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Saturday, June 27, 2026 · No. 177

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: Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Florentina Holzinger's Seaworld Venice Tour to Berlin, Vienna, Brooklyn.

Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Florentina Holzinger's Seaworld Venice Tour to Berlin, Vienna, Brooklyn

Thaddaeus Ropac Announces Florentina Holzinger's Seaworld Venice Tour to Berlin, Vienna, Brooklyn

On June 24, 2026, Thaddaeus Ropac announced that an adapted version of Florentina Holzinger's "Seaworld Venice"—created for the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale—will tour three venues.

ExhibitionContemporaryPerformanceBerlin
Galerie Max Hetzler Artists Featured in Berlin, Oslo, Paris and Other European Shows

Galerie Max Hetzler Artists Featured in Berlin, Oslo, Paris and Other European Shows

On June 17, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler reported that works by Matthew Barney, Katharina Grosse and Thomas Struth are included in A Thousand Times Berlin at Hamburger Bahnhof, marking the museum’s 30th anniversary with over 70 works by more than 50 artists from 1989 to the present.

OtherContemporaryExhibitionBerlin
Galerie Max Hetzler Reports André Butzer Works in Exhibitions at MUZEU Braga, Museum Pier Bangkok and Other Museums

Galerie Max Hetzler Reports André Butzer Works in Exhibitions at MUZEU Braga, Museum Pier Bangkok and Other Museums

On June 5, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler reported that André Butzer’s works feature in the inaugural exhibition Abrir Abril at MUZEU in Braga and in the group show Visual Dialogue at Museum Pier in Bangkok.

ExhibitionContemporaryAcquisitionBerlin
Galerie Max Hetzler Highlights Katharina Grosse Edition and European Exhibitions

Galerie Max Hetzler Highlights Katharina Grosse Edition and European Exhibitions

On May 29, 2026, Galerie Max Hetzler released details of Katharina Grosse's edition Fünfunddreißig Jahre Schönheit, 2026, the artist's third collaboration with TEXTE ZUR KUNST.

ExhibitionContemporaryBerlinOslo
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew MediaBerlin
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew MediaBerlin

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Sprüth Magers Announces Thomas Demand Exhibition Exploring Theater and Opera Themes

Sprüth Magers Announces Thomas Demand Exhibition Exploring Theater and Opera Themes

May 27, 2026, Sprüth Magers presents an exhibition by Berlin-based artist Thomas Demand. The show fuses the visual power of theater and opera with his artistic methods.

ExhibitionContemporaryPhotographyBerlin
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryBerlinInstallation Art
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryBerlinNew Media
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryBerlinPhotography
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryBerlinSeoul
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.

ExhibitionContemporaryNew MediaBerlin