In 2007, Kunstverein Braunschweig decided to take the programming at the Remise, the ancillary space to Villa Salve Hospes, in a new direction. The Kunstverein team put out a public, anonymous call for proposals and a request for exhibition ideas. The project selected from the open call, there have to be many, and they do(n't) need to be reconciled with one another by Achim Lengerer, was a proposal that had a persuasive vision of the Remise as a permeable, communicative structure that gives space to process-oriented and participatory work. More than 14 years later, this approach seems all the more vital. It is an opportunity to think about the institutional context in terms of the programming and presentation of works of art, as well as an occasion to focus on artistic practices and processes. A way to address underlying institutional working methods and power structures, and highlights the relationship between artists, curators, and the public.
Es sollten viele sein und sie müssen nicht zusammenpassen, 2021 encourages a rethinking of the traditional division between those who initiate the program and those who (potentially) participate in it, precipitating a shift in perspective: rather than present a preconceived, fully executed exhibition, a number of local individuals, groups, initiatives, and institutions with various connections to the Kunstverein were invited to take over of the Remise and realize their own program. The initiative asks how new alliances can be forged between the practices and needs of institutions and those of artists, curators, and other cultural producers. In which formats and forums might new contact zones emerge? And, most importantly, what can Kunstverein Braunschweig do for you and your community? Each phase of this project, every program point, stems from this ongoing conversation.

We see Es sollten viele sein und sie müssen nicht zusammenpassen, 2021, as an experiment: a call to participate, to criticize, to try something out, or to rest. The process itself is accompanied by a modular, shifting architectural work by artist Valentina Karga and a series of discussions.

A project by and with: Theater group, painting group, cooking group and Doris Bonkowski, Carla Maria vom Hoff, Imrie Shashivari, Karin Oesten and Franziska Rutz (frauen BUNT e.V.) Haneul Kim, Hafida Ouhadi, Ghada May, Renata Sirtoli, Sofia Skvortsova, Karen Vargas, Cleusa Dos Santos Knolli, Teresa AbalEchevarria, Kiana Aleali, Nour Shalhoub, Fereshte Amirahamdi (Performance), Aicha Koné und Fanta, Alda Hasani und Lulietta, Raghad Ahbdalah, Bengi Akay, Delphine Barlet, Ina Han-Erfurt, Rozita Jalalitabbar, Sara Maghsoudi und Setaysh, Sree Nandhini Sampath Kumar, Nour Shalhoub, Monika Stiefel (Painters Atelier); Volker Darnedde, Reinhard Dittrich, Sascha Mücke, Patrick Ogiewa, Thorsten Ruperti and Nina Roskamp (Geyso20); Angela Plentz (Das FamS office) and Karin and Thomas Mrozek (BEI HEDWIG Kindertagespflege daycare center); Valentina Karga (artist, HFBK Hamburg); Fiona McGovern (University of Hildesheim); Mona Jas (Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin); Achim Lengerer (artist) a high school class at IGS Franzsches Feld and Dennis Graef (IGS Franzsches Feld high school); a class at Martino-Katharineum and Tina Lucht (Martino-Katharineum high school); members of Kunstverein Braunschweig e.V.; Kathrin Bonhardt, Carlotta Drinkewitz, Carolin Knüpper, Melina Magiroglou, and Lea Maria Manthei (art education, Kunstverein Braunschweig); Nele Kaczmarek (concept, Kunstverein Braunschweig); Merivan Kilic (FSJ culture, Kunstverein Braunschweig); Tess Robin and Till Terschüren (T022 Productions); Torben Laib and Till Terschüren (ShiShiBar); Benno Hauswaldt (Aufbau/ Dramaturgie); Kathrin Hippen (artistic collaboration); Gerald Knöchel (setups/technician); Sarah Schmidtlein (artist/ cuisine); Tanja Schuez (Grafik)
Spatial interventions by Carolyn Lazard facilitate access to the exhibition.

We look forward hearing your suggestions and ideas at: vermittlung@kunstvereinbraunschweig.de

State: August 2021

September 11th
Le Studio Photo de la Rue, Fatoumata Diabaté, invited by T022 Productions
Frankfurter Platz, Braunschweig
open to the public

September 18th – November 28th
working phase initiatives, frauen Bunt e.V.
Remise and Villa, Kunstverein Braunschweig

September 18th, October 2nd, 16th, 30th, November 13th, 3-6 pm
Artistic workshops, frauen Bunt e.V.
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig

September 18th – November 28th
growing collective architecture, by Valentina Karga in collaboration with different initiatives
Remise and Villa, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

September 18th – 28th
exhibition duration and workshops Das Fams, BEI HEDWIG
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

September 21st, 4 pm
opening exhibition and seminar Kleinstkinder – Kunst, Das Fams, BEI HEDWIG
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

September 26th – October 2nd
poster exhibition Wir machen uns die Welt, wie sie uns gefällt..., Martino-Katharineum
public spaces, Braunschweig
open to the public

September 28th, 6pm
dinner, rituals and music frauen Bunt e.V.
Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

September 29th
members’ day, members, Kunstverein Braunschweig
Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public (non-members welcome)

September 30th
workshops with Valentina Karga
various places

September 30th
opening exhibition Wir machen uns die Welt, wie sie uns gefällt..., Martino-Katharineum
3 pm, meeting point Martino-Katharineum, city walk
4:30 pm, Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 1st – 12th
exhibition duration Wir machen uns die Welt, wie sie uns gefällt..., Martino-Katharineum
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

September 30th – dato
online exhibition Wir machen uns die Welt, wie sie uns gefällt..., Martino-Katharineum
website, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 13th, 6 pm
opening project in collaboration with Valentina Karga, IGS Franzsches Feld
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 14th – 26th
project duration in collaboration with Valentina Karga, IGS Franzsches Feld
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 20th, 6 pm
lecture and roundtable conversation, Fiona McGovern und Mona Jas
Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 27th – November 9th
temporary studios, Geyso20
Remise and Garten, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

October 27th – November 9th
Instagram-takeover, Geyso20
Instagram Kunstverein Braunschweig and Geyso20
open to the public

November 2nd / 9th
alternative team meeting by the Geyso20 artists and the Kunstverein Braunschweig team, Geyso20
office, Kunstverein Braunschweig

November 10th, 6 pm
opening exhibition by Fatoumata Diabaté, invited by T022 Productions
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig; (Frankfurter Platz, Braunschweig)
open to the public

November 11th – 25th
exhibition duration Fatoumata Diabaté, invited by T022 Productions
Remise, Kunstverein Braunschweig; (Frankfurter Platz, Braunschweig)
open to the public

November 26th – 28th
presentation projects, frauen Bunt e.V.
Remise und Villa, Kunstverein Braunschweig
open to the public

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