About us
Herzlich Willkommen! For those interested in German culture and language, this is the group for you! The Goethe-Institut Chicago is dedicated to promoting German language and culture, and would like to invite all German enthusiasts to join us at our events. There will be a variety of meet up opportunities including a monthly Stammtisch, German Film screenings, soccer match screenings, as well as performance and visual arts events. The goal is to practice German language skills as well as foster an appreciation for German culture, all in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Best of all, you get to meet others who share your passion for all things German!
Upcoming events
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Artist Talk | James Gregory Atkinson
Goethe-Institut Chicago, 150 N Michigan Ave, Suite 420, Chicago, IL, USJoin us for a talk by the Frankfurt-based artist James Gregory Atkinson, whose research-driven practice weaves social and political histories with autobiographical narratives to foreground Afro-German experiences.
Working across film, sound, installation, and performative practices, Atkinson reimagines memory as living and relational, opening spaces for critical reflection on race, identity, and nationality in Germany.
Atkinson’s exhibition ‘3 Lieder für Marie Nejar’ is currently on view at the Goethe-Institut New York, and he has previously exhibited at Dortmunder Kunstverein, PalaisPopulaire, Berlin, and Whitechapel Gallery, London.
Refreshments will be provided. This program is supported by the Hessische Kulturstiftung and the Friends of Goethe New York.
Free and open to the public, please register in advance via Eventbrite and bring photo ID for check-in.ABOUT THE ARTIST
In his research-based exhibition projects, James Gregory Atkinson combines social and political history with autobiographical perspectives to examine the absence of Afro‑German experiences within established narratives of race, identity, and nationality in Germany. By integrating documents, objects, oral histories, bodies, places, and performative practices into a living, shared archive, he reimagines memory, experience, and knowledge as relational and dynamic, with each element functioning as a historical carrier. Situated within a lineage of post-conceptual artists, Atkinson approaches the archive as a site of self-determination and a locus for critiquing power, engaging communities and significant sites through participatory methods that bring historical and contemporary experiences into dialogue, reflecting their coexisting and interwoven temporalities.6 attendees
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