The art installation will replace Nathan Piotr’s Rituals of Disappearance wall mural
Earlier this year, Nathan Piotr’s 82-foot wall mural for the iconic Berlin venue was sold in fragments at €500 per piece. The artist intended for the mural to be sold to those who’ve attended nights at the dance space. At the time, a replacement hadn’t been announced.
Now, Berghain has commissioned German painter Norbert Bisky. Vertigo will be displayed in the club’s recently opened dancefloor on the ground level, named Säule.
As photos are prohibited in Berghain, the only way people will be able to see the artwork is by visiting the venue itself.
Born in Leipzig, in 1970, Bisky is known for his colourful paintings of apocalyptic visions exploring gay culture, pornography and Christian ideologies. He emerged as part of the Leipziger Schule movement in the early 2000s, from which a generation of painters from the East Germany art school rose to prominence.
The painter has worked with the club and its label Ostgut Ton before. Previously, he’s created the stage scenery for their ballet project Masse, as well as contributing a room installation and artwork for their tenth anniversary exhibition in 2014.
(via Resident Advisor)
