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We cordially invite you to the opening of the exhibitions
Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage
Anatomical Theatre and
The Leatherman
on 3 September between 6 pm and 9 pm at Kölnischer Kunstverein.

Admission is free, no registration required.

Guided tour of the exhibitions Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage, Anatomical Theatre and The Leatherman with Benedikt Lübcke, art mediation.

Admission is free, no registration required.

Guided tour of the exhibitions Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage, Anatomical Theatre and The Leatherman with Anna Heldmann, exhibition organisation and curatorial assistance.

Admission is free, no registration required.

“An Evening with the Leatherman” expands the exhibition at Kölnischer Kunstverein. Drawing on the book “Der Ledermann spricht mit Hubert Fichte” (1977) by Hubert Fichte and Hans Eppendorfer, artist Lili Reynaud-Dewar, author Diedrich Diederichsen, filmmaker Oona von Maydell, and curators Pierre-Alexandre Mateos and Charles Teyssou explore social power structures and subcultural counter-narratives in the context of postwar German society and beyond — with a particular focus on the role of BDSM and leather culture.

The panel will address the intellectual genesis of the book and its 1979 theatrical adaptation “The Leatherman”, the libidinal psychogeography of St. Pauli, the appropriation of industrial modernism by leather culture, and feminist perspectives on this predominantly male scene. Even though leather culture is less visible today than it was in the 1970s, it remains a crucial lens through which to examine contemporary phenomena. “An Evening with the Leatherman” discusses the eroticization of modernity, the politics of desire, and the relationship between sexuality, violence, and social emancipation.

Doors open at 7 pm, the event starts at 8 pm.

More information here.

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Guided tour of the exhibition Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage, Anatomical Theatre and The Leatherman with Valérie Knoll, director.

Admission is free, no registration required.

Guided tour of the exhibitions Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage, Anatomical Theatre and The Leatherman with Benedikt Lübcke, art mediation.

Admission is free, no registration required.

Guided tour of the exhibition Ser Serpas – sonderbare Tage, Anatomical Theatre and The Leatherman with Valérie Knoll, director.

Admission is free, registration is not required.