke Riechert

Silke Riechert was born in 1961 in Augsburg and lives in Berlin. She studied at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, where she was a student in Martin Honert’s master class. She uses photographs as a material – photographs that she takes of buildings. She is interested in high-rises, large volumes in the built environment, bodies and images of architecture.
Exhibitions and awards (selection):
Förderpreis der Stadtsparkasse Magdeburg, 2000; “Eintracht. Dynamo”, graduates from the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and Städelschule Frankfurt, 2000; “Bildwechsel. Aktuelle Malerei aus Sachsen und Thüringen”, Museum Gera, Kunstsammlungen Zwickau, 2000; Gerhardt-von-Reutern-Haus, Willinghausen, 2001; “Luckenwalde./Hutfabrik” [“Luckenwalde./Hat Factory”], Kunsthalle Vierseithof Luckenwalde, 2001; The German Pavilion, project space at ART Frankfurt (with Berthold Bock), 2001; “Bon direct”, Bonner Kunstverein, 2002; “settings 1”, loop-raum für aktuelle kunst, Berlin, 2003; Info Off Spring Kiosk, Dresden, 2004; “100 Mona Lisas sind besser als eine” [“100 Mona Lisas Are Better Than One”], Espace Paul Ricard, Paris, 2004.

Robert Rumas

Born in 1966 in Kielce, Robert Rumas lives and works in Gdańsk. As a curator and artist provocateur, he is one of the main representatives of the city’s artist movements. From 1987 to 1991 he studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He is co-founder of Gdańsk’s Wyspa Gallery, which he directed from 1988 to 1990. He has been awarded fellowships from the Batory Foundation (1993) and the Krasner Foundation, New York (1998). As a curator he worked for the State Gallery of Art in Sopot (1993-1995), the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujadzowski Castle in Warsaw (1995), the Baltic Sea Culture Centre in Gdańsk (1996-2001), and Łaźnia Centre for Contemporary Arts in Gdańsk (2001-2002). His works include installations, performances, and activities in public space. Frequently he draws on religious symbolism and provocatively places devotional objects outside their intended contexts.
Exhibitions (selection):
“Europa, Europa”, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Bonn), 1994; “New I's for New Years”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin), 1995; “After the Wall”, Moderna Museet (Stockholm), 1999, Museum Ludwig (Budapest), 2000; “Roads to Liberty”, Gdańsk Shipyard, 2000; “In Between: Art from Poland, 1945-2000”, Chicago Cultural Center, 2001; “Mare Balticum”, National Museum (Copenhagen), 2002.
Publications (selection):
“Art from Poland”, 1998; “Piotr Piotrowski: Art after the politics, negotiation of art facing reality”, catalogue, Łaznia Centre for Contemporary Art (Gdańsk), 2000; “Małgorzata Lisiewicz: Borders”, catalogue, 2001.

Janek Simon

Janek Simon was born in 1977 in Kraków. He studied psychology and sociology at Kraków’s Jagiellonian University. He is considered to be one of Poland’s most interesting young artists and works on objects, media art projects, films, and interactive installations inspired by computer games. His works reflect popular culture, catastrophic images spread by the media, and criticism of globalisation.
Exhibitions (selection):
“2020 home gallery”, Bucharest, 2004;
“A Walk in Army Training Grounds”, Goethe-Institut Krakau, Kraków, 2004;
“Departure”, Galeria Potocka (Kraków), 2004;
“Games and Plays”, Galeria Arsenał (Białystok), 2004;
“Game Scenes”, Yerba Buena Center for Arts (San Francisco), 2004;
“No Football”, ON Gallery (Poznań), 2005;
“Oldest Fire In Poland + Home Made Electronic Watch”, Galeria Hit (Bratislava), 2005;
“Cracovians like it clean”, Zachęta National Gallery of Art (Warsaw), 2005;
“2th International Exhibition of Contemporary Art in Prague SECOND SIGHT” (group exhibition), National Gallery Prague, 2005;
“Beauty or Painterly Effects” (group exhibition), BWA Galeria Wrocław, BWA Galeria Zielona Góra, 2005.

Łukasz Stanek

Geboren 1976 in Krakau; Diplom in Architektur und Philosophie (Krakau, Weimar, Münster); Zusammenarbeit mit Architekturbüros in den Niederlanden (Studio Sitec, Zwolle) und Italien (Studio Fuksas, Rom); Organisation des Workshops „Mindmapping Nowa Huta" (zusammen mit modulorbeat und dem Atelier für Skulptur A6 der Politechnika Kraków); Teilnahme an Forschungsprojekten an der TU Krakau, ETH Zürich und TU Delft; zur Zeit arbeitet er als Architekt in Kraków und ist wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter am Lehrstuhl für Architekturtheorie der TU Delft; Schwerpunkt seiner Forschung ist die Theorie der Produktion des Raums von Henri Lefebvre und ihre Anwendung für die städtebauliche Analyse.
Letzte Publikation:
„The production of urban space by mass media storytelling practices:
Nowa Huta as a case study“(2005): http://web.mit.edu/comm-forum/mit4/papers/stanek.pdf

Ingo Vetter

Born in 1968 in Bensheim; Studies at the College of Art in Bremen, Konstfak in Stockholm and at the Academy of Plastic Arts in Munich.

Since 1995, Ingo Vetter has worked with Annette Weisser. The focus of their collaboration lies in works for and about public space. Teaching assignments have followed this, with Vetter lecturing on the “specificity of place” at the Colleges of Art in Bremen, (1999 - 2000) and s’Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands (2002). Since 2005 he has been artistic assistant to the Professor of Plastic Design at the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus. He lives in Berlin.

Ingo Vetter creates objects, photographic series, room installations, interactive playing rooms and art in public spaces; his topics include “Entrepreneur of himself”, “Life long learning” and a “Picture of the global occasional worker.”
Exhibitions:
1999: marres/cbk, Maastricht; Greene Naftali Gallery, New York; nicc, Antwerp
2000: TENT, Rotterdam; Werkleitz Biennale; Society for Modern Art, Bremen
2004: Shrinking cities, Kunst-Werke Berlin; Atelier Europa: a small post-fordist drama, Art Society Munich
2005: Perspectives of Urban Agriculture, Kunstraum Munich.