At Zionskirche, Zionskirchplatz, 10119 Berlin
Opening: Easter Sunday, 4 April 2021
Duration: 5–25 April 2021

Monday–Saturday: 1–6 pm, Sunday & Holidays: 12am–5pm
And late openings for Talks & Video Nights
also at KLEINERVONWIESE Gallery, Friedrichstrasse 204, 10117 Berlin

Curated by: Constanze Kleiner & Rachel Rits-Volloch
In cooperation with: David Elliott, Jan Kage, Stephan von Wiese

Initiated by: KLEINERVONWIESE in cooperation with MOMENTUM BERLIN
www.kleinervonwiese.com
www.momentumworldwide.org

Supported by: Stiftung Kunstfonds

With thanks to the Zionskirche and the Brandenburger Festspiele

Saturday April 24, 2021
CONCERT @ 19 & 21:30 

TRES MOMENTOS
Composer: Sven Helbig / www.svenhelbig.com
Conductor: Wilhelm Keitel / www.wilhelm-keitel.de

Points of Resistance invites contemporary artists and thinkers from a diversity of places and perspectives to address the many meanings of resistance in today's complex world. Without taking any singular political position, Points of Resistance gives voice to humanistic viewpoints necessary in an era witnessing the steady resurgence of authoritarianism, nationalism and racism the world over. This is as much a sickness of our times as the ongoing pandemic emergency. We hope that Points of Resistance will provide an antidote, if not necessarily a solution, to the ills endangering the hard-won, and relatively short-lived, freedoms of our society - especially in the context of Berlin's painful history.

Situated in Berlin’s Zionskirche, Points of Resistance invokes the remarkable history of this church as a crucial point of resistance both against the Nazis and during the GDR – from renowned theologian and anti-Nazi activist Deitrich Bonhoeffer who worked in the parish for over a decade until his arrest by the Gestapo, to the numerous opposition groups and human rights activists who’s use of the Zionskirche as a meeting point made it a target of the Stasi until the collapse of the GDR. Upon this historic stage, we assemble a diversity of artistic voices – through painting, photography, sculpture, video, sound, performance, and discussion - reflecting on the mistakes of the past and present in order to celebrate the values which enable us to forge unity from diversity.

Points of Resistance takes the form of an exhibition of over 50 exceptional international artists, jointly produced by Gallery Kleiner von Wiese and MOMENTUM, curated by Constanze Kleiner and Rachel Rits-Volloch, in cooperation with David Elliott, Jan Kage, and Stephan von Wiese. Despite our uncertain times of lockdowns and gallery closures, the Zionskirche will remain open to the public. As such, Points of Resistance is amongst the few places that Berliners starved for culture during this time of Corona can come to experience diverse artistic perspectives addressing the ongoing need for resistance, in its many forms. The exhibition will be accompanied by a Discussion Series; a Video Program, Artist Talks; Performances; Concerts; and Children’s Workshops.

Rachel Rits-Volloch