Dreams&Dramas Exhibition Explores Law as Literature at Berlin's nGbK
The exhibition called "Dreams&Dramas. Law as Literature" took place at the neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK) in Berlin from March 10 to May 7, 2017. Curated by Agnieszka Kilian, it featured works from sixteen artists around the globe, diving into the impact of law through various themes like the Napoleonic Code and medical ethics. Notable pieces included Alicja Rogalska's video "What If As If" (2017) and Carlos Amorales's artwork "Supprimer, Modifier et Préserver" (2012). The event also showcased a performance by Patrick Bernier and Olive Martin titled "X and Y v. FRANCE: The Case for a Legal Precedent" (2007-2017), along with an installation by Debora Hirsch and Ilia Filiberti named "HeLa" (2015), all centered on legal concepts rather than celebrity artists.
Key facts
- Exhibition Dreams&Dramas. Law as Literature held at nGbK in Berlin
- Ran from March 10 to May 7, 2017
- Curated by Agnieszka Kilian with artists Alicja Rogalska and Jaro Varga
- Featured sixteen artists from multiple countries including France, Italy, Poland, and the U.S.
- Included works like Rogalska's video What If As If and Amorales's Supprimer, Modifier et Préserver
- Addressed issues such as the Napoleonic Code, border disputes, and medical ethics
- Contrasted European counterhegemonic approaches with U.S. focus on property rights
- Avoided aestheticizing legal documents, focusing on law's reality-shaping effects
Entities
Artists
- Andrea Liu
- Agnieszka Kilian
- Alicja Rogalska
- Jaro Varga
- Carlos Amorales
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Willem de Kooning
- Joseph Kosuth
- Ad Reinhardt
- Patrick Bernier
- Olive Martin
- Benjamin Buchloh
- Sol LeWitt
- Debora Hirsch
- Ilia Filiberti
- Henrietta Lacks
- Anibal Lopez
- Jonas Staal
- Liam Gillick
- Kenneth Goldsmith
- franck leibovici
- Julien Seroussi
- Geert Wilders
Institutions
- neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK)
- Bard Center for Curatorial Studies
- FKSE Stúdió Galéria
- Lund University
- Contemporary Art Center Vilnius
- Yale Journal of Law and Humanities
- Giampietro Gallery
- Contour Biennial
- Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Halle 14
- Contexto Space
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Yale Art and Law Symposium
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- New York
- United States
- Budapest
- Hungary
- Sweden
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
- Belgium
- Poland
- Czech Republic
- France
- Italy
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Ukraine
- Mexico
- Austria
- Brazil
- India
- Colombia
- Pakistan
- Sierra Leone
- Syria
- United Kingdom
- Guatemala City
- Guatemala
- Netherlands
- London
- Virginia
- Baltimore
- New York City
- Leipzig
- Congo