The End of Black Jim Gallery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXDbO7RXfbk

R.I.P

(More pictures & movies coming soon...)






























Dear black jim,

It’s over

Its over…

Its’s over and I don’t even know why

Is it because I left?

Is it because I didn’t tell you I was gonna come back?

Is it because I took for granted

That you wouldn’t leave

Is it because…

Is it because...

Is it because...?

I know

I know

The door was always swinging open

For me to stumble in whenever I felt like

And stumble out

When I didn’t want

to stay

But you never took it personally

You always invited me back again

You always

Invited me back again

With open doors

And walls that smiled

Armchairs and sofas

That pulled me into their laps

Everything about you was

Tactile, warm, familiar

But you attracted me

Because you always made it new

Unconditional

My endless friend

My one time lover

Your walls that smiled

Everything about you felt

Tactile, warm, familiar

With images that always changed

faces and pictures

Your hand made stage

Of songs and words

You were my

Favourite after hour

My salon of a select few

You always knew

You always knew

You always knew

That This

wasn’t forever

But not easily forgotten

You leave

Listening

Whispering

Your space

Surrounds

These

Words

So I ask you

Is it over?

The Funeral

Black Jim Gallery is closing down.

At the 5 th of December the famous venue in Kreuzberg dies.
There for we have a party, a "Funeral Party", to celebrate everything Black Jim Gallery ever was and wasn´t.

Gallery owner Martin Bengtsson says;

"The desicion to close the Gallery is based on Black Jim Gallery herself.
She has become a grown up now, ready to move on, see the world & maybe find another Gallery that she can get kids with or just have as a random fuck til she get experienced enough to settle down. I mean I know she´s just one year but this little girl has grown up so fast that she´s getting hard to handle. Our fights has been harder & harder. Yeah, we´ve even tryed "Father & Daughter" therapy for a while but nothing seems to work on this rebellious child. To celebrate that she´s crazy, just like everyone else of us, we will have a party.
Some of us might see this "Funerl Party" in one way, some other will see it differently, but the important thing is that we´re there. To support & celebrate the Gallery, ourselfs, Berlin & most important - The Art we have given & shared with each other and others during the last year in Black Jim Gallery."

Everyone. Bring your lyrics, instruments, poems and so on and feel free to perform at the hand made "Ryan Nash"-stage for the last time. Send an e-mail to blackjim@live.de or write in the guestbook down here if you´re interested in your own, short, slot. There will be a couple of performances and after that the famous Black Jim - Open Mic.
Welcome to write your last words to the Gallery aswell & share memories from this era in the guestbook or during the night at the 5 th.

See you, friends & family at the 5 th of December.
Til then;
"Everywhere we go, everywhere we go, everywhere we go, they say Damn!"

Confirmed performances:



Waldemaar
http://www.myspace.com/waldemaarmusic



Paula Varjack
http://www.myspace.com/paulavarjack



Joe Czarnecki
http://www.myspace.com/theinstrumentalguitarmassacre



Tom Rakete



Ditto



Ryan Nash
http://www.myspace.com/ryannashpoetry



Victor Bengtsson



Michael Haeflinger
http://www.myspace.com/molotovhepcatandtheholyspiritcommittee
More performances to come...



Lady Gaby
http://www.myspace.com/ladygaby

15.00-16.30 Exhibition - ”One year in Black Jim Gallery” - contributions from The Black Jim Family & Friends.
16.30 Funeral begins. Organ Intro by Preast Martin Bengtsson
16.35 Speach by the Preast
16.45 Rose (or cigarett) cermony. Share a few words by the grave.
17.15 Tory Lichterman
17.35 Van Ly
17.50 Free slot
18.00 Tom 25
18.20 Open -Mic
19.00 Tory Lichterman
19.10 Paula Varjack
19.30 Lady Gaby
19.50 Waldemaar
20.00 Ditto
20.20 Van Ly
20.30 Ryan Nash
20.50 Joe Czarnecki
21.20 Ziggy Bratwurst & Iggy Snop
21.30 The Facebookplay
21.45 Open-Mic
22.30 Christian Augrell
22.40 Party

Interview with Johan Lindström & Erik Kihlbaum

pictures from the "Kaikki" exhibition

New exhibition!

Black Jim Gallery open 14-19 Tuseday to Sunday.
Mondays are closed.

Right now: "Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" by Emeli Theander

Golden Friday.

Friday.
Golden jacket and Bloodhound Gang.
Black Jim Gallery member Victor still asleep. Should we wake him up?

Hela livet var ett disco...

Emeli Theander interview

Emeli Theander - "Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" 7/10-09

New exhibition!

Black Jim Gallery presents
"Eat my soul as a bird pick a worm" by Emeli Theander
Wednesday 7/10 at
Waldemartstrasse 21, Kreuzberg. Start: 16:00

Workshop at Black Jim Gallery

Come join Berlin’s newest writing group. Held October 3rd and 4th (Sat. and Sun.) at Black Jim Gallery, from 3-5pm. Focus will be on craft and style. Workshop format, so bring one work-in-progress (10 copies) to share with the group. Your host will be Ryan Nash, a poet from San Francisco. All are welcome.

Death Guitar at Black Jim Gallery

Vote for Annika.

Black Jim friend Annika Marklund is nominated for a Blog Prize by Veckorevyn.

http://www.veckorevyn.com/blogawards/rosta/index.xml

Copy & Paste the adress, then look for her picture at the site and vote.