Two people in magnificent clothing are walking in front of a row of cypress trees.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, film still, 2023 © Ligia Lewis

Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…

Press Release

With I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…, Gropius Bau presents the most extensive solo exhibition to date by artist and choreographer Ligia Lewis. The show brings together new and existing works, displayed on the ground floor and in the atrium of the exhibition space. The new commission Wayward Chant has been conceived especially for the Gropius Bau’s atrium. Over the course of the exhibition, this work unfolds and evolves within the space, culminating in an evening-length performance of the same title, which will premiere on 28 and 29 November as part of the Performing Arts Season 2025/26. 

Press Images

A selection of press images is available for media coverage of Ligia Lewis: I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…. Please contact presse@gropiusbau.de to request the login data to download high res press images.

The images can be downloaded and used free of charge prior to and during the project period. Please note that images may not be cropped, overprinted or modified. We look forward to receiving any digital or hardcopy samples of publications.

Please forward or send them to the following address:

Gropius Bau
Birgit Schapow / Press Office
Niederkirchnerstraße 7
10963 Berlin
presse@gropiusbau.de

Two people in magnificent clothing are walking in front of a row of cypress trees.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, film still, 2023

© Ligia Lewis

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A hunched silhouette stands against a bright orange background. The head and both arms hang downward, and the person holds a fluffy object in one hand.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, film still, 2023

© Ligia Lewis

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A person is crouching in a field, holding a parasol.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, film still, 2023

© Ligia Lewis

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A screen hangs in an empty room, displaying human silhouettes.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, 2023, installation view, Ligia Lewis: study now steady, Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York, 2023.

Photo: Liz Ligon, courtesy: CARA

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A screen hangs in an empty room, displaying a human silhouette.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, 2023, installation view, Ligia Lewis: study now steady, Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York, 2023.

Photo: Liz Ligon, courtesy: CARA

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A screen hangs in an empty room, showing a close-up of the upper body of a female-presenting person.

Ligia Lewis, A Plot, A Scandal, 2023, installation view, Ligia Lewis: study now steady, Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York, 2023.

Photo: Liz Ligon, courtesy: CARA

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Three-part split screen showing multiple individuals in a yellowish-green room in various positions. Each section presents the same scene from a different distance.

Ligia Lewis, deader than dead, film still, 2020

© Ligia Lewis

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Split screen divided into four sections, each showing a female-presenting person from different angles in a yellowish-green room. The person looks in various directions, with slightly different postures.

Ligia Lewis, deader than dead, film still, 2020

© Ligia Lewis

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A screen hangs in an empty room, showing four people lying in unusual poses, surrounded by bright green light.

Ligia Lewis, deader than dead, 2020, Installation view, Ligia Lewis: study now steady, Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York, 2023.

Photo: Liz Ligon, courtesy: CARA

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Three people sit evenly spaced on a narrow white bench, set against a pink background.

Ligia Lewis, study now steady, 2023, installation view, Ligia Lewis: study now steady, Center for Art, Research and Alliances (CARA), New York, 2023.

Photo: Liz Ligon, courtesy: CARA

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A person in motion raises a hand in lace gloves in front of their face, illuminated by a spotlight.

Ligia Lewis, Water Will (In Melody), 2018

Photo: Julien Barbès, Production: Ahmad Larnes

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Portrait of Lewis with a black blazer and blond, short hair.

Ligia Lewis

© Luis Rodriguez

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Photograph of Ligia Lewis standing in front of a window.

Portrait Ligia Lewis

Photo: Agustín Farías / PW-Magazine

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