Scion Space Los Angeles, USA

Jan 17th to Feb 7th 2009

Fairytale of Berlin associates itself with the legend of life within Berlins sub-cultural niches, the place yearned by many migrated creatives. And of course does especially this art scene of Berlin have grave downsides in store for the art producers, having to deal with an increasing surplus of art being only one example. The show wants to reflect this situation where aspiration and reality often collide.

We purposely chose Berlin-born artists as well as national and international "art-exiles“ - the chosen artists have their origins in Germany, Rumania, Canada, Switzerland, Bulgaria and the United States. They join in identifying with living and working in Berlin albeit in the most different of ways, all together creating a subtle and fresh approach: Berlin as a new or old home is the common source of inspiration and friction.

The artists of the show also represent different art scenes within Berlin, covering various art genres and techniques. The eleven artists and one artist group [neulantvanexel are Marian Neulant and Axel van Exel] of „Fairytale of Berlin“ show paintings, drawings, photographies, sculptures and installations.

For this exhibition, the artists and curators will tell their own „Fairytale of Berlin“ through their diverse perspectives....