Alien Athena Foundation for Art

08/05/2024

Ich sehe was, was Du nicht siehst.
Works from the Bergmeier Collection

Art & Language, Irma Blank, Monika Brandmeier, Carl Buchheister, Tom Chamberlain, Rolf-Gunter Dienst, Gerhard Hoehme, Thomas Kaminsky, Ian Kiaer, Fritz Klemm, Alison Knowles, Giorgos Kontis, Dan Lie, Philip Loersch, Vlado Martek, Nanne Meyer, Michael Müller, Max Schaffer, Fiene Scharp, Hajra Waheed, Haegue Yang, Kim Yong-Ik and Gozo Yoshimasu

25 April - 10 May 2024 (by appointment)
Lise-Meitner-Straße 39-41, 10589 Berlin

18/04/2024

INVITATION
OPENING 24 APRIL 2024 6 - 9 pm

ICH SEHE WAS, WAS DU NICHT SIEHST
Works from the Bergmeier Collection

Why does a viewer feel more attracted to one work of art than another? Why is an art collector interested in certain works – without sometimes being able to say what exactly it is that fascinates them so much? What attracts collector Geraldine Michalke to works that conceal more than they reveal? Is it a sense of the unknown, a glimpse of the unseen? Curiosity as to what might be hidden in the invisible – ultimately the question: do I want to know it at all, do I want to make it visible? Or isn’t it much more intriguing to preserve the mysterious? A work of art draws attention, makes you change your perspective and discover something new.

From April 25 to May 10, KUNSTSÆLE Berlin is presenting „I see something that you don‘t see. Works from the Bergmeier Collection“, an exhibition of works that art collector and co- founder of KUNSTSÆLE Geraldine Michalke has gathered in the Bergmeier Collection over the past years. All the works have one thing in common: they defy immediate and unambiguous interpretation.

Art can create a space of not (yet) knowing, of uncertainty, surprise and vagueness, which makes it possible to see and discover the new, the completely different, the unknown. Or as Geraldine Michalke says when asked what the unifying element of the works she collects is: „I agree with Hajra Waheed, who is also represented in the exhibition and said in a conversation: ‚I am interested in the space of not knowing‘. Or with a quote from Richard Tuttle: ‚Art creates a space for mystery‘.“ The space of the unknown and the mysterious that art can open up is outlined in „I see something that you don’t see.“

Opening 24 April 6 - 9 pm
25 April - 10 May 2024 (by appointment only)
Lise-Meitner-Straße 39-41, 10589 Berlin

02/10/2023

Merlin James "Some Steps," extended through Friday, October 6. Come by and see this brilliant exhibition curated by Andrew Mummery.

06/09/2023

We are thrilled with our new website. Please check it out! https://alienathena.org/

Designed and programmed by the great team around . You guys are phenomenal! 🌸💜🌸💜

06/09/2023

Kunstsaele is now part of the the Alien Athena Foundation for Art Athena Foundation for Art

We are very happy to announce that Kunstsaele is now part of Alien Athena Foundation for Art. The non-profit Foundation, established in 2021 by artist Michael Müller and co-founder of Kunstsaele Geraldine Michalke, brings together a diverse group of participants from the art world.

While the Foundation will support the production of new works that build on Michael Müller’s work and interact with each other the foundation’s purpose goes beyond this. It seeks to foster experiences through Art creation and reception outside the constraints of the art market. Ultimately, we see Art as an invitation to a journey of collaborative exchanges between different disciplines including science, philosophy, sociology and history, various media, different cultures, practices and modes of thinking.

Alien Athena Foundation for Art's mission will be accomplished by hosting exhibitions, issuing publications and awarding a biannual performance price accompanied by a mentoring program thereby connecting people who share this vision.

For further information please visit our website (https://alienathena.org/) and stay connected with our upcoming projects!

11/04/2021

An exhibition by Galerie Georg Nothelfer in cooperation with KUNSTSAELE Berlin
curated by Michael Müller

30 April − 26 June 2021

Galerie Georg Nothelfer
Corneliusstr. 3
10787 Berlin-Tiergarten

Showroom Galerie Georg Nothelfer
Grolmanstr. 28
10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg

Opening hours
Thurdays & Fridays, 12oo − 20oo
Saturdays, 12oo − 18oo
and by appointment

Special opening hours during GALLERY WEEKEND BERLIN 2021
Friday - Sunday, 12oo − 20oo

25/09/2020

Some acoustical souvenirs from our last opening. Many thanks to Mahdad Alizadeh ♥️

part of my dj set for "Freitod" (Su***de) exhibition opening at Kunstsaele Berlin. Tracklist: - Soundwalk Collective With Jesse Paris Smith Feat Patti Smith - Killer Road - Skylab - Next - Kink Go

29/07/2020

Upcoming Show

What is a drawing and what are its qualities? Drawings are not just lines on paper, drawings can be much more. The curatorial collective »Drawing Wow« around Anna Gille, Philip Loersch and Tim Plamper now presents this diversity in »Drawing Wow 2«.

August 5 - 22th
Opening August 5th I 5 - 9 pm

06/07/2020

David Mildner - "implosion"

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

02/07/2020

Marcel Tarelkin - untitled

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

28/06/2020

Birte Bosse - “CAIDAL”

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

25/06/2020

Sebastian Eggler - “make me think me”

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

22/06/2020

Johannes Jakobi - "Smear (++1)"

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

19/06/2020

Mahdad Alizadeh - Untitled (Part I)

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

16/06/2020

Jan Brockhaus - “Himmelblau 01”

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

13/06/2020

Annelies Kamen - "Dude Descending A Staircase"

One of the artists showing at:
Backstage - Hands on the Wall
June 25th to July 18th

22/01/2020

"Sehnsucht & Fall" opens this Friday ❤️

Die von Philipp Bollmann kuratierte Ausstellung „Sehnsucht und Fall“ zeigt Videoarbeiten aus der Sammlung Wemhöner.

30/04/2019

Installation view Bethan Huws: Reading Duchamp - Research Notes 2007-2014, Kunstsaele Berlin, 2019 © Bethan Huws & VG-Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2019; Photo: Frank Sperling.

14/02/2019

Nach der Verlängerung: unsere Rebus-Ausstellung ist nur noch zwei Tage geöffnet. Schaut vorbei!

Marcel Broodthaers, Cham, Émile Cohl, Salvador Dalí, Honoré Daumier, Marcel Duchamp, Eckstein, Sigmund Freud, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Alfred Hitchcock, Una Hepburn, Gerhard Hoehme, Moritz Honert, Annette Kelm, Arthur Köpcke, Paul Leni, Alfred Le Petit, Théodore Maurisset, Paul Rand, Gunter Reski, ...

02/09/2018

"Es beginnt mit einem Fleck. Und es ist einer, den du nicht magst. Es scheint, dass er wächst und bleibt."

Die Performance von Jochen Dehn "Teekannenproblem 4 und 5" ist Teil unserer kommenden Ausstellung "Abenteuer Freundschaft". (29. Sept. 19 Uhr & 30. Sept. 13 Uhr)

Die Menschen trinken wahrscheinlich seit 2737 v. Chr. Tee. Die ersten Blätter, die von einem Baum in den Becher mit heißem Wasser eines chinesischen Kaisers gefallen sind, sind so weit von uns entfernt, dass man sie kaum als ferne Erinnerung bezeichnen kann. Und doch ist es uns immer noch n...

21/08/2018

Wir vergeben ein 6-monatiges Praktikum (vergütet) & freuen uns auf Deine Bewerbung 🚀

27/07/2018

Silke Hohmann visited us last Sunday and took part in Terence Koh's "The Age of the Mind".
Thanks to MONOPOL - Magazin für Kunst und Leben

In der Kunst wird gerade gerne Tee zubereitet: Er hat Komplexität, Tiefe, Konsumierbarkeit und eine langanhaltende Wirkung. Silke Hohmann hat einige Varianten probiert

24/07/2018

Many thanks for celebrating with us the great Summer fête! Here are our favorite moments!
Photos (c) KUNSTSAELE Berlin/ Olesia Vitiuk
For making this possible we would like to thank Botschaft der Schweiz in Deutschland Botschaft von Kanada in Deutschland Die Offene Gesellschaft Freimeisterkollektiv Solidrinks SIRPLUS

21/07/2018

Yesterday in MONOPOL - Magazin für Kunst und Leben

Am Wochenende performt Terence Koh in Berlin. Klaus Biesenbach hat sich vor einiger Zeit auf die Suche nach dem verschollenen Star gemacht. Hier ist sein Bericht

21/07/2018

Many thanks to Die Offene Gesellschaft, our partner for the Summer fête! It's when political engagement becomes motivation. Check our programm for tomorrow:

Ein Sommerabend. Ein großer Garten. Bierbänke und ...
ein Speeddating der offenen Gesellschaft! :)

Das alles gibt's am Sonntag schon. Ab 18 Uhr. Beim Sommerfest der KUNSTSÆLE Berlin in Berlin-Schöneberg (das um 15 Uhr startet). Alle Infos: https://www.facebook.com/events/211715822895547/

Da freuen wir uns drauf!

P.S: Das Bild zeigt unser letztes Speeddating am 16. Juni auf dem Flugfeld in Berlin. Foto: Max Bohm.

16/07/2018

Many thanks for joining us on the event series "Searching for meaning with..." with Ina Hollmann and our special guest Hannes Langbein last Sunday. Here are our favorite moments!

Reminder: the exhibition runs until 22 July 2018, Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6pm.
Don't miss the chance

30/06/2018

Many thanks for joining us on the event series "Searching for meaning with..." with our special guest Susanne Michl last Sunday. Here are our favorite moments with focus on the incredible "Perpetual Strotytelling Apparatus" by Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus!
We are looking forward to see you during the next discussion with Hannes Langbein on 15 July at 11 am.

Reminder: the exhibition runs until 22 July 2018, Wednesday-Sunday 11am-6pm

30/06/2018

wir danken OMNIA Magazin zur Bewusstwerdung für die schöne Kollaboration ❤