Art & Exhibitions
The genius of Hannah Arendt
INTERVIEW A new exhibition at Deutsches Historisches Museum examines the work of one of the 20th century’s greatest thinkers. We speak to curator Dr. Monika Boll about Arendt’s lasting influence. Read more
May 29, 2020
Seven great exhibitions you can finally visit
TIPS! Berlin’s art galleries are emerging from hibernation. From cutting-edge video art to classic photography, our arts editor highlights the best reopened exhibitions on offer. Read more
May 15, 2020
Photographer Akinbode Akinbiyi on chronicling Berlin street life
INTERVIEW! With his photo exhibition "Six Songs, Swirling Gracefully in the Taut Air" on now through May 17 at Gropius Bau, Akinbode Akinbiyi's work chronicles city life including Wedding's African Quarter. He talks his Berlin inspiration. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Artist Bettina Pousttchi on making a contemporary statement
INTERVIEW! With her new exhibition "In Recent Years" on now at the Berlinische Galerie through Apr 6, we met German-Iranian artist Bettina Pousttchi to talk her latest works, how she's inspired by the Hauptstadt and mixing cultural influences. Read more
Mar 2, 2020
Women at the forefront: Nationalgalerie's Fighting for Visibility
REVIEW! Don't miss Alte Nationalgalerie's "Fighting for Visibility: Women Artists in the Nationalgalerie before 1919" through Mar 8, the exhibition highlights some 60 works by 33 female artists produced in the 140 years leading up to 1919. Read more
Feb 27, 2020
Laid bare: C/O Berlin's Love, Ren Hang
REVIEW! Chinese photographer Ren Hang’s bright and crisp pictures, almost all featuring naked bodies, seek to dispel the impression Chinese people are "robots without cocks or pussies". Through Feb 29. Read more
Feb 24, 2020
Four stars! Haus am Waldsee's The Truth Resides in the Folds
REVIEW! It's your last chance to see "The Truth Resides in the Folds" at Haus am Waldsee through Feb 23. Photographer Johanna Diehl fixes her lens on familiar places and innocuous objects of her West German childhood, with unsettling results. Read more
Feb 21, 2020
