„The Only Rule of Making Good Art is to Punch Nazis“

Tania Elstermeyer, Yishay Garbasz

27.04.-04.05.2024

kuratiert von/curated by Karø Goldt & Matthias Mayer

Eröffnung/Opening: Fr/Fri, 26.04.2024, 19:00

Performance: Tania Elstermeyer Die Operatorin,

20:00 Finissage: Sa/Sat, 04.05.2024, 19:00 Performance Tania Elstermeyer, 20:00

Spor Klübü
Freienwalder Str. 31
13359 Berlin

Under the challenging title "The Only Rule of Making Good Art is to Punch Nazis", the two Berlinbased artists Yishay Garbasz and Tania Elstermeyer position themselves with works that are indispensable in their meaning and expression right now. In both cases, they depict a longer period of their respective artistic work and engage with the themes of violence, exclusion, nationalism, transgender rights and feminism. The approaches of the two artists are very different. They can be read as an examination of social and political issues, but also biographically or as a critical commentary on the art world. The robust and provocative exhibition title alone, which in (german) left-wing political circles would be called “stabil” (basic), serves as a clear indication of this. The exhibition title, also references. The fact that all art is political. Only the more privileged are able to be blind to this truth. The work complexes of Garbasz and Elstermeyer are brought into a spatial relationship creating the tension of entanglement which is also an aesthetic one. However, growth happens outside one’s comfort zone, only by looking inwards does the universe open up and we can see the world. To this end, the two artists use a wide variety of media, including installation, drawing, publications, video and performance