21 January – 6 March 2011

Proto Anime Cut

Curated by Les Jardins des Pilotes & 2dK

Vernissage: 20 January 2011, 19:00

Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Kottbusser Straße 10 (exhibition rooms), Kohlfurter Straße 41-43 (artist studios and office), 10999 Berlin
Opening times: Tue – Sun, 14:00 – 19:00

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Proto Anime Cut is a project of Les Jardins des Pilotes (Berlin) and 2dK (Tokyo). It is an exhibition and film screening programme, that presents for the first time in Europe protagonists of the Japanese Anime culture as independent artists. For some years Anime, Japanese animation films, have no longer just been popular for fans but have also gained increasing influence on a mainstream audience in a global pop culture. Nearly every young urban citizen understands the raw idea of Anime. The concept is renowned for its specific themes of feelings and colors, lines and movements and its common use of huge robots with big eyes.
 
Yunchul Kim is also currently working as artist-in-residence at Künstlerhaus Bethanien’s International Studio Program as a guest of the Arts Council Korea. His work will also be exhibited at Künstlerhaus Bethanien until 17 February 2011.

The Künstlerhaus Bethanien is a think-tank and production platform that provides international artists a stimulating work environment and professional presentation facilities. The venue aims to foster encounters between artists from various backgrounds and countries and to encourage an ongoing dialogue with the public. The focus of activities lies in the International Studio Programme, which year after year welcomes artists from around the world to develop, discuss and present their projects with the expert assistance of the Bethanien team. In 2010, after more than 35 years of commitment to the development of contemporary art and the advancement of artists, the Künstlerhaus Bethanien GmbH moved to new premises. The new venue has enabled them to expand the International Studio Programme, which now accommodates 25 artists’ studios on Kohlfurter Strasse 41-43 and equally enlarged first-rate exhibition spaces on Kottbusser Strasse 10.