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until 25.07. | #4705ARTatBerlin | AOA;87 shows from Tuesday, 24 June 2025 (Opening: 21.06.) the group exhibition „Into the fire“ with Sunmin Park, Holger Schmidhuber, Max Schulze, Christine Moldrickx, Christian Hellmich und Jessica Buhlmann.
Angst rules. In the economy, in politics, in society at large. Paralyzed, we stare past the crises at whatever may still be looming— like a squirrel frozen in the headlights of an oncoming Porsche Cayenne. The saving leap? Hardly even crosses our minds anymore.
Jessica Buhlmann, okno 2024, Öl auf Leinwand, Textil, 110 x 93 x 18 cm. Credit: Zhao He
Don’t dare try something new. Don’t take any risks. And for heaven’s sake—now of all times—don’t make a mistake. Better to do nothing. At most, perhaps: restrict, exclude, barricade. Just in case. Algorithmically conditioned and optimized for conformity in our desires and needs, we place our hope in the almighty AI like children awaiting Santa Claus. Already it calculates with chilling precision what suits us, what’s good for us, what path to take. It’ll sort things out. Meanwhile, we tighten our belts—both financially and ideologically. And in this golden age of advanced cowardice, a cunning few keep stuffing their pockets— while the rest often do little more than soil their pants.
Max Schulze, Couleur Locale – Feenstaub, 2021, Farbfotografie, Farbkarte und Edelmatte Wandfarben in Premium-Qualität auf Papier, 59,4 x 42 cm. Credit: Künstler
Christine Moldrickx, DIY Profanität, 2025, Relief aus Aluminium-Prägefolie, 18,5 x 28,5 cm. Credit: Künstlerin
Art must rise up against this misery. As one of the last bastions of courage, generosity, and radical autonomy. The title of this exhibition is meant as a rallying cry: Into the Fire! The artists gathered here dare to leap into the unknown, into what cannot be calculated— and in doing so, they show that detours, failed attempts, and breakdowns are not dead ends but the very path toward the ultimate work. They throw themselves, again and again, into this fire— a fire that does not destroy but transforms. That is what these artistic positions stand for—ranging from painting to sculpture, installation to sound—by Jessica Buhlmann, Christian Hellmich, Christine Moldrickx, Sunmin Park, Holger Schmidhuber, and Max Schulze.
Sunmin Park, others lives and mine, 2024, Seil, Fäden und Plexiglasplatte, 30 x 50 x 30 cm. Credit: Künstlerin
Christian Hellmich, Transit, 2024, Öl auf Leinwand, 150 x 135 cm. Credit: Künstler
Opening: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Exhibition dates: Tuesday, June 24 to Friday, July 25, 2025
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Image caption title: Courtesy by Holger Schmidhuber
Exhibition Into the fire | AOA;87 | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
