Ulrike Ottinger

This autumn in Berlin continues to be all about Ulrike Ottinger. Following the Floating Food exhibition (which continues until the end of October) at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) will be showing her unknown early paintings (1963–68), which have never previously been exhibited, to coincide with Ottinger receiving the Hannah Höch Prize (November 26 – January 22). Until January, Arsenal will be inviting audiences to discover the cinematic oeuvre of Ulrike Ottinger in a series of twelve events that includes introductions and discussions. By drawing upon themes, quotes, images and sounds from the exhibitions, the film series reflects and passes comment on the complex nature of Ulrike Ottinger's world of moving images – a world where opulence, stylization, theatrical and ethnographic variations, cultural history, science fiction, reflection and travel all meet.