The exhibition Being Renée Sintenis & The Women of My Life by Alexandra Hopf at the Verein zur Förderung von Kunst und Kultur am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz ends this week. On Friday, 11 April 2025, the gallery will remain open until 9.00 pm.
Abb. oben: Lisa-Katrina Meyer als Renée Sintenis Setfoto©Alexandra-Hopf.
The exhibition reexamines the narratives of women in art and cultural history, opening a dialogue on shifting perceptions of self, identity, and memory.
At the heart of the show is her new film, Being Renée Sintenis, which follows the Berlin sculptor Renée Sintenis (1888–1965), a celebrated figure of the 1920s. The film presents Sintenis reclaiming her own story, challenging the image imposed on her. Costumes from the production, rich in 20th-century art historical references, form part of the exhibition.
In The Women of Her Life, Hopf transforms 77 portraits from the 1930 book Unsere Zeit in 77 Frauenbildnissen into reverse glass paintings, weaving them into a contemporary anthology shaped by personal memories of influential women from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Through film, painting, and performance, Hopf creates a space for reinterpreting historical narratives, offering a fresh perspective on the evolving constructs of identity and representation.
The production of the film Being Renée Sintenis was made possible by the support of the Akademie der Künste Berlin, the Stiftung Kunstfonds and the Hans und Charlotte Krull Stiftung.
WHEN
Special opening hours: Friday, 11 th April 2025, 2:00 – 9:00 pm
WHERE?
Kunstverein am Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz
Rosa-Luxemburg-Str. 45
10178 Berlin
