Berlin's annual Gallery Weekend, despite a rainy backdrop, buzzes with creativity and political expression. Highlights include Peaches performing Yoko Ono's 'Cut Piece' amid Ono's exhibition 'Music of the Mind,' where themes of peace and activism resonate. The next day, visitors enjoy Monica Bonvicini's 'It is Night Outside' at Capitain Petzel, showcasing diverse works, including a thought-provoking film exploring themes of space and transformation. The exhibition celebrates women's experiences and societal concerns through various artistic mediums while providing viewers with an engaging and reflective atmosphere.
The activation occurs amidst Ono's solo exhibition 'Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind,' as we stand under a banner hanging from the ceiling that reads "PEACE IS POWER" in bold black letters. A potent and political sparkplug to the weekend, Peaches' rendition of 'Cut Piece' ignites its own ecosystem, like a terrarium within the walls of the atrium, reflecting our society and the issues we couldn't leave outside.
The film—a site-specific, two-channel video installed in the basement of the gallery, behind a curtain—follows the protagonists as they rearrange the furniture in a white room, shoving desks, beds, and sofas around to create new spaces. The screeching sounds of furniture scraping the floor fill the room.
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