Welcome to “TRASHëgim,” a playful site-specific installation at Gallery 70 by the German-Swedish artist brothers Christoph and Sebastian Mügge!
The exhibition’s title is a play on words, combining the Albanian word for legacy, “trashëgim,” with a less flattering English term. The installation explores the deeply personal, ambiguous, and often nostalgic feelings that arise when someone passes away—how we handle loss, cherish memories, and interpret the traces of a complex life. It also addresses universal questions of identity, shifting values, and the meanings we attach to objects from an estate. These items bear witness to the era and circumstances in which they were used, offering insights into the past that resonate with our present.
Albania’s iconic mushroom bunkers, built during Enver Hoxha’s regime, serve as a potent visual legacy within the exhibition. They embody both pride and shame, reflecting the complex emotions tied to the country’s communist past, making Albania’s bunkerization a powerful symbol for the exhibition´s topics. The exhibition also explores how these bunkers have been repurposed as tourist rentals, prompting reflection on how we transform historical burdens and the narratives we build around them.
What is truly worth preserving for future generations, and what is merely discarded as rubbish? Who decides the value of a heritage, and how do we confront personal and historical burdens, dark secrets, and untold stories?
Dialogue in painting and ceramic
Gallery70 is proud to welcome , in the framework of the cultural activities of German October 2023, a captivating exhibition that celebrates the creative prowess of two remarkable female artists, Irena Buzi from Tirana, Albania and GabrielA Schenke from Berlin, Germany.
David Krantz and Lars Brunstrom
Gallery70 at Toptani Center, Tirana Gallery70 is proud to present for the first time in Albania a duo show by the Swedish artists: David Krantz and Lars Brunstrom. David Krantz, born in Stockholm, living in southern Sweden.
Faces of uncertain time
“The self-portraits of Mikel Temo are realized in one of the most unusual periods, that of the pandemic, of the crisis, of all the cracks experienced by humanity. They can be read as a hint, as a metaphor of running away from the isolation, loneliness, nightmare, from all the crises modern man experiences.
Discovery art fair
For its participation in Discovery Art Fair Cologne, Gallery70 will feature the artists Martin Stommel (b.1969) DE and Jon Kraja (b.1970) AL , presenting artworks created during 2022 and 2023, exhibited for the first time to the public during the art fair.
Disparate Alleys
Gallery70 is happy to host a group exhibition from Los Angeles based artist collective Durden and Ray. Los Angeles is a city where all the world’s cultures convene, Disparate Alleys highlights this distinguishing feature of the city.
Opening event of “In Brushwood”
Opening event of “In Brushwood” by Susanne Lund Pangrazio at Gallery70 with the presence of the artist and of the Ambassador of Sweden in Albania, Ms. Elsa Hastad
Susanne Lund Pangrazio interview
“When we dream , we travel to places that we know but they look somehow bizarre” – Susanne Lund Pangrazio, in an interview with SCANTV about her exhibition “In Brushwood” at Gallery70 in Tirana