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until 27.06. | #5055ARTatBerlin | Taubert Contemporary shows from Friday, 1. May 2026 the exhibition kristalline by the artist ALBERT WEIS.
When used as an adjective, the word crystalline refers to ordered, three-dimensional periodic structures. The structure of these formations is based on a lattice and essentially determines the physical features of a material. The opposite form is amorphous.
A profound engagement with systems of order and their forms characterizes the work of Berlin-based artist Albert Weis in many ways. In the current exhibition, titled kristalline, these explorations and their artistic expressions reach their culmination. In doing so, Weis draws, among other things, on utopian concepts from architecture and urban planning of the early 20th century as well as the post-World War II era. Architects such as Eileen Gray, Carlo Mollino, Hans Scharoun, Bruno Taut, and others used crystalline forms in their designs for social spaces beyond the context of war.
The exhibition kristalline features works that make direct references to the aesthetic and social utopias of modernism. The focus is not limited to the individual works; the entire spatial design of the exhibition is also intended as a reference to visionary concepts of interior design.
The four exhibition rooms at the front of the gallery were specially designed for the exhibition with carpeting in different colors: the color zones – in violet, black, red, and white – are inspired by Mollino’s design concept for the Teatro Regio in Turin, which was rebuilt in the late 1960s and originally dates back to the Baroque period.
Albert Weis uses the connotations of that interplay of color and space as an aesthetic matrix in which the (post)modern tension between the geometric-constructivist and the organic is inscribed. He incorporates various types of works into this concept, including sculptures made of neon and aluminum that take up the polyhedral form from Melencolia I. He also presents geometric wall works titled taped, which consist of aluminum tape and refer to the material used.
Also on view are the paper folds titled folders, covered with grid and colored transparencies, as well as photographs positioned in dialogue with them. The overall presentation also includes the sculptural installation philharmonie (garde), which is being shown for the first time. It consists of an aluminum grid structure and approximately 35 hand-blown, colored glass spheres. The work draws on characteristic details of the Berlin Philharmonic Hall.
By bringing together individual elements and complexes of works—understood as integral components of an overarching artistic presentation—the exhibition kristalline not only highlights specific aspects of architectural and art history, but also opens up new perspectives on the formation of utopias.
Opening: Friday, 1. May 2026, 6-9 pm
Exhibition dates: Friday, 1. May 2026 – Saturday, 27. June 2026
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Image caption: Courtesy of the Gallery
Exhibition ALBERT WEIS – Taubert Contemporary | Comtemporary Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Exhibitions Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
