Berlin's Empty Real Estate as Playground for the Arts

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The weekend of July 16th & 17th 2011 saw the largest exhibition at the new popular temporary art space “Mica Moca Project” in Berlin Wedding so far. Playground Berlin, a group of artists, musicians, and curators produced an exhibition of site-specific installations & performances at the former safe factory.

Curated by choreographer Marcela Donato & Kunstraum Richard Sorge, it brought together a group of international artists of all ages. Using the atmospheric spaces of the industrial area to full effect, the artists put together a varied show, addressing history, temporariness and architecture.

The art event is a good example of the temporary use of empty real estate for art in Berlin. After Neuköln, the multicultural district Wedding has become a neighborhood with a growing number of off-galleries and a few large art venues like Stattbad and Mica Moca. The nomadic character of these art spaces is a given; they may have to give way to economic initiatives at anytime. Contrary to Neuköln, there are however no immediate gentrification effects to be discerned in terminally trashy Wedding.

Until the end of September 2011, the Mica Moca Project will host its fluid program of cultural events at Lindowerstrasse 22. The artists of Playground Berlin will have ample opportunity to stage their exhibitions and events all over the city for some time yet.

http://www.playground-berlin.org/

http://www.micamoca.com/