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February
Named after “Grapefruit” (1964), Yoko Ono's collection of artistic instructions, the fanzine “grapefruits”, founded in Düsseldorf, deals with composition and sound art from a feminist perspective. On the occasion of the exhibition YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND, a special edition of the magazine will be published, focussing on works by Yoko Ono and artistic positions influenced by her.
On Saturday, 22 February 2025, the grapefruits team will present an all-day music and performance programme at K20 that links Yoko Ono's thoughts and works with various perspectives from contemporary art and music.
11.15 – 11.45 am: Lecture performance (in German)
‘How's Yoko Ono? Understanding or not understanding in art and music’ with Swantje Lichtenstein and Prof. Dr Heike Sperling
12.00 – 1 pm: Listening session on the “grapefruits” special edition
with the grapefruits team
3 – 3.45 pm: Guided tour (in German)
through the exhibition YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND
4 – 4.30 pm: Performance
with singer and sound artist Elisa Kühnl
4.45 – 5.30 pm: Concert by she-dog
Somewhere between art-punk and dark post-punk, she-dog create their own sound. The Cologne trio's songs are hurtful and vulnerable, biting and sweet at the same time.
Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger not only influences a younger generation of artists. Her theory of the matrixial boundary space is also received in psychoanalysis, art philosophy and other sciences. On the day after the opening, international artists and academics will discuss the influence of Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger's art and theory. The focus will be on the role of art as a source of humanity, understanding and a sense of the future.
Speakers: Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, Nicolas Bourriaud, Rosi Huhn, Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger, Kolja Reichert and others.
The event will be held in English.
On 26 February, Olga Hohmann's texts meet the live sounds of Antonia Alessia Virginia Beeskow. The starting point is the Ständehaus, built as a Prussian provincial parliament and converted into a museum of contemporary art by the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, under whose dome the performance will take place. It revolves around voice and resonance in their multiple meanings as musical and political concepts. Sounds that would otherwise remain unheard - whispering, murmuring, clanking, the quiet, familiar tones from the next room - are amplified, the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, who became known as the worst singer in the world, is taken up and dilettantism is tested as a strategy for emancipation.
Olga Hohmann studied theatre directing and fine arts. Between visual arts, theatre and literature, she writes essays, prose miniatures and meandering texts that are intended to be read aloud. In an almost musical form, she combines more or less fictional narratives with found material, which combine to form a rhythmic murmur.
Antonia Alessia Virginia Beeskow studied archaeology, applied theatre studies and sound and reality. She works interdisciplinarily in the fields of radio drama, sound art, performance, dance and theatre in German-speaking countries and internationally. Beeskow leads workshops on sound design and writes for the fanzine grapefruits. She lives in Düsseldorf.
After the performance, everyone is invited to join the guests in conversation over free drinks on our piazza.
March
As part of the KPMG Art Evenings series, K20 and K21 are open every 1st Wednesday of the month with free admission from 6 pm to 10 pm. An extensive programme is offered on the evenings, which is also free of charge. Each _Open House evening is dedicated to a specific question. In March, we ask ourselves: What is art worth?
Sounds good? Then come along - we look forward to seeing you and your friends!
Programm im K20:
18 Uhr: „Was ist Kunst wert?“ mit Vivien Trommer, Sammlungskuratorin
18 & 19 Uhr: K20 Sammlungsführungen
18 & 19 Uhr: Ausstellungsführungen: Yoko Ono
18 – 21 Uhr: Offene Druckwerkstatt: Siebdruck
20 Uhr / год: Ausstellungsführung Yoko Ono in ukrainischer Sprache / Йоко Оно: екскурсія українською мовою
Programm im K21:
18 Uhr: K21 Sammlungsführung
18 Uhr: Ausstellungsführung: Katharina Sieverding
19 Uhr: „The Making of…Katharina Sieverding“ mit Isabelle Malz, Kuratorin
19 Uhr: Ausstellungsführung: Bracha Lichtenberg Ettinger
19 Uhr: Gallery Talk in English: Katharina Sieverding
18 – 21 Uhr: Media Lab – offener Workshop: Stopp-Trick à la Kentridge
YOKO ONO. MUSIC OF THE MIND