20. March 202 1 / 12 pm – 20.30 pm Live Stream     What factors might account for both how, and why, sound system culture, and the medium of sound itself, have become gravitational spheres to which the military, covert government agencies, cultural producers, and theorists alike have been increasingly drawn since the onset of the (first) Cold War? Within the apparent re-awakening, and cultivation, of a new strain …

12. September 2020 – 16. May 2021 Exhibition at KINDL Center for contemporary Art Berlin   Nik Nowak (*1981 in Mainz, lives in Berlin) critically examines the use of sound as a weapon and medium of propaganda in his artworks. With Schizo Sonics he has realised a large-scale audio-visual installation featuring two powerful sound sculptures at the Kesselhaus of KINDL Center for Contemporary Art Berlin. A specially produced audio work, …

Nik Nowak: The Mantis Project The short documentary directed by Hiroo Tanaka is out now on 4:3 Hit the Link to watch it! The Berlin based artist Nik Nowak deals critically with the use of sound as a cultural transmitter as is the case with music on the one hand, and with the abuse of sound as a weapon on the other. The short documentary directed by Hiroo Tanaka introduces …

01. May -06. June 2020 with Julius von Bismarck, Ekaterina Burlyga, Felix Kiessling, Fabian Knecht, Egor Kraft, Gereon Krebber, Ella Littwitz, Mischa Leinkauf, Nik Nowak, Colin Snapp, Vicky Uslé and Sinta Werner. An online brochure, that is accompanying the exhibition in the gallery, will give you a special insight into the artists’ practices narrating background stories of the works. CLICK HERE FOR ONLINE BROCHURE We won’t have an opening event …

25. January -08. February 2019 THE MANTIS INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE BY NIK NOWAK WITH KODE9, INFINITE LIVEZ, MORITZ STUMM CTM Festival at Halle am Berghain 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain am Wriezener Bahnhof 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain Opening: 25.1.2019 Runs: 26.1.–3.2.2019 | 12:00–18:00 Live performances: 31.1. & 1.2.2019 | 20:00 The latest work in sonic warfare researcher Nik Nowak’s arsenal is “The Mantis,” a two-tonne monumental sound sculpture that, in a biomimetically hydraulic manoeuvre, rears …

17. November – 08. December 2018 Kurt – Kurt Kunst und Kontext im Stadtlabor Moabit präsentiert die Ausstellungsreihe Reisen im Raum Teil 3 Nik Nowak G.O.A.T Eröffnung Samstag, 17.11.2018 um 17 Uhr Ausstellung 17.11. – 08.12.2018 Öffnungszeiten Fr – Sa, 16 – 19 Uhr und nach Vereinbarung Samstag, Finissage mit Talk 08.12.2018 um 17 Uhr Kurt – Kurt | ein Projekt von Simone Zaugg und Pfelder im Geburtshaus von Kurt …

17. February -07. April 2017 alexander levy rudi-dutschke-strasse 26 D-10969 Berlin Tuesday – Saturday, 11 am – 6 pm and by appointment With the exhibition “Bit by Bit, the World Is Growing Together,” alexander levy gallery presents four concept-based artistic positions that must be read in the context of current social, political and ecological debates. Yet Julien Discrit, Adrien Missika, Nik Nowak and Sinta Werner do not search for “what …

04. April -13. August 2017 Cité de la musique – Philharmonie de Paris 221, avenue Jean-Jaurès 75019 Paris Tuesday to Friday – 12pm to 6pm Saturday and Sunday – 10am to 6pm Evenings on the day of events In the middle of the Caribbean, a tiny island barely bigger than Corsica has become an absolute exception in the history of music. Jamaica is the birthplace of one of the major …

30. November 2016 It’s massive, innovative and loud. A light-gray tank has entered the club. But don’t be afraid, it’s not an attack. Rather, it’s a challenge to the senses. The 1.5-ton “Sound Tank,” with its 4,000-watt speaker-wall that can be hydraulically erected, is parked across from Miami bass-producing duo Bass Mekanik’s Boom Car. The mobile sound battle will be hosted by London MC Infinite Livez and will be developed …

out now Schockglatze is the distillate of a longstanding collaboration between artists working across the frontiers of several forms. With audio- visual performances, band projects and international exhibitions as part of their armoury, Spänk, Nik Nowak and Moritz Stumm have been causing a stir within the art and music worlds for years. Spänk has already cooperated with a range of acclaimed vocalists including Warrior Queen, Sensational and Christoph Waltz. As …