Stephan Koal

KVOST was delighted to be part of the opening at G2 Schaulager of HARRY HACHMEISTER´S new exhibition, “JETZT WEISS ICH WO DAS TAXI IST UND WERDE NICHT MEHR DANACH SUCHEN”. Congratulations on this wonderful show, Harry! : The exhibition runs until the 23rd of August. : @achharry @g2kunsthalle : @steffen.hildebrand @leo_wedepohl @step.koal @aspngallery @fiebach.minninger @ebensperger_ #g2kunsthalle #g2kunsthalleleipzig #g2schaulager #sammlunghildebrand #leipzigart

Thanks to FAS @faz for featuring our current exhibition “QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Biographies between Underground and Propaganda / QUEERE KUNST IN DER DDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda” in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. : Review by HENNING KOBER : @_henningkober_ #frankfurterallgemeinesonntagszeitung @faz @step.koal @valentinwedde @jewdas_fries @kvost @mittemuseum.berlin @ngbk_berlin @museumderdinge @distanzverlag @achharry @egonwrobel Toni Ebel Andreas Fux Jochen Hass Dorothea von Philipsborn Erika Stürmer-Alex Rita „Tommy“ Thomas Jürgen Wittdorf : further cooperation partners: @ffbiz_das_feministische_archiv @museumlichtenberg @schwulesmuseum @sonntags.club @unileipzig @studio_galerie_berlin @stiftungkunstforumbvb Leibniz-Zentrum für Literatur- und Kulturforschung : The project is being made possible with funding from the Capital City Cultural Fund. With thanks to the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship for the funding of the catalogue. : Special thanks to Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank

KVOST STIPENDIUM & CLAUS MICHALETZ PREIS 2026 : The Kunstverein Ost is announcing this year’s KVOST Stipendium, which is awarded in combination with the Claus Michaletz Preis since 2022. The 10,000 Euros prize is established in memory of the publisher and founder of the Secco Pontanova Foundation, Claus Michaletz. The full amount of the prize money goes to the scholarship holders. Together with the KVOST scholarship, which includes an artist in residency in Berlin with a subsequent solo exhibition at KVOST, the awarding of the Claus Michaletz Preis enables further, sustainable support for the artists. : The scholarship is aimed at artists whose biographical roots lie in Central and Eastern Europe / the former Eastern Bloc. : With the grant, KVOST invites artists to trace the complex network of meanings of Leipziger Strasse / Dönhoffplatz and its surroundings or delve into other geographical and biographical aspects of the East. The works created in this process will be presented in a solo exhibition starting with Berlin Art Week in September 2026. : The application documents are now available: /en/kunstverein/kvost-scholarship/ Application deadline is April 17th, 2026. : Previous scholarship holders were the Romanian artist Vlad Nancă in 2019, the Portuguese artist Cristina Ferreira-Szwarc in 2020, the Ukrainian artist Olena Pronkina in 2022, the Romanian artist Larisa Sitar in 2023, the Polish artist Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz in 2024, and the Georgian artist David Apakidze in 2025. : Kunstverein Ost – KVOST for short – was established in 2018 and is dedicated to promoting artists from Central and Eastern Europe or whose life and work are shaped by the former Eastern Bloc. : Picture: exhibition view, KVOST 2025 : Courtesy: David Apakidze / Gallery Bukiavakhania /Tbilissi and KVOST, Berlin : photographer: @valentinwedde : @seccopontanova #clausmichaletzpreis @apakidzedavid @magdalenac @larisasitar @olenapronkina @christinaferr @vladnanca @bukiavakhania @step.koal @officeforart

COMING SOON : QUEERE KUNST IN DER DDR? / QUEER ART IN THE GDR? Biografien zwischen Underground und Propaganda / Biographies between Underground and Propaganda : 28 MAR - 28 JUN 2026 : The exhibition QUEER ART IN THE GDR? and the comprehensive outreach programme spotlight queer artists from the GDR. Based on the varied biographies of nine artists and their works – including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and photographs – the exhibition shows how differently artists dealt with the political and social conditions of their time. : KVOST & nGbK Toni Ebel, Andreas Fux, Harry Hachmeister, Jochen Hass, Dorothea von Philipsborn, Erika Stürmer-Alex, Rita „Tommy“ Thomas, Jürgen Wittdorf, Egon Wrobel : Mitte Museum Andreas Fux, Jürgen Wittdorf : Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge Egon Wrobel : Curated by Stephan Koal : Supported by the Capital Cultural Fund and the Berlin Commissioner for the Reappraisal of the SED Dictatorship. : An accompanying publication will be released by @distanzverlag : Further cooperation partners: @ffbiz_das_feministische_archiv , Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research, @museumlichtenberg , @schwulesmuseum , @sonntags.club & @unileipzig : @kvost @mittemuseum.berlin @ngbk_berlin @museumderdinge @distanz @step.koal #Toni Ebel #andreasfux @achharry #jochenhass #dorotheavonphilipsborn #erikastürmeralex Rita “Tommy” Thomas Jürgen Wittdorf @egonwrobel

Bye Bye Holiday 🩵

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Kunst hat die Kraft, Herzen zu bewegen. ❤️ Das Werk von David Apakidze zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie Kunst georgische Kultur und queere Identität miteinander verbindet und die Stimmen der Unterdrückten hörbar macht. Im Zentrum seiner Erzählung steht ein queerer Migrant. Ein moderner Ritter am Scheideweg, gefangen in ständiger Bewegung und Entwurzelung. Diese Figur spiegelt die Erfahrungen vieler queerer Menschen wider, die gezwungen sind, ihre Heimat zu verlassen, um Sicherheit zu suchen. Die Situation in Georgien ist alarmierend: Die Regierungspartei hat Anti-LGBTIQ*-Gesetze erlassen, die die Rechte von queeren Menschen massiv einschränken. Doch trotz dieser Repressionen wehren sich die Stimmen der demokratischen Zivilgesellschaft und gehen auf die Straße für Freiheit und Selbstbestimmung! ✊ Davids Arbeit „Buntglashelm“ ist besonders berührend. Sie erinnert uns daran, dass die queere Community angegriffen wird - aber dass wir zusammenhalten, die ermordeten Mitglieder unserer Community nicht vergessen und niemals aufgeben. Wir bleiben mutig, widerstandsfähig und kämpfen weiter für Demokratie und Freiheit! Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur verdienten Auszeichnung mit dem Claus-Michaletz-Preis für osteuropäische Kunst! 💐 Ein großes DANKE auch an Stephan Koal und den Kunstverein Ost für euer unermüdliches Engagement für die Kunst und für unsere Demokratie. Der Kunstverein Ost setzt Maßstäbe, indem er internationalen Austausch fördert und Künstler*innen aus Zentral- und Osteuropa eine Bühne bietet. ___ #davidapakidze #kunst #art #berlin #berlinartweek #georgien #georgia #kunstverein #ost #ausstellung #exhibition

@dasminsk WOHNKOMPLEX Kunst und Leben im Plattenbau curated by @kitonedo : @christian_thoelke @markusdraperstudio #uwepfeifer #karlheinzadler @sabine_moritz_r @henrikenaumann

CLAUS MICHALETZ PREIS : DAVID APAKIDZE : AS PART OF THE FEATURED SECTION OF @berlinartweek : OPENING : WED 10 SEP : 6 - 9 PM : AWARD CEREMONY : 6:30 PM : WELCOME : STEPHAN KOAL : DIRECTOR KVOST : INTRODUCTION: NATHALIE HOYOS : CURATOR : ADVISORY BOARD KVOST : WORDS OF GREETING : SVEN LEHMANN : CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON CULTURE & MEDIA IN THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG AND MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN : AWARD CEREMONY : SILKE MANSKE : CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD SECCO-PANTANOVA STIFTUNG : At KVOST, the artist presents his exhibition „The Knight at the Crossroads“, centering on a queer migrant envisioned as a modern knight. In folklore, the crossroads marks the moment when a hero must choose between diverging paths. The exhibition draws on this motif but places the moment of decision in a contemporary, dystopian context where the outcome remains uncertain. Unlike the traditional hero who returns victorious, this knight is caught in a state of constant movement and uprootedness. His vulnerable armour is symbolised by a motorcycle helmet with a visor made of traditional stained glass. : Picture: Untitled, 2025, car door, stained glass, spray paint : Courtesy: David Apakidze, Gallery Artbeat, Tbilisi and KVOST, Berlin : @apakidzedavid @step.koal @nathalie.hoyos @officeforart @_svenlehmann_ @silke.manske @gallery_artbeat @secco_pontanova_stiftung