The search for the right Christmas gift is no small feat. Too many options, too few stand-out gifts. What you’re really looking for is something that lasts and makes a meaningful contribution. How about giving art this year? Something you can gift without breaking the bank? That’s exactly what artists Judith Hopf and Nasan Tur had in mind when curating the exhibition “The Berlin Edition” at the Haubrok Foundation in Lichtenberg. Their sales exhibition revolves around limited-edition artworks created for Berlin-based institutions. Editions exist somewhere between one-of-a-kind and mass-produced. They come in multiples, but every series is strictly limited, and that’s precisely what makes them affordable. Institutions that have shaped Berlin’s art scene for decades, including KW Institute, n.b.k., and the magazine Texte zur Kunst, are opening their treasure chests on the remaining Advent Sundays at the invitation of Hopf and Tur. Some are offering new editions, others classics, many at fair prices, and some even with special holiday discounts.
With every purchase, you support one of these institutions and help ensure that Berlin’s art landscape can remain diverse and independent. The hosting Haubrok Foundation is also contributing its own editions, including a tote bag by Jonathan Monk and photographic works by Claus Rottenbacher, who captured the exhibition venue (the former GDR Fahrbereitschaft) with its original 1950s interior, bar included, plus bowling alley in beautifully quiet images. Hopf and Tur bring their distinct curatorial signatures to the show. Hopf is known for her humorous, analytical explorations of everyday architecture and technological routines, while Tur’s politically charged, often performative works reveal underlying social structures. Together, they create a framework that invites visitors to embrace art as part of everyday life, and incidentally, puts an end to the annual gift-giving odyssey.
Text: Laura Storfner / Photos: Ludger Paffrath for The Haubrok Foundation
Haubrok Foundation at Fahrbereitschaft, Herzbergstr.40–43, 10365 Berlin–Lichtenberg; map
The Berlin Edition: 07.12., 14.12. & 21.12.2025.
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