Susanne Piotter – Alternate Angles

In “Alternate Angles,” Berlin-based artist Susanne Piotter (*1969) examines the formal world of post-war concrete brutalism in a variety of ways – a world that is familiar and yet seems far away. It was probably not only exhibitions with international appeal such as “SOS Brutalism” (2017, Deutsches Architekturmuseum) that recently brought new attention to the subject of Brutalism. Rather, it is also daily encounters in urban space and the current struggle for re-use and new uses that make this past architectural epoch pose questions to the present – especially in Berlin, where buildings and structures such as the Mäusebunker, the Bierpinsel, or the two “San Gimignano Lichtenberg” towers used by Brandlhuber+ are currently receiving increased attention.

They are works with cubatures without a common denominator, fragile-looking and yet stable formations with the most diverse outlines, which catapult the viewer instantly into a past future. With her small-format sculptures and structures made of concrete, the artist shows here that the architectural style, which has long since fallen into disuse, is also worth a second and third artistic look.

Opening: Friday, 21.07.2023, 18h

Exhibition: July 22 to August 26, 2023

Opening hours: Wednesday – Saturday 14 – 18 h