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MINA MANIA – HVW8 Berlin

MINA MANIA
TWISTS AND TURNS

Opening on March 8, International Women’s Day.

HVW8 Berlin is pleased to announce TWISTS AND TURNS an exhibition by German artist MINA MANIA.

Just like a dance, life consists of twists and turns.
Constantly in the move, changing, transforming.

HVW8 Berlin and MINA MANIA invite you to dance with Nana and explore the power of this iconic female figure.

For more information please contact
manuel@hvw8.com

WALK THE NIGHT – Miami Art Week

WALK THE NIGHT Unveils The Essence of Dance Life Through Pictures of Studio 54, Paradise Garage, and The Warehouse this Miami Art Week

Celebrating the artistry and diversity of contemporary photography,”WALK THE NIGHT – NIGHTLIFE AND CLUB CULTURE 1977′ – 1990’” is set to captivate audiences with a two-day immersive experience on Friday, December 8th and Saturday, December 9th of Miami Art Week, at Arlo Hotel Higher Ground.

This thoughtfully curated exhibit, promises to showcase the powerful narratives captured in iconic nightlife venues: Paradise Garage, The Warehouse, Studio 54, and The Music Box through the lens of three exceptional image makers. Historical photographs take the viewer into the entrancing realm of Chicago’s groundbreaking club spaces, The Warehouse and Music Box captured by Mr. Robert Williams. Feel the energy and history of Paradise Garage as Tina Paul’s photos transport you to the heart of the legendary nightclub. Delve further into the golden era of nightlife with Bill Bernstein’s striking images of Studio 54 and Paradise Garage where they provide a glimpse into the extravagant and hedonistic nights that defined an era.

Daily programming from parties to panels will be held, including an Artist Talk, which will facilitate a discussion on the careers and inspirations of five influential nightlife creatives, including Robert Williams, Tina Paul, Bill Bernstein, Victor Rosado, Arthur Baker, and Louie Vega. Moderated by Ron Trent and curator Adrian Loving, the conversation offers a compact journey through the cultural history celebrating club culture beginning in 1977 through the present.

Walk the Night is curated by Ron Trent, Adrian Loving, Tyler Gibney (HVW8 Gallery), and Rob Mc Kay.

WALK THE NIGHT SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

Friday, Dec 8 – “WALK THE NIGHT – NIGHTLIFE AND CLUB CULTURE 1977′ – 1990’  Preview Exhibition and Artist Talk featuring Bill Bernstein, Tina Paul, Robert Williams, Victor Rosado, Arthur Baker and Louie Vega
Arlo Hotel Higher Ground, Miami, FL 33150 – 6pm-10pm

Saturday, Dec 9 – ‘”WALK THE NIGHT – NIGHTLIFE AND CLUB CULTURE 1977’ – 1990’ Public Exhibition Opening and Construction Party” Closing Event featuring Victor Rosado, Danny Krivit and Ron Trent-
Arlo Hotel Higher Ground, Miami, FL 33150
12pm-6pm / 9pm – close

‘Paris De Noche’ World Premiere & Group Climate Listening Party

‘For the longest time I wanted to produce a skate video with an original soundtrack. Although not an entirely new idea, I wanted to try my hand at creating one myself. I believed in @n.rollings vision and execution in the way that he had always made skate videos and asked him if we should make one with our friends in which he obliged. We filmed extensively in NY, Philly, LA & Paris throughout 2023. This year was spent creating the music in which I am happy to finally announce with immense gratitude that @seedsofyaris and friends have provided the audio landscape for this project. Come join us this Tuesday at @hvw8gallery .’ – Sagen Lockhart

STARRING: @carlisleaikens @jahbulb @willmarsh @graemeturn @lord_g_ward

@itssummerinparis @kiern.o @joeymarrone @1lilclevelandjoe @rico.abdou @erikhherrera

@afrocancody @bumpysmessage @ishcepeda @jeromebnl @chicoamiel @lucabaratt

Makin Paper 5 – HVW8 Berlin

The saga continues… Makin’ Paper goes Round 5! After the successful zinefests of the last years, Lodown Magazine and HVW8 Berlin Gallery is organising the sixth edition of the Makin’Paper Fair in cooperation with the designteam of adidas sportswear and the gentle people of EDWIN Jeans. As in previous years, zine makers of all couleur will have the opportunity to present their work at the zine fair. In addition to local exhibitors, regional, national and international zine makers will offer their work for sale.

Makin’Paper presents zine culture in a holistic view. The spectrum ranges from arty fanzines to political zines to music fanzines. In addition Lodown Magazine will open its archive and will show zines from the past 3 decades and even going back further in time. The will also be various prints for sale.

On Friday we start with a soft opening from 2 PM and hopefully we’ll go late. 3.- 5.11. 2023

HVW8 Linienstrasse 161, 10115 Berlin

 

NOTHING LASTS – Raj Debah

Setting out on a meaningful journey to shine a light on an untold story, using the tools of mixed media shaped by photos, artifacts, collage, found footage, and video art. I use my work to connect with themes of human isolation and evolution to explore the complex story of nomadic assimilation. I focus on the scarcely recorded histories of indentured and indigenous communities with historical bonds to the West Indies. Uncovering their journey as a mirror to my own existence and a way to confront my struggles tied to growing issues of censorship, bigotry and oppression across the globe.

– Raj Debah

Born in 1978 in Manhattan NYC and raised up in the Bronx NY hailing from first generation immigrant parents from the West Indies. Raj Debah now lives and works practicing his art in Los Angeles California.

Opening Nov. 18th, 7 – 10pm at HVW8 Los Angeles

HVW8 Gallery Berlin

HVW8 Gallery Berlin is thrilled to announce the upcoming group exhibition HVW8 SELECTION featuring the works of Erin Garcia, Monja Gentshow, Julia Gröning, 44 Flavours, Eike König, & Marok and Isaac Zavale.

Exhibition soft opens Sept 13, 2–7 pm
Opening: Saturday, Sept 16, 4–8 pm

The opening of HVW8 SELECTION coincides with Berlin Art week and marks the beginning of the autumn season of programming at the gallery.

The exhibition features artists who have previously collaborated with HVW8 as well as introduces newer artists to showcase the importance of the community that carries our cultural heritage into the future. As HVW8 begins to celebrate nearly 25 years of art programming between Los Angeles and Berlin and beyond, the emphasis on reflection grows and the excitement of what the next years will look like increases with each new collaboration.

For further information please contact: manuel@hvw8.com

#hvw8 #hvw8gallery #hvw8berlin
#ErinGarcia #MonjaGentschow #JuliaGröning #44Flavours #EikeKönig #Marok #IsaacZavale

Brian Lotti for Kenny Beats’ “Louie’s Music Shop” at HVW8 L.A.

Brian Lotti presents an eleven artwork installation on the occasion of Kenny Beats’ album release and “Louie’s Music Shop” at HVW8 L.A. The collections of drawings monoprints and paintings were created largely on-site for the original album artwork for Louie. All pieces are framed.

Please email info@hvw8.com for questions.

View the collection.

THE NEW YESTERDAY – HVW8 Berlin

THE NEW YESTERDAY
HVW8 Berlin, Linienstr. 161, 10115 Berlin
Opening: February 10th, 6-9 pm
Exhibition: February 11th – April 15th
Opening hours: Tue-Sat, 2-7 pm

HVW8 Gallery Berlin is pleased to present THE NEW YESTERDAY, a group exhibition featuring artists:
44 Flavours, Sebastian Haslauer, Daniel M Thurau, Sascha Missfeldt, Stefan Rinck, Jaybo Monk and SuperBlast.

“… for each beginning bears a special magic that nurtures living and bestows protection.” Hermann Hesse

With the group exhibition THE NEW YESTERDAY, HVW8 Gallery Berlin celebrates new beginnings in challenging times.
The ever changing landscapes, physical and psychological, shifting to new manifestations. Resting for a singular moment, to transform into another the next. How does it feel to make this first step into thein that lies ahead and how do we reaco it, in a leap of faith. The artist is by nature repeating this process, with every new work. It becomes a part of the process.

Selected works from the artists’ most recent series are shown together for the first time. And we´re off to new beginnings.

#HVW8berlin @hvw8gallery

Mark Gonzales Book Signing NYC

Join Mark Gonzales for a signing of his Rizzoli book in New York. The book features photography from Sem Rubio as well as contributions by Hiroshi Fujiwara and Tom Sachs and Gus Van Sant. For more information or to purchase the book visit Rizzoli online.

“Named the “Most Influential Skateboarder of All Time” by Transworld Skateboarding, Mark Gonzales aka The Gonz is one of the most recognizable names in skateboarding, art, and street style. Born in California in 1968, Gonzales entered the skateboarding world at age 13, and by 16, was featured on the cover of Thrasher magazine. Widely revered since then as the inventor of street skating, Gonzales has remained one of the most prolific innovators in both skateboarding and contemporary art.” – Rizzoli

HVW8 also invites you to check out our collection of currently available works from Gonzales here.

Miami Party 2022

Please join us Tues 11/29
Miami Party 2022
Music by:
Falcons
g33zy
Nina Online

Celebrating Artists:
Cali DeWitt
Monja Gentschow
Mark Gonzales
Kosuke Kawamura
Sandy Kim
Gregory Shimada
Marley Van Peebles

Hosted by –
Norma Now
Mogreenz
Raul S.

RSVP Complimentary Bar 9-11pm, event until 3am.

Racket
150 NW 24th St, Wynwood, Miami, FL

rsvp@hvw8.com

Monja Gentschow – Kurzurlaub, Opens Nov. 17th, 6 – 9pm, Berlin


the highlights of my childhood days were
the family’s all-inclusive tours
my sister and i would browse through catalogues
and select the hotel (according to the pool)
endless seas of parasols, a poolside,
colorful drinks from the hotel bar,
turquoise water and 90ies chairs became
the symbols of my longings
head vacation?
ignoring the news because too sensitive
nowadays, if we need a short break
we escape into the vacations of others on instagram
italy, dolce vita – LA, palms and pools –
mykonos, parasols and cliffs
a time of relaxation for me and
the audience
the beautiful, carefree and simple
inspired by your holiday picture

Monja Gentschow is an artist and illustrator, born and raised in Berlin. She studied at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee and Universität der Künste. She crafts all artworks for the music label Keinemusik, illustrated a column for the newspaper Zeit and designed her own set of playing cards amongst many other projects.

ANGELUS NOVUS – GROUP EXHIBIT

image: Marley Van Peebles –
Ghost, 2022
Acrylic and graphite on found cardboard.
9h x 15w in, 22.86h x 38.10w cm

ANGELUS NOVUS – GROUP EXHIBIT

OPENING
September 14, 2022, 6 – 9 pm

Exhibition Runs until October 29th.

HVW8 Gallery Berlin is pleased to present Angelus Novus, a group exhibition featuring the works of Amalia Vekri, Aristeidis Lappas, Elias Kafouros, Gregory Shimada, Jessica Williams, Joram Schön, Marley Van Peebles and Negashi Armada, with an opening reception on Wednesday September 14th.

In this exhibition we examine the work of a group of artists who are based in Athens, Berlin and Los Angeles, and who work primarily in figurative drawing and painting styles that explore cultural and personal spaces of imagination and reflection. The geographic specificity of the selection of artists in this exhibition serves as a means to represent the passing of time through the geographic space of the West.

The title of the exhibition, Angelus Novus is a reference to the mono print of the same name by Swiss / German artist Paul Klee. The artwork, which depicts an angel flying through space is often cited in the essays of German philosopher and art theorist Walter Benjamin and used as a metaphor to describe the passing of time.

“A Klee painting named Angelus Novus shows an angel looking as though he is about to move away from something he is fixedly contemplating. His eyes are staring, his mouth is open, his wings are spread. This is how one pictures the angel of history. His face is turned toward the past. “
-Walter Benjamin, Theses on the Philosophy of History

We find modern interpretations and ways to apply the metaphor of the Angelus Novus to our own respective place and time, as we follow the Angel of History through the present into the future.

Gallery & media contact:
info@hvw8.com
HVW8.com
IG: @hvw8gallery

HVW8 Berlin
Linienstraße 161, 10115
Berlin, Germany

‘Ready To Articulate’ Video – Mark Gonzales at HVW8 Los Angeles

 

SPECIAL THANKS:
Mark and Tia Gonzales
THE SKATEROOM
adidas LA
Ryan Clements
Hanni El Khatib

ARTV is a production of HVW8 Gallery
Produced by Tyler Gibney & Addison Liu
Shot by Andrew Piccone
Edited Todd Hickey & Andrew Piccone
Additional footage by Brandon Nguyen
Livestream footage by Pierre Briet
Event stills by Glen Jamn

Music:
“Stressy”
Performed by Hanni El Khatib
Courtesy of Innovative Leisure

© 2022 HVW8 Gallery

Scrolls Book Release

Scrolls

“Scrolls” started at an airport about 9 years ago. Sven Barth began noticing that older men no longer had newspapers, they had phones. Entranced by these new devices they waited on their flights, completely oblivious to the outside world. And so, on every flight he took, he made it his mission to immortalize one of these older gentlemen. 7 years and dozens of flights later, Sven felt a book was the right way to collect this archive… and “Scrolls” was born.

In addition to the limited run of books, printed and bound by Sorella Studios, in Los Angeles, a selection of 20 of the original drawings grace the back walls of HVW8. They are framed by Sven himself with help from fellow frame maker and skateboarder, Josh Pall.

Mr. Wash Fundraising Initiative Featured on NBC News

HVW8 L.A. is currently showing Fulton Leroy “Mr. Wash’s” Washington’s fundraising exhibition “Bridging the Way” which is helping to fund the building of his new studio and community center in Compton, CA. NBC News reports:

“Fulton Leroy Washington, who goes by Mr. Wash, knows a thing or two about getting a second chance in life even in the midst of hopelessness and isolation.

Before President Barack Obama commuted his sentence in 2016, Mr. Wash was behind bars for more than two decades. While serving a life sentence after being wrongfully convicted of nonviolent drug offenses in the 1970s, he taught himself how to draw and paint.

“I brought eight brushes and a couple of paint tubes and started practicing. And here we are now,” the Compton native recalled.” 

“After commissioning his artwork, he was able to purchase his studio in Compton. And he’s now raising money to build a community center on the same lot with the goal of giving second chances to the formerly incarcerated and artists of color.  The ex-inmate said the Art by Wash Center will also provide free housing of up to 6 months to those newly released from prison.

“This is my new blank canvass,” Mr. Wash described. “It’s going to have spaces for inmates coming home from prison and teaching art as a way of communication to prevent them from going [back] to prison.”

Mr. Wash also planned to host a fundraising exhibition with other artists of color whom he took under his wings.

The exhibition, which is curated by Mr. Wash himself, runs from Feb. 15 through Mar. 26 at HVW8 Gallery at 661 N. Spaulding Ave. in Los Angeles.”

Read the full article here or learn more about the exhibition.

Berlin Photo Week – DEAD END STREET

Dear friends from Berlin! Tomorrow we are going to open “Dead End Street” exhibition together with @manuelosterholt at the @hvw8gallery from 6pm, Linienstrasse 161

HVW8 Gallery Berlin and Berlin Photo Week are pleased to present DEAD END STREET, a double pop-up photography exhibition featuring Nikita Teryoshin and Manuel Osterholt.

With the work “I‘ve never been to Russia“, which began in 2019 and shows Russia going astray, Teryoshin deals with his homeland, which is gradually slipping into fascism. Whether religious parades or Victory Day in the pouring rain with slogans like “We could repeat it!“ on the red square, studios of propaganda tv shows or the notorious “Pavlov‘s dog“ under museum glass in St.Petersburg, which stands for classical conditioning, Teryoshin is always looking for suitable motifs that describe his feeling towards the zeitgeist. However, an always critical photo-documentary examination leads to a dead end on February 24th, 2022. Teryoshin posts a picture of a burning Russian passport under the caption “Not in my Name“ and decides not to return to his homeland for the time being in protest against the war.