On May 5, at 6 PM,
Deutsches
Haus at NYU presents “Passage” a performance and sound installation in
the building and courtyard of Deutsches Haus at NYU. This performance
negotiates the cultural and linguistic polyphony of New York and its
immigration history. It is a collaboration between artist Anna Schimkat and artist Felix Kindermann. Both artists are currently Artists in Residence at ISCP International Studio and Curatorial Project.
About the artists:
Felix Kindermann’s
work addresses the relationship between humans and their environment,
inter-human communication, and the relationship between individuality
and collectivity through sculpture, sound art, performance, photography,
video, and printmaking. By (de)constructing and (re)assembling objects,
architectures and languages, Kindermann examines reciprocity. The
artist is interested by the physical, mental, and social dimensions of
the human body, which he reflects by assembling self-reflexive entities
from fragmented parts. Felix Kindermann has exhibited work at Museum
Ludwig and Simultanhalle, Cologne; KANAL- Centre Pompidou, Brussels;
and Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, among others.
Anna Schimkat
is a visual artist who has expanded her work into sound art through
installations and performances. Schimkat creates spaces that sharpen
perception and force the perceiver’s action. Her sound materials include
self-made instruments and field recordings of her main instrument, the
world around us. Anna Schimkat has exhibited work at Z.i.m.m.t.,
Germany; RE:FLUX 16, Festival D’Art Sonore, Canada; and Galerie für
Zeitgenössische Kunst, Germany, among others.
Attendance:
This event will take place at 42 Washington Mews. This semester, based on NYU's guidelines, in-person events will be open to members of the general public.
According to new university guidelines, all visitors must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including a booster, if eligible); however, visitors no longer have to present proof of vaccination at the door. Please be prepared to present proof of compliance with NYU's COVID-19 vaccination requirements if asked to do so. You can read more about this new policy here. 