DER MENSCH VERSINKT IM KOSMOS - Jim Avignons »Neue Wände« entstehen | Mural
In the organizer's words:
About this event
"Man sinks into the cosmos"
New artistic positions on the RZ mosaic by Jim Avignon, Anna Schiefer and Björn Kühn
↱ from Wednesday 03.07.24 / during the day until Sunday 07.07.24: Jim Avignon's "New Walls" are created | Mural
↳ RZ facade, north-east side
The mosaic "Man conquers the cosmos", which praises the socialist idea of progress, is the starting point for discussions about progress (criticism), transformation society, the present and future perspectives. In the project "Der Mensch versinkt im Kosmos", two current artistic positions expand the striking and listed work of art by Fritz Eisel from the 1970s with a mural and an installation.
More about the "New Walls":
NEW SPACE - "NEW WALLS"
The demolition of the computer hall (2019) from the former three-part computer center and the transformation of the plantation into a sports field (2021) have moved the eastern north side of the computer center from its backyard existence into the public sphere. Five wall segments are now accessible and visible here, whose dimensions and proportions correspond to the areas of the 18 mosaic panels on the south and west sides of the building. From July 3 to 7, Jim Avignon will redesign these "new walls" with a large mural.
Jim Avignon is a painter, illustrator and conceptual artist and one of the more unusual characters in the current German art scene. He constantly seeks confrontation with the establishment and rarely commits himself to being pop art, street art, a Picasso on acid or simply the fastest painter in the world. His trademarks are bright colors, occasionally biting wit, unpretentious materials - from simple cardboard to rough house walls - and a dizzying output. Avignon's works are thought-provoking and replace sublime self-referentiality with black humor and self-irony: "Good Artists Go To The Museum, Bad Artists Go Everywhere".
Avignon, who also makes music as "Neoangin", has lived and worked in Berlin for over 20 years and was also known as the "painter of the techno scene" in the 90s thanks to his numerous club decorations. In 2013, he made a name for himself when he illegally repainted his listed painting on the East Side Gallery from 1990 in a staged flash mob.
From 3 to 7 July, Jim Avignon will be creating a large mural on five wall segments on the "New Walls" of the Potsdam data center, leaving an ironic commentary on visions of the future from the past and present.
All dates:
↱ Friday, 31.05.24 / 4 p.m.
Collection start of crockery and stoneware at the C/O RZ kiosk
↱ Friday, 07.06.24 / 5 p.m.
Start of the "19th table" by Anna Schiefer and Björn Kühn
with a stag party, dancing on the pile of broken glass and drinks
↱ Thursday & Friday, 27 & 28.06.24 / 4 - 7 pm each
Mosaic workshops
↱ Saturday 29.06.24 / 11 am - 4 pm
Whitewashing new walls | Subbotnik
↱ Wednesday to Sunday, 03.- 07.07.24 / during the day
The "New Walls" by Jim Avignon are created
↱ Friday 05.07.24 / 5 - 8 pm
Hanging out on walls with music and a bar
↱ Sunday, 07.07.24 / 4 - 7 p.m.
Presentation "Neue Wände" and finissage "Die 19. Tafel",
Tour with the artists, Neoangin concert, lounge and bar
Project team: Anja Engel, Lea Budzinski, Kristina Tschesch
Graphics: Verena Postweiler
Der Mensch versinkt im Kosmos is a project of Freundliche Übernahme Rechenzentrum e.V. and is realized with the kind support of the state capital Potsdam.
More information and the complete program:
rz-potsdam.de/soziokreatives-rzentrum/projekte/mensch-versinkt-im-kosmos/
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