“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

 

 

Edition:
Die Stadt, die es nicht gibt
Editors:
artrmx e.V.
Authors:
Alain Bieber
Daniel Mullis
Margrit Miebach
Mischa Kuball
Retrogott
Year:
2015
Type:
Catalogue
City:
Cologne
Format:
27x21 cm
Edition of:
5000
Publisher:
StrzeleckiBooks
Price:
10€ incl. VAT