neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (nGbK)
Berlin has no shortage of galleries, yet the Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, or nGbK, stands apart. Founded in 1969, the art society lets its members decide the thematic direction of the programme. That grassroots model reaches into every exhibition and every event. Questions of societal power run through the shows as a result.
Each project grows inside an interdisciplinary group that carries it from the first idea to the final realisation. That way of working opens the door to themes and formats the mainstream might pass over. It has also shaped generations of curators, artists and cultural producers. You will find contemporary art that treats the gallery as a room for public debate.
The society keeps a second space as well, called Station Urbaner Kulturen, out on Berlin's periphery. Artists and local residents develop work together there, which turns the democratic idea into daily practice. The venue is wheelchair accessible, so the conversation stays open at the door.
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