Fairytale
of
Berlin
all exhibitions are curated by Janine Bean and Matthias Bergemann
first exhibition took place September 2008 at Raahuset / Copenhagen
second exhibition took place January 2009 at Scion Installation Los Angeles / USA
Catalogue Fairytale of Berlin PDF
please use this LINK to visit the Los Angeles exhibition
Artists - selection 
Concept of the exhibition
It is seldom that one can observe the migration of artists so remarkably as in Berlin today. The city is rapidly developing itself into an art Metropolis acting as a vacuum, sucking in not only American, English or Spanish artists and cultural contributors.
Berlin is attractive due to its substantial network. For the most part, there are affordable apartments and studios, and in addition there are international institutions, both private and public, that are supporting international artists eagerly. The attraction Berlin is implementing on the international art world can not only be measured on an economical level, but also through the special flair the city is spreading and the reputation that it is obtaining as a place where not only the established culture is relevant, but also the extensively entangled and stirring subculture. The international art world is giving Berlin the feeling that „everything is possible“.
„Fairytale of Berlin“ associates itself with the legend of life within Berlins sub-cultural niches, the place yearned by many migrated creatives. And of course does especially this art scene of Berlin have grave downsides in store for the art producers, having to deal with an increasing surplus of art being only one example. The show wants to reflect this situation where aspiration and reality often collide.
We purposely chose Berlin-born artists as well as national and international „art-exiles“ - the chosen artists have their origins in Germany, Rumania, Canada, Switzerland, Bulgaria and the United States. They join in identifying with living and working in Berlin albeit in the most different of ways, all together creating a subtle and fresh approach: Berlin as a new or old home is the common source of inspiration and friction.
The artists of the show also represent different art scenes within Berlin, covering various art genres and techniques. The eleven artists and one artist group [neulantvanexel are Marian Neulant and Axel van Exel] of „Fairytale of Berlin“ show paintings, drawings, photographies, sculptures and installations.
For this exhibition, the artists and curators will tell their own „Fairytale of Berlin“ through their diverse perspectives.
