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Where does the East begin? And who actually decided where the centre of Europe lies? Geographical coordinates are rarely as innocent as they appear on maps. They reveal power dynamics and historical interpretations. For a long time, the European continent has tended to view its history primarily from a Western perspective. Berlin, once itself divided between East and West, offers a particularly contradictory setting for the search for an answer to the question posed above. With its 14th edition, the Berlin Biennale ventures to shift its perspective. Under the title ‘Central Europe Eastern Time’, curator Vasyl Cherepanyn invites us to reinterpret Europe from the East, whilst also putting the familiar narratives about Berlin to the test. From 5 June to 12 September 2027, the city will become an artistic testing ground for a re-mapping in which the boundaries of our historical perception are up for debate.
The 14th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art will take place from 5 June to 12 September 2027 at various venues across Berlin. This edition is curated by the Ukrainian philosopher Vasyl Cherepanyn, who is also director of the Visual Culture Research Centre, which he founded in Kyiv in 2008. Under the title ‘Central Europe Eastern Time’, the 14th Berlin Biennale proposes a new interpretation of Berlin from an Eastern perspective and opens up a view of Europe from the standpoint of those regions and political realities that have long been …
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