Studio 170 is a mission-driven 501(c)(3) organization cultivating a vibrant hub for cultural exchange and learning AT THE Goethe-Institut Boston.

Studio 170 is a mission-driven 501(c) (3) organization cultivating a vibrant hub for cultural exchange and learning AT THE Goethe-Institut Boston.

Studio 170

@ Goethe-Institut Boston

Upcoming Events

OPENING with PERFORMANCE
October 10, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6 PM: Experience Joshua Fineberg's sound installation
6:30-7:30: Performance by Elana Katz in cooperation with Dario Srbic
7:30: reception

PANEL DISCUSSION and FINISSAGE: October 14, 2025, 7:00 PM

EXHIBITION HOURS: October 11 - 14, 2025, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM


The Other One is a site-specific performative exhibition by HEW (House for the End of the World), featuring the work of three interdisciplinary artists and presented in October at Goethe Institut Boston and subsequently at Kwadrat Galerie in Berlin, Germany. The project confronts the topics of dependency, displacement, and distortion through live performance, AI-driven sculpture, and sound installation. HEW, a nomadic contemporary art platform founded in Berlin by Elana Katz in 2020, presents its first edition outside of Germany.

Through endurance-based performance, Katz's work activates the space and triggers Dario Srbić's AI-driven 3D printer — a non-human performer translating her ephemeral gestures into sculptural artifacts. Joshua Fineberg's spatialized sound environment immerses viewers in a visual-sonic experience that induces a sense of disorientation. The core conceptual themes of dependency, displacement, and distortion consider and reshape the notion of perception and interaction, encouraging reflection on shifting histories, the fragility of place, and the transitory nature of belonging.

Upcoming Events

OPENING with PERFORMANCE
October 10, 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

6 PM: Experience Joshua Fineberg's sound installation
6:30-7:30: Performance by Elana Katz in cooperation with Dario Srbic
7:30: reception

PANEL DISCUSSION and FINISSAGE: October 14, 2025, 7:00 PM

EXHIBITION HOURS: October 11 - 14, 2025, 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM


The Other One is a site-specific performative exhibition by HEW (House for the End of the World), featuring the work of three interdisciplinary artists and presented in October at Goethe Institut Boston and subsequently at Kwadrat Galerie in Berlin, Germany. The project confronts the topics of dependency, displacement, and distortion through live performance, AI-driven sculpture, and sound installation. HEW, a nomadic contemporary art platform founded in Berlin by Elana Katz in 2020, presents its first edition outside of Germany.

Through endurance-based performance, Katz's work activates the space and triggers Dario Srbić's AI-driven 3D printer — a non-human performer translating her ephemeral gestures into sculptural artifacts. Joshua Fineberg's spatialized sound environment immerses viewers in a visual-sonic experience that induces a sense of disorientation. The core conceptual themes of dependency, displacement, and distortion consider and reshape the notion of perception and interaction, encouraging reflection on shifting histories, the fragility of place, and the transitory nature of belonging.

UPCOMING CALLS FOR ARTISTS

APPLY FOR A STUDIO 170 RESIDENCY IN 2026

The Goethe-Institut Boston invites New England creatives from all fields of artistic practice to submit proposals for a Studio 170 Residency in 2025. Successful applicants will realize their proposed projects in our beautifully renovated space in Back Bay.

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 16, 2025

APPLY FOR A TRAVEL STIPEND TO GERMANY IN 2026

Studio 170 can help with travel costs... New England artists of all disciplines planning an artist residency or collaborative project in Germany in 2025 are invited to apply for a travel stipend to help cover the costs.

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 30, 2025

UPCOMING CALLS FOR ARTISTS

APPLY FOR A STUDIO 170 RESIDENCY IN 2026

The Goethe-Institut Boston invites New England creatives from all fields of artistic practice to submit proposals for a Studio 170 Residency in 2025. Successful applicants will realize their proposed projects in our beautifully renovated space in Back Bay.

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 16, 2025

APPLY FOR A TRAVEL STIPEND TO GERMANY IN 2026

Studio 170 can help with travel costs... New England artists of all disciplines planning an artist residency or collaborative project in Germany in 2025 are invited to apply for a travel stipend to help cover the costs.

APPLY BY NOVEMBER 30, 2025