In todayâs espresso reviewđĽâď¸ Berlin-based Carolin Kralapp
@caromilon writes about a problematic space in Berlin and a moving exhibition it presents in âUndertaking the Difficult. About Fotografiska Berlin and âFatherâ by Diana Markosian.â
âWhat should you do when you have deliberately avoided a heavily criticised venue, but a particular photography exhibition ultimately draws you in? I was faced with this question when I learnt that the exhibition âFatherâ by Diana Markosian, which had previously been shown at FOAM in Amsterdam, was now on view at Fotografiska Berlin. This privately run âmuseumâ of photography is located in a luxury neighbourhood on Oranienburger StraĂe. It is a place I had avoided since its opening during Berlin Art Week 2023, despite being a huge photography fan. About three years later, I went inside to see what it was really like.
Taking the Markosian exhibition as my starting point, I decided to write about the venue, which has repeatedly been criticised in the Berlin press and within the cultural community, and which has stirred up mixed feelings in me ever since. Fotografiska Berlin is located in the listed premises of the former Tacheles, a self-managed art and club space that represented a significant venue for Berlinâs independent art scene. Berlin is the fourth location for Fotografiska, following Stockholm, where it was founded in 2010, and Tallinn and New York. As well as spacious exhibition areas where several exhibitions are shown simultaneously, the venue offers a variety of food and drink options, a shop, and event spaces. Fotografiska blends into a BerlinâMitte that has long undergone gentrification.â
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