Berlin Britzenale returns for its sixth edition from June 5th to 7th, 2026. Continuing its tradition of inhabiting a different allotment garden community in Neukölln’s district of Britz for each edition, it will take place this year at Kleingartenanlage Zur Windmühle e.V. for the duration of the program. Kleingartenanlage Zur Windmühle e.V. // Courtesy of Berlin Britzenale The starting point…
Conflicting Ambitions: Thailand Biennale Phuket
To be included in the Thailand Biennale is to have “made it” as an artist, or to be on the verge of doing so, propelled by the biennial’s implicit seal of approval. That was, at least, how it was described during my visit: as Southeast Asia’s equivalent of the Venice Biennale. In Phuket, the fourth edition certainly performs the ambition of matching its European North Star in scale…
Tadashi Kawamata x Ruinart at PalaisPopulaire During Gallery Weekend
From April 30th to May 3rd, the champagne house Ruinart will open a special venue for art and enjoyment at the historic PalaisPopulaire during Gallery Weekend Berlin: the Ruinart Champagne & Art Bar. For this occasion, Ruinart will showcase its collaboration with the Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata. Since 2008, Ruinart has invited internationally renowned artists to artistically interpret the…
The Week Apr. 13–19, 2026
Marina Abramović: ‘Balkan Erotic Epic. The Exhibition’ Opening Reception: Tuesday, Apr. 14; 7pm Exhibition: Apr. 15-Aug. 23, 2026 gropiusbau.de/marina-abramovic Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10963 Berlin, Germany, click here for map Marina Abramović: ‘Nude with Skeleton,’ performance for video, Belgrade, 2002-2005 // © Marina Abramović, Courtesy der Marina Abramović Archives / VG Bild-Kunst…
Portholes Into A World: An Interview with Leila Hekmat
From the back of a rehearsal studio a couple weeks before ‘Roses Rising – The Dinner’ premieres at HAU, I watch as one of Leila Hekmat’s cast languishes on a chaise longue centred on the studio’s impromptu stage. Eyes glazed, gazing vacantly at the ceiling, she philosophizes: “who am I?” The scene feels full of both melodrama and parody, a tone that runs through Hekmat’s recent work.
What We Carry: ‘Vessel & Voyager’ at Akademie der Künste
Upstairs at Akademie der Künste’s Hanseatenweg location, the exhibition space holds the works of 25 artists, each offering a unique and intimate look into creation in times of crises. The works were developed as part of the 2024-25 JUNGE AKADEMIE fellowship and are woven together by a shared thread: the exploration of our ever-changing selves, histories and planet. Curated by Clara Herrmann and…
Mediated Skins: Marianna Uutinen at HUA International
This article is part of our feature topic Abjection. At Hua International, works by Marianna Uutinen, made 30 years apart, manifest and indulge in many things, of which the body is one. Though the artist herself would not necessarily use the term abject to describe the series, I consider this slippery category to offer a tempting position from which to think about Uutinen’s show…
The Week Apr. 6–12, 2026
Olympia Bukkakis & Maria F. Scaroni: ‘Unsex Me Here’ Premiere: Thursday, Apr. 9; 7pm Performance: Apr. 10–12, 2026 Admission: € 15–25 (reduced € 10), tickets sophiensaele.com/unsex-me-here Sophienstraße 18, 10178 Berlin, click here for map Olympia Bukkakis & Maria F. Scaroni: ‘Unsex Me Here’ // Photo by Asina Jurca Avci aliveduo: ‘Black Box ’ Play: Thursday, Apr. 9; 8pm Apr. 9–10…
Open Call for the 21st Arte Laguna Prize
Applications for the 21st Arte Laguna Prize are now open. The Arte Laguna Prize is a Venice-based International Contemporary Art Contest that supports emerging artists by offering a range of financial and professional opportunities. 120 artists will be selected for an exhibition to take place at the historic Arsenale Nord in Venice from November 6th to November 29th, 2026. The Arsenale Nord of…
Dwelling in the Possible at Anahita Sadighi Gallery
‘Let Us Believe in the Dawn of Spring’ is a group show curated by Anahita Sadighi and presented in her eponymous gallery. The multi-sensory immersive experience—the opening of which coincided with the Persian New Year, Norouz, and the vernal equinox—celebrates renewal and new beginnings through the eyes of six artists, in a vibrant array of works that span painting, photography…