This article is part of our feature topic Scale. Returning from last week’s preview of the Venice Biennale, the question of scale is on my mind. In recent years, biennials have had a tendency to downplay themselves, opting for curatorial themes that emphasize slowing down, practicing care, attuning to the microbial or microcosmic, to the local and communal. As world politics and climate…
The Week May 11–17, 2026
Artist Talk: Tuesday, May 12; 7pm Exhibition: May 1–16, 2026 huawangstudio.com Lottumstraße 14, 10119 Berlin, click here for map Nazanin Noori: ‘BEHOLD GOD IN ALL THAT EXISTS IN HIS NAME’ Opening Reception:Wednesday, May 13; 6pm Exhibition: May 14, 2026–Apr. 25, 2027 klosterruine.berlin/behold-god-in-all-that-exists-in-his-name Klosterstraße 73a, 10179 Berlin, click here for map…
‘In Minor Keys’ – Views from the 61st Venice Biennale of Art
The 61st Venice Biennale of Art, which opens to the public on May 9th, asks visitors to attune to the quiet and tender moments, through Koyo Kouoh’s curatorial concept ‘In Minor Keys.’ Across multiple venues, including the Giardini, Arsenale and peripheral pavilions throughout the city, artists are addressing this theme with projects that range from architectural interventions to durational…
Shame Parade: An Interview with Bugarin + Castle
At this year’s Venice Biennale of Art, the collateral exhibition ‘Scotland + Venice: Bugarin + Castle,’ curated by Morven Gregor of Mount Stuart Trust, will present the artist duo’s new work, ‘Shame Parade.’ With this show, Bugarin + Castle offer a queer and trans reimagining of historical public shaming rituals—like rough music, charivari and scampanate—where spectacle, sound and costume were…
Gallery Weekend Recap: Schöneberg
We made a well-sequenced Gallery Weekend route through Schöneberg, dressed only slightly differently than usual to feel like tourists and well-prepared to experience the once-per-year saturation of openings along with the buzz that surrounds them. Each neighborhood takes on the feel of a festival, with galleries scattered within a 10-minute walking distance of one another.
Gallery Weekend Recap: Kreuzberg
As sure as the seasons change, Gallery Weekend is here again. The day begins by emerging out of a May 1st-induced hangover, slapping on the SPF 50 and heading out the door, Red Bull in hand. It’s 1PM, the U7 is doing me dirty and I’m already behind schedule. The annual ritual of making ambitious plans to visit no less than 20 galleries in one day is quickly abandoned, as I begin refining my…
Gallery Weekend Recap: Mitte
Gallery Weekend arrives, fleeting as the falling cherry blossom that nestles into the cracks of the pavements in Mitte. Lit up in the sunshine, the galleries along Linienstraße bustle with eager visitors. As I head along the street to Eigen + Art, I pass a group discussing an acquaintance who “looks for investment everywhere, whether it’s art or property or crypto.” Outside the gallery…
Featured Exhibitions & Events May
Fasanenstraße 68, 10719 Berlin +4930889225890 68projects.com Opening Hours: Tuesday–Saturday; 11am–6pm Exhibition Philip Grözinger: ‘Manntje, Manntje, Timpe Te’ Apr. 30–June 20, 2026 68projects.com/philip-grozinger Philip Grözinger: ‘Hopefully’, Acrylic, oil and spray paint on canvas, 2026 // Photo by Stefan Haehnel Fasanenstraße 68, 10719 Berlin +4930889225890 68projects.
The Week May 4–10, 2026
‘Making space –”At the cinema, a private space where nobody and everybody feels at home.” (Heide Schlüpmann)’ Screening & Talk Program: May 4-7, 2026 arsenal-berlin.de/film-series/raumgeben Arsenal Cinema, Plantagenstraße 30, 13347 Berlin, click here for map Salesforce Child: ‘Wellness is not Possible’ Tour: Tuesday, May 5; 5–6pm May 5 & 16–17, 2026 Part of ‘COSMIC GIRLBOSS’…
Where Desire Meets Death: Marina Abramović at Gropius Bau
This article is part of our feature topic Abjection. For the first time since the 1990s, Berlin is hosting a major exhibition by Marina Abramović, an artist who needs no introduction. Through her performance art, she has earned her place in the art world’s pantheon, helped establish the genre itself and brought it to institutions worldwide. Entitled ‘Balkan Erotic Epic…