A collaborative show between 50 Berlin Artists and 50 Denver artists; work will be shown at Neurotitan (Berlin), Hinterland (Denver), Groundswell Gallery (Denver) and Showpen (Denver)
MARCH 14 - APRIL 5, 2014
OPENING NIGHT MARCH 14, 6 - 11 PM
What if ..., reflects on the “call and response” nature of the artistic process where the artist initiates a work by manipulating material and then influenced by the material, follows through accordingly. This dance is repeated in a series of steps until completion. Often times the unknown variables in this process are what excites or motivates an artist. This project ensures unknown variables by pairing a Denver artist with an Artist from Berlin and asking each artist to initiate a work via the linguistic question, "What if…?" responding to that question visually, then allowing a visual follow up to complete the work. Thus begins the chance relationship.
The work created by artists from Berlin will be completed by Denver artists and shown throughout three venues, GroundSwell Gallery, Hinterland, and Showpen. The work by Denver artists will be completed in Berlin and exhibited at Neurotitan, a gallery in Berlin. There is no thematic curation involved. Instead the exchange process is seen as more of a cultural event. Rather than isolate the destination and focus on the exhibition as a crescendo, we are interested in exploring the whole exchange as a quasi "happening."
BERLIN
Neurotitan
is a gallery and shop in the heart of the German capital. It has been active for over 15 years and is recognized as an institution for street art and unconventional artistic forms.
neurotitan.com
DENVER
Showpen
is an artist residency in Denver, Colorado's Santa Fe Art District. Each Showpen resident has a personal studio, a private bedroom, shared use of the gallery, and the opportunity to engage with the artist community.
donaldfodness.com/showpen
GroundSwell Gallery
is located in the Bluebird District along East Colfax Avenue. Its mission is to support emerging professional artists by providing exhibition opportunities and to promote the growth of the Denver art community.
groundswellgallery.com
HINTERLAND
is Sabin Aell and Randy Rushton and is part of the RiNo Art District. Together, they opened the art space in 2008, and hence Sabin curates and exhibits adventurous contemporary art in a variety of mediums. The term HINTERLAND is derived from German and means: beyond what is visible or known. With that in mind, they focus on artists with extravagant yet coherent vision.
The work created by artists from Berlin will be completed by Denver artists and shown throughout three venues, GroundSwell Gallery, Hinterland, and Showpen. The work by Denver artists will be completed in Berlin and exhibited at Neurotitan, a gallery in Berlin. There is no thematic curation involved. Instead the exchange process is seen as more of a cultural event. Rather than isolate the destination and focus on the exhibition as a crescendo, we are interested in exploring the whole exchange as a quasi "happening."
BERLIN
Neurotitan
is a gallery and shop in the heart of the German capital. It has been active for over 15 years and is recognized as an institution for street art and unconventional artistic forms.
neurotitan.com
DENVER
Showpen
is an artist residency in Denver, Colorado's Santa Fe Art District. Each Showpen resident has a personal studio, a private bedroom, shared use of the gallery, and the opportunity to engage with the artist community.
donaldfodness.com/showpen
GroundSwell Gallery
is located in the Bluebird District along East Colfax Avenue. Its mission is to support emerging professional artists by providing exhibition opportunities and to promote the growth of the Denver art community.
groundswellgallery.com
HINTERLAND
is Sabin Aell and Randy Rushton and is part of the RiNo Art District. Together, they opened the art space in 2008, and hence Sabin curates and exhibits adventurous contemporary art in a variety of mediums. The term HINTERLAND is derived from German and means: beyond what is visible or known. With that in mind, they focus on artists with extravagant yet coherent vision.
HINTERLAND
3254 Walnut St. Denver, Co 80205 Libby Barbee / Pura Kauf Mike Bernhardt / Wurstbande Mindy Bray / Doro Huber Beau Carey / Ian Lidde Amber Cobb / Felix Bork Jacquelyne Cordova / Stephen Hiam Lanny DeVuono / Johannes Mundinger Amanda Gordon Dunn / John Reaktor Sandra Fettingis / Lisa Smith Donald Fodness / Tom Eingenhufe Matt Harris / Sophia Hirsch Sean Hudson / RYLSEE Diane Martonis / Jimmy Draht/ Marion Suchitra Mattai / Claudia Bernhardt Jamie Molina / Mille Jonathan Nicklow / Marie Jacobi Gabriel Otto / Kathi Käppel Rebecca Peebles / Xueh Magrini Thomas Robertson / acidfarm Dylan Scholinski / anef Sarah Scott / Tine Fetz Stacey Steers / Julia Benz Bruce Price / Anne Grön Chinn Wang / 44 flavours |
GroundSwell Gallery
3121 E. Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80206 Nathan Abels / Natsuyo Koizumi Sabin Aell / Jim Avignon Theresa Anderson / Rebecca Blöcher Tyler Beard / Andres Villareal Tonia Bonnell / Maik Hasenbank Sara Guindon / Sophia Martineck Caleb Hahne / Nettman Andrew Haley / Parastu Katy Havens / Sabine Rollnick Travis Hetman / Johan Büsen Andrew Huffman / Vela Jeffrey King / Nat Hamon Susan Meyer / Adeline Meilliez Laurie Lynnxe Murphy / Nina Pagalies Jeff Page / Ann M Cazal (caz.l) Jason Reno / Francesco Cassi Gretchen Marie Schaefer / Breeda CC Jeff Starr / Olivia Pils Derrick Velasquez / Peter AUGE Lorenz Danette Montoya / Julienne Jattiot |
Showpen
809 W. 9th Ave Denver, CO 80204 Katie Caron / Katharina Salzbrunn Amber Farnell / Simon Becker Tobias Fike / Klub 7 Alvin Gregorio / Monkey an Aargh John McEnroe / Romy Blümel Johanna Meuller / Hendrik Berends Kelly Monico / Andrea Wan Zach Reini / Uta Kalthoff Rebecca Vaughn / Philip Janta |
Neurotitan
Rosenthaler Str. 39 10178 Berlin, Germany all artists listed will also show at Neurotitan based in Berlin, Germany. |
