CTM.12: Experimental Festival in Berlin

Berlin continues to be the port of arrival for many artists, both from Europe and other parts of the world. What makes Berlin today a city so attractive for new artists? Multiple reasons; the tradition of producing art from Berlin, in Berlin, for Berlin and between Berlin, is almost endless. Indeed, the city has experienced many of the twentieth century avant-garde, conceptual art, and experimental music underground. Consider also the division of Berlin as a result of wars, creating two sides of art spanning the entire city, and so creating more powerful political resonance proposals. After the fall of the wall, the open free market, and after the re-occupation of Berlin by the Berliners, things have changed a bit.

For this tradition of breaking barriers, moral, aesthetic and creative, Berlin is both a city or place of art in every sense of the word. The proportions of a work done “in Berlin,” are different from those made “in Valencia”, so to speak. The artist stands in a central and symbolic market, where his presence in a particular environment and is influencing the approach to his work, the degree of his-life experience as an artist in a metropolis, note that this is part of the profile current contemporary artist, the merit of where you live power on your creative potential. And predisposes you do better business, having doors open galleries and museums, etc..

CTM.12 focuses on the most important experimental trends of the moment in Berlin. This festival has a long program of concerts, an exhibition hall and conference presentations related to contemporary art. The importance of an international festival of this magnitude should be highlighted, as it conglomerates a new audience, which is always alert to new ways of producing knowledge about young people and from all backgrounds. It is really recommended, if you work in the field of art and curating. The world of business and the arts always go hand by hand and, in this time of economic crisis, institutions and collectors are constantly looking to invest in new contemporary art. It is certainly an investment with great future potential.

This year, CTM.12 point of focus is music, and from music, many other forms of expression are related. This year’s theme approach will be “the spectral”, understood as the phenomenon of statements or lines of representation, approached in a spooky or dark condition. The festival also runs in parallel the renowned festival Transmediale art and digital culture, which this year celebrates its 25th anniversary. It should be also noted that the fabulous band Mouse on Mars will present its new album within the CTM.12 program. For more information on CTM.12, as well as its complete schedule of concerts and lectures, visit the following website: http://www.ctm-festival.de/

Alexa Ray

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