Exhibition: Hamlet Lavastida. Revolución sin la Revolución

10.12.2024 – 02.02.2025

Hamlet Lavastida examines the visual language of Cuban socialism in his first solo exhibition „Revolución sin la Revolución“ (Revolution without the Revolution) in Frankfurt am Main. In intricate paper cut-outs and large-format wall works, he reveals how state narratives shape historiography and calls for a critical examination of Cuba’s present.

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Ausstellung & Think Tank: The Cosmologies of Objects

03.07.2024 – 04.08.2024

TALKING OBJECTS ARCHIVE is a digital platform for decolonial knowledge production. Using objects from European and African museums, it highlights diverse perspectives and pluralistic forms of knowledge. An accompanying exhibition at Villa 102 in Frankfurt showcases artworks by international artists who explore the digital space artistically as part of the project, reflecting on themes such as spirituality, self-healing and social coexistence. Running in parallel was the think tank 'The Cosmologies of Objects', which examined the diverse meanings and cosmologies of the objects.

With Adam Yawe, Élise Fitte-Duval und Karwitha Kirimi 

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Exhibition: Gaëlle Choisne. Temple of Love – To Hide

03.05.2024 – 09.06.2024 

Gaëlle Choisne is presenting her long-term project, 'Temple of Love' (2018–present), which transforms the Villa 102 into a versatile art space. Shaped by personal memories, social observations and her French-Haitian roots, her works combine installations, videos and performances to reflect on themes such as self-healing, spirituality and social coexistence.

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Performance: Neta Pulvermacher. The Archive

13.03.2024 – 14.03.2024

In 'The Archive', Israeli-American artist, writer, choreographer and performer Neta embarks on a performative post-memory journey to explore her German-Jewish family history. Drawing on documents, images, and personal artefacts, the performance takes place in the heart of Villa 102, breathing life into fragmented stories and voices that emerge only briefly before fading away. 'The Archive' connects memory and imagination, past and present, and questions the significance of memory, particularly in times of crisis.

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Exhibition: Days of Democracy: Photographs by Barbara Klemm

12.05.2023 – 28.05.2023

For over 40 years, Barbara Klemm has been using photography to capture political decisions and social moods that have shaped our visual memory of the history of the Federal Republic of Germany. Combining documentary precision with artistic composition, her works offer insights into democratic processes, from reunification to social protest movements. This exhibition explores the themes of social and political participation and is dedicated to the days of democracy.

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Exhibition: Mutations

15.11.2022-29.01.2023

Die Ausstellung „Mutations“ thematisiert gesellschaftliche, politische, technologische und ökologische Wandlungsprozesse und hinterfragt in immersiven Medien-, Klang- und Videoinstallationen bestehende Machtstrukturen und Narrative. Die Werke entstanden im Rahmen eines interdisziplinären Residenzprogramms, in dem Kunst- und Kulturschaffende aus verschiedenen Disziplinen neun Monate lang globale Strukturen, Gemeinschaft und Gesundheit kritisch reflektieren.

With Sabina Hyoju Ahn, Angela Anderson, Grayson Earle, Ana María Gómez López, Clara Jo, Maxwell Mutanda and Joana Quiroga

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Exhibition: Dan Lie. Scales of Decay

10.05.2022 – 19.06.2022

At Villa 102, Dan Lie presents large-format, expressive drawings inspired by slowly decaying still lifes of fruit and vegetables. Created using charcoal, watercolours, turmeric, pencil and linseed oil gel, these works explore themes of time, decay and change, combining personal and cross-cultural reflections. The works explore themes of time, decay and change, combining personal and cross-cultural reflections. The sculptural installation invites visitors to experience Villa 102 in a new way, exploring the tension between decay and permanence.

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Exhibition: Gladys Kalichini & Talya Lubinsky

31.08.2021 – 26.09.2021

The exhibition explores the collective memory of southern Africa's colonial past and features large-scale sculptural installations based on investigative archival research. Gladys Kalichini addresses the forgotten female freedom fighters and the processes of remembrance, while Talya Lubinsky examines the relationship between transience and permanence in the context of political restitution.

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Exhibition: Elia Nurvista & Andrés Pereira Paz

16.07.2019 – 04.08.2019

In this exhibition, Elia Nurvista and Andrés Pereira Paz showcase their distinct approaches to exploring notions of foreignness and otherness. Through collaborative projects and community-based art, they critically examine cultural and social judgements, exploring alternative narratives of global history against the backdrop of a colonial past.

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