Eccentric 80s at Kunsthaus Hamburg

 

Eccentric 80s: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum, and Contemporary Accomplices

25 March – 21 May 2023
Kunsthaus Hamburg

An exhibition and publication project by Burcu Dogramaci, Ergül Cengiz, Philipp Gufler, Mareike Schwarz, Angela Stiegler.

Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen and Rabe perplexum were eccentric artists of the 1980s in a double sense – they deviated from norms and acted outside the centre in the subcultural milieu. Their structurally buried work will be artistically questioned and activated by the contemporary artists Ergül Cengiz (3 Hamburg Women), Philipp Gufler and Angela Stiegler. For the first time, Blumenschein, Nordhausen and perplexum will be shown in one exhibition and in the cities where they worked: Munich (Lothringer 13 Halle), Berlin (Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten) and Hamburg (Kunsthaus Hamburg).

A German- and English-language publication has been published by b_books, Berlin, to accompany the exhibition. An extensive programme of events with films, readings, workshops and discussions with contemporary witnesses accompanies the exhibition.

24 March 2023

7 pm: Opening

25 March 2023

4 pm: Guided Tour

5 pm: Screening & Talk Nicht Mann, nicht Frau, nur Rabe by Rabe perplexum with Philipp Gufler

Kunsthaus Hamburg

Klosterwall 15

20095 Hamburg  

Opening Hours

Tuesday – Sunday: 11 am – 6 pm

Exzentrische 80er: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum und Kompliz*innen aus dem Jetzt im Kunstverein Tiergarten

VOICE:over V

14. 12. 2022 – 4. 2. 2023

Eröffnung: Mi 14. Dezember, 19 Uhr

Das Ausstellungs- und Publikationsprojekt präsentiert marginalisierte Stimmen der Kunst aus den 80er Jahren der BRD und verbindet historische und aktuelle Formen von Subkultur, Queerness, performativen und kollaborativen Arbeitsweisen.

Tabea Blumenschein (1952−2020), Hilka Nordhausen (1949−1993) und Rabe perplexum (1956−1996) waren exzentrische Stimmen der 80er Jahre. Abweichend von Normen agierten die drei Künstler:innen in Berlin, Hamburg und München. Sie lebten sexuelle Orientierungen nonkonform und repräsentierten nicht-anerkannte Geschlechts- und Identitätsbilder. Ihre Kunst überschritt die Grenzen von Genres und äußerte sich in kollaborativen Arbeitsweisen und flüchtigen Formen. Tabea Blumenschein wirkte als Performerin, entwarf Kostüme für Film und Theater und schuf Zeichnungen und Gemälde. Die Malerin und Schriftstellerin Hilka Nordhausen gründete in Hamburg den legendären Off-Space Buch Handlung Welt, der Kunstraum, Buchladen und soziale Kontaktzone war. Rabe perplexum malte und zeichnete, realisierte kollaborative Aktionen und war eine:r der frühen Videokünstler:innen.

Erstmals werden ihre Werke gemeinsam in den Städten gezeigt, in denen sie lebten und arbeiteten. Die zeitgenössischen Künstler:innen Ergül Cengiz (3 Hamburger Frauen), Philipp Gufler und Angela Stiegler haben dafür gemeinsam mit den Kunsthistorikerinnen Burcu Dogramaci und Mareike Schwarz eine Szenografie aus Bildern, Videos, Dokumenten, Texten und eigenen aktuellen Arbeiten geschaffen. So entstand im Austausch mit Zeitgenoss:innen ein audiovisueller Resonanzraum, der vielstimmige Einblicke in die subkulturellen Szenen der achtziger Jahre bietet und sie für das Heute reflektiert.

Kuratiert von Ergül Cengiz, Burcu Dogramaci, Philipp Gufler, Mareike Schwarz und Angela Stiegler

Ausstellung und Katalog werden gefördert durch: Spartenoffene Förderung und bezirkliche Förderfonds der Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Europa, Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Kulturreferat der Landeshauptstadt München, Prinzessin Therese von Bayern-Stiftung, Erwin und Gisela von Steiner-Stiftung, Kulturstiftung der Stadtsparkasse München, Liebelt-Stiftung Hamburg, Bundesprogramm „Neustart Kultur“ der Stiftung Kunstfonds, Studio Ulrike Ottinger: Reinhild Feldhaus und Sarah Polligkeit, die Stiftung IMAI – Inter Media Art Institute, Düsseldorf, Monacensia im Hildebrandhaus, München.

Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten
Turmstraße 75 – 10551 Berlin
Dienstag – Samstag: 12 – 19 Uhr
Eintritt frei

Buch Exzentrische 80er Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe Perplexum und Kompliz*innen aus dem Jetzt

Deutsch/English
372 pages
22 Euro
ISBN 978 3 942214 47 6

Tabea Blumenschein (1952–2020), Hilka Nordhausen(1949–1993), and Rabe perplexum (1956–1996) were eccentric artists of the eighties – they deviated from norms and operated outside of the centre in subcultural milieus. They worked in friendly constellations in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. Blumenschein, Nordhausen, and perplexum represented images of gender and identity that weren’t recognized at the time and lived their sexual orientations in a non-conformist manner. The artistic work of the eccentrics was formulated in performances, readings, films, concerts, or murals – in collaborative and often ephemeral forms. For the first time, they are now brought together in one book and discussed contextually.

Their lives and works are activated by contemporary artists Ergül Cengiz(*1975) (3 Hamburger Frauen), Philipp Gufler (*1989), and Angela Stiegler(*1987) in a series of images and texts. Art theoretical and philosophical texts as well as voices of contemporaries provide insights into the diverse scenes of the eighties and reflect them for today.

The book is published by b_books in the context of the exhibition“Eccentric 80s”, which will be seen in Munich, Berlin, and Hamburg:

Lothringer 13 Halle, Lothringerstr. 13, 81667 München (8.9.2022–6.11.2022), Galerie Nord |Kunstverein Tiergarten, Turmstraße 75, 10551 Berlin (14.12.2022–4.2.2023),Kunsthaus Hamburg, Klosterwall 15, 20095 Hamburg (25.3.2023–21.5.2023)

Editors:
Burcu Dogramaci teaches art history at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Ergül Cengiz is an artist and part of the group 3 Hamburger Frauen.
Philipp Gufler is an artist and member of Forum Queeres Archiv München.
Mareike Schwarz is an art researcher at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Angela Stiegler is an artist and co-founder of K Hybrid and Opernkollektiv DIVA.

Eccentric 80s: Tabea Blumenschein, Hilka Nordhausen, Rabe perplexum, and Contemporary Accomplices

© left © Archiv der Tödlichen Doris, Foto: Peter Heim; middle © Birger Bustorff, right: Foto: Toni Paula © Monacensia

09.09.—06.11.2022

Opening: Thursday, 08.09.22, 7 p.m.

Tabea Blumenschein (1952–2020), Hilka Nordhausen (1949–1993), and Rabe perplexum (1956–1996) acted ex-centrically in several senses: outside the centre of attention, deviating from social norms and often also from institutionalised art. The results of their productions - performances, readings, films, concerts or murals - were sometimes fleeting, ephemeral and thus less marketable at the time. Blumenschein, Nordhausen and perplexum worked in the cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. At the time, they represented non-recognised gender and identity images and lived sexual orientations non-conformably. Their work transcended the narrow boundaries of genres and modes of expression: Hilka Nordhausen, for example, founded the off-space Buch Handlung Welt, which was a bookshop, art space and social contact zone. Tabea Blumenschein worked as a performer, designed costumes for film and theatre, and left behind a body of drawings and paintings. Rabe perplexum realised performances and actions in public space in collaboration with friends and confidants, painted and was one of the early digital video artists.

The exhibition and publication project focuses on themes such as subculture, queerness, performative and collaborative ways of working. It tells a different story of the art of the 1980s in the Federal Republic of Germany; beyond the great male master narrative that has dominated the narrative of these years until now.

The contemporary artists Ergül Cengiz (*1975) (3 Hamburger Frauen), Philipp Gufler (*1989) and Angela Stiegler (*1987) question the positions of the 1980s from today's perspective. Their structurally hidden work will be activated on the basis of archive material, exchange with companions and their own artworks: Together with the art historians Burcu Dogramaci and Mareike Schwarz, an exhibition project is being created in which artistic and art-historically situated knowledge is combined. In this way, the three positions from the 1980s are made accessible for new perspectives of reception, both in relation to each other and to the contemporary artworks.

The exhibition project was developed in cooperation with Lothringer 13 Halle Munich, Galerie Nord | Kunstverein Tiergarten Berlin and Kunsthaus Hamburg.

A German- and English-language publication will be published by b_books, Berlin, to accompany the project. Check out our Instagram account: @exzentrische80er

10.09.22, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, guided tours

with the curatorial team, Ergül Cengiz, Burcu Dogramaci, Philipp Gufler, Mareike Schwarz, Angela Stiegler

11.09.22, 4 pm, Book Launch
Sundowner Sunday with drinks, launch of the catalog "Eccentric 80s" (b_books, Berlin) and a talk with the editors

19.10.22, 7 pm, Screening and Talk „Lil Picard 1920s / 1980s“
with Philipp Gufler, Oona Lochner and Angela Stiegler. Moderation: Burcu Dogramaci. In cooperation with the NS Documentation Center. Venue: NS-Documentation Center, Max-Mannheimer-Platz 1

20.10.22, 7 pm, Screening and Talk „Nicht Mann, nicht Frau, nur Rabe” (WDR, 1984, director: Katja Raganelli)
followed by a talk with Toni Paula, Philipp Gufler and Mareike Schwarz

Lothringer 13 Halle
An art space of the city of Munich
Lothringer Straße 13, 81667 München

opening hours: Wed — Sun, 11 am — 7 pm
Free entry

photos: Constanza Melendez