Art
Fast food for philosophisers
At the Museum for Communication, Hermann Vaske’s Why Are You Creative? offers an existential quick fix for the arty set. Read more
Elegant and intriguing: Soy Capitán's Rochade exhibition
REVIEW! It's your last chance to see the brilliant "Rochade" at Kreuzberg's Soy Capitán through Dec 21. Kristin Loschert and Lisa Herfeldt's show combines sculpture and photography to present intriguing independent dialogues. A must-see! Read more
Must-see: Kabakovs exhibition double bill
REVIEW! Don't miss Ilya and Emilia Kabakov exhibitions at the Tchoban Foundation and Mies van der Rohe Haus this month! Known for their high concept, large-scale installations, these exhibits show the process behind some of their most famous works. Read more
Frantic: Sprüth Magers' Re’Search Wait’S exhibition
REVIEW! It's your last chance to see Ryan Trecartin's "Re’Search Wait’S" through Dec 21 at Mitte's Sprüth Magers. Tragicomic video art for an Orwellian age! Read more
OUT NOW! Our DECEMBER issue!
Food special! From sustainable restaurants to local farms, from Japanese haute cuisine to 2019's big shifts on the delivery market: we survey the year's trends, check out museum cafés, meet foodie influencers and recommend tasty gifts. Out now! Read more
Nightlife in focus: C/O Berlin's No Photos on the Dance Floor!
REVIEW! It's your last chance to see C/O Berlin's "No Photos on the Dance Floor! Berlin 1989 – Today". Through Nov 30 the exhibition shows works by 25 photographers capturing the many facets of Berlin nightlife. Read more
Top three exhibits capturing the rebellious spirit of 1989
With 1988 art hall Galerie Loock opening an exhibition on East German photographer Christian Borchert on Nov 23, our critic explores this month's top exhibitions at galleries that grew out of the post-Wende buzz. Read more
Documenting Jerusalem: Jewish Museum's This Place
REVIEW! On now through Jan 5, the Jewish Museum's "This Place" was initiated by French photographer Frederic Brenner and features the work of 12 photographers depicting Jerusalem and the West Bank. A slick and thought-provoking exhibit. Read more
Provocative Wall art: Gropius Bau’s Walking Through Walls
REVIEW! On now through Jan 19, Gropius Bau’s magnificent exhibition marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall includes standout works by 28 international artists and provocatively tackles the effects of walls, real and metaphorical. Read more
In Pursuit of a Better Life
Photo exhibition on 70 years of the People’s Republic of China, Berliner Freiheit from Nov 23-29. Read more
Former GDR painter Bisky on his new exhibition double-bill
INTERVIEW! Ahead of his two new Koenig Galerie shows opening Nov 9 and 10, we met the painter and epitome of a Berlin artist at his studio to chat politics, partying and painting away his GDR childhood nightmares. Read more
Aesthetics of change: Henrike Naumann
Ahead of the East German artist's installation work "Tag X" which opens Nov 4-7 at the former GDR administrative building, a part of 30 years Peaceful Revolution - Fall of the Wall, Naumann opens up about how she's been inspired by the Wende. Read more
"Bringing the female power out!": Laure Prouvost
INTERVIEW! With a last chance to see French installation artist Laure Prouvost's "In Reflection We Rest" at Kreuzberg's Carlier | Gebauer (through Nov 9), we met Prouvost to talk Venice Biennale, relaxation, boobs and working with her grandmother. Read more
OUT NOW! Our NOVEMBER issue!
Thirty years after the Fall of the Wall, what's left of the GDR? We speak to our Ossi neighbours, find the best spots to live the East Berlin life today - and the design, fashion and football icons that have survived the Wende! Out now! Read more
30 years Peaceful Revolution - Fall of the Wall
7 days - 7 tips. Join in the celebration with a festival week (Nov 4-10) filled with over 200 events, 3D video projections, open-air exhibitions, art installation, concerts, theatre, augmented reality and more! Read more
From hell to outer space: Micro Era
On now through Jan 26 at Kulturforum, Micro Era charts the birth and evolution of video art in China. From Zhang Peili's pioneering works to contemporary highlights such as frenetic anime aesthetics and the new art medium of playable videogames. Read more
A jaunty angle on Bauhaus
Open now through Jan 27 at the Berlinische Galerie, "Original Bauhaus", the Bauhaus Archiv's official centenary exhibition shows why the art and design movement is still relevant today and creatively tells the Bauhaus story through 1000 objects. Read more
Toilet art? Four ceramics exhibitions we're potty about
Last chance to see our critic's choice ceramics double bill Figures de Décoration and Transfiguration at Art Mûr through Oct 19, plus more of our pottery exhibition top picks open now. Read more
OUT NOW! Our OCTOBER issue!
From Gastarbeiter to expats, from Kbeauty to Kpop: Welcome to Berlin's Korea town! Meet the Haupstadt's Korean nurses and notaries, the jet setting creatives and kimchi royalty, find out where to get your Korean food, film, fashion and more. Out now! Read more
Art in a brewery? And more new indie art institutions
With the opening of Neither Black/Red/Yellow Nor Woman on Sep 28 at The Times Art Centre Berlin, we pick out our favourite exhibitions on now at Berlin's new indie art institutions - from experimental art to sustainable energy to beer gardens! Read more
A Trekkie nostalgia trip
Last chance to see Space is the Place, through Sep 15 at Künstlerhaus Bethanien, a 23-artist exhibit drawing heavily on sci-fi themes with works ranging from big minimalist monochrome statements to those exploring a more hopeful side of the genre. Read more
