2009–today: Creating a Space for Ideas
INCLUSIVE & CONTEMPORARY
Architect Mario Gooden performs “Blackground” in September 2019 as part of Dialogues on a Future Communication organized by Jenny Brockmann and Niama Safia Sandy at 1014 Fifth Avenue. Photo © Sarah Blesener
When the Goethe-Institut New York left 1014 Fifth Avenue in 2009 and reestablished itself downtown, the building presented new opportunities for cultural programming and a residency program. To advance the transatlantic relationship according to Germany’s foreign cultural relations and education policy, the German Academy New York, Inc. was established in 2017 as a new intermediary organization with approval and initial funding from the German parliament. This New York-based nonprofit institution was renamed and branded “1014 — space for ideas” in 2019. While hosting programs and exhibitions, 1014 Fifth Avenue also became the focus of an international design competition to reimagine the building’s future.
1014 In Action
Cultural programming has accelerated during the past four years as 1014 has developed an online as well as a physical presence at 1014 Fifth Avenue. To date, 1014 has hosted an array of exhibitions, performances, installations, lectures, and panel discussions, bringing together creators from both sides of the Atlantic to address global topics. Cutting-edge contemporary works are juxtaposed with the building’s historic interiors. 1014 has also commissioned or co-commissioned a variety of works by artists, choreographers, architects, and authors. Its custom-designed chairs and stools are a collaboration of Brooklyn-based architect Ravi Raj and L.A. based furniture designer Mike Jozewicz.
Future Fellows in Residence
After the proposed refurbishment is completed, 1014 Fifth Avenue will host a cultural residency program where pioneering thinkers and creators can live for months at a time, creating an atmosphere of dialogue and discovery.
Existing international residency houses (pictured in the gallery below) include: those owned by the Federal Republic of Germany include Villa Aurora and Thomas Mann House in Los Angeles; the Tarabya Cultural Academy in Istanbul; and the Villa Massimo German Academy in Rome.
The Goethe-Institut also has a network of residency programs worldwide. Paired with public programs, such residencies promote intercultural exchange and sustained intellectual and artistic development.
The first Goethe-Institut residency program dedicated to the Global South, the Vila Sul in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil welcomes up to four residents for two months at a time, to develop research pertaining to the “South” and to interact with the local cultural and natural scene. Photo © Aldren Lincoln
Situated in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, the Thomas Mann House hosts residential fellowships for scholars and public intellectuals whose work addresses contemporary issues with significance to both shores of the Atlantic. Photo © Mike Kelley
Situated in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, the Thomas Mann House hosts residential fellowships for scholars and public intellectuals whose work addresses contemporary issues with significance to both shores of the Atlantic. Photo © Mike Kelley
Situated in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, the Thomas Mann House hosts residential fellowships for scholars and public intellectuals whose work addresses contemporary issues with significance to both shores of the Atlantic. Photo © Mike Kelley
The first Goethe-Institut residency program dedicated to the Global South, the Vila Sul in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil welcomes up to four residents for two months at a time, to develop research pertaining to the “South” and to interact with the local cultural and natural scene. Photo © Aldren Lincoln
The first Goethe-Institut residency program dedicated to the Global South, the Vila Sul in Salvador-Bahia, Brazil welcomes up to four residents for two months at a time, to develop research pertaining to the “South” and to interact with the local cultural and natural scene. Photo © Aldren Lincoln
An extraordinary variety of social events and cultural programs have unfolded at 1014 Fifth Avenue since the townhouse was built in 1907…