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ART YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD — BERLIN’S AFFORDABLE ART FAIR

ART YOU CAN ACTUALLY AFFORD — BERLIN’S AFFORDABLE ART FAIR

Good art doesn’t have to be unaffordable. The Affordable Art Fair proves this. From 13–15.06.2025, the art fair will move into Arena Berlin for the second time. Contemporary art priced between 100 and 10,000 euros from over 60 galleries across 19 countries will be on display. Artists include exciting newcomers, Berlin talents, and established names. There will be a dedicated wall for art that’s under 1,000 euros, free guided tours, and a special exhibition for up-and-coming artists titled Emerging Artists Berlin 2025. Among the promising names: Paula Hoffmann works with wonderfully spatial textiles; Anne Meerpohl’s water-colored forms float between corporeal and fluid; and Penny Monogiou explores motifs from ancient Greece, identity, and ideals of beauty in her mixed media paintings. What’s particularly special this year is that the Affordable Art Fair extends to the water. On the first two evenings, the Badeschiff — with its outdoor pool and beach bar — becomes part of the event. Tonight (12.06.), the fair opens with a festive vernissage — a perfect evening to stroll through the fair at your leisure, meet the artists at the Badeschiff, and toast to art (and summer) with a drink. The Late View with DJ Levente and cold drinks follows tomorrow (13.06.) — ideal if you prefer discovering art to a beat or want to avoid weekend crowds. bring curiosity, sunscreen, and an art collector’s eye. The rest will follow.

Text: Inga Krumme / Photos: David Reineke

Affordable Art Fair, Arena Berlin, Eichenstr.4, 12435 Berlin–Treptow-Köpenick; map

Click here for the tickets.

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FORM, PERFECTED — 24 CERAMICISTS EXHIBIT THEIR WORK AT FORMED

FORM, PERFECTED — 24 CERAMICISTS EXHIBIT THEIR WORK AT FORMED

Over the past few years, it’s as though everyone and their mum have taken a turn at the pottery wheel, and many have stuck with it. Ceramics as a hobby, a profession, a meditative practice, or an art form — anything is possible. The Berlin ceramicist community is growing steadily, and so is the collection on my shelf. Give me every wobbly mug, every sculpture, every hand-formed vessel. Pottery is the new black, and I’m all for it. Last year, a handful of Berlin-based artists and designers came together under the name Ceramic Salon to visit each other’s studios. It was about coming together, exchanging ideas, and, of course, visibility. Now, with the exhibition format Formed, this visibility is being extended to the public. In the former Rossmann drugstore in Gesundbrunnen, the exhibition opens tonight (05.06.2025) and runs through the weekend, offering a cross-section of contemporary ceramic practice in Berlin. From functional to sculptural, hand-built to wheel-thrown to 3D printed.

Among the featured artists: Anton Rahlwes, who creates vessels from imprints of found objects; and Keegan Luttrell, whose work explores vulnerability and protection by revealing hidden forms of the human body in clay. You’ll also find poetic geometric shapes, bowls and vases — the straight line has a god, and her name is Wendy Taylor. Then there’s Marten Herma Anderson, whose earthy, floral sculptures are a love letter to his grandmother’s garden on the island of Rügen. Formed shows what happens when clay is allowed to take shape and just how diverse the ceramic scene in Berlin has become. Whether you’re a hobby potter, design enthusiast, or simply a fan of vessels like me, head to Wedding and see how far a little clay can go.

Text: Inga Krumme / Photos: Anton Rahlwes, Marten Herma Anderson, Wendy Taylor

Former Rossmann Gesundbrunnen, Brunnenstr.105–109, 13355 Berlin–Wedding; map
Formed Opening 05.06.2025 18–22h, Opening hours 06.–07.06.2025 12–18h, 08.06.2025 12–16h

@ceramic.salon

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BETWEEN DANCEFLOOR AND GALLERY — OPEN-AIR DJ SETS AT HAMBURGER BAHNHOF

BETWEEN DANCEFLOOR AND GALLERY — OPEN-AIR DJ SETS AT HAMBURGER BAHNHOF

The prim, plain gardens in front of Hamburger Bahnhof are once again popping off to 120+ bpm this summer with the return of the Berlin Beats series of open-air DJ sets. Taking place over 12 evenings from June to August, the free music program features gigs by electronic music heavyweights and kicks off with the open house days on 13–15.06.2025.  There will be free entry to exhibitions all weekend, a B2B set by alys(alys)alys and STILL, as well as artist talks, guided tours and workshops. The gigs continue every Thursday night (19–22h) with a line-up of heady, high-energy sets centered on Berlin techno, electro and club. Picks include fast pan-African polyrhythms from NkisiFreddy K’s late night analog techno, precision-cut electro from Detroit icon DJ Stingray 313 and Sarah Farina’s genre-hopping bass/jungle/beats. Besides music, there will be food and drink and of course the art exhibitions, though you’ll need a ticket for those. The current shows – Klára Hosnedlová’s giant installation for the Chanel Commission and Ayoung Kim’s first solo exhibition Many Worlds Over – are open until 20h on Berlin Beats nights and offer a quiet retreat from the sonic redlining outside.

Text: Benji Haughton / Photos: Alex Rentsch, Guarionex Rodriguez Jr., Liv Latricia Habel

Hamburger Bahnhof, Invalidenstr.50–51, 10557 Berlin–Moabit; map
Berlin Beats is held every Thursday from 19.06–28.08.2025, 19–22h (gallery open until 20h).

@staatlichemuseenzuberlin

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BOOKS, POP, CARNIVAL — YOUR TIPS FOR THE BEGINNING OF JUNE

BOOKS, POP, CARNIVAL — YOUR TIPS FOR THE BEGINNING OF JUNE

June kicks off the summer season: loud, fun and inexpensive. It starts on Thursday (05.06.2025) with Spätschicht x Pop-Kultur Festival. The new series of events invites you to a colorful live program in the Gropiusbau. What Yoko Ono wrote down in “Grapefruit” between 1953 and 1964 is expressed in the performances of the Robert class. The sculpture and performance class at the UdK explores how the power of imagination can move collective action, with the group reacting to the artist’s instructions in spoken or physical interactions. If that’s not enough, you might be tempted by a round of Queer Ping Pong, the live concert by Wa22ermann, or what Meg10 does on the turntables. In Neukölln, you can accompany photographer Michael Josè on a very personal journey. Having grown up in Denmark with adoptive parents, the Danish-Colombian artist meets the local Colombian community for the first time in Berlin. Josè sets off in search of his earliest past and documents his journey photographically in Motherland: a story about gaining a new part of the self, for which author Milly Bouroughs has found the words. (read more)

On Friday (06.06.) visit Josè’s book release and the start of the three-day exhibition at Backhaus Projects. There will also be wine from Vinhanen Engros. Another book, titled Vibraception, tells of the power of vibration to shape spaces. It accompanies the sound interventions by sound artist Jan St. Werner, which can be heard this Sunday (08.06.) as a performance and book presentation at the Haubrok Foundation. For those who prefer music in the open air, on Sunday (08.06.), for once, we are not going to Kreuzberg — the Carnival of Cultures is celebrating in Friedrichshain. If you skipped the parade in recent years and need a change of scenery, watch the colorful parade along Frankfurter or Karl-Marx-Allee. It’s also worth taking a look next week at the annual exhibition 100 Beste Plakate 24 at the Kulturforum. The opening on Thursday (12.06.) will include a welcome speech from the presidents of 100 Beste Plakate e.V., Susanne Stahland Fons Hickmann, the launch of the yearbook and, of course, the strongest poster designs of 2024 from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Admission is free. Other exciting events such as designer-guided tours, a retrospective of 2000s posters, and a panel discussion with the presidents will follow over the month. When art, culture and design beckon you, it’s best to just go along.

Text: Emma Zylla / Credits: Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V., Haubrok Foundation, Julien de Preux, Karneval der Kulturen, Mathilde Veuthey, Michael Josè, Robert Radziejewski mit Michal Veltruský, Timo Fust, TWKS

Gropius Bau, Niederkirchnerstr.7, 10963 Berlin–Mitte; map
Spätschicht x Pop-Kultur Festival 05.06.2025 15–22h

Backhaus Projects, Weserstr.168, Berlin–Neukölln; map
Motherland 06.06.2025–09.06.2025. Opening 06.06.2025 18–22h. 

Haubrok Foundation, Herzbergstr.40-43, 10365 Berlin-Lichtenberg; map
Vibraception Performance and Book Presentation 08.06.2025 from 16h

Start Proskauer Straße/Frankfurter Allee, 10247 Berlin–Friedrichshain; map
Karneval der Kulturen 08.06.2025 from 13h30. Find the full program here.

Kulturforum, Matthäikirchplatz 4, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten; map
100 Beste Plakate Opening 12.06.2025 19h. Exhibition 13.06.2025–06.07.2025.

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@queer_pingpong
@wa22ermann
@heymeg10
@backhaus_projects
@michaeljose
@millyburroughs2.0
@vinhanen_engros
@haubrokfoundation
@fiepblattercatalogue
@karneval.berlin 
@100besteplakate
@stahl_r
@fons_hickmann

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WOKE UP FOR THIS: DAYTIME COFFEE SHOP PARTY BY CEE CEE X REFUGE X COFFEE WEEK AT ISLA

WOKE UP FOR THIS: DAYTIME COFFEE SHOP PARTY BY CEE CEE X REFUGE X COFFEE WEEK AT ISLA

Berlin’s summer weekends are made for surprises, and daytime parties are the new thing. So save the date: on Saturday (14.06.2025), Cee Cee is teaming up with Refuge Worldwide and Coffee Week Berlin to deliver a kickstart into your weekend. Neukölln-based Isla café will be transformed into a momentary daytime party space filled with music, movement, and hopefully you for the community vibe. Join us for the first “Croissant Session No.01.”. Behind the decks: Monty Luke, resident at Refuge Worldwide, will be serving hot and uplifting house tracks. Behind the bar: the beloved Isla baristas will treat you with their finest brews — all your favorites, hot or iced. The event is open to everyone and is free of charge. See you on the sidewalk! And yes, there will be croissants, too. 

Text: Sven Hausherr / Graphic: Arne Meyer for Cee Cee Creative

Isla, Hermannstr.37, 12049 Berlin–Neukölln; map
Croissant Session No.01 Sa 14.06.2025 11–14h

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@ceeceecreative
@coffeeweek.berlin
@islacoffeeberlin
@refugeworldwide
@monty_luke

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