INSIDEOUT - Festival of Contemporary Art
Art and locality – symbiosis or confrontation? The festival engages with the dynamism of
contemporary culture at a historic location, the
above-ground bunker in the Reinhardtstraße, Berlin-Mitte.
Originally constructed as a reaction to military helplessness,
the structure signifies for most of today's passers-by nothing beyond its own dominant
presence. The participating artists are presented with the challenge of investing the innards of this
hulking, weighty building with a softening vitality.
INSIDEOUT is conceived with the intention of bringing Berlin art
face to face with artistic positions of other cities; the festival
draws exemplary impulses from the important centres Prague, Berlin
and New York.
INSIDEOUT is the first step towards transformation of the bunker
into an exhibition space for new art in an international context.
Our goal is to redevelop these unusual rooms for an ongoing
programme of activities.
Owners of the building Nippon Development Corporation will after
closure of the exhibition begin a complete restoration and
conversion of the building.