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The Week in Germany: Culture April 11, 2008 Biennial Shines Spotlight on Contemporary Art in Berlin
Berlin's status as a leading center of contemporary art will be given a boost this week with the opening of a major exhibition by more than 50 artists from around the globe. The 5th Berlin Biennial is being held at a string of venues across the capital. A special attraction this year is that works will be on display both day and night. "When Things Cast No Shadow" is the informal title of the expo, jointly curated by Adam Szymczyk from Poland and Los Angeles-born Elena Filipovic. In addition to an array of sculptures, paintings and other creations there will also be films, readings and exhibitions of performance art. Many of the works were specially created for the four main venues of the biennial, which opens on Saturday (5 April) and runs until June 15. The Kunst Werke Institute for Contemporary Art, located in the central Mitte district, will show films by Babette Mangolte and Michel Auder as well as a work by Turkey's Ahmet Ogut that comments on state power and its means of control. The biennial's evening program, entitled "My Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days", comprises 63 events, ranging from what the organizers describe as "an out-of-body experiment" by neuro-scientist Olaf Blanke to a lecture on modernism in the former Yugoslavia. Special made-to-measure guided tours are available to enable visitors to the biennial to investigate the exhibition from different angles. The biennial is expected to draw around 100,000 visitors during its 10-week run, and gallery owners are hoping the event will help push sales. More than 15,000 art lovers and collectors are expected for Gallery Weekend from May 2-4 when they will have the chance to meet personally with art dealers from the 34 galleries taking part in the event. (dpa) Links: 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art Spiegel Online: Happy Bats and Asphalt at the Berlin Biennial
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