The Rise and Fall of Erik Schmidt
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Am Sudhaus 3, 12053 Berlin
Visits on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday are only possible for holders of the Berlin Art Week Guest Card.
You for Kindl: 10.00€
Kindl for You: 7.00€
Reduced admission applies to pupils and students, pensioners, severely disabled persons and holders of the artCard.
The exhibition openings ›Cornelia Parker. Stolen Thunder (A Storm Gathering)‹, ›Phoebe Collings-James. The subtle rules the dense‹, ›Cihad Caner. Demonst(e)rating the Untamable Monster‹ and ›The Rise and Fall of Erik Schmidt‹ on Saturday, 13 SEP 2025, 6—9pm are free of charge.
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Parking for people with disabilities
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U Boddinstraße and Rathaus Neukölln
Bus M43 and 166
Erik Schmidt (* 1968 in Herford, lives in Berlin) works across painting, drawing, photography, video, and performance. The Kindl presents his extensive body of work in multiple chapters, creating a multifaceted self-portrait that probes questions of (queer) identity, community, and individuality. Through richly layered compositions, Schmidt offers a perspective that is at times brutal and often humorous, exposing underlying social norms and structures.
Curator: Yara Sonseca Mas
The exhibition was developed by the Kindl—Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin, and will be shown at EACC Castelló in 2026.
The exhibition is supported by the Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion.
The video work ›Rough Trade‹ is produced by Fluentum and will be shown for the first time as part of the exhibition.
A publication will accompany the exhibition, released by DISTANZ Verlag with texts by Kathrin Becker, Louisa Elderton, Krist Gruijthuijsen, and Yara Sonseca Mas, supported by the Leinemann-Stiftung für Bildung und Kunst (Leinemann Foundation for Education and Art).
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