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until 07.02. | #4857ARTatBerlin | ChertLüdde (Ritterstr. 2A) shows from Saturday, 22 November 2025 the exhibitions “At the limits of the city” by the artist David Horvitz and “Let Them Say Something” by the artist Ali Eyal.
ChertLüdde presents two parallel solo exhibitions by Los Angeles-based artists David Horvitz and Ali Eyal, each of which explores questions of place, memory and collective experience in a poetic and socially reflective manner. The opening will take place on Saturday, 22 November 2025, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the gallery.
David Horvitz – At the limits of the city
In his exhibition At the Limits of the City, David Horvitz expands on the legacy of Californian conceptual art of the late 1960s and early 1970s. The artist explores geographical boundaries by transferring elements of his Los Angeles garden project to Berlin, thereby reinterpreting the dialogue between two urban spaces.
David Horvitz, At the limits of the city, 2025, Four photographs printed Hahnemühle Photorag Baryta 315gsm paper, each, unframed: 35 × 44 cm
At the centre of the exhibition is a reconstructed wooden platform based on a structure from Horvitz’s own garden. Recordings of poets who have performed there are played in the gallery space, conveying the atmosphere of a community spanning continents. During the exhibition, readings curated by Susan Finlay and Erin Honeycutt will take place on the platform, transforming the installation into a vibrant place of collective encounter.
The exhibition addresses borders, transitions, and the relationship between people and places. Horvitz’s work transforms everyday elements into carriers of collective memory and opens up space for poetic connections between Berlin and Los Angeles.
Ali Eyal – Let Them Say Something
In his first solo exhibition at ChertLüdde, Ali Eyal presents Let Them Say Something, which refers to his family’s farm near Baghdad – a place between personal archive, collective memory and imaginary landscape.
Portrait of Ali Eyal in Los Angeles, 2025, Photo by Gabriel Noguez and Sean Rowry, Courtesy of the Artist and The Hammer Museum
Eyal weaves together past, myth and fiction into a dense narrative about loss and belonging. Two sculptural installations form the centrepiece of the exhibition. The largest of these tells the story of his cousin, who painted a portrait of a warlord across the fields during the war to protect his family. Before he could complete the work, he disappeared – leaving behind only footprints that blur the 59 portraits of politicians and generals on the floor, which Eyal drew and arranged.
Installation view of 14th Mercosul Biennial: “Estalo”, Curated by Raphael Fonseca, Porto Alegre, 2025, Photo by Thiele Elissa
With great sensitivity and symbolic power, Eyal addresses the fragility of memory and the traces of political violence that are inscribed in family histories and landscapes.
Opening reception: Saturday, 22 November 2025, 6–9 p.m.
Exhibition dates: Saturday, 22 November 2025 to Saturday, 7 February 2026
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Image caption title: Installation view of “In the garden of David Horvitz”, 7th Ave Garden, Los Angeles, 2023, Photo by Rio Asch Phoenix
Exhibitions David Horvitz + Ali Eyal – ChertLüdde | Zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin | Contemporary Art | Ausstellungen Berlin Galerien | ART at Berlin
