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Highlights from the opening ceremony of Meduza’s ‘No’ exhibition in Berlin
Source: Meduza
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The exhibition “No” has opened at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien in Berlin. Through this project, artists and journalists explore the major themes that have defined the past decade, from war and dictatorship to resistance and hope (read more about it here). Below, you will find photographs of the exhibition space itself and some of the works on display. Since Meduza has been outlawed as an “undesirable” organization in Russia, we did not photograph the faces of attendees at the opening. Otherwise, we would have been happy to share images of the crowd that turned out.
The “No” exhibition will run until July 6. It is open every day: from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday to Wednesday, and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday to Saturday. Admission is free. The project’s website features interviews with artists, essays, and other materials. If you’re in Berlin or planning to visit during the exhibition, be sure to follow us on Instagram.
Visitor at Semyon Khanin’s installation, “Polarcone”
Project by an anonymous artist, “Time of War”
A piece in Gülsün Karamustafa’s installation, “Where Continents Meet”
A kiosk with exhibition merchandise and books published by Meduza
The phone owned by Galina Timchenko that was infected with Pegasus spyware
Meduza’s editor-in-chief, Ivan Kolpakov, and Kunstraum Kreuzberg director Stefan Bauer
Alexey Dubinsky’s photo series “The First Day of Spring” about Alexey Navalny’s funeral
A visitor studies Alisa Yoffe’s painting “Asylum Seekers”
Posters by the art group SUPERFLEX (visitors are welcome to take one)
An interactive installation, “Law Shifters — Quantum No,” by Stine Marie Jacobsen and Theobaldo Lagos Preller
A video interview with film critic Anton Dolin
A video interview with journalist Svetlana Reiter in the exhibition’s documentary project, created by playwright Mikhail Durnenkov
Stickers from the “No” exhibition
“Primer,” a series of paintings by Pavel Otdelnov
The “No” exhibition’s official book
A monologue by writer Zhenia Berezhna from Mikhail Durnenkov’s documentary project
Part of a sculpture from Sergey Prokofiev’s project “Hell”
A slideshow of photographs by Alexander Gronsky
An interactive installation, “Law Shifters — Quantum No,” by Stine Marie Jacobsen and Theobaldo Lagos Preller
Arseny Morozov performs at the exhibition’s opening concert
Navalny figurines from Fernando Sánchez Castillo’s installation, “Expanded Memorial for Alexey Navalny.” Starting May 23, after the work is “activated,” visitors will be free to take them home.