{"id":20961,"date":"2015-04-30T09:56:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T07:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/?p=20961"},"modified":"2015-04-30T09:56:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T07:56:42","slug":"interview-johann-koenig-gallery-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sleek-mag.com\/de\/article\/interview-johann-koenig-gallery-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gallerists Of Gallery Weekend: Interview with Johann K\u00f6nig"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Katharina Katharina Grosse, o.T., 2015, Acryl auf Leinwand \/ acrylic on canvas, 394 x 422 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Johann Konig, Berlin\u00a0\u00a9 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn\u00a0Photo: Olaf Bergmann<\/p>\n


<\/b>Diese Galerie-Wochenende<\/a>, let Sleek \u00a0be your guide. In collaboration with 38Hours, we are excited to release our Gallery Weekend Berlin Guide, available for download<\/a>\u00a0through the App Store. In addition to restaurant recommendations and a responsive map of Berlin\u2019s premiere galleries, the app also features exclusive interviews with Berlin-based artists and gallerists. First up: Johann K\u00f6nig <\/a>discusses his gallery’s recent move to St. Agnes.<\/p>\n

Designed\u00a0by Werner D\u00fcttmann, this brutalist behemoth now plays home to Johann K\u00f6nig\u2019s gallery. The former church has recently been converted by Arno Brandlhuber into an 800-square-metre exhibition space and will show both Katharina Grosse<\/a> and Jeppe Hein during Berlin Gallery Weekend.<\/p>\n

As a monument of the brutalist era, St. Agnes is a historic building with its own personal history. What was the decision process behind moving the gallery from its current location on Dessauerstrasse?<\/b><\/p>\n

It was love at first sight. When I first visited the church, it was still in use\u2013it got me. In addition, Arno Brandlhuber\u2019s vision of dividing the space in two was already articulated!<\/p>\n

The gallery acquired St. Agnes in 2013. Since then, how have the preparations for grand opening been?<\/b><\/p>\n

We spent the most time negotiating the permits to change St. Agnes from a landmark\u2013and protected community centre\u2013to a cultural centre.<\/p>\n

\"St. St. Agnes. Photo by Philipp Langenheim. Courtesy the photographer and Freunde von Freunden<\/a><\/p>\n

Katharina Grosse has been paired with Jeppe Hein to inaugurate the space. Visually and theoretically, the artists work in very different ways. How did you decide who to show?<\/b>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Katharina will have the major space, the nave and the area upstairs. Meanwhile Jeppe will show a piece in the former side chapel downstairs. You can only understand both of their works when you physically experience them.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What challenges did your team face in reinventing St. Agnes as a contemporary art gallery?<\/b><\/p>\n

\u00a0Any possible challenge you can imagine: it was very complicated to establish a fully-functioning gallery and storage facility, while also protecting the Sixties-style architecture.<\/p>\n

\"Katharina Katharina Grosse, o.T., 2014, Acryl auf Leinwand \/ acrylic on canvas, 392 x 800 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Johann Konig, Berlin\u00a0\u00a9 VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.\u00a0Photo: Olaf Bergmann<\/p>\n

On the topic of Gallery Weekend, which are your must-see shows, and which parties can\u2019t be missed?<\/b><\/p>\n

After St. Agnes, a must is our group show “MATERIAL” in the Dessauerstrasse space<\/a>. It\u2019s a selection of works which are all material-driven. From Isa Genzken’s concrete windows to Alicja Kwade’s marble blocks, everything is included: steel, brass, gold, rubber, lead.\u00a0<\/p>\n

As you have started to settle down in the neighbourhood, have you found any favourite spots for dinner and a drink?<\/b><\/p>\n

My absolute favourite is the St. Agnes cafeteria, with its great lunch and Sunday breakfast.<\/p>\n

Anything else you would like to add?<\/b><\/p>\n

We are going to be open on Sundays as well!<\/p>\n

“The Smoking Kid” by Katharina Grosse and “Bear The Consequences” by Jeppe Hein will both open on Friday, 1 May, from 6 PM until 9 PM<\/a> at St. Agnes.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Mehr: Galerie-Wochenende<\/a>, as it happens<\/strong><\/p>\n

More: read our studio visit with Katharina Grosse<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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