Writer · Critic · Independent curator, Berlin
Nothing in art is ever only about the art.
Jenia Yanes is a Berlin-based writer, critic and independent curator exploring how art acquires meaning, value and cultural power, and what this reveals about society.
Explore the work
Exhibitions, writing and programmes, connected by the questions they share. Choose a theme.
For artists
Build relationships, a public image and an audience without losing your voice.
Programmes on collector relationships, reputation, public image and audience development, taught through recorded workshops.
- Recorded workshops
- Transcripts and study notes
- Exercises to apply as you go
Work with Jenia
Three clear ways to start a conversation.
Commissions
Curatorial, critical and editorial work for galleries, fairs and publications.
Start an enquiryEnquiry forms connect at build.
Culture after AI, in your inbox.
A regular letter on how art and culture are changing.
Concept only. Sign-up connects at build.
The proposal: a home for three practices.
Today, jeniayanes.com opens with her statement and a note that the scaffolding is still up, with writing and projects promised shortly. The website preview shows what could replace it. These notes explain the thinking and how we would work.
The idea
Visitors arrive for different reasons. Each gets a clear way in, and the work is connected by the questions it explores.
Three front doors
Curatorial practice, writing and programmes for artists, each with its own character.
One connected index
Every project, text and lesson tagged by theme, so one leads to the next.
Clear ways to engage
Collaborations, commissions, previews, programmes and a letter.
Six things a proper home makes possible
Ideas, not forecasts. Each one is optional, and the choice is Jenia's.
Collector previews
A discreet request route so interest doesn't depend on a direct message.
A letter: Culture after AI
A direct line to readers beyond Instagram, and an audience she owns.
A free first step
A short reputation check for artists that leads into the intensives.
Programmes for institutions
Art schools, residencies and galleries commission her teaching as workshops.
Commissions and consultancy
One clear enquiry route for curatorial and editorial work.
The interview series as a property
Inside Berlin's Art World as a recurring archive, open to editorial partners.
Working together
Two stages, with the scope agreed in writing before each.
Direction and concept
A paid, fixed-scope phase: site structure, audience journeys, visual direction and the principal page designs, with deliverables agreed in advance.
Design and build
Only if the direction is approved. Scope, timeline, total cost and milestones agreed first. The existing shop is kept if it serves the project.