Artists

Christoph Schlingensief

Press release

Over the course of his artistic career, Christoph Schlingensief relentlessly confronted the absurdities of the present. In autumn 2026, Gropius Bau presents his visionary work with Es ist nicht mehr mein Problem, macht eure Scheiße alleine, an exhibition that spans the range of his œuvre from sensational political actions to radical stage productions and the coalescence of performance and visual art. The exhibition is not a retrospective in the classic sense of the word; instead, it brings Schlingensief’s central bodies of work into conversation, highlighting the ways in which his artistic strategies permeated one another and constantly challenged audiences to take active positions. Thus, in the artist’s first comprehensive exhibition in Berlin in more than a decade, the focus is not on the completed work, but on the process of questioning, doubting and failing that characterised his practice. As Schlingensief himself put it, “One can fail with enthusiasm, joy and intent. […] Much will happen if one manages to accept that failure is necessary to harnessing strength.” Curated by Raphael Gygax, curator, with Dalwin Kryeziu, Fellow to the Director, and Christopher Wierling, former Assistant Curator, Gropius Bau, and Gropius Bau, in collaboration with Aino Laberenz, Christoph Schlingensief Estate Exhibition Management: Simone Schmaus, Head of Exhibitions and Production, and Filippa Carlini, Project Management, together with Lisa Bockius, Exhibitions Fellow A joint project by Gropius Bau / Berliner Festspiele, Wiener Festwochen | Freie Republik Wien, and MAK - Museum of Applied Arts