MACHT KUNST: the winners. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Nicolas Balcazar in front of his photo work in the KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Rebecca Michaelis and her collage. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Sonja Rentsch in front of her work. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Lovro Artukovic, winner of the audience prize, in front of his painting. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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MACHT KUNST, the 24-hour exhibition at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Friedhelm Hütte, Global Head Art, Deutsche Bank, curator René Block and the hanging team. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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MACHT KUNST: Standing in line in front of the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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The submitted works are received in the KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Each work is photographed. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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A part of the works in the foyer of the KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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Hanging of MACHT KUNST. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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MACHT KUNST. Inside the 24-hour exhibition at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle. Photo Mathias Schormann. © Deutsche Bank KunstHalle
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After
precisely 24 hours, one of the most unusual exhibition projects in
Berlin has ended: more than 6,000 visitors in a single day flocked to
the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle to have a look at the action MACHT KUNST (Make Art). The Berliner Morgenpost wrote that Beuys and Warhol
would have probably become friends here in the exhibition hall. Surely,
the theory that everyone is an artist and the idea of the celebrated “15 Minutes of fame”
have seldom experienced such incredible feedback. Hundreds responded to
the call to bring their works to MACHT KUNST. Altogether, 2,135 works
were submitted. Of these, the first 345 were on view on April 8–9 in
the KunstHalle. The number of visitors was so high that people were
waiting in line well beyond midnight.
During the exhibition, viewers were invited to evaluate the installed works. The work of Lovro Artukovic
received a majority of the public’s votes, and as an award, the painter
received a one-year studio grant of 500 Euros per month. A professional
jury consisting of Friedhelm Hütte, director of the art department at Deutsche Bank, and the curators Sophie von Olfers and René Block selected three additional artists. The Jury Prize was awarded to Nicolas Balcazar, Rebecca Michaelis, and Sonja Rentsch, who are invited to present their works in two-week solo shows in the KunstHalle Studio.
The
other 1,790 works that failed to find room in the Kunsthalle will be
shown in a second exhibition from April 28, 2013 at 12 noon to April
29, 12 noon, in the Alte Münze Berlin.
Friedhelm Hütte, director of the art department at Deutsche Bank, said
in conclusion: “We are absolutely excited about the way the action
MACHT KUNST has turned out. What a great start for our KunstHalle! My
heartfelt thanks go to everyone that’s made this event possible. We’d
especially like to thank all the artists and visitors to the show. Now,
we look forward to the second exhibition of MACHT KUNST on April 28,
2013 in the Alte Münze.”
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