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Expeditions in aesthetics and sustainability

What solutions can art provide us in the face of global challenges like climate change, the depletion of fossil fuels and the loss of biodiversity? The exhibition Feel Free to Imitate focuses on the cultural and aesthetic dimension of sustainability. Like an expedition in aesthetics and sustainability, the curators venture out in search of creative objects and approaches which enhance the viability of our society. They emphasize practices which combine artistic methods with the experiences and activities of environmental organizations, and present artistic positions which address environmental issues, e.g. renewable sources of energy, climate change, recycling, upcycling and sustainable development. The exhibition is designed as a think-tank and workshop for artists, scientists, inventors and visitors. The participating artists have developed models, courses of action, inventions, prototypes and materials in which artistic and technical innovation merge. Visitors will have the chance to purchase shares of stock in the production and development of the inventions and prototypes. The accompanying publication will feature articles by the artists and scientists, and include building instructions and examples of applications.

Artistic director: Adrienne Goehler; Project coordination: Leonore Leonardy
Artists and inventors: Jennifer Allora und Guillermo Calzadilla (US/CU), Néle Azevedo (BR), Josef Beuys (D), Richard Box (GB), Ines Doujak (A), Lukas Feireiss (D) und Tomorrow’s Thoughts Today (GB) mit Luis Berríos-Negrón (PRI), Adib Fricke (D), Galerie für Landschaftskunst, Till Krause u.a. (D), Dionisio Gónzalez (E), Tue Greenfort (DK), Hermann Josef Hack (D), Ilkka Halso (FIN), Cornelia Hesse-Honegger (CH), Henrik Håkansson (S), Christoph Keller (D), Folke Köbberling & Martin Kaltwasser (D), Christian Kuhtz (D), Christin Lahr (D), Antal Lakner (HU), Jae Rhim Lee (KR/US), Till Leeser (D), Marlen Liebau & Marc Lingk (D), Susanne Lorenz (D), Gordon Matta Clark (USA), Gerd Niemöller (D), Dan Peterman (US), Nana Petzet (D), Marjetica Potrč (SI), Clement Price-Thomas (US), Dodi Reifenberg (IL/D), Gustavo Romano (AR), Miguel Rothschild (AR), Otmar Sattel (D), Michael Saup (D), Ursula Schulz-Dornburg (D), Dina Shenhav (IL), Robert Smithson (USA), Superflex (DK), Jakub Szczesny (PL), The Yes Men (US), Gudrun Widlok (D), Zwischenbericht (D).

Venues and schedule:
Uferhallen Berlin, exhibition: 3 September – 10 October 2010
Arsenal Berlin and Uferhallen, film programme: 3 September – 1 October 2010
Uferhallen and schools, workshops with children and young people: 30 August – 20 September 2010
Uferhallen, panel discussions: 9 September – 9 October 2010

After its presentation in Berlin the exhibition will be shown in Wendland, in Dessau, Ingolstadt, Bremen and Hamburg. In cooperation with the Goethe-Institutes it will be shown in Bombay, Addis Ababa and Beijing.