The Berlin artwork vendor Johann König is opening a brand new house subsequent month in a former thermal energy plant on the outskirts of Munich, the corporate’s third gallery in Germany and its fifth worldwide.
The previous energy plant, often known as Bergson, has not operated for the reason that early Nineteen Eighties and fell into disrepair: the constructing was subsequently used for unlawful raves and as an ice-skating rink. It reopened this month after in depth building work to transform it right into a cultural centre, internet hosting bars, eating places, a beer-garden, a live performance corridor for classical and jazz, stand-up comedy and readings.
König Bergson, which can open in two levels, will likely be one of many largest industrial galleries for up to date artwork in Germany, in keeping with a press launch from König Galerie. The primary half, opening 7 Might, is within the atrium and silo of the previous energy plant. With 25-metre-high ceilings, the atrium is ideally suited to installations and large-format works, the gallery says. The primary exhibition will likely be dedicated to Monira Al Qadiri, a Berlin-based artist who was born in Senegal and grew up in Kuwait.
“Unconventional areas just like the Bergson energy plant encourage audiences and artists alike,” says König, whose flagship Berlin gallery is in a Brutalist former church, St Agnes. “Munich can also be a metropolis with a financially highly effective collector group and a way of tradition. Previous initiatives in Munich have at all times been an important success.”
In a second stage on 12 July, König is to open a brand new constructing extending over 4 flooring with a complete of 1600 sq. m. and a bookshop, the corporate stated. The opening exhibition is a big group present.
A number of König Galerie artists have been proven in Munich exhibition venues, the gallery stated. The Pinakothek der Moderne mounted a retrospective of Karl Horst Hödicke in 2020, whereas Al Qadiri had a solo exhibition at Haus der Kunst that yr and her work is at current on present on the Eres Basis.
