Julius Deutschbauer
Bibliothek ungelesener Bücher
03.05.–25.10.2025
Fichtebunker, Fichtestraße 6,10967 Berlin, Germany
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Since 1997, Julius Deutschbauer has been collecting books that people own but have never read—along with their personal reasons why. The result is The Library of Unread Books, a continuously growing archive that humorously and critically reflects on our reading habits, intellectual ambitions, and cultural expectations.
The exhibition invites visitors to browse this collection and explore the question: Why do we own books we never read? The presentation is complemented by a performative activation of the library, in which Deutschbauer interviews guests about their unread books.
Guests of Bibliothek ungelesener Bücher at EBENSPERGER:
Saturday, May 3, 2025: Ann Cotten
Saturday, June 7, 2025: Lea Draeger
Lesedemo with Kathrin Röggla: Sunday, 14 September, 2025, 3–5pm
Saturday, 11 October, 2025: Marcus Steinweg
