Obelus is a non-commercial art space in Berlin.
all inquiries → info[at]obelus-obelus[dot]net
open by appointment only
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Obelus does not currently accept unsolicited submissions
an obelus (†) is a typographical mark that usually indicates a footnote if an asterisk has already been used. The symbol is also used to indicate death (of people) or extinction (of species or languages). Specifically, the obelus was originally used in the Hellenistic period to mark questionable or corrupt words or passages in manuscripts of the Homeric epics: while the asterisk was used for corrective additions, the obelus was used for corrective deletions of invalid reconstructions, following non-attested words or sections reconstructed for the sake of argument only, implying that the commentator did not believe such a word or section had ever existed. Whatever followed the obelus, basically, was a comment on the actual matter, meant to skim through the noise.
CURRENT:
Jay Lee, Jeewi Lee
12 June — 27 July 2025, Obelus 1
PAST:
Maria Wallace
21 May - 8 June 2025, Obelus 1
Clemente Ciarrocca, James Krone
If Tomorrow's Sun Finds You Within My Boundaries
26 April — 17 May 2025, Obelus 2
A BRIGHT DARKNESS: FUGITIVITY AND INTIMACY IN THE DARK FOREST
Seminar Meetings #1-2, Obelus 2
13 February 2025, Obelus 1
22 December 2024, Obelus 1
Emma de Warren
I get to choose which way the buckle of my belt faces
6 December 2024 — 16 January 2025, Obelus 1
Aya Ando
29 November — 4 December 2024, Obelus 1
Ian Wainaina
22 — 27 November 2024, Obelus 1
Henri Haake
8 — 15 November 2024, Obelus 1
Clemente Ciarrocca
8 May — 23 June 2024, Obelus 1
Obelus is partly supported by the generous sponsorship of the Kemmler Foundation.