InteriorDAsein
InteriorDAsein, Projektraum Archi Galentz, Portraetausstelung,Contact
Archi Galentz
Steegerstraße 2
13359 Berlin
+49 (0) 179 5 47 53 12
archigalentz@gmail.com
About us
We house in our premises a collection of works by over 30 artists from various cultural backgrounds, with a focus on Armenian contemporary art. This collection, as well as temporary exhibitions in our spaces, are individually furnished in our workshop.
InteriorDAsein is a word invented by Archi Galentz, who runs the presentation room and the workshop. Coming from a family of artists himself, he has been intensively involved in the restoration and mediation of fine art since his studies of free painting and design at the UdK Berlin. Solid craftsmanship enables us to maintain an independent position and long-term planning. Thus InteriorDAsein is understood as a workshop and exhibition space at the same time - as a manifested artist-run space.
Event for the Koloniewedding
28.03. - 18.05.2025 Mythical Images – On Relevance of a Refuge
28.03.2025 - 20.04.2025Mythical Images – On Relevance of a Refuge
28.03.2025 – 20.04.2025
Myths have momentum in times of societal upheaval. The observer needs education and foreknowledge to have access to these visual worlds. The artists have to reinterpret and structure of myths again and again. Neither of these processes is quick. There is no one cannon. And the creative game with associations, parallels between ancient times and our modern world and references to current events make myths extremely interesting as a subject-matter. In the age of black-and-white painting, cancel culture, and minority-based quality assessments, mythical formations provide a certain way out of the misery of existence, help bridge times of uncertainty and carry messages for art enthusiasts for today and the future.
Showing works by: Tigran Tokmajyan (1923 – 2004), Edwin Dickman (1929-2023), Peter Hahlbrock (1934-2015), Gisela Breitling (1939-2018), Gisa Hausmann (1942-2015), Aude de Kerros (*1947), Thomas J.Richter (*1955), Oleg Neishtadt (*1962), Philipp Mager (*1966), Archi Galentz (*1971), Julia Katan (*1997) and others.
The presented works were created between 1958 and 2025: sketches, woodprints, lithographs, watercolors, oil paintings and AI-generated prints.
The exhibition in InteriorDAsein refers to the double exhibition “… through mythical zones” with works by Edwin Dickman (died in December 2023 at the age of 94) and Archi Galentz. This exhibition was held from 14.02. until 14.03.2025, shown in the producer gallery SpiritTransfer in Moers near Duisburg, the exhibition in InteriorDAsein expands the selection shown in Moers with more works.
Past events
29.11. - 09.01.2025 On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Sergei Parajanov
29.11.2024 - 09.01.2025Sergei Parajanov (or Sergei Iossifovich Parajanov according to Wikipedia) was one of the most important film directors of the Soviet Union. Three nations at once: Armenians, Georgians and Ukrainians claim him as their national genius. Born on January 9, 1924 in Tbilisi, Georgia, the filmmaker studied in Kiev, Ukraine, where he also made his first films. His first feature film from 1965, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, was awarded the Golden Medal at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in the very first year of its premiere and received awards in France and England. The film achieved cult status in the Soviet Union. Sergei Parajanov became known not only for his films, which attracted great international attention and probably even influenced Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also as a visual artist and prominent prisoner of Soviet camps. Federico Fellini supported him for years and tried to maintain international attention. Parajanov was greatly revered in Armenia, and his film The Color of Pomegranate (1969) is still considered an icon today. In 1988, an impressive museum dedicated to his life and work was opened in the Armenian capital Yerevan while the filmmaker was still alive.
The exhibition, which will open on Friday, November 29, 2024, at the InteriorDaein, is remarkable as an initiative of Armenian associations that invited compatriots living in Germany to celebrate the birthday of the famous filmmaker with works of art. Anahid Babayan from the Armenische Kulturgemeinde Leipzig e.V. organized the call and arranged the first exhibition in Eduard Panosian’s studio in Leipzig’s city centre. On August 30, 25 artists were represented in the exhibition. The exhibition was then invited to Halle an der Saale and presented to art lovers by Ararat Kultur Halle-Hoffe Saale e.V.. Now the exhibition is coming to InteriorDasein, where numerous exhibitions have been dedicated to Armenian visual art since 2008. We are particularly pleased that we have been able to attract further artists for this exhibition. Both from Berlin and from abroad. On display are paintings, drawings, prints, collages and assemblages, photographs and AI-generated images. The list of artists is long:
Elina Aboyan (Leipzig), Avo Arakelian (Berlin), Maria Arend (Berlin), Sirarpi Asatryan (Berlin), Avag Avagyan (Berlin), Suren Changlyan (Oldenburg), Zorik Davidyan (Chemnitz), Silvina der Meguerditchian (Berlin), Rosanna Eisenmenger-Karapetyan (Berlin), Samvel Gabrielian (Leipzig), Archi Galentz (Berlin), Stepan Gantralyan (Berlin), Sam Grigoryan (Berlin), Mariette Grigoryan (Bremen), Eva Harut (Dresden), Ararat Haydeyan (Saathain), Hasmik Hovsepyan-Haydeyan (Kleinkmehlen), Hratch Kaloustian (Halle Saale), Gagik Kurginian (Berlin), Elina Martirosyan (Berlin), Hakobyan Mkhitar (Siegen), Anahit Mkrtchyan (Oranienburg), Michail Schnittmann (Berlin), Nagash Tarzyan (Hürth), Ani Tiedemann (Oranienburg), Armen Vanetyan (Berlin), VAZO (Vazgen Pahlavuni Tadevosyan)(Die, France) and others.
On Sunday, December 1st from 6 pm we invite you to a musical evening with Roksana Vikaluk, Ukrainian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. As part of the group exhibition on the 100th anniversary of Parajanov. Inspired by the masterpiece Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Roksana will perform vocal improvisations of Ukrainian folk songs and share with us some stories from her family’s life in relation to the great master.
The exhibition in InteriorDAsein will remain until January 9, 2025 and is accessible by appointment after opening hours during Kolonie Weekend.
25.10. - 23.11.2024 Autumn walk. Dutch artists as guests in Berlin Wedding
25.10 - 23.11.2024Guest exhibition of Dutch artists in InteriorDAsein and Toolbox. In collaboration with Kunstruimte 411, Haarlem, Netherlands. Curated by Hans Kuiper and Archi Galentz.
With works by Marius van Zandwijk (painting), Aquil Copier (painting), Piet Zwaanswijk (print and collage), Jessica Assmann-Zwaanswijk (painting), Sina Khani (painting), Ilja Warmerdam (painting), MC de Waal (photography), Antonio Rego (digital drawing prints), Gerard Veldman (painting), Daan van Houten (drawing/woodcut), Rene Bosch (photography/Painting), Tarik Sadouma (AI-Print) and Hans Kuiper (drawing/painting).
In dialogue with Berlin artists: Gisa Hausmann, Jelisaweta Klutschewskaja, Edwin Dickman, Klaus Jürgeit, Tamara Ivanova, Marina Koldobskaja, Jovan Balov, Thomas J.Richter, Cristina Artola, Svenja Schüffler, Markus Schaller, Gagik Kurginian, Julia Katan, Julia Kissina, Patrick Huber and others.
Opening on Friday, October 25th from 7 p.m. in InteriorDAsein, supervised by Archi Galentz and at the same time in ToolBox, supervised by Hans Kuiper
Opening hours after the colony weekend by prior arrangement.
Finissage on November 24th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in ToolBox and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in InteriorDAsein.
28.03. - 18.05.2025 Mythical Images – On Relevance of a Refuge
Mythical Images – On Relevance of a Refuge
28.03.2025 – 20.04.2025
Myths have momentum in times of societal upheaval. The observer needs education and foreknowledge to have access to these visual worlds. The artists have to reinterpret and structure of myths again and again. Neither of these processes is quick. There is no one cannon. And the creative game with associations, parallels between ancient times and our modern world and references to current events make myths extremely interesting as a subject-matter. In the age of black-and-white painting, cancel culture, and minority-based quality assessments, mythical formations provide a certain way out of the misery of existence, help bridge times of uncertainty and carry messages for art enthusiasts for today and the future.
Showing works by: Tigran Tokmajyan (1923 – 2004), Edwin Dickman (1929-2023), Peter Hahlbrock (1934-2015), Gisela Breitling (1939-2018), Gisa Hausmann (1942-2015), Aude de Kerros (*1947), Thomas J.Richter (*1955), Oleg Neishtadt (*1962), Philipp Mager (*1966), Archi Galentz (*1971), Julia Katan (*1997) and others.
The presented works were created between 1958 and 2025: sketches, woodprints, lithographs, watercolors, oil paintings and AI-generated prints.
The exhibition in InteriorDAsein refers to the double exhibition “… through mythical zones” with works by Edwin Dickman (died in December 2023 at the age of 94) and Archi Galentz. This exhibition was held from 14.02. until 14.03.2025, shown in the producer gallery SpiritTransfer in Moers near Duisburg, the exhibition in InteriorDAsein expands the selection shown in Moers with more works.
29.11. - 09.01.2025 On the occasion of the 100th birthday of Sergei Parajanov
Sergei Parajanov (or Sergei Iossifovich Parajanov according to Wikipedia) was one of the most important film directors of the Soviet Union. Three nations at once: Armenians, Georgians and Ukrainians claim him as their national genius. Born on January 9, 1924 in Tbilisi, Georgia, the filmmaker studied in Kiev, Ukraine, where he also made his first films. His first feature film from 1965, Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, was awarded the Golden Medal at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in the very first year of its premiere and received awards in France and England. The film achieved cult status in the Soviet Union. Sergei Parajanov became known not only for his films, which attracted great international attention and probably even influenced Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also as a visual artist and prominent prisoner of Soviet camps. Federico Fellini supported him for years and tried to maintain international attention. Parajanov was greatly revered in Armenia, and his film The Color of Pomegranate (1969) is still considered an icon today. In 1988, an impressive museum dedicated to his life and work was opened in the Armenian capital Yerevan while the filmmaker was still alive.
The exhibition, which will open on Friday, November 29, 2024, at the InteriorDaein, is remarkable as an initiative of Armenian associations that invited compatriots living in Germany to celebrate the birthday of the famous filmmaker with works of art. Anahid Babayan from the Armenische Kulturgemeinde Leipzig e.V. organized the call and arranged the first exhibition in Eduard Panosian’s studio in Leipzig’s city centre. On August 30, 25 artists were represented in the exhibition. The exhibition was then invited to Halle an der Saale and presented to art lovers by Ararat Kultur Halle-Hoffe Saale e.V.. Now the exhibition is coming to InteriorDasein, where numerous exhibitions have been dedicated to Armenian visual art since 2008. We are particularly pleased that we have been able to attract further artists for this exhibition. Both from Berlin and from abroad. On display are paintings, drawings, prints, collages and assemblages, photographs and AI-generated images. The list of artists is long:
Elina Aboyan (Leipzig), Avo Arakelian (Berlin), Maria Arend (Berlin), Sirarpi Asatryan (Berlin), Avag Avagyan (Berlin), Suren Changlyan (Oldenburg), Zorik Davidyan (Chemnitz), Silvina der Meguerditchian (Berlin), Rosanna Eisenmenger-Karapetyan (Berlin), Samvel Gabrielian (Leipzig), Archi Galentz (Berlin), Stepan Gantralyan (Berlin), Sam Grigoryan (Berlin), Mariette Grigoryan (Bremen), Eva Harut (Dresden), Ararat Haydeyan (Saathain), Hasmik Hovsepyan-Haydeyan (Kleinkmehlen), Hratch Kaloustian (Halle Saale), Gagik Kurginian (Berlin), Elina Martirosyan (Berlin), Hakobyan Mkhitar (Siegen), Anahit Mkrtchyan (Oranienburg), Michail Schnittmann (Berlin), Nagash Tarzyan (Hürth), Ani Tiedemann (Oranienburg), Armen Vanetyan (Berlin), VAZO (Vazgen Pahlavuni Tadevosyan)(Die, France) and others.
On Sunday, December 1st from 6 pm we invite you to a musical evening with Roksana Vikaluk, Ukrainian singer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. As part of the group exhibition on the 100th anniversary of Parajanov. Inspired by the masterpiece Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Roksana will perform vocal improvisations of Ukrainian folk songs and share with us some stories from her family’s life in relation to the great master.
The exhibition in InteriorDAsein will remain until January 9, 2025 and is accessible by appointment after opening hours during Kolonie Weekend.
25.10. - 23.11.2024 Autumn walk. Dutch artists as guests in Berlin Wedding
Guest exhibition of Dutch artists in InteriorDAsein and Toolbox. In collaboration with Kunstruimte 411, Haarlem, Netherlands. Curated by Hans Kuiper and Archi Galentz.
With works by Marius van Zandwijk (painting), Aquil Copier (painting), Piet Zwaanswijk (print and collage), Jessica Assmann-Zwaanswijk (painting), Sina Khani (painting), Ilja Warmerdam (painting), MC de Waal (photography), Antonio Rego (digital drawing prints), Gerard Veldman (painting), Daan van Houten (drawing/woodcut), Rene Bosch (photography/Painting), Tarik Sadouma (AI-Print) and Hans Kuiper (drawing/painting).
In dialogue with Berlin artists: Gisa Hausmann, Jelisaweta Klutschewskaja, Edwin Dickman, Klaus Jürgeit, Tamara Ivanova, Marina Koldobskaja, Jovan Balov, Thomas J.Richter, Cristina Artola, Svenja Schüffler, Markus Schaller, Gagik Kurginian, Julia Katan, Julia Kissina, Patrick Huber and others.
Opening on Friday, October 25th from 7 p.m. in InteriorDAsein, supervised by Archi Galentz and at the same time in ToolBox, supervised by Hans Kuiper
Opening hours after the colony weekend by prior arrangement.
Finissage on November 24th from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in ToolBox and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. in InteriorDAsein.
