TOP 5 EVENTS FOR YOUR BERLIN ART WEEKEND

16.04 - 18.04.2015  

TOP 5 EVENTS FOR YOUR BERLIN ART WEEKEND

Berlin’s top art events (16th-18th Apr): Hamburger Banhof, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, daadgalerie, C/O Berlin, and Import Projects

Vernissage / Hamburger Banhof

Thursday 16th April – 8pm

Explore the art and edifice of the monumental with the opening of Michael Beutler’s exhibition Moby Dick at Hamburger Banhof. Reworking material remnants of industrial production into sculptural installations on an architectural scale, Beutler transforms the experience of a body in space.

Hamburger Banhof // Invalidenstraße 50/51, 10557 Berlin

Vernissage / KW Institute for Contemporary Art

Thursday 16th April – 7pm

For the second installment of curator Nina Mende’s experimental programming series Seizing the Ivory Tower, Luca Vanello presents a meditative installation that focuses on the power of transformation within the philosophical construct of the human condition. Make your way up to floor 3 1/2 and revel in the magic of it all.

KW Institute for Contemporary Art // Auguststraße 69, 10117 Berlin

Vernissage / daadgalerie

Friday 17th April – 7pm until 9pm

Best known for his experimental performances, the renowned Czech artist Jiří Kovanda debuts a new series of site-specific work at daadgalerie this Friday evening. Subtle, engaging, humorous, and humble, Kovanda’s unique sensibility and expansive imagination might just be the perfect way to kick off the weekend.  

daadgalerie // Zimmerstraße 90, 10117 Berlin

Vernissage / C/O Berlin

Friday 17th April – 7pm

As a trained economist and UN Goodwill Ambassador, Sebastião Salgado has blazed his own path through the art world, developing a reputation for stunning documentary-style photography that is nothing short of awe-inspiring. C/O has already announced that more than 10,000 people have RSVPd for the Friday night opening, so prepare yourself for long lines and lush crowds punctuated by absolutely exquisite fine art photography.

C/O Berlin // Hardenbergstraße 22-24, 10623 Berlin

Vernissage / Import Projects

Friday 17th April – 6pm until 9pm

Celebrate the finissage for Andreas Greiner’s Multitudes with a performance from renowned organist Hampus Lindwall. If organ and contemporary art don’t strike you as a match made in heaven, open your mind and prepare to be amazed.

Import Projects // Keithstraße 10, 10787 Berlin



Top Image Credit: Michael Beutler © Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Nationalgalerie / Thomas Bruns