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Volker Henze im schwarzen Pullover sitzt auf rotem Stuhl in einem Künstleratelier mit abstrakten Gemälden an den Wänden.
Volker Henze ©Berliner ZimmerStadtmuseum Berlin 2023
Linde Bischof in ihrem gemütlichen Wohnraum mit bunten Socken, roter Strumpfhose und einem Schal, umgeben von Kinderzeichnungen und einem antiken Holztisch
Linde Bischof ©Berliner ZimmerStadtmuseum Berlin 2023
Walter Herzog an seinem Arbeitstisch mit Schreibtischlampen, umgeben von Bücherregalen und Kunstwerken an den Wänden
Walter Herzog ©Berliner ZimmerStadtmuseum Berlin 2023
Wolfgang Leber sitzt in seinem Atelier auf einem Stuhl, umgeben von zahlreichen seiner geometrisch-abstrakten Gemälde und Kunstbüchern
Wolfgang Leber ©Berliner ZimmerStadtmuseum Berlin 2023
Ursula Strozynski in ihrem Künstleratelier unter dem Dach, umgeben von Arbeitsmaterialien, Schubladenschränken und Dachfenstern
Ursula Strozynski ©Berliner ZimmerStadtmuseum Berlin 2023

Conversations with Linde Bischof, Volker Henze, Walter Herzog, Wolfgang Leber, and Ursula Strozynski. The new exhibition at Biesdorf Castle (Open in new tab)features video interviews with and graphic works by these five Berlin artists.

Sonya Schönberger realized the interviews as part of her long-term video archive “Berliner Zimmer”. The five artists share a common thread: their artistic journeys began in the GDR, and their works are held in the Berlin City Museum and the Beeskow Art Archive. In the characteristic biographical narratives typical of this format, they focus on their upbringing, artistic development, and experiences during and after German reunification. They reflect on their individual experiences of significant political changes, look back, and describe their current lives between artistic creation and everyday existence.

Sonya Schönberger combines the interviews at Biesdorf Castle with selected graphics by the participating artists from the Beeskow collection and photographs from the City Museum’s depot, exploring the intersections between these two collections.

Graphics constitute the largest part of the art collection preserved in the Beeskow Art Archive/Museum of Utopia and Everyday Culture, offering a nuanced perspective on art and acquisition policies in the GDR. The Graphic Collection of the Berlin City Museum serves as the pictorial memory of Berlin, Mark Brandenburg, and Prussia from the 16th century onward.

In the “Berliner Zimmer”, Berliners share stories about their lives in the big city and personal memories. The unifying element is the city where they live. Since 2018, a digital archive of the present is being created, intended to be continued for a hundred years. All interviews can be found at www.berliner-zimmer.net (Open in new tab). A collaboration between Sonya Schönberger/Berliner Zimmer, the Beeskow Art Archive/Museum of Utopia and Everyday Culture, the Graphic Collection of the Berlin City Museum, and Biesdorf Castle.

Location
Biesdorf Castle
Alt-Biesdorf 55
12683 Berlin