Jan. 23 – May 23 Hamburger Bahnhof:
Walton Ford.
Beautiful animal watercolors by the American artist (*1960) which blur the dividing line between human and animal history, fantasy, dreams and nightmares.
Jan. 24 - Apr. 5 Georg Kolbe Museum:
From Hottentots to South Seas Paradise.
The exhibition presents 90 works by, among other artists, Kirchner, Pechstein, Slevogt and Kolbe whose works embody the artistic analysis of the “foreign” at the beginning of the 20th century.
Apr. 16 – Aug. 15 Collection Scharf-Gerstenberg:
Louise Bourgeois/Hans Bellmer.
Works by the German-French artist Bellmer (1902–1975) and the artist Louise Bourgeois (*1911), who was born in France.
Apr. 30 – May 2 Keep in mind:
Weekend gallery tours:
www.gallery-weekend-berlin.de, www.galerien-berlin-mitte.de
Apr. 30 – August 9 Martin Gropius-Bau:
Frida Kahlo.
The retrospective, which includes 50 paintings and around 70 drawings, some of which have never been exhibited, by the Mexican artist (1907–1954), traces Kahlo’s development from New Objectivity through to her own personal form of realism.
May 9 –Aug. 29 Ephraim Palais:
The Fascination of Fragility.
500 masterpieces of European porcelain on the occasion of the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Meissen Porcelain manufactory.
June 10 – Oct. 3 Daimler Contemporary:
Ampersand.
The Daimler Art Collection presents 50 conceptual works and objects, including numerous ready-mades, by internationally-based young artists. The accent is on contemporary art from South Africa.
June 11 – Aug. 8 Kunst Werke:
6. Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art.
The focus of the Berlin Biennale is the current art scene in the Auguststrasse area. Further program information at www.berlinbiennale.de.
June 25 – Aug. 15 Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst:
Goodbye London – Radical London.
Cultural activism of the 1970s against the backdrop of squatters, gay liberation, feminism and anti-racism with Jo Spence, Stephen Willats, Derek Jarman and others.
July 1 – Oct. 10 Martin Gropius Bau:
Teotihuacan – Mexico’s Mysterious Pyramid City.
Once the Aztec birthplace of the gods, Teotihuacan was, between 100 and 650 AD, the dominant cultural, financial and military center of Mesoamerica and one of the largest cities in the world. The exhibition encompasses over 400 archaeological finds, wall paintings, fragments, burial objects and architectural models, as well as film and photo documentation of the enigmatic metropolis.