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Exhibitions
Exhibitions
International art in a historical building
The Martin-Gropius-Bau is one of the most popular exhibition spaces in Berlin and presents international exhibitions of fine arts and cultural history, often addressing contemporary contexts. Opened as a royal art museum in 1881, the Renaissance-style building was severely damaged at the end of the Second World War, received listed status in 1965 and was rebuilt in 1981. Tickets für 2013 exhibits are available online at visitberlin.de.
2013 Exhibitions:
From Beckmann to Warhol. Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries. (22 Mar–9 Jun 2013)
In celebration of the company's 150th anniversary, Bayer is making one of the oldest corporate collections in Germany available to the public for the first time in the Martin-Gropius-Bau. The artists on display read like a Who's Who of 20th and 21st century art, including works by Beckmann, Kirchner, Picasso, Pechstein, Warhol, Richter and Miró.
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Kosmos Farbe. (Cosmos of Colour) Itten - Klee (25 Apr–29 Jul 2013)
This exhibition is devoted to the colour theories of Johannes Itten and Paul Klee, showing how the two artists inspired each other, even though they never met in person. Both proceeded from the assumption that the order of colours was logically structured as a self-contained cosmos.
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Anish Kapoor (18 May–24 Nov 2013)
Anish Kapoor is one of the world's most important contemporary artists. This is his first show in Berlin. The British artist Anish Kapoor recently garnered attention for his “115 Meter Tower” for the London 2012 Olympics.
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Horst Antes. Painting 1958–2010 (14 Jun–16 Sep 2013)
Horst Antes, one of the most internationally significant figurative artists of recent decades, has contributed to the global artistic debate more than hardly any other German artist. He has been shown at the documenta three times, as well at the Venice and São Paolo Biennale. The exhibition in the Martin-Gropius-Bau will focus on his painting work, covering all his creative phases over a period of five decades – from casual beginnings circa 1958, the abstract art of the post-war years in West Germany, to the spectacularly large and austere in-house images of the last phase.
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