drj is a programme space for conceptual and minimal art + architecture.
In curated exhibitions and projects, both in its own spaces on the Rote Insel in Berlin-Schöneberg and at external locations, thematic, content-developed exhibitions are on display and mediated.
In addition, drj develops and creates programme-related exhibition projects, be it for institutions, foundations or associations. This includes the entire contents and all relevant services, from basic scientific research, specifically developed exhibition design and public relations work to the design of respective publications. The basis for this is a strong network of qualified experts with whom drj works on a project-related basis.
Background to the name
The name drj
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Backdrop of the name
The term drj is the abbreviation of dr. julius, which forms a logo type. As a first name and title, this „Dr. Julius“ refers to the namesake of Leberstrasse on the Rote Insel in Berlin-Schöneberg:
On this street, Dr. Julius Leber, a representative in the Reichstag and fierce opponent of the Nazi regime, ran a coal business, starting in 1937, after he was released from the concentration camp where he had been imprisoned since 1933. The business also served as a meeting point for members of the German resistance. Denounced shortly before the attempt to assassinate Hitler on July 20, 1944, Leber was executed six months later in Plötzensee. His wife and comrade-in-arms Annedore Leber continued the business in West Berlin after the war, while also founding a press for political literature. With her publications she fought — contrary to the general attitude of the post-war era — against the abdication of individual and societal responsibility for the catastrophe of National Socialism.