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13 august 2024, Flor Linckens

BACK TO BERLIN: a reflection on 10 years of Livingstone Projects Berlin

Erik Mattijssen, Zum Abschied, 2021, Livingstone Projects Berlin.

This summer, Livingstone Gallery is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of Livingstone Projects Berlin, a studio and exhibition space where, over the past decade, various artists have been given the opportunity to work and present their art.

The resulting works were exhibited on-site in the project space and/or traveled to a second venue: the gallery in The Hague, a museum or an art fair. The exhibition 'BACK TO BERLIN', on view at Livingstone Gallery in The Hague until September 21, showcases the artworks created by the participating artists.

Daniele Galliano, Com'era verde la mia valle (How green was my valley), 2009 Livingstone gallery

The initiative, originally established for artists that were represented by the gallery, quickly expanded into a broader platform. As a result, other artists who weren't part of Livingstone Gallery's lineup also got the opportunity to work within Berlin's dynamic art scene. These artists were often recommended by fellow galleries, curators or other art professionals. Among them were Taiwanese artist Long-Bin Chen and Cuban-American artist Armando Mariño, who both spent time in the studio in Berlin.

In the spring of 2014, Raquel Maulwurf was the first to kick off the pilot project with a residency in the former studio of Albrecht Genin in Prenzlauer Berg. Her time there culminated in the solo exhibition ‘Colliding Galaxies.’ In 2017, the Livingstone Projects Berlin Prize was awarded for the first time to Ruri Matsumoto. This biennial prize, which includes a two-month residency, a catalogue and an exhibition, is organised in collaboration with a guest curator and Jeroen Dijkstra of Livingstone Gallery. The most recent artist to work in the project space was Lotte van Lieshout.

Aaron van Erp, Stilleven met tentakel en Kikkomansaus, 2020, Livingstone gallery

The artworks created by the artists during this period highlight how the city of Berlin has served as a source of inspiration for a wide range of creators. For many of them, the Berlin environment provided fertile ground for experimentation and innovation, resulting in pieces that are not only personal and unique but also reflect broader cultural and societal themes.

Raquel Maulwurf, Moving nightscape VII, 2016, Livingstone gallery

'BACK TO BERLIN' features work by artists such as Aaron van Erp, Daniele Galliano, Harry Markusse, Raquel Maulwurf, Jolanda Meulendijks, Adriaan Rees, Samah Shihadi, Ingrid Simons, Nadja Schlenker, Kirsten Hutsch, Berend Strik, Koen Vermeule, Lily de Bont, Jan Wattjes, Julius Stibbe and Erik Mattijssen. The latter received two NN Art Awards for the work he created during this period: the jury prize and the audience prize.

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13 august 2024, Flor Linckens

BACK TO BERLIN: a reflection on 10 years of Livingstone Projects Berlin

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