When does the event take place?

The screening runs on 17.04.2026 from 20:00 to 23:59.

Where does the event take place?

The venue is ajh.pm, Dornberger Str. 2, 33615 Bielefeld.

Is the exhibition visible indoors or outdoors?

The work is shown in the storefront space of ajh.pm, making it particularly accessible from the public space.

Are there guided tours or mediation on site?

Guided tours at ajh.pm are available upon request. Additionally, the space is open to interested parties on Wednesdays from 19:00 to 21:00.

What is the admission fee?

For this date, no verified ticket price could be determined. Information on admission will follow or can be checked directly with ajh.pm.

Who is the artist of the exhibition?

The exhibition features a work by Adrian Piper, an internationally significant conceptual artist and philosopher.

Adrian Piper dances Berlin: A quiet, clever video art at ajh.pm

Name: Adrian Piper – Adrian Moves to Berlin
Start: 2026-04-17T22:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-18T01:59:00+02:00
Location: ajh.pm

Adrian Piper in Bielefeld: Movement, Identity and a Resonating Video Image

With Adrian Piper – Adrian Moves to Berlin, ajh.pm in Bielefeld presents a concise work by the American conceptual artist Adrian Piper: a performance from 2007 that is reinterpreted as a video projection in 2017. The exhibition connects art history, political experience, and the unique atmosphere of a storefront space where the contemplation of the work and the city space immediately intersect.

An Artistic Experience Between Street and Projection

ajh.pm sees itself as a non-commercial exhibition space for moving images and artistic narrative forms. It is here that Piper unfolds her full presence: In a loop, the audience encounters a dense yet silent image and sound situation that relates the body, public space, and social perception to one another. The exhibition atmosphere thrives on the interplay of light, movement, and the view through the large window.

Adrian Piper: Conceptual Art with Philosophical Precision

Adrian Piper is one of the most influential voices in contemporary conceptual art. Since the 1960s, she has worked with performance, video, text, and installation, intertwining artistic practice with analytical philosophy. Her works revolve around racism, belonging, self-perception, and social order. In art history, Piper stands for an attitude that connects aesthetic experience with critical reflection.

What Makes Adrian Moves to Berlin Special

The work shows Piper dancing at Berlin's Alexanderplatz. What may seem incidental, upon closer inspection, opens a multi-layered field: movement as self-assertion, music as cultural memory, the city space as a stage for social negotiation. The video projection transforms this performance into a concentrated artistic experience, where body and thought, freedom and context, intimacy and public life interweave.

Curating in the Space of Passing

The particular charm of ajh.pm lies in its low-threshold presentation: art does not appear isolated here, but in everyday life, in passing, in pausing. The curatorial setting invites visitors to discover the work without apprehension and to connect its aesthetic experience with their own observations. Those who take their time will experience an exhibition that asks more than it hastily answers.

Conclusion

Adrian Piper – Adrian Moves to Berlin offers a clever, concentrated look at conceptual art, performance, and the political power of the body. Visitors can expect an exhibition that impacts both the window and the mind: quietly, precisely, and lastingly penetrating. A visit is definitely worthwhile in person in Bielefeld.