Bardo 2026 — Artistic Direction & Programme Development
Grouped annual programme / artistic direction case
| Period | 2026 |
|---|---|
| Role | Artistic Direction — not curator of the listed exhibitions |
| Location | Bardo Projektraum ↗, Berlin |
| Context | Karne Kunst gUG; Bardo Projektraum; Berlin Senate-supported programme |
| Community | Artists, curators, researchers and diasporic/experimental art publics |
| Categories | |
| Themes | memory · dreams · ecology · extractivism · diaspora · experimental formats |
| Links | karnekunst.com/eclipse-de-kreeh-archivo-selknam-art-exhibition ↗ karnekunst.com/dreams-that-wake-art-exhibition ↗ karnekunst.com/topographies-of-memory-art-exhibition ↗ karnekunst.com/pinecene-art-exhibition ↗ karnekunst.com/archivum-naturae-art-exhibition ↗ |
Artistic direction of Bardo Projektraum’s 2026 programme, developed within the space’s two-year Basisförderung 2026–2027 from the Berlin Senate. Marcela Villanueva shaped the overall programme, selected and accompanied curatorial proposals, coordinated artistic and institutional partnerships, and ensured coherence across exhibitions, residencies and public programmes developed by invited curators and artists. The year brought together projects including Dreams That Wake, Topographies of Memory, PINOCENO, Archivum Naturae, But Call Me Lolita, Unhousing: An Enclave for Queer Utopia, LAR, Miradas a Chile and Making Places Inbetween, addressing migration, memory, ecology, queer futures, belonging, displacement and diasporic experience. The programme positioned Bardo as a platform for migrant, feminist, queer and Global South artistic practices in Berlin.
