Berlin Art Week

SAVE THE DATE: 8—12 SEP 2027

Berlin Art Week marks the start of the new art autumn season every September. With over 100 museums, galleries, collections, project spaces, and an art fair, it offers a varied festival programme, making the German capital a key destination for contemporary art over five days.

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This was Berlin Art Week 2026!

15 Years Publication

Marking the 15th anniversary: Perspectives on Berlin Art Week

16.09.2026 — Berlin Art Week Editorial Team
Berlin Art Week Garten 2026, © Angelo Dal Bó for Berlin Art Week

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What Can Culture Do to Counter Europe’s Shift to the Right?

16.09.2026 — Monopol Magazin
15 Years Publication

Decentrality as Strength

15.09.2026 — Beate Scheder
Maria Ines Plaza Lazo, Pierre Jorge Gonzalez, Judith Haase, Anahita-Sadighi, Foto: Yanae Reichert

Interview

»Perhaps more than anything, I hope visitors leave with the suspicion that the quietest forces can sometimes be the most effective.«

11.09.2026 — Katharina Kunath
ETERNITY feat. Florentina Holzinger, Kino International

KIOSK International

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Where Does Art Happen?

07.09.2026 — Leonie Huber
Wolfgang Tillmans, Watching a Minute for a Minute. Installation view 36th Bienal de São Paulo

Natt Fejfar / Fundação Bienal de São Paulo

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Along Winding Paths

07.09.2026 — Philipp Hindahl
Hanefi Yeter, Kreuzberg Adalbertstr., 1979

Hanefi Yeter, collection Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Bezirksamt Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg

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»Still Not Part of the Canon«

07.09.2026 — Maximiliane Leuschner
Izabella Gustowska / The Dinner Party / 2026 / Light box / 80 x 220 cm

courtesy: Izabella Gustowska & KVOST, Berlin

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Promises in Pieces

07.09.2026 — Asta von Mandelsloh
Berlin Art Week 2026, Berliner Ensemble x Gemäldegalerie, Ersan Mondtag und Nadim Samman, Alternde Meister. Foto: Kathrin Hammer, © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin

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Beyond the Stage

07.09.2026 — Claas Oberstadt
Leyla Yenirce, Stühle, 2026

© Leyla Yenirce. Courtesy the artist and Capitain Petzel, Berlin. Photo: Gunter Lepkowski

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How Loud Is a Painting?

07.09.2026 — Alicja Schindler
Lin May Saeed, Pangolin, 2020

Foto: The Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, USA Courtesy Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt and the artist

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When a Dog Bows Its Head

07.09.2026 — Oliver Koerner von Gustorf
Caroline Kryzecki., photo: Marcus Schneider, Courtesy SEXAUER Gallery

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Ten Years of the VBKI-Preis BERLINER GALERIEN

25.08.2026 — VBKI + Berlin Art Week Editorial Team
Leiko Ikemura, Photo Robert Schittko

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Leiko Ikemura

17.08.2026 — Leiko Ikemura
Udo Kittelmann, photo: CTphotography

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Udo Kittelmann

31.08.2026 — Udo Kittelmann
Lu Yang, photo: Wang Shenshen

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Lu Yang

26.08.2026 — Lu Yang
Hannah Hallermann, photo: Christian Werner

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Hannah Hallermann

31.08.2026 — Hannah Hallermann
Ayşe Erkmen © Courtesy of the artist and Trautwein Herleth, Berlin. Photo: Yavuz Tanyeli, Istanbul

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Ayşe Erkmen

24.08.2026 — Ayşe Erkmen
Ersan Mondtag. Courtesy DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Berlin, Photo: Lukas Städler, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn, 2026

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Ersan Mondtag

24.08.2026 — Ersan Mondtag
Sasha Marianna Salzmann, Photo: Svenja Wiese

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Sasha Marianna Salzmann

05.08.2026 — Sasha Marianna Salzmann
Michael Sailstorfer, Photo: Dale Grant

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Michael Sailstorfer

28.07.2026 — Michael Sailstorfer
Arash Nassiri, Photo: Benedicte Gyldenstierne

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Arash Nassiri

12.08.2026 — Arash Nassiri
Sunny Pudert, Photo: Roman Häb

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Sunny Pudert

06.08.2026 — Sunny Pudert
Ece Özel, Courtesy Ambidexter

In Pictures

Turkey in the Spotlight at the Positions Berlin Art Fair

23.07.2026 — Positions Berlin Art Fair
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Berlin Art Paloma

24.08.2026 — Berlin Art Week Editorial Team
Rita Burster, Photo: Andrea Fabry

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Rita Burster

28.07.2026 — Rita Burster
Julius Jacobi & Rory Kirk-Duncan, Courtesy Albrecht Fuchs & Super Super Markt Berlin

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Julius Jacobi and Rory Kirk-Duncan

27.07.2026 — Julius Jacobi & Rory Kirk-Duncan
Guðný Guðmundsdóttir, Photo: Lilika Strezoska

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Guðný Guðmundsdóttir

27.07.2026 — Guðný Guðmundsdóttir
berlinartfilms

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Moritz Frei and Marian Luft

23.07.2026 — Moritz Frei & Marian Luft

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This was Berlin Art Week 2026!

JOURNAL

Marking the 15th anniversary: Perspectives on Berlin Art Week

What Can Culture Do to Counter Europe’s Shift to the Right?

Decentrality as Strength

»Perhaps more than anything, I hope visitors leave with the suspicion that the quietest forces can sometimes be the most effective.«

Where Does Art Happen?

Along Winding Paths

»Still Not Part of the Canon«

Promises in Pieces

Beyond the Stage

How Loud Is a Painting?

When a Dog Bows Its Head

Ten Years of the VBKI-Preis BERLINER GALERIEN

Leiko Ikemura

Udo Kittelmann

Lu Yang

Hannah Hallermann

Ayşe Erkmen

Ersan Mondtag

Sasha Marianna Salzmann

Michael Sailstorfer

Arash Nassiri

Sunny Pudert

Turkey in the Spotlight at the Positions Berlin Art Fair

Berlin Art Paloma

Rita Burster

Julius Jacobi and Rory Kirk-Duncan

Guðný Guðmundsdóttir

Moritz Frei and Marian Luft

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Positions Berlin Art Fair

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