| tacheles on Wed, 8 Nov 1996 22:10:30 +0200 |
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| Tacheles culture centre under attack |
CONCERNING THE INTENTION TO CLEAR TACHELES BY THE FINANCE MINISTRY OF GERMANY BY NOVEMBER 15TH, 1996 Ladies and gentlemen, dear friends and companions, Artistic search and confrontation are under attack, the right of autonomy in art and of free space in society are being put into question by the Finance Ministry's actions. As you might have been informed through the press, the TACHELES-grounds have been offered to a private owner. Negotiations have been held for the last 3 years under the auspices of the Senate for Culture in Berlin. At short notice, a contract of lease by the potential investor, Fundus Fonds / Jagdfeld was presented to the arthouse TACHELES on October, 22nd 1996. Unfortunately the conditions they placed on the lease were unacceptable and we had to refuse. Meanwhile TACHELES artists and organisors are now being defamed as criminal squatters by the Ministry of Finance. On October 31st we had an extensive debate with the new owner and the Senate of Culture. The negotiations were deemed difficult but constructive by all parties. Today, we received a formal letter from the present owner, the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, through its Ministry of Finance. We are requested to clear the house and leave the grounds by November 15th 1996. An official threat of a clearance by special police squads has been announced. By receipt of the letter we are ordered to close the house to the public. We won't do it. We won't even consider it. On November 15th we are going to open the Hong Kong Festival, a project sponsored by the Senate of Berlin and the government of Hong Kong. We are not going to stop. If you want to support us send a fax or an E-mail to the adresses listed below. Send this note to all artists, friends and interested people you know. Struggle with us for a better world today and tomorrow - where art is not asked why it is. TACHELES must remain as a free space for art and good ideas, for tolerance and appreciation of democracy in the main city of Gemany! SUPPORT THIS INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE ARTS INITIATIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adresses: Hr Radunski, Kultursenator (Senator of Culture) Brunnenstr. 188-190 10119 Berlin Fax 030/285 25 450 Hr Diepgen, Regierender Bürgermeister Berlins (First Mayor) Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 10111 Berlin Fax 030/2401 3003 Hr Jagdfeld, Investor Fundus Fonds Verwaltung GmbH Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter (Company Manager) Heidweg 20 52076 Aachen Fax 0241/698 73 Hr Trendenburg, OFD Berlin (Ministry of Finance) Fasanenstr. 87 10623 Berlin Fax 030/882 48 65 Fr Baumert, Baustadträtin Mitte Alexanderplatz 1 10115 Berlin Fax 030/24 70 27 99 Hr Zeller, Bürgermeister Berlin-Mitte (District Mayor) Fax 030/24 70 27 99 Hr Hassemer, Partner für Berlin GmbH Fax 030/231 00 066 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- tacheles -------- tacheles@contrib.com ------ http://ns.contrib.com/tacheles silke ----------- silke@thing.de ------------ http://www.kombinat.de/parasites silke * Kunsthaus Tacheles * Oranienburgerstr. 54-56a * D-10117 Berlin fon +49 30 2834629 * fax +49 30 2823130