Subvertising Art Show in Berlin Challenges Advertising Hegemony

The exhibition 'WERBEPAUSE – The Art of Subvertising' at Kunstraum Kreuzberg in Berlin brings together international artists working in subvertising, post-Situationism, institutional critique, and public art. Running until August 21, 2022, the show features diverse practices including VR experiences that subvert beauty standards and vending machines for activism tools. Co-curators Matt Bonner and Gavin Grindon, along with artists Illustre Feccia and DoublewhY_Y, contributed statements. The exhibition traces subversion from early 20th-century avant-garde through 1990s culture-jamming to contemporary augmented reality experiments. Topics addressed include civil and human rights, religious, racial and gender discrimination, hyperconsumerism, climate crisis, and criminalization of sex workers. The show is accompanied by a lively events program.