40th Anniversary of Mies van der Rohe's Neue Nationalgalerie

Neue Nationalgalerie 40th Anniversary Monica Bonvicini, Friedrich von Borries, Matthias Böttger, Elmgreen & Dragset, Clemens Fahnemann, Douglas Gordon, Paul Kahlfeldt, Petra Kahlfeldt, Veronika Kellndorfer, Michael Kimmelman, Hans Kollhoff, Wilfried Kühn, Jürgen Mayer H, Friedrich Meschede, Markus Miessen, Fritz Neumeyer, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Peter Pannke, Peter Raue, Angela Schneider, Annette Schryen, Ronald Steckel, Adam Szymczyk and Imke Woelk in conversation. Organized by Joachim Jäger (Nationalgalerie) and Carson Chan (PROGRAM) http://www.programonline.de/nng40.html OPEN HOUSE: September 15 2008, upper hall. Talks begin at 20:00 The Neue Nationalgalerie, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, opened its doors on September 15, 1968 in Berlin’s Kulturforum. 2008 marks the anniversary of the building’s 40th year and to celebrate both its architectural and institutional legacy, the museum will present a series of conversations between architects, artists, and curators that center on topics pertaining to the artistic, architectural and cultural climate of Berlin, past, present and future. There will also be a screening of Inigo Manglano-Ovalle’s „Alltagszeit“ (2001), a video work shot inside the museum, during the evening. The museum, and both of its current exhibitions, Hiroshi Sugimoto and Rupprecht Geiger, will be open to the public free of charge during opening hours on September 14th, and after 20:00 on the 15th. Schedule: September 15 2008 20:15 Tempel der Moderne Paul Kahlfeldt (Architect), Hans Kollhoff (Architect), Fritz Neumeyer (Architecture theorist) In German 21:00 Architektur vs. Museum Jürgen Mayer H (Architect), Veronika Kellndorfer (artist), Wilfried Kuehn (Architect), Adam Szymczyk (Curator), Imke Woelk (Architect) Moderator: Friedrich von Borries (Architect) In German 21:50 Die radikalsten Ausstellungen Clemens Fahnemann (Gallerist), Petra Kahlfeldt (Architect), Peter Raue (Former head of the Friends of the National Gallery), Angela Schneider (Curator), Annette Schryen (Art historian) In German 22:30 The Meta-Music Festivals Peter Pannke (Musician) und Ronald Steckel (Musician) In German 22:50 Revisiting Berlin – the Mies building and the urban context Matthias Böttger (Architect), Jürgen Mayer H (Architect), Markus Miessen (Architect) Moderator: Michael Kimmelman (New York Times) In English 23:30 Hommage to Emmett Williams Hans Ulrich Obrist (Curator) In English 00:00 Expanding Film Douglas Gordon (Artist) and Friedrich Meschede (DAAD) In English 00:15 Open space – open field Monica Bonvicini (Artist), Elmgreen & Dragset (Artists) In English Project assistant: Denis Pieper This event was kindly supported by the Vereins der Freunde der Nationalgalerie, the Stoberkreises, Appel Design Gallery and NIKKUS