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Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · No. 223

Berlin

All Berlin news curated by The Cultural Signal — real-time press release coverage across the global art world.

13 stories across Contemporary, Berlin, New Media, and Photography. Latest: Galerie Max Hetzler: Thomas Struth Receives Soane Honors Award, Featured in LWL-Museum Inaugural Show.

Galerie Max Hetzler: Thomas Struth Receives Soane Honors Award, Featured in LWL-Museum Inaugural Show

Galerie Max Hetzler: Thomas Struth Receives Soane Honors Award, Featured in LWL-Museum Inaugural Show

On July 30, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Thomas Struth has been awarded the Soane Honors Award for Photography. Struth's work is also featured in 'MATERIA.

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Galerie Max Hetzler Announces Friedrich Kunath's Berlin Exhibition and Phaidon Monograph

Galerie Max Hetzler Announces Friedrich Kunath's Berlin Exhibition and Phaidon Monograph

On July 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that Friedrich Kunath's work is included in "On Landscape: Between Escapism and Disenchantment," a group exhibition at Haus Am Lützowplatz in Berlin.

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Pace Gallery to Represent Constantin Brancusi Estate, Plans London Exhibition

Pace Gallery to Represent Constantin Brancusi Estate, Plans London Exhibition

On May 18, 2026, Pace Gallery announced its global representation of the Constantin Brancusi Estate, joining a roster of over 30 artists' estates including Alexander Calder and Agnes Martin. The gallery's first project will be an exhibition in London this fall, curated by Dr.

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Giulia Andreani to Discuss Work at Finissage of Berlin Exhibition 'Sabotage'

Giulia Andreani to Discuss Work at Finissage of Berlin Exhibition 'Sabotage'

On July 16, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler announced that artist Giulia Andreani will participate in a finissage event for her first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, 'Sabotage', at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin.

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Sadie Coles HQ Announces Collaborative Video and Sound Exhibition at Fluentum Berlin

Sadie Coles HQ Announces Collaborative Video and Sound Exhibition at Fluentum Berlin

Demolition/Escape is on view at Fluentum in Berlin until July 25, 2026. The exhibition brings together three artists working in video and sound and features Tina Keane’s Escalator (1988), which has been fully restored and is exhibited for the first time in over thirty years.

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Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Harun Farocki Exhibition Exploring 'Operational Images' and Visual Labor

Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Harun Farocki Exhibition Exploring 'Operational Images' and Visual Labor

Tom Holert examines Harun Farocki’s views on the function of film and images, referencing a 2014 Berlin Documentary Forum panel where Farocki discussed the early twentieth-century shift of film toward entertainment and education.

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Galleria Continua Announces Pascale Marthine Tayou Group Exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Galleria Continua Announces Pascale Marthine Tayou Group Exhibition at Haus der Kulturen der Welt

A group exhibition featuring Pascale Marthine Tayou runs March 21, 2026–June 14, 2026 at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin. The presentation is organized by the Berlin institution and includes work by the Cameroon-born artist alongside additional participants.

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Shilpa Gupta to Open Solo Exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Galleria Continua Announces

Shilpa Gupta to Open Solo Exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin, Galleria Continua Announces

Shilpa Gupta presents a solo exhibition at Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Invalidenstraße 50, Berlin. The show runs March 27, 2026–January 3, 2027.

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Hamburger Bahnhof to Host Group Exhibition Featuring Former Studio Residents Dean, Demand, and Eliasson

Hamburger Bahnhof to Host Group Exhibition Featuring Former Studio Residents Dean, Demand, and Eliasson

The Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart is presenting a group exhibition featuring Tacita Dean, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Henrik Håkansson, and Tomás Saraceno. The five artists return to the Rieckhallen, where they maintained studios for many years.

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König Galerie Launches Monthly Rotating Exhibition Program in Berlin and Seoul

König Galerie Launches Monthly Rotating Exhibition Program in Berlin and Seoul

König Galerie hosts monthly rotating exhibitions of new artworks from upcoming artists. The exhibitions are presented at St. Agnes in Berlin and at the gallery’s outpost in Seoul, Korea.

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Sprüth Magers Artist Nora Turato Debuts Site-Specific Facade Commission at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein

Sprüth Magers Artist Nora Turato Debuts Site-Specific Facade Commission at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein

Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.) in Berlin presents Nora Turato's installation they filled me up with words on the institution's facade. The work originates from the artist's latest cycle and the performance pool7, which receives its German premiere at Uferstudios on October 28, 2025.

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