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Geniale Dilletanten

Exhibition

Sep 08 - Oct 31 / 20:00
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Geniale Dilletanten is an exhibit about German art scene in 1980-ties.

The exhibition Geniale Dilletanten (Brilliant Dilletantes) presents 1980s German subculture to date, incorporating an interview film produced especially for the exhibition, a rich array of video and photographic material, audio samples, magazines, posters and other artefacts documenting the scene and providing insight into simultaneous developments in art, film, fashion and design.

The intense cultural activity of this period developed particularly in and around art schools and was marked by cross-genre experimentation and the use of new electronic equipment by performance artists and music groups.

The emergence of new record labels, magazines, galleries and clubs, as well as the plethora of independently produced records, tapes and concerts, illustrate the growth of self-organisation and the do-it-yourself spirit of the period.

By adopting German rather than English as the language for song lyrics and band names, the protagonists of Germany's alternative artistic scene set themselves apart from the mainstream, giving credence to the movement's claim to be representing a radical new departure.

Geniale Dilletanten is a Goethe-Institut international touring exhibition, curated by Mathilde Weh, deputy director of the department of visual arts at the Goethe-Institut.