Die Grenze 25.11.2017 — 08.04.2018

The exhibition Die Grenze (The Border) explores and reflects borders as territorial inclusion or exclusion, as a cultural or social dividing line, as an instrument to distinguish the "we" from the "others". The geographical as well as the cultural border between Europe and Asia serves as a leitmotif. The project approaches this topic from an artistic point of view and diverts the view – beyond a purely political and economic meaning – to cultural, artistic, personal or even humorous dimensions. Die Grenze (The Border) is a traveling exhibition with 23 artistic positions of the younger generation from Eastern Europe, Russia, Central Asia and Germany, which reflect various forms of demarcations.

Where does Asia begin and where does Europe end? What influence do borders have and who draws them? These are the key questions posed by the multi-annual art project Die Grenze (The Border) which the Goethe-Institut stages in 2017/18 in conjunction with numerous partner institutions in Eastern Europe, Germany and Central Asia. The exhibition includes 23 artistic positions of the younger generation from eleven countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. The artistic media are diverse: videos, interactive sculptures, giveaways, postcards, a neon installation, films, newspapers, a sound installation, wallpaper designs, tea cups, photographs and a karaoke station.

Die Grenze (The Border) is an exhibition project by the Goethe Institute. Supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany. Cooperation partner in Dortmund is the HMKV (Hartware MedienKunstVerein).