We’re taking a slower approach to the opening circuit this Gallery Weekend, trading Friday night show hopping for a trio of exhibitions that pique our interest in particular. You’ll find us starting off in Kreuzberg at Soy Capitán, where Camilla Steinum’s endearingly-titled “Craving Caring Clumsy Connection” promises a continuation of the Norwegian artist’s explorations of materiality. Nip around the corner for Claudia Comte’s second exhibition at König Gallery, “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth”. Viewers are invited to immerse themselves in an enveloping installation in which “ancient technologies” (wood, bronze and marble) meet avant-garde 4D video installations. Over in Friedrichshain at Peres Projects, Rebecca Ackroyd’s imposing sculptures call into question the divide between the inside and the outside; the public and the private. What’s your take? Nut it out over a cocktail at Peres Projects’ after party at the iconic Bar Babette to the upbeat tunes of Ribadisco/Mr Pink. Save us a seat, or a spot on the dance floor — by then we might have revved up the pace a little. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Photos (clockwise, from top left): Rebecca Ackroyd / Claudia Comte / Bar Babette)
Gallery Weekend 2018, 27.4.2018, 18-21h, 28.4-29.4-2018, 11-19h, various locations
Soy Capitán, Prinzessinnenstr.29, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Camilla Steinum: Craving Caring Clumsy Connection, opening 27.4.2018, 18h
König Gallery — St. Agnes Nave, Alexandrinenstr.118-121, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Claudia Comte: When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth, opening 27.4.2018, 18h
Peres Projects, Karl-Marx-Allee 82, 10243 Berlin-Friedrichshain; map
Rebecca Ackroyd: The Mulch, opening 27.4.2018, 18h
