Kathrin Becker

now at the KINDL: Simon Faithfull

⁠ WEEKLY PORTRAIT: KATHRIN BECKER ⁠ ⁠ Kathrin Becker is a Berlin-based curator and, since 2020, the artistic director of the KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art in Berlin-Neukölln. Established ten years ago in a former brewery complex, the KINDL is a privately owned institution that is curated independently and presents temporary exhibitions of international contemporary art across more than 1,600 square metres of exhibition space. ⁠ ⁠ At the heart of the institution is the imposing Kesselhaus, a monumental hall measuring around 20 metres in height and length on each side. Each year, it is dedicated to a newly commissioned site-specific work by an international artist. On view until the end of May is a sound and light installation by British artist Cornelia Parker, curated by Becker. The three floors of the adjacent Maschinenhaus each offer around 400 square metres for solo and group exhibitions, as well as the M1 VideoSpace, a platform for moving image art, initiated by Becker in 2020. ⁠ ⁠ Becker studied art history and Slavic studies at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Leningrad State University. Her curatorial practice engages with intercultural and transnational perspectives, the role of visual art within society, and questions of exclusion and inclusion in contemporary cultures. ⁠ ⁠ From 2001 to 2019, she headed the Video-Forum of the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.), where she also served as managing director from 2003 onwards. Throughout her career, Becker has curated numerous international exhibitions and large-scale projects, including the 3rd Moscow International Biennial for Young Art (2012) and the 2nd Ars Baltica Triennial of Photographic Art (2000). Her exhibitions include solo presentations by Alfredo Jaar (KINDL, 2024); Mona Hatoum (KINDL, 2022); John Bock (n.b.k., 2019), Candice Breitz (n.b.k., 2019), Artur Żmijewski (n.b.k., 2007), and Louise Bourgeois (Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 2003), among many others.⁠ ⁠ Portrait Kathrin Becker © Photo: Victoria Tomaschko⁠ ⁠ #berlinexhibition #indexberlin⁠

Ciao, Roma

Good morning Rome and good morning Fountain by Laure Provoust!

Welcome to our three smashing openings on March 21 from 6 to 9 at the KINDL

Dears, please join us for the opening of 4 smashing shows by Cornelia Parker, Phoebe Collings-James, Cihad Caner and Erik Schmidt on Saturday, Sept 13, 6-9 pm at the KINDL…

Dears, please, join us for our open air filmscreening on August 20, from 8:30 pm. 📍 In the event of bad weather, the film programme will be shown in the Kesselhaus! We proudly present works by Marco A. Castillo, Samira Elagoz & Z Walsh, Agnė Jokšė, Young-jun Tak. Curator: Kathrin Becker kindl-berlin.com

Dears, please join us for our book launch with lectures by Alfredo Jaar and Adam Bobbette on Saturday at 4 pm. Admission is free!

About last night… with Mika Minetti

Dears, please, come by on Saturday for the opening of Aslan‘s show (March 22 from 6 to 9 pm).