Beyond Boundaries, in the Midst of Radical Change
Stephanie Rosenthal and Clare Molloy, Berliner Festspiele
June 2018
Clare Molloy: Covered in Time and History: The Films of Ana Mendieta is the first exhibition in your new programme at Gropius Bau. Why did you just choose to start with this exhibition?
Stephanie Rosenthal: It was very important for me to begin my programme with Ana Mendieta. In my view, she is an artist who is highly relevant in our current times. Ana Mendieta created ephemeral works and often captured them using various media including film. Central here, for me, is the fact that radical artistic approaches can also be established through ephemeral and performative works. […]