Schedule

We look forward to hosting a conversation at re:publica again this year:

As cultural practitioners, musicians and artists, we use and need certain infrastructures that make our work possible - we think of social media, streaming platforms, performance spaces or public funding schemes. Now, at a moment when the major social media are closely linked to the (incoming) Trump administration in the US, when the local political climate is deprioritising social and cultural budgets, and when AI is filling your slot in the playlist on streaming platforms (which have never worked for creators anyway), we feel more than ever that we can't really rely on the services that provide infrastructures for our work. And with the right-wing normalisation that is happening in many places, including Germany, this will certainly be felt more strongly in the governance of these infrastructures.

But what does that mean? Where to go, what to use, what to do? In this one-hour conversation, hosted by Andrea Goetzke and Eric Eitel from Music Pool Berlin, we would like to explore the state of the various infrastructures. And we'd like to re-imagine what these infrastructures could look like. What alternative models already exist? Can we influence or improve existing structures, or do we need to build something entirely new? How can we build resilient, equitable and sustainable infrastructures for our work and society? How do we want to redesign and reimagine infrastructures? We look at the issue from a perspective of equity that would allow every human being to thrive.

After the session at 19:45, there will be space to continue the conversation and meet each other, alongside music by a2n soundsystem.

The conversation will be held in German.

We look forward to speaking with:

Frauke Boggasch beschäftigt sich in ihren Arbeiten mit den Widersprüchen der Kunstproduktion. Neben der Malerei sind Film und Text bevorzugte Medien, um über Erlebtes und Erinnerung nachzudenken und sich mit Fragen der Herkunft, der Klasse und des Zugangs zum Kunstsystem auseinanderzusetzen. Mit ironischen Selbstinszenierungen kommentiert sie die ewigen Vorstellungen des Künstler*genies und interessiert sich insbesondere für japanische Underground-Kultur. Zudem ist sie eine der beiden Sprecher*innen des bbk berlin (berufsverband bildender künstler*innen berlin).

Anita Richelli is a booking agent and concert promoter based in Berlin. She works under her own company: brighter agency. Originally from Verona, she started organizing gigs during high school, in her own DIY place called Casetta Lou Fai. Later, she joined Interzona, a cultural association in her hometown, where she was responsible for the music program and communication. In 2012, she spent some time at Rex Cultural Centre in Belgrade, Serbia. In Berlin since 2010, she has worked for different booking agencies, promoters and festivals, beside working as independent promoter. Since 2022 she is in charge of booking for the showcase part of Most Wanted: Music, Berlin's most important music business event.

Vincent Bababoutilabo ist ein in Berlin lebender Künstler und Autor. Zu seinen Arbeiten gehören der Audiowalk „ZurückERZÄHLT“, der 2022 mit dem 1. Platz des Audiowalk-Awards ausgezeichnet wurde, sowie das Album „Rosa Shakur“ der gleichnamigen Band. Als Sideman ist er im Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra aktiv, welches 2025 für den Deutschen Jazzpreis nominiert wurde.

Moderation: Eric Eitel & Andrea Goetzke

To access the conversation, you need a day pass for re:publica. We are giving away 15 day passes via the Music Pool instagram.