“Slowly and steadily, the city seems to be consuming itself, even as it remains.”
(Paul Auster, In the Country of Last Things, London, 1987, p. 21)
The festival title „Die Stadt, die es nicht gibt“, suggests the possibility of an urban utopia, one that is based on the fact that spaces are being produced rather than being given. International artists who work with different aspects of the city, space and society will explore the urban realm of “Cologne”.
The curatorial approach of CityLeaks in 2015 follows the rapid developments and various trends of urban art and thereby presents an interdisciplinary artistic program. Complementary to the artistic intervention in public space CityLeaks presents an indoor group show, housed at the festivals headquarter in a massive abandoned industrial complex at Carlswerk in Cologne-Mühlheim. The CityLaaks magazine announces core topics of the festival edition in 2015 and condenses them in a series of essays and interviews. A rich catalogue of works of the participating artists conveys a first impression of the upcoming artistic program.
Artists
ao. Axel Void, Boris Tellegen, Boris Tellegen,Cie. Willi Dorner, DOMA, Dora Garcia, Erosie, Fra. Biancoshock, Franco Fasoli, Hense, Herta Müller, Paolo Cirio, Sepe & Chazme, Xenorama