Art & Culture
Temporary Art Hall •
from October 29th 2008
A private initiative creates something that Berlin couldn’t be bothered to do for 14 whole years: it plans, constructs and fills a new art hall. Temporarily. And slips into the politics of art.
Thomas Scheibitz •
until November 22nd 2008
From big London to little Berlin: the gallery owners Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers have had a whole house converted for art. The first show is that of painter and sculptor Thomas Scheibitz.
The Tropics • until December 10th 2008
It’s supposed to be a test for the future museum of the Humboldt-Forum: the large, expensive exhibition with old and new art from the North and the South on the topic of the Tropics. And it’s a test it totally fails.
Judith Hopf •
until December 12th 2008
Judith Hopf shows how to do subtle social commentary with horse art . The Berlin artist poses with the star of her movie Zählen! being shown at Galerie Croy Nielsen.
Katja Strunz •
until December 20th 2008
Berlin sculptor Katja Strunz has moved over to the Großgalerie Contemporary Fine Arts. Her debut offers minimalism with a hint of surrealism – featuring herself in the role of princess.
Looting and Restitution •
until January 25th 2008
Jewish Museum
The cultural looting perpetrated by the Nazis still has repercussions today. The exhibition Raub und Restitution at the Jewish Museum shows the extent and the history of the lootings and clarifies some sensitive aspects of restitution policy.
Kapoor, Komu und Singh
Berlin is again showcasing its excellent ties with Indian artists, with exhibits by Riays Komu, Anish Kapoor and Dayanita Singh in the new Galerie Nature Morte.
Le Grand Magasin
Gallery Saalbau
As banks topple day by day, there are many who begin to question whether capitalism, as we know it, is truly the be-all, end-all. The artist Andreas Wegner has been asking himself this for a long time and is testing a way to correct the system.
Olafur Eliasson - Art Books
Not every artist publishes a 5.3 kg art book like the newly appointed Berlin professor and artist Olafur Eliasson. There are others who release volumes which are more modest – and sometimes more humorous.