Opening of the exhibition Garden of the Chapel of Reconciliation 60 years ago, the Berlin Wall cemented the German division in Berlin. In the commemorative year 2021, the Chapel of Reconciliation and the Berlin-Hohenschönhausen Memorial are showing works by…
“Divinely Gifted”. National Socialism's Favoured Artists in the Federal Republic
Many renowned protagonists of the National Socialist art scene continued to be active as full-time visual artists after 1945. They produced works for the public space, received lucrative commissions from government, industry and churches, taught at the art…
The work of Alicja Kwade (*1979) is inspired by scientific, philosophical and social questions. By exploring models and constructs that form our perception of time, space and matter, her large-scale installations question the possibilities of objective and…
The aesthetic-political history of the Federal Republic is reflected in a special way in the documenta: since its founding in 1955, it has repeatedly become a place where central aspects of German post-war history, the traces of National Socialism, the bloc…
With KW Digital, KW Institute for Contemporary Art underscores its approach to questioning the cultural implications of the digital transformation in a creative and critical way. This year, as part of KW Digital, the online program Open Secret will take place…
This will be the biggest TAPE ART EXHIBITION in Berlin so far with more than 25 tape artists from all over Europe. In addition to an impressive Tape Art Mural on the window front of the entrance area, you can expect a variety of different artworks in the…
The exhibition "Scratching the Surface" at Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart - Berlin looks at the interplay between man, technology and nature using examples from recent art history.
Exhibition at Schloss Biesdorf from September 5th, 2021 – Novmeber 14th, 2021 with works by Sven Kalden, Michaela Schweiger, Binelde Hyrcan, Johanna Kandl, Thomas Ravens, Ingeborg Lockemann, Anna Jermolaewa, Stefan Panhans, Gunter Reski, Heidrun Holzfeind…
Yael Bartana explores the visual languages of identity and commemorative politics. Her artistic motifs include public rituals, ceremonies, and social practices intended to strengthen collective identities. A frequent point of reference is the national…
A decade ago, Deutsche Bank initiated the “Artist of the Year” program. On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, and on the recommendation of the advisory curators Victoria Noorthoorn, Hou Hanru, and Udo Kittelmann, it is now for the first time awarding three…
90 artists from 35 countries show the diverse artistic face of Europe: Diversity United presents established and young artists and advocates a European dialogue.
Encompassing selected works from the 1960s to the recent present, the exhibition Ways of Seeing Abstraction shows the diversity and current developments in abstract art. Since the beginning of the twentieth century, non-representational art has been an…
The facade of Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) is made available every year to international contemporary artists as a space for projects that open up a dialogue with the urban space and passers-by.
The exhibition and publication project Illiberal Arts is a search for forms of artistic "life work" initiated with international artists, poets and authors. Lu Märten's concept, already formulated in the 1910s, serves Illiberal Arts as an extremely…
Like the French Impressionists of the late 19th century, the painter works in and in front of nature, observing the effects of light and shadow, wind and weather under the change of day and seasons. Svitlana Galdetska uses only oil paints to capture her…
Mark Fisher (1947-2013) was the greatest architect of rock concerts and shows. He created great innovative shows for the most famous singers:inside and bands of our time, including Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Pink Floyd, Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson…
The tour introduces all exhibition themes and informs about the concept and design of the presentation. It addresses how the intertwining of politics and art affected the documenta exhibitions. The documenta organizers' confrontation with National Socialism…
The Neue Nationalgalerie celebrates its reopening with an exhibition of the great American sculptor Alexander Calder, specially conceived for the glass hall.
The exhibition Hiersein, Being Here, להיות כאן aims to make contemporary perspectives on German-Jewish urban life accessible to a broad audience. Seven contemporary artists present their individual and critical perspectives on family, places of origin…
