L'Atelier – ksr is a gallery and project space based in Berlin Kreuzberg since 2011. Founded by its director Stefania Angelini, L'Atelier functions as a flexible program representing its artists by solo shows and art fairs. Parallely, L'Atelier works as a platform inviting international artists and guests curators in a program based on group shows and works in progress. It's 160 M2 space, divided
in two floors, offers an accommodation to the residents as well as fully exhibition's equipments, while the basement permits to schedule live concerts. Hosting an annual program of solo-shows, curated projects, workshops and residencies, L'Atelier focuses on an artistic line based on visual art and on-going researches, including performances and sound practices. L'Atelier represents the artists Benjamin Laurent Aman (FR), Renata Har (BR), Daniela Huerta (ME), Clémence de La Tour du Pin (FR) and Nicolas Puyjalon (FR). In 2012, L'Atelier got rewarded by the Bank Pictet during the Cutlog Art Fair by "the Gallery Prize", as well as the artist Clemence de La Tour du Pin by the Arte prize, Paris.
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'At the New School once I was substituting for Henry Cowell, teaching a class in Oriental music. He said,
''That's all right. Just go where the records are. Take one out. Play it and then discuss it with the class." Well, I took out the first record. It was an LP of a Buddhist service. It began with a short microtonal chant with sliding tones, then soon settled into a single loud reiterated percussive beat. This noise continued relentlessly for about fifteen minutes with no perceptible variation. A lady got up and screamed, and then yelled,
"Take it off. I can't bear it any longer." I took it off. A man in the class then said angrily,
"Why'd you take it off? I was just getting interested."' - John Cage
