Welcome

We are the ZK/U in Berlin: production site, artist/research-residency, program platform. In our work we connect local practice and global discourse. Get involved!

ZK/U – Center for Art and Urbanistics
Siemensstrasse 27
10551 Berlin
Germany
 

Contact
Press & Communication: +49 3039882650
Residency: +49 30 39885840
Projects: +49 30 39885842

Events: As we are currently under construction, space booking for any kind of event is not possible at the moment.


Press & Communication inquiries: kommunikation(at)zku-berlin.org
Residency inquiries: residency(at)zku-berlin.org
Project inquiries: projects(at)zku-berlin.org

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21 November 2024 / 7–11 PM

OPENHAUS NOVEMBER 2024

Open studios, performance, video, installation and resident talks

OPENHAUS NOVEMBER 2024

Baum und Platte

Exhibition at Museum der Dinge: Profitopolis or the Condition of the City

Baum und Platte

18 Oct 2024 / 25 Oct 2024 / 01 Nov 2024 / 08 Nov 2024 / 15 Nov 2024 / 22 Nov 2024 / 06 Dec 2024 / 13 Dec 2024 / 17 Jan 2025

Talks on Curatorial Practice

OnCurating Academy Berlin

Talks on Curatorial Practice

VERNISSAGE ON 15 NOV 2024, OPEN FROM 15–21 NOV 2024, WEDNESDAY–SATURDAY, 3–8 PM

INTERZONE

An exhibition by Laura Skehan, curated by Eamonn Maxwell. The research-led project evolves as a moving image, sound, and sculptural installation at ZK/U.

INTERZONE

Kiezwald – LET'S PLANT!

A Tiny Forest will grow in the Stadtgarten – with your help!

Kiezwald – LET'S PLANT!

Narratives

We direct our work along specific research themes that are meant to inspire open discussions.
Like ourselves, our discourses change over time.

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General Approach:
Why and how ZK/U implements discourse

General Approach
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ZK/∩*:
*from open source to open end: 

ZK/∩*
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Haus der Statistik:
Model project for cooperative urban development

Haus der Statistik
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ZEDu:
Mutual learning lab

ZEDu
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CURATING CHAOS:
Evolutions of decentralised curatorial practices

CURATING CHAOS

Residency

A new, innovative venue offering artistic and research residencies of 2–12 months duration for art production at the interface of urban research opened its doors in summer 2012 in the district of Moabit in Berlin-Mitte, on the edges of Berlin‘s largest inland port, Westhafen.

Current Fellows

Kyoko Kagata

Opera Costume Design by Children

Opera Costume Design by Children

Joanna Ostrowska

Traces

Traces

Roda Abdalle

woven echoes-mapping silence

woven echoes-mapping silence

Bela Paprena

De Bucle

De Bucle

Ari David

How To Fail Better?

How To Fail Better?

Martha Koch

Untitled

Untitled

Formats

Our formats are established ZK/U Projects that have turned into re-occuring cultural practices, now taking place on site regularly.

OPENHAUS

Bi-monthly event

Open studios, performance, video, installation and resident talks

OPENHAUS

GÜTERMARKT

paused until 2024

Monthly summer-market connects the neighbourhood and provides a platform for local goods and handcrafted items.

GÜTERMARKT

SPEISEKINO / FOOD AND FOOTAGE

paused until 2024

Independent movies in combination with food

SPEISEKINO / FOOD AND FOOTAGE

FUSSBALLABALLA

paused

Turning the popular format of 'public viewing' of sports into an educational and community-building event

FUSSBALLABALLA

Projects

Our projects are artistic, research-related, socially relevant and often international experiments that can eventually turn into ZK/U Formats.

Active CITY(zens)

2023 - 2024

Creating new prototypes of culture programming to rediscover unique public spaces and create new forms of vibrant short performance bites

Active CITY(zens)

ClimArt

2023 - 2025

Raising awareness and mobilizing to increase urban climate resilience through artistic interventions (reallabor)

ClimArt

Beeholder - Beecoin

ongoing

Decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO) inspired by the idea of self-governance of non-human stakeholders

Beeholder - Beecoin

ZK/U Extension

ongoing - to be completed by end of 2024

The ZK/U - Center for Art and Urbanistics is growing!

ZK/U Extension

CityToolBox

ongoing

Online-learning platform encouraging citizen-driven actions in the urban landscape – Change It Yourself!

CityToolBox

Haus der Statistik

Ongoing

Center for social, artistic and creative activities

Haus der Statistik

Ständige Vertretung!

Ongoing

Produktionsort für Berliner Projekträume, Initiativen, Kollektive und Einzelakteure

Ständige Vertretung!
ZK/U Aerial View, Berlin 2012

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Construction process

Nach dem Eröffnungswochenende Mitte September, das uns einen wunderbaren Vorgeschmack auf die Zukunft gegeben hat, beginnt jetzt die abschließende Bauphase.
In den kommenden Monaten werden Restarbeiten wie die Installation des Fahrstuhls, Schallschutzmaßnahmen sowie der finale Innenausbau durchgeführt.
Wir freuen uns darauf, ab nächstem Frühjahr das fertiggestellte ZK/U gemeinsam mit euch zu erleben.

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Following the opening weekend in mid-September, which gave us a wonderful preview of what’s to come, we go into the final construction phase.
In the coming months, finishing touches such as the installation of the elevator, soundproofing measures, and completing the interior construction will be carried out.
We look forward to experiencing the fully completed ZK/U with you next spring.

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