The painter Gudrun Brüne died on 25 January 2025 at the age of 83 in Neuruppin after a long illness. With her art, which is characterised by clear, allegorical depictions, cross-generational themes and deep social reflection, she remains an artist of immense, timeless relevance. Gudrun Brünes’ paintings, in which masks, dolls and metaphorical scenes are […]
read moreThe MINSK Kunsthaus in Potsdam is showing the exhibition IM DIALOG – Hasso Plattner’s Collection: Art from the GDR from the 1st February 2025. The second presentation of the collection focuses on dialogue as an approach to the art of the former GDR. IM DIALOG shows around 50 works by artists from the collection: Gudrun […]
read moreThe special presentation in room 220 of the Bode Museum shows glamourous and elegant garments from medieval Nubia that express secular and religious prestige. The reconstructions are based on wall paintings from the cathedral of Faras. These are now in the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw and the Sudan National Museum in Khartoum. […]
read moreAstrup Fearnley Museet shows from 7 February 2025 the exhibition On Lies, Secrets and Silence by the artist Frida Orupabo. On Lies, Secrets and Silence is the largest exhibition to date of Frida Orupabo’s (*1986) thought-provoking work, offering an incisive exploration of identity, memory, and resistance. This dynamic presentation features her distinctive collage technique, alongside large-scale spatial […]
read moreThe art fair paper positions berlin will take place for the first time in the main hall of the former Berlin-Tempelhof airport from May 1 to 4, 2025. Until 2024, the Telekom Capital Representative Office in Französische Straße in Berlin-Mitte was the venue. Now the art fair, which is dedicated exclusively to the medium of […]
read moreIn his upcoming lecture at the Käthe Kollwitz Museum on 23 January 2025, René Allonge will provide exciting insights into the everyday life of an art investigator. He will report on extraordinary cases from his career, including the conviction of art forger Wolfgang Beltracchi, the investigation into the burglary of the Bode Museum with the […]
read moreCalida Rawles envisions water as a space for Black healing, offering a reimagined perspective on the African American community that extends beyond the narratives commonly recognized within the United States’ collective history. Until February 2, 2025, for her first solo museum exhibition, Rawles connects her distinctive artistic style to a lesser-known and often overlooked chapter […]
read moreFrom January 24, 2025, the Berlin Gemäldegalerie will be presenting 60 works by European painters from the 16th to 19th centuries from the Odesa Museum of Western and Eastern Art. The paintings are among the highlights of the collection and were brought to safety from the war in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa (Ukrainian […]
read moreThe Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony has once again acquired contemporary art totalling almost €170,000 in 2024 as part of its annual sponsorship purchases. From 29 January 2025, the Representation of the Free State of Saxony in Brüderstraße (Berlin-Mitte) will be presenting works by 20 of the 32 artists included in the […]
read moretransmediale announces the program of the 2025 edition (near) near but — far, which will take place from 29 January to 2 February 2025 at various venues in Berlin, including silent green and HKW. In January, transmediale will also present the group exhibition UnNatural Encounters in cooperation with EMAP and silent green. Exploring the question […]
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