LOVE LETTERS TO THE CITY

September 14, 2024 – May 30, 2027

Opening: Friday, September 13, 2024, 7 – 11 pm

Cities are more than concrete and asphalt, they pulsate with stories, dreams and emotions. The new exhibition at URBAN NATION, curated by Michelle Houston, is a tribute to the city and an invitation to explore our urban living spaces with a new perspective. LOVE LETTERS TO THE CITY features works by over fifty international and Berlin-based street artists who utilize the transformative potential of art in public spaces. Issues such as urbanization, gentrification, environmental degradation and social inequality call for a critical discourse that aims to influence the development of society in a positive sense. How does art change the way we view public space? What changes can art initiate in the city? What methods do artists use to achieve a corresponding effect?

Participating artists: 2501, Aniruddh Mehta, Banksy, Blek le Rat, Bordalo II, Carlos Mare aka Mare139, Chop ’em Down Films, Crash, Dan Witz, Daze, Drew.Lab_One, Elfo, Evol, HA Schult, HOGRE, Isaac Zavale, James Reka, Jaune, Jazoo Yang, Joel Daniel Phillips, Johannnes Mundinger, Jordan Seiler, Kenny Scharf, Lady Pink, Liviu Bulea, Martha Cooper, Matthew Grabelsky, MILLO, Moses & Taps, Nika Kramer, Octavi Serra, Owen Dippie, OX, PAINTING DHAKA Project, Paradox, Rocco and his brothers, Sebas Velasco, Shepard Fairey, Stephanie Buer, Stiftung Berliner Mauer, Stipan Tadić, Susanna Jerger, Tats Cru, THE WA, Vhils, and Zhang Dali.

AUSSTELLUNGSTEAM

Overall management
Dr. Hans-Michael Brey, Stiftung Berliner Leben

Curator
Michelle Houston

Project management
YES, AND… productions GmbH & Co. KG (Florian Groß)

Project assistant
YES, AND… productions GmbH & Co. KG (Yana Kaziulia)

Exhibition production
YES, AND… productions GmbH & Co. KG (Florian Groß, Yana Kaziulia)
Michelle Houston

Exhibition architecture and exhibition design
SUMA Kommunikation GmbH & Co. KG (Reinaldo Verde)
Michelle Houston

Exhibition texts
Michelle Houston
Heidrun Schramm und Nicolas Wiese, Sounddesign
Dr. Geneviève Debien, Stiftung Berliner Leben (coordination and controlling)
Dr. Constanze von Marlin, Stiftung Berliner Leben
YES, AND… productions GmbH & Co. KG (Yana Kaziulia)

Exhibition graphics
Dominik Keller Studio & Marcus Alasović Studio

Framing
Lovely Projects

Hanging
Zehnpfennig, Weber und Taylor GbR

Exhibition construction
Fairnatic GmbH (Jens Rüberg, Herbert Dauksch-Maus)

Media guide
Roman Riebow, Gewobag Wohnungsbau AG
Sebastian Günther, Software- und Webentwicklung
Dr. Hans-Michael Brey, Dr. Geneviève Debien, Dr. Constanze von Marlin, Aune Tette, Stiftung Berliner Leben
Dominik Keller Studio & Marcus Alasović Studio

Press relations and social media
Dr. Constanze von Marlin, Stiftung Berliner Leben

Financial management
Aune Tette, Jutta Zander, Stiftung Berliner Leben