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The exhibition “Museum in Motion: A Collection for the 21st Century,” presented as part of the reopening of the Rieckhallen, features ten large-scale works from the past 25 years, including several new acquisitions being shown to the public for the first time. These works raise questions about the future of a museum of contemporary art. The Rieckhallen, with approximately 3,000 m² of exhibition space, were repurchased by the State of Berlin in 2022, thereby saving them from demolition. They expand the Museum Hamburger Bahnhof – National Gallery of Contemporary Art.
A key focus of the collection at the Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart is on large-scale sculptures, installations, and media art. Thanks to the permanent securing of the Rieckhallen in 2022, these works can now be exhibited in the gallery’s unique exhibition spaces and supplemented with new acquisitions. The works on display include sculptural installations by Elmgreen & Dragset, Cevdet Erek, Anne Imhof, Jasmin Werner, and David Zink Yi; photographic works by …
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Image Above: Exhibition view “Museum in Motion. A Collection for the 21st Century”, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, from 6.9.2024 pictured: Cevdet Erek, Bergama Stereo – Berlin Fragment, 2019-2024 © Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jacopo La Forgia
