This Wednesday, you get the chance to find out more about Lindsay Anderson's film on Wham! The documentary Foreign Skies: Wham! In China was never one of George Michael's favourites. In fact, his management prohibited any public screening. With this in mind, Salon Populaire invited Kirsteen Macdonald to discuss control and censorship in music and art.
A few days later, a new photography exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau allows you to see the New York of the 80s through the lens of Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei. And last but not least, Berlinische Galerie – in cooperation with COOP and Jung und Artig – opens its gates for the annual Kunstnacht – a long night of art and music including performances and live-guides.

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Wednesday:
+ "If You Were There… Lindsay Anderson´s 1985 Film Of Wham! In China" A presentation on curiosity, control and censorship by Kirsteen Macdonald (Glasgow). Supported by the British Council. at Salon Populaire

Friday:
+ "Ai Weiwei in New York - Photographs 1983-1993" at Martin-Gropius-Bau

Saturday:
+ "Kunstnacht 11" Offenes Museum mit Live Act, DJs, VJs & Art at Berlinische Galerie

Wednesday, October 12

Screening: Kurt Maetzig "Der schweigende Stern" DDR/Polen 1960, 90 Min. at Martin-Gropius-Bau
Kreuzberg: Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 7pm

+ "If You Were There… Lindsay Anderson´s 1985 Film Of Wham! In China" A presentation on curiosity, control and censorship by Kirsteen Macdonald (Glasgow). Supported by the British Council. at Salon Populaire
Schöneberg: Bülowstraße 90, 2€, 8pm

Thursday, October 13

Lecture: Hubertus Butin, Graphische Gesellschaft zu Berlin "Die Crux mit der Signatur. Der Namenszug in der modernen und zeitgenössischen Kunst" Vortrag im Studiensaal des Kupferstichkabinetts at Kupferstichkabinett
Tiergarten: Matthäikirchplatz , 7:30pm

Lecture: Boyan Manchev (Prof. für Philosophie, New Bulgaria "Kunst und Philosophie - Vorträge (6/9)" What is philosophy? Alteration, Complicity, Persistence at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein n.b.k.
Mitte: Chausseestrasse 128-129, 7pm

Friday, October 14

Andrea Winkler "Patricia" at Gerhardsen Gerner
Mitte: Holzmarktstrasse 15-18, 7-9pm

Ante Timmermans, Marcel van Eeden, Rinus Van de Velde "Der Reiz der belanglosen Geschichte" at Galerie Zink
Mitte: Linienstrasse 23, 6-9pm

Ulrike Ludwig "Dekonstruktion anerkannter Architektur" at Scotty Enterprises
Mitte: Oranienstrasse 46, 7pm

Colin Ardley "Levels and Slopes" Wandobjekte at Semjon Contemporary
Mitte: Schröderstrasse 1, 7-9:30pm

Artist Talk: Andrea Schomburg, Daniela Pukropski, David Rhodes, Dittmar Krüger, Elisabeth Sonneck, Gerhard Mantz, Gilbert Hsiao, Ingrid Floss, Isabelle Dyckerhoff, James Geccelli, Mateo Cohen, Paola Neumann, Ruprecht Dreher, Stefan Schröter, Susanne Jung, Thomas Bechinger, Wolfgang Schröder "Sternklar" curated by Michel Carmantrand at Zweigstelle Berlin
Moabit: Lehrter Strasse 37, 7pm

"Zeig Her, Führ Vor, Tausch Ein - Presence Is The Artist" The Aromatic Mandala curated by Jerlyn Jareunpoon, Lian Ladia at General Public
Prenzlauer Berg: Schönhauser Allee 167c, A Talk on the Impromptu by David Medalla, introduced by Adam Nankervis, followed by a Participatory Performance. , 7pm

Performance: Balz Isler curated by Cilgia Gadola, Raisa Kröger at Savvy Contemporary
Neukölln: Richardstraße 43/44, Entrance donation: 2-5 Euro, 8:30pm

+ "Ai Weiwei in New York - Photographs 1983-1993" at Martin-Gropius-Bau
Kreuzberg: Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 7-9pm

Saturday, October 15

Artist Talk: "Minimal Spaces - Intercontinental Relations" Talk/screening at DUVE Berlin
Mitte: Invalidenstrasse 90, 7:30pm

Jorge Lopes "Already ready" at João Cocteau
Neukölln: Kienitzer Strasse 98, 7-9pm

Performance: Balz Isler curated by Cilgia Gadola, Raisa Kröger at Savvy Contemporary
Neukölln: Richardstraße 43/44, Entrance donation: 2-5 Euro, 8:30pm

+ "Kunstnacht 11" Offenes Museum mit Live Act, DJs, VJs & Art at Berlinische Galerie
Kreuzberg: Alte Jakobstraße 124-128, 8€, 8pm

"Zeig Her, Führ Vor, Tausch Ein - Presence Is The Artist" Discoteca Flaming Star, Voin de Voin and Ute Waldhausen peforming; Johannes Paul Raether, Ulrike Müller, Kerstin Stakemeier, Anita DiBianco, Ian White presenting, responding and discussing at Basso Studio at General Public (Basso Studio)
Kreuzberg: Köpenicker Strasse 187/188, Bar afterwards, 3-8pm or later

Sunday, October 16

"Zeig Her, Führ Vor, Tausch Ein - Presence Is The Artist" Johannes Paul Raether and Ulrike Müller performing; Discoteca Flaming Star, Voin de Voin and Ute Waldhausen, Kerstin Stakemeier, Anita DiBianco, Ian White responding, presenting, discussing at General Public at General Public
Prenzlauer Berg: Schönhauser Allee 167c, Bar afterwards, 3-8pm or later

Workshop: "Aktzeichnen" at Berlinische Galerie
Kreuzberg: Alte Jakobstraße 124-128, Museumseintritt + Kursgebühr 2 €, Malmaterial bei Bedarf 2 €, 11am-1pm

Monday, October 17

Juliane Solmsdorf at ALEX-4D
Mitte: Panoramastraße 1a, Tower Center, 1st floor, 7-10pm

Lecture: "Elizabeth Povinelli: New Media/Other Worlds?" at ICI Berlin Kulturlabor
Prenzlauer Berg: Christinenstr. 18-19, Haus 8, 7:30pm

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