Even those artists who have no money, can now afford to stay in Berlin's five-star hotel Marienbad. Owners of establishments offer a painter, draftsman, sculptor, and kontseptualistam pay for lodging and meals for its own products.

The idea of creating such a project belongs to the German Institute of Contemporary Art Kunst-Werke. Its curator Susanne Pfeffer (Susanne Pfeffer) said: «We are glad to all those who came to Berlin from other cities and in need of accommodation. True, we already got a long list of what we have to carefully choose a time ».

The first member of this program was Douglas Gordon (Douglas Gordon), received the Turner Prize in 1996. He designed a red neon signs decorating the facade of the Hotel Marienbad.

Next the users were Helga and Hartmut Raush (Helga and Hartmut Rausch), a couple from Frankfurt. They decided to put in one of the 400 rooms of teachers and students of art schools Städelschule, which worked.

Yandt Anna (Anna Jandt), which is part of the Bremen group of women artists Fort, put on a black lacquered bed head horse. «It was very unusual but vdohnovlyayusche: while living in a hotel and to design its interior», - she remembers.

Marienbad is open to many different ideas. For example, Wolfgang Breuer (Wolfgang Breuer) closed the windows with metal shields, which are commonly used to protect the empty buildings of skvotterov. A fantastic and the American critic Mark von Schlegel (Mark von Schlegell), stopped at the hotel just for one night, made a reading of his novel Mercury Station. As a platform, he chose a double bed, but the students arranged for all that they fall under the hand: from the glass cabinet for drinks to clothing.

movie screenings, poetry readings and even a concert elektropank groups - all this creates a special atmosphere of the Hotel Marienbad, something reminiscent of the XVIII century aristocratic Soir.

the following guest facilities should become an artist from Frankfurt Sarah Ortmeyer (Sarah Ortmeyer), which plans to create in his room «atmosphere of serenity and contemplation».

material produced Catherine Onuchin, AI

Sources: guardian.co.uk , artinvestment.ru