Tonight in Berlin, our friends at the temporary D.I.Y art space MMX are celebrating the launch of their second exhibition. MMX is a trashed-out house in Linienstraße which has been roughly renovated to house several white-walled exhibition rooms. A lively crowd can normally be found wandering about the space on Friday nights, drinking cheap beer and enjoying the underground aesthetics. Curator Rebecca Loyche has been busy turning down requests from well-established artists in favour of emerging and challenging new talent.
The new exhibition includes a nine-channel video installation by Constantin Hartenstein, a video sculpture by Florian Gwinner, drawings and paintings by Veronika Schumacher and Francisco Montoya. Installationists Mikko Gaestel and Rasso Hilber will present their Blastomat, a unique take on the Berlin institution that is the photomat (pictured above).
Meanwhile, the frighteningly bright light therapy room will be retained for a few more weeks, for anyone who hasn’t had the chance to visit it yet. Powered by several large light therapy lamps, the brilliant white room (pictured below) offers a soothing relief from the dark grey skies of the miserable winter.
MMX – Open Art Venue
Linienstrasse 142/143, Berlin Mitte
Show II Vernisage: March 12, 19.00-22.00
Regular hours: Wed 12-22, Thur-Fri 12-18, Sat-Sun 12-19
