GUTS is 153 meters of white floor-to-ceiling curtains and the space they enclose. GUTS is also what transpires in this space: a program of art exhibitions, readings, and performances. The soft walls diffuse light, dampen sound, and require creative hanging. They are temporary and transient, deployed only when needed and portable by suitcase. When unfurled, GUTS becomes a site of political and aesthetic digestion. To take digestion as the guiding principle for an exhibition space is to acknowledge that it takes time to process art and that making or consuming art is not always productive. Taste may determine what enters the digestive system, but the gut is responsible for sorting nutrients from waste. This task is imperfect and never-ending but it provides sustenance. GUTS invites viewers to ruminate and strives to offer energy for future exercise.
Beth Collar
aeroelastic flutter
opening 25th of June
17:30 - 20:30
Yes, it is the second show of Beth Collar at GUTS. Yes, another solo. Yes, we don’t know what Beth‘s gonna show. Yes, who knows, a performance or a sculpture. I heard Sophus Helle will write the text. Sophus Helle? the assyriologist? Yes, there will be a poster or maybe a booklet. Yes, aeroelastic forces might play a role in that show. Yes. This is exciting. Yes, children can understand that. Yes, the fluttering caused the storm. Of course a sculpture could crumble too. Yes, nothing lasts forever. Yes, GUTS has moved to Engeldamm 64. Yes, in Mitte. Yes, a bigger space. Oh yes, the new curtains make it feel totally different. Yes, to keep the conversation ongoing is crucial. Yes, at least to maintain a certain autonomy. Of course, the material is alive. Yes, the past is present. Yes. looking forward to it.
