EXBERLINER Issue 163, September 2017

WHAT’S ON — Art
tions with Jeroen de Rijke (presented as De Rijke/De
Rooij) created from 1994 until de Rijke’s early death in
2006. Since his career began in the 1990s, De Rooij has
been obsessed with the societal conventions of representation
in works such as meticulous floral bouquets
and handmade woven tapestries that emphasise colour
and material. Other installations include the work of
fellow artists (such as Isa Genzken and designer Fong-
Leng), questioning authorship as well as form. Constantly
moving between crafts and fine art, colonial
and contemporary, De Rooij relishes the productive
space of intercultural confusion through December 17.
Willem de Rooij: Whiteout Sep 14-Dec 17 (opens Sep
13, 19:00) KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Mitte n
Willem de Rooij: Bouquet VI, 2010
Checklist
The Art Week to-do list
Out of the plethora of events and exhibitions,
here are our top 10 must-sees and why.
Art Berlin Fair (Station Berlin,
Kreuzberg, see page 38) Because
you’ll want to see firsthand whether
the Art Cologne partnership will be a
roaring success or fall flat on its face.
Positions Art Fair (Arena, Alt-
Treptow, see page 38)For the fresh
perspectives and the chance to hobnob
with scenesters at the opening
party (Sep 14, 22:00).
Festival of Future Nows 2017
(Hamburger Bahnhof, Mitte, see
left) Because it’s Olafur Eliasson,
and it’s all weekend – so no excuse
for FOMO.
Harun Farocki Retrospective
(NBK, Savvy, Kino Arsenal, see
left) If you haven’t caught up on the
work of the legendary German filmmaker,
artist and author, it’s about
time you did. If you have, why not
see it again?
Monica Bonvicini (Berlinische
Galerie, Kreuzberg, see page 39)
Because her solo exhibition 3612,54
m³ vs 0,05 m³ is hotly tipped to be
one of the most important openings
of the season.
Willem de Rooij (KW, Mitte,
see above) Because nobody else has
managed to elevate flower arrangements
into a (literal) art form.
Barbara Kruger (Sprüth Magers,
Mitte) The bold conceptual artist’s
collages are the highlight in an exhibition
trifecta that also includes the
legendary Llyn Foulkes and technology-driven
Jon Rafman. Opens Sep 15.
James Richards (Isabella
Bartolozzi, Tiergarten; Julia Stoschek
Collection, Mitte) The young
Berlin-based British video artist is
on fire right now – catch his work
at both Isabella Bartolozzi locations
from Sep 9, and in the ongoing group
exhibition Jaguars and Electric Eels at
the former Czech cultural centre.
Danny Lyon retrospective
(C/O Berlin, Charlottenburg) Because
if there’s any appropriate time
to view the American photographer’s
powerful photos of the civil rights
movement in the late 1960s and
1970s, it’s now. Opens Sep 15.
Katharina Grosse (König Galerie
St. Agnes, Kreuzberg) Seeing
Grosse’s massive triptych of panels
gracing König Galerie’s Brutalist
chapel might be the closest thing
you have to a religious experience
this year. Ends Sep 17.
JUNE 2017