Daily Lectures: free guided tour of the exhibition, 6 p.m.
I like Mondays Lecture: short free guided tours, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Lunch Lectures - Wednesdays, 1 p.m.
The lunch lecture - a special kind of lunch break - offers an inspiring encounter addressing a specific theme in the exhibition and is followed by a lunch buffet.
Admission: € 9 / reduced: € 7
View from the Balcony—Topos and Motif in Contemporary New York Art and Literature
Silke Feldhoff
09.07., 20.08., 10.09.2008
Identity and Role Play—Constructed Forms of Reality
Dr. Beate Zimmermann
16.07., 23.07., 06.08.2008
Pop and Identity
Alexandra Heimes
30.07., 13.08., 03.09.2008
“as if” and “almost like”—Photography as a Medium for Staging
Dr. Melanie Franke
27.08., 17.09.2008
Brunch Lectures - Sundays, 11:30 a.m.
Each tour focuses on a special aspect of the exhibition. Afterwards brunch at the Café.
Admission: € 12 / reduced: € 9
Fictionalization as a Photographic Strategy of Negation
Dr. Melanie Franke
06.07., 10.08., 24.08.2008
Portrait Photography in the 60s
Alexandra Heimes
13.07., 31.08., 21.09.2008
The Endless Search for the Self—Images of Present Day America
Dr. Beate Zimmermann
20.07., 03.08.2008
The Art of Acting—Performative Impulses in Current Art
Silke Feldhoff
27.07., 17.08., 07.09.2008
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SPECIAL EVENTS
05.07.2008, 11 a.m. – Artist’s Talk: “Hitchhikers and Co-Stars” *
Artists’ Talk with Sara Gilbert, Herbert Molner, Adam Pendleton, Matt Saunders and Collier Schorr; Moderation: Dominic Eichler.
On the occasion of the exhibition Freeway Balconies, panel members discuss the core themes of the exhibition and the role of performance in contemporary art.
In celebration of the reopening of the American Embassy and the “America Festival,” admission will be free on July 5, 2008.
14.08.2008, 7 p.m. – Lecture by Dr. Antke Engel
“Desire as Movement in Imaginary Settings”
In her research, philosopher and queer theorist Dr. Antke Engel focuses on the development of feminist and post-structuralist theories and on the critique of representation. In 2006, she founded the “Institute for Queer Theory,” dedicated to gender and sexuality studies and their public dissemination. The Institute serves as an interface for scientific, political and artistic/cultural discourses.
30.08.2008, 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. – 23rd Long Museum Night
Coinciding with the exhibition Freeway Balconies, the Deutsche Guggenheim offers a special youth program (14 to 18 years) from 6 to 8 p.m. Short guided exhibition tours every hour after 8 p.m.
Please visit www.lange-nacht-der-museen.de for a complete program of the 23rd Long Museum Night (23. Lange Nacht der Museen).
Tickets: € 15, reduced: € 10
advance tickets: € 12, reduced: € 8
children under 12: admission free
02.09.2008, 7 p.m. – Artist’s Talk with Matt Saunders *
Matt Saunders, born 1975 in Washington State, USA, studied painting and printing at the Yale University School of Art. Numerous solo and group shows have earned him international acclaim. Saunders lives and works in Berlin.
18.09.2008, 7 p.m. – Lecture by Prof. Dr. Susanne von Falkenhausen
“Eccentric Identities—Intimacy and the Photographic Apparatus”
Prof. Dr. Susanne von Falkenhausen is professor of art history at the Humboldt University, Berlin. A specialist in contemporary art, her main research topics include current American art, feminist theories as well as gender studies in the history of modern art.
All lectures in German unless otherwise indicated.
For English and French lectures please contact (030) 20 20 93-18.
Continuing Education for Teachers
03.09.2008, 4 p.m.
In cooperation with the Senatsverwaltung für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Forschung.
Registration: www.fortbildung-regional.de or schmidt@senbwf.verwalt-berlin.de
* The lecture will be held in English.
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