Christoph Schlingensief

Over the course of his artistic career, Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010) relentlessly confronted the absurdities of the present. About The exhibition Es ist nicht mehr mein Problem, macht eure Scheiße alleine (It's not my problem anymore, deal with your own shit) at Gropius Bau sheds light on his visionary, genre-defying body of work, ranging from striking political actions to projects spanning theatre, opera, film and the visual arts. In the Gropius Bau's atrium, the exhibition opens with the large-scale installation Kaprow City, a work closely associated with Schlingensief's time in Berlin. From there, it unfolds across eight rooms, bringing together installations and video works contextualised by documentary film and archival material. The exhibition is not a retrospective in the classic sense of the word; instead, it brings Schlingensief's central bodies of work into conversation, highlighting the ways in which his artistic strategies permeate one another and constantly challenge audiences to take an active stance. In the most comprehensive presentation of his work in Germany in over a decade, the focus is therefore not on the completed work, but on the processes of questioning, doubting and failing that characterises his practice. Content Note: The exhibition addresses colonial violence, racism and discrimination of people with disabilities. It contains racist and ableist language. Some works contain visual stimuli like strobe effects and rapid image sequences. Curated by Raphael Gygax, curator, with Dalwin Kryeziu, Fellow to the Director, and Christopher Wierling, former Assistant Curator, Gropius Bau, in collaboration with Aino Laberenz, Christoph Schlingensief Estate Exhibition Management: Simone Schmaus, Head of Exhibitions and Production, and Filippa Carlini, Project Management, together with Lisa Bockius, Exhibitions Fellow A joint project by Gropius Bau / Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen | Freie Republik Wien, and MAK - Museum of Applied Arts Partners: Wall Bouvet Ladubay Media partners: Monopol Berlin Art Link Numéro Berlin FluxFM Rausgegangen With the generous support of the Karin and Uwe Hollweg Foundation Read more Toggle Installation Mixed media Film / Video Performance / Live Art