Angelika Krebs-Schori
Angelika Krebs-Schori ist freischaffende Künstlerin und Lehrperson für Bildnerisches und Manuelles Getsalten. Sie hält einen Master in Art und Design sowie einen Master in Fine Arts.
Angelika Krebs-Schori hat ihre Werke bereits in zahlreichen Austellungen und Gallerien in der Schweiz, Deutschland, USA sowie weiteren Ländern ausgestellt.
Promotionsvorhaben
Kioske kuratieren: Mikroarchitekturen zwischen Kunst, Gesellschaft und Politik
Abstract (English)
Across numerous European cities, a unique form of artistic spatial appropriation has emerged in recent
years: former kiosks as relics of 20th-century consumer-oriented urban architecture are increasingly being
transformed into temporary spaces for contemporary art and social interaction. These architecturally and
symbolically charged microstructures, once sites of fast consumption and informal exchange, are being
culturally redefined and reactivated. This dissertation explores the phenomenon of so-called art kiosks as
artistic interventions in public space, examining how they operate simultaneously as aesthetic displays,
social sculptures, and urban infrastructures. By focusing on their appropriation through artistic and
curatorial practices, the project investigates the social, political, and affective dimensions embedded in
these spaces. The analysis pays particular attention to the architectural logic of kiosks - standardized
mobile or site-bound structures whose permeability and visibility shape the experience of art and public
engagement. Positioned between public and private spheres, these spaces embody a tension that is both
spatial and symbolic. Grounded in contemporary art history and artistic research, the project interrogates
the forces behind these transformations: Who initiates and sustains these art spaces? Are they grassroots
interventions or part of institutional urban strategies? What alliances and funding logics support them?
By analyzing art kiosks as hybrid formats - between infrastructure, curatorial display, and participatory
platform - the study seeks to expand current understandings of exhibition practice beyond conventional
institutions. It contributes to the discourse on alternative modes of presentation and reflects critically on
the relationship between art, space, and society in the 21st century.
Betreuungspersonen
PD Dr. Yvonne Schweizer, Universität Bern, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
Prof. Dr. Tin Melzer, Hochschule der Künste Bern