International art exhibition in Berlin 14. 10. - 19. 11. 2006

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"Hannah Arendt Denkraum" takes place in the former Jewish girls' school in August Strasse 11-13, Berlin-Mitte (central district) and the foyer of the library of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Science and Humanities (Unter den Linden 8, Berlin-Mitte). Exhibition opening: Saturday, 14 October, 2006, at 6.00 p.m. former Jewish girls' school in August Strasse 11-13, Berlin-Mitte. Opening ceremony: Sunday, 15 October, 2006, at 12.00 a.m. (Matinee) Akademie der Künste, Hanseatenweg, Berlin Tiergarten. Discussion with artists: Sunday, 14 October, 2006, at 6.00 p.m. former Jewish girls' school in August Strasse 11-13, Berlin-Mitte. Opening times: 15 October - 19 November 19, 2006, daily from 12.00 noon - 6.00 p.m., Thursdays until 9.00 p.m., closed on Mondays Entry 4 Euro, reduce 2 Euro S-Bahn Oranienburger Straße, U6 Oranienburger Tor, U8 Rosenthaler Platz Background of the project To mark the 100th anniversary of the birth of the German political thinker Hannah Arendt on 14 October, 2006, a comprehensive exhibition is being organised in Berlin, the city she left in 1933. It commemorates Hannah Arendt's political thought and visualises the continuing relevance of her political, philosophical and literary work through contemporary art. Key concepts In Hannah Arendt's political theory and in her writings, key concepts are of outstanding importance and continuing relevance for explaining interhuman relations as cultural qualities. These concepts include: working, producing, acting, thinking as well as understanding and loving. These connected terms characterise the potentialities and abilities of human beings as conditions of their existence. They seem topical and may help through their values in the discussion of urgent questions of contemporary crises in society, politics and work. For the artistic and curatorial approach to Hannah Arendt and her work, we have highlighted three main themes of interest: - Denkbilder - thoughts about thinking (Life of the Mind) - Sprachbilder - political imagery in Hannah Arendt's writing - Bildsprache - images and imaginary elements in contemporary politics

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