OPENING TONIGHT — “THE OPPOSITE OF NOW” EXHIBITION AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM DARES TO BE OPTIMISTIC

In a precarious world, it’s little wonder many of us are feeling waves of nostalgia. Not so the artists in the exhibition The Opposite of Now at the Jewish Museum Berlin, who rather than pining for the past are asking how we can remake the present. Painters, composers and choreographers are among the twelve artists in the new show which, as the museum puts it, intends to “imagine a better life for all”.

Among the exhibits are an instructional interactive artwork by choreographer William Forsythe, a video piece from New German Cinema fixture Alexander Kluge, a 360-degree 3D rendering by Israeli video artist Yael Bartana, and a work by Turner Prize nominee Andrea Büttner. Worth checking out is tonight’s opening (03.09.2026 from 18h30) held in the museum’s glass-and-steel atrium which hosts a DJ set by Josiane, natural wine from Suff, Goldadelux sabich and bites from Halo Bagels.

If you can’t make it tonight, you might want to check out one of the artist talks, guided tours and family workshops held during the exhibition run – see the upcoming program here. As you take in the artworks, you might – if you look carefully – catch that most rare of sightings: green shoots of optimism.

Text: Benji Haughton / Credits: Yael Bartana, The Birds, video still, 2026, Courtesy of Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam; Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv; Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan; Petzel Gallery, New York; Capitain Petzel, Berlin and Cecilia Hillström Gallery, Stockholm; Ari Benjamin Meyers, Chor der Zeitastronauten, 2026; Photo: Anna Tiessen; Andrea Büttner: Jetzt (Now), Berlin, 2025, woodcut on paper, 153,2 x 135 cm; Photo: Andrea Büttner © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.

Jewish Museum Berlin, Lindenstr.9–14, 10969 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
The Opposite of Now until 10.01.2027. Opening 03.09.2026 from 18h30.

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UCON ACROBATICS PRESENTS MOTIF: BACKPACKS DESIGNED BY CREATIVES FOR A GOOD CAUSE

Canvas totes? Totally passé. Today’s Berlin look is more compact and practical: It’s the season of the backpack. But there are greater things than chasing after trends – making good come out of them, for example. Sound utopian? The Motif charity project from backpack-maker Ucon Acrobatics is a leading example. The Berlin label from Jochen Smuda and Martin Fussenegger teamed up with 38 of the world’s most renowned design studios, each of which came up with a totally unique backpack creation. We were honored to be part of this special project with our agency, Cee Cee Creative. The kicker: Each of the 38 backpacks is a one-off edition, to be auctioned during Berlin Fashion Week for a good cause. Proceeds will go to Streem Magazine, a publication about – and sold by – people living on Berlin’s streets. Just goes to show that fashion can be about more than fleeting trends, and foster potential connections beyond consumerism and commercialism. (Text: Lisa Staub / Backpack designs shown: Cee Cee Creative, Traumatic, Leif Podhajsky)

Ucon Acrobatics presents: Motif at Zwei Drei Raum, Gitschiner Str. 20–22, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map

Tue 3.7.2018, 18–22h; Facebook event

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JUNG + ARTIG: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AT BERLINISCHE GALERIE

Ready to commit to the next level of your art lover status? Berlinische Galerie is celebrating the 10th birthday of Jung + Artig, Berlin’s largest network of young (read: under 30) art enthusiasts — with 130 members. Membership perks for this network include guided museum and gallery tours, private collections, art fairs, exclusive previews and studio visits. To mark a decade of Jung + Artig, next Thursday (5.7.2018) a special edition of “Art After Work: All You Need is Art” will take over the museum with a special program of events, including an artist talk between photographer Loredana Nemes and Ulrich Domröse, curator of the exhibition “Gier Angst Liebe” (“Greed, Fear, Love”), plus drinks and music on the terrace. Want in? Email the hashtag #jungundartig to foerderverein@berlinischegalerie.de for the chance to win a pair of free tickets, thanks to mc-quadrat. But the gifts don’t stop there: Jung + Artig wants you to join them for longer than just a night, so they’re giving away one free year-long membership to an 18-30 y/o. Send us your full name and birthday to win@ceecee.cc. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Works: Loredena Nemes, Christine Streuli / Photos: Loredena Nemes, Nina Straußgütl, Harry Schnitger)

Jung + Artig at Förderverein Berlinische Galerie e.V., Alte Jakobstr.124-128, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Art After Work, Thu 5.7.2018, 18-22h; Facebook event, tickets

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WORLD WITHOUT OUTSIDE: TINO SEHGAL CO-CURATES IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE

It’s often the kind of art that demands active engagement that gets under our skin and stays on our minds the longest. Blurring the boundaries between the viewer and the viewed by asking for our participation this summer is “Welt Ohne Außen” (“World Without Outside”), an extensive exhibition hosted by Gropius Bau. Leading the curation is Berlin-based artist Tino Sehgal, known for his “constructed situations,” and Thomas Oberender, director of the institution’s Immersion program. A survey of experiential installations, situations and works spanning the late 1960s up until the present lures us in — from an “environment” created by Lucio Fontana and Nanda Vigo to Carsten Höller’s “Light Wall” and VR experiences by Nonny de la Peña. An accompanying program of daily workshops and live works, open to all, will transcend the boundaries between artistic disciplines and challenge participants to engage their senses, bodies and emotions together with a group of artists that includes Claire Vivianne Sobottke, Maria Francesca Scaroni and Xavier Le Roy. Take a look at the full program here and prepare to test the boundaries of your comfort zone — an experience which promises to challenge and reward in equal measure. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Works: Carten Höller, Wolfgang Georgdorf, Larry Bell / Photos: Attilio Maranzano, Ben Westoby)

Gropius Bau, Niederkirchnerstr.7, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map

Wed-Mon 10–19h

“Welt Ohne Außen. Immersive Räume seit den 60er Jahren,” 8.6–5.8.2018

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ART BERLIN CONTEMPORARY — 150 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS

Even after Art Forum has closed Art Berlin Contemporary (13.—16.9. 2012)stays true to its leitmotif, offering space to art production and focusing on artists rather than galleries. This year you will get to see around 150 presentations by contemporary artists. Afterwards you might want to head over to the book fair “Misread”, which will be featured in the same exhibition space as a guest. Additionally there is a visitor from NYC; Artists Space New York is presenting 30 international producers for cultural projects in a “bazaar”, initiating two “interventions” and organizing a lecture series.

Station Berlin, Luckenwalder Str. 4-6, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Opening: Thu 13.9.2012, 18–21h

Eva Kaczor lives in Berlin and is the Editor-in-Chief of art mag ARTberlin.
Published in Cee Cee #73 on 6.9.2012

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OPENING TONIGHT — “THE OPPOSITE OF NOW” EXHIBITION AT THE JEWISH MUSEUM DARES TO BE OPTIMISTIC

UCON ACROBATICS PRESENTS MOTIF: BACKPACKS DESIGNED BY CREATIVES FOR A GOOD CAUSE

JUNG + ARTIG: CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AT BERLINISCHE GALERIE

WORLD WITHOUT OUTSIDE: TINO SEHGAL CO-CURATES IMMERSIVE ART EXPERIENCE

ART BERLIN CONTEMPORARY — 150 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS