New fall season, new art season. We hope you have your favorite sneakers, gallery hopping gang and recovery supplies at the ready, because this year’s Berlin Art Week is a hot and plentiful one. As well as the city’s major fair for modern and contemporary art, Art Berlin at Flughafen Tempelhof, and the second edition of Räume, a diverse group show set in an abandoned iron foundry in Reinickendorf, we’re particularly excited about two sets of exhibitions in particular. Today (27.9.2018) video works are where it’s at: start at Julia Stoschek Collection for KW Institute for Contemporary Art’s new artistic collaboration series, which presents two intriguing works: Beatrice Gibson’s “I Hope I’m Loud When I’m Dead” and Jamie Crew’s “Pastoral Drama” (19h). Then make your way to Hamburger Bahnhof to experience Agnieszka Polska’s “The Demon’s Brain“, which won the prestigious Preis der Nationalgalerie 2017 (20h). On Saturday (29.9.2018) head to KINDL – Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst for the opening of “Routinised Absurdity”, a group photography show featuring striking works by ascendant artists like Brooke DiDonato and Ben Zank. Then go north to Gropius Bau, where revered South Korean artist Lee Bul’s first solo show in Germany, “Crash“, will offer an enthralling multi-sensory experience laden with sensuality, humor, and futuristic visions. In case all this leaves you craving more, check out this year’s tours guided by the curators of select project spaces. Themes include “Books and Beer” (29.9.2018, 15-17.30h) and “Fake Fur and Cake” (30.9.2018, 14-16.30h) Ready for it? See you en route! (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Artworks & Photos (clockwise): James Bridle, Lee Bul, Luke Marshall Johnson, Agnieszka Polska)
Berlin Art Week 2018, 26.9-30.9.18, various locations & dates
