Christoph Schlingensief

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 permeated one another and constantly challenged audiences to take active positions. Thus, in the artist’s first comprehensive exhibition in Berlin in more than a decade, the focus is not on the completed work, but on the process of questioning, doubting and failing that characterised his practice. As Schlingensief himself put it, “One can fail with enthusiasm, joy and intent. […] Much will happen if one manages to accept that failure is necessary to harnessing strength.”