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Techno Worlds

As a global phenomenon, techno has not only shaped music history, but has also set impulses that influence contemporary culture, art, pop culture, media consumption, and technologies.

Beginning in May 2022, TECHNO WORLDS, an exhibition at the intersection of music, art, pop, media, and technology in relation to the multifaceted techno scene, will travel across North America, with stops in Montreal, New York, Boston, and Los Angeles.

TECHNO WORLDS, exhibition view at the aqb in Budapest, 2021 Photo: Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss

The Exhibition

TECHNO WORLDS includes photo, video and installation works by DeForrest Brown, Jr., Jaqueline Caux, Tony Cokes, Chicks on Speed, Zuzanna Czebatul, Kerstin Greiner, AbuQadim Haqq, Rangoato Hlasane, Ryõji Ikeda, Maryam Jafri, Romuald Karmakar, Robert Lippok, Henrike Naumann and Bastian Hagedorn, Carsten Nicolai, Vinca Petersen, Daniel Pflumm, Lisa Rovner, Sarah Schönfeld, Jeremy Shaw as well as Tobias Zielony. TECHNO WORLDS was curated by Mathilde Weh, Justin Hoffmann and Creamcake. Learn more about the artists and some of their works here.

Maryam Jafri, Model 500, 2019, metal, vinyl LPs, plastic, vinyl text, 685 x 335 cm, courtesy by the artist, detail Photo: Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss

The Idea

TECHNO WORLDS references diverse techno scenes, genres and subcultural-political projects at different times and in different places around the world.

TECHNO WORLDS, exhibition view at the aqb in Budapest, 2021 Foto: Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss

The Locations

TECHNO WORLDS is a Goethe-Institut exhibition on view in museums and other exhibition venues internationally. Learn more about the locations so far here.

Henrike Naumann and Bastian Hagedorn, The Museum of Trance, 2021, mixed media installation, detail Photo: Barnabás Neogrády-Kiss

The Team

TECHNO WORLDS was curated by Mathilde Weh, Justin Hoffmann and Creamcake. Learn more about the team of curators here.

Chicks on Speed playing THEREMIN TAPESTRY during the opening performance for “Chicks on Speed: Don’t Art, Fashion, Music” at Dundee Contemporary Arts on 4 June 2010. Photo (detail): © Gilmar Ribeiro © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021

Exhibition TECHNO WORLDS in Montreal
 “Authentic, vibrant and adaptable”

With the exhibition TECHNO WORLDS, international artists and musicians present their exploration of techno music and culture in Montreal.

Techno Land

Techno in Germany
Techno Land

The dossier on the “Techno Land" attempts to provide an insight into Germany's electronic music scene of the early 90s, a unique era in German cultural history. With interviews and playlists with protagonists of the time!

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A Transatlantic Love Affair

Heiko Hoffmann explains how collaborations between early electronic musicians on either side of the Atlantic laid the groundwork for the techno boom that would follow the fall of the Wall.

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A Transatlantic Love Affair: Annotated Playlist

The Transatlantic Love Affair playlist, a selection of 90s techno and house collaborations from German and US producers, was curated by Heiko Hoffmann.

Techno Worlds catalog GINY © Goethe-Institut New York

Techno in our eLibrary

Interested in expanding your knowledge of techno? We've put together a small selection of titles available to borrow from our free eLibrary.

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Sustainable Nightlife: Berlin Meets NYC

The Sustainable Nightlife: Berlin Meets NYC conference brought together political, economic, and artistic practitioners from Germany and the U.S. to discuss the future of club culture.

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