Interview with Rafael Horzon by Judith Vrancken @ Goethe Institute

Location: Goethe Institute, Herengracht 470, Amsterdam
Time: October 23, 2013, 8 – 9:30 pm
Language: English
Entrance price: € 5.00 | with discount: € 3.00
Contact and reservations: 020 5312900 or info@amsterdam.goethe.org  

In collaboration with the Goethe Institute in Amsterdam and Leesmagazijn, the Stedelijk Museum presents an interview with Rafael Horzon, a self-styled furniture magnate, original genius, and tycoon who lives in Berlin. The occasion for this interview with Horzon, conducted by Dutch critic Judith Vrancken, is the launch of the Dutch version of his autobiography The White Book (Das Weisse Buch, Suhrkamp, 2011), which was a literary sensation in Germany. While he failed as a student and as a deliveryman, Horzon had huge success building up Modocom over the years as a fashion label, an agency partner for the separation of partners, a nightclub called “Pelham,” and an apple tart business – one business after another. He has become a key figure in Berlin’s nightlife and cultural scene. At the apex of a life full of adventurous incidents, Horzon takes a moment with Vrancken to look back.

More information about the speakers

Rafael Horzon (born 1970) studied philosophy, Latin, physics, and comparative literature before he became a postman in Berlin. Beginning in 1996, he established various businesses, such as the Galerie Berlintokyo, the furniture business Moebel Horzon, the fashion label Gelée Royale, and an apple tart business. In his autobiography The White Book, he gives a winning account of his adventurous enterprises. 

Dutch art critic Judith Vrancken (born 1983) writes for Art-Agenda, Frieze, Flash Art, and Metropolis M. She divides her time between Berlin and Amsterdam.