Tea and the spy in the dragon’s room
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| 10 EUR, reduced 5 EUR |
| Book your ticket in advance online or at the box office in the Foyer. |
| Duration: 60 min |
| 18 years and older |
| German |
| Asia, 3rd floor |
| Part of: One Object, Many Questions |
The throne room, designed by Chinese architect Wang Shu, is a highlight of the Museum für Asiatische Kunst.
Experience this unique exhibition space and learn about the symbolic meaning of the artworks on display: the gigantic poplar roof construction suspended below the hall ceiling, the precious “Dragon Robe” from the Qing dynasty, the “Tea House” made of pressed tea by conceptual artist Ai Weiwei. And what is the connection to spy Robert Fortune?
The discussion with the artist Anke Göhring and the art historian Hans-Werner Klohe will take place directly in the exhibition. We invite you to bring your questions and observations.
Participants
Anke Göhring studied Fine Arts at the Berlin University of the Arts. She has received numerous scholarships for her works and is an art lecturer at the Catholic University of Applied Sciences North Rhine-Westphalia in the field of cultural education and works as an art mediator at the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Georg Kolbe Museum.
In her artistic works, she scrutinises the concept of the collection and opens up spaces for visual and physical encounters. She breaks through viewing habits, brings the smallest objects into dialogue with complex spatial drawings and leaves space for the ephemeral.
Hans-Werner Klohe is an art historian and art mediator. He studied South Asian art history and art history in a global context, specialising in East Asia, at the Free University of Berlin. He completed his doctorate in Central Asian Studies (Tibetology) at the Humboldt University in Berlin. His main interest is the Buddhist art of India, Tibet and the Himalayan region.