KomiteeKomitee

KomiteeKomitee is an international arts and culture collective that collaborates across disciplines such as visual art, performance, publishing, and research. Founded in 2008 by a group of artists and scholars in Hamburg, the collective operates as a platform for collaborative projects that engage public space, memory, and social practice, through joint commissions, residencies, and shared studios.

The name derives from the German Komitee (committee) with reduplication to signal collective governance and iterative negotiation rather than a single leadership figure.

Activities include exhibitions, public programs, artist residencies, and publications. The group maintains an online archive and collaborates with museums, galleries, and cultural centers to broaden access.

Organization operates with a rotating, non-hierarchical structure. Working groups focus on curatorial, production, education, and research; decisions are made by consensus or majority within the relevant group. A small administrative team handles funding, logistics, and communications.

History highlights include expansion to Paris and New York, expanding its network of collaborators. Milestones such as the Public Commons Project and a series of artist-led publications accompanied major exhibitions.

Notable projects include Structures of Collaboration (2012), Listening to Walls (2016–2018), and Commons in Practice (2020).

Reception cites KomiteeKomitee as a model of participatory practice that links art with community dialogue and critical inquiry, emphasizing open-ended collaboration and the reuse of public spaces for creative experimentation.