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Featuring international contemporary art and artists rooted in Berlin since 2010. Published by Mona Productions.
The 11th edition of Artes Mundi Biennial presents six solo exhibitions by Artes Mundi Prize nominees in venues across Wales, as well as a collective group show at National Museum Cardiff.
Adela Lovric writes on rehearsing the interconnectedness of all things:
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Adela Lovric writes on rehearsing the interconnectedness of all things:
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December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The 11th edition of Artes Mundi Biennial presents six solo exhibitions by Artes Mundi Prize nominees in venues across Wales, as well as a collective group show at National Museum Cardiff.
Adela Lovric writes on rehearsing the interconnectedness of all things:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/28/a...
Adela Lovric writes on rehearsing the interconnectedness of all things:
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Oslo’s MUNCH Triennale ‘Almost Unreal’ sets out works by 26 artists that function at the nodes between various realities.
As part of feature topic Ghosts, Jayne Wilkinson writes on things that aren’t real but seem so + debating what a utopic future would be:
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As part of feature topic Ghosts, Jayne Wilkinson writes on things that aren’t real but seem so + debating what a utopic future would be:
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December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Oslo’s MUNCH Triennale ‘Almost Unreal’ sets out works by 26 artists that function at the nodes between various realities.
As part of feature topic Ghosts, Jayne Wilkinson writes on things that aren’t real but seem so + debating what a utopic future would be:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/28/m...
As part of feature topic Ghosts, Jayne Wilkinson writes on things that aren’t real but seem so + debating what a utopic future would be:
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Dana Awartani’s practice is rooted in the meticulous discipline of traditional craftsmanship and the emotional charge of cultural memory. Eve Rogers interviews Awartani, considering destruction, immersion, and the political and ethical gesture of handmade work:
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December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Dana Awartani’s practice is rooted in the meticulous discipline of traditional craftsmanship and the emotional charge of cultural memory. Eve Rogers interviews Awartani, considering destruction, immersion, and the political and ethical gesture of handmade work:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/28/i...
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Our feature topic Ghosts continues this month with pieces delving into hauntings, whether of the supernatural or cyclical historic kind, including exhibitions by Kara Walker + Mark Leckey.
Read the full Letter from the Editor:
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Read the full Letter from the Editor:
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December 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Our feature topic Ghosts continues this month with pieces delving into hauntings, whether of the supernatural or cyclical historic kind, including exhibitions by Kara Walker + Mark Leckey.
Read the full Letter from the Editor:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/06/l...
Read the full Letter from the Editor:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/06/l...
This week in Berlin, Dragana Bulut’s performance ‘Remake’ at Sophiensæle and Deutscher Künstlerbund’s exhibition ‘Dear Berlin’ both turn to the past in order to understand the present.
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See the full list of events:
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December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
This week in Berlin, Dragana Bulut’s performance ‘Remake’ at Sophiensæle and Deutscher Künstlerbund’s exhibition ‘Dear Berlin’ both turn to the past in order to understand the present.
See the full list of events:
See the full list of events:
IMMA presents ‘Reverse Migration: A Poetic Journey,’ an exhibition of works by Chilean artist, poet and activist Cecilia Vicuña, rooted in her recent revelation of her own Irish heritage.
Eve Rogers writes on the artist’s appetite for connection and creation:
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Eve Rogers writes on the artist’s appetite for connection and creation:
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November 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
IMMA presents ‘Reverse Migration: A Poetic Journey,’ an exhibition of works by Chilean artist, poet and activist Cecilia Vicuña, rooted in her recent revelation of her own Irish heritage.
Eve Rogers writes on the artist’s appetite for connection and creation:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/26/c...
Eve Rogers writes on the artist’s appetite for connection and creation:
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Futurium presents ‘Ocean Futures,’ a special exhibition including Leeroy New’s major installation ‘Balangay Spacecraft.’ Constructing a watery speculative reality made from recycled materials, it highlights how closely humans + the environment are connected:
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November 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Futurium presents ‘Ocean Futures,’ a special exhibition including Leeroy New’s major installation ‘Balangay Spacecraft.’ Constructing a watery speculative reality made from recycled materials, it highlights how closely humans + the environment are connected:
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Salta art offers a 2-month residency in Bahia, open to visual artists living in Munich.
May 1–June 30, 2026, the residency invites one artist to live & work in a 1930s mansion that once belonged to the Bahian painter Presciliano Silva.
Apply by December 14:
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May 1–June 30, 2026, the residency invites one artist to live & work in a 1930s mansion that once belonged to the Bahian painter Presciliano Silva.
Apply by December 14:
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November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Salta art offers a 2-month residency in Bahia, open to visual artists living in Munich.
May 1–June 30, 2026, the residency invites one artist to live & work in a 1930s mansion that once belonged to the Bahian painter Presciliano Silva.
Apply by December 14:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/27/o...
May 1–June 30, 2026, the residency invites one artist to live & work in a 1930s mansion that once belonged to the Bahian painter Presciliano Silva.
Apply by December 14:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/27/o...
At Haus am Waldsee, exhibition ‘Weathering’ presents works by Beverly Buchanan which gently shape and respond to the idea of home.
For feature topic Ghosts, Lars Holdgate writes on the dualism of presence and absence and a childlike sense of awe:
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For feature topic Ghosts, Lars Holdgate writes on the dualism of presence and absence and a childlike sense of awe:
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November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
At Haus am Waldsee, exhibition ‘Weathering’ presents works by Beverly Buchanan which gently shape and respond to the idea of home.
For feature topic Ghosts, Lars Holdgate writes on the dualism of presence and absence and a childlike sense of awe:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/b...
For feature topic Ghosts, Lars Holdgate writes on the dualism of presence and absence and a childlike sense of awe:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/b...
Our top selects for events in Berlin this weekend include:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀: ‘𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁’
Performance at Gropius Bau
Friday, Nov. 28; 8pm
𝗡𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁: ‘𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀’
Exhibition opening at Zilberman Gallery
Saturday, Nov. 29; 6–8:30pm
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𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀: ‘𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁’
Performance at Gropius Bau
Friday, Nov. 28; 8pm
𝗡𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁: ‘𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀’
Exhibition opening at Zilberman Gallery
Saturday, Nov. 29; 6–8:30pm
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November 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our top selects for events in Berlin this weekend include:
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀: ‘𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁’
Performance at Gropius Bau
Friday, Nov. 28; 8pm
𝗡𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁: ‘𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀’
Exhibition opening at Zilberman Gallery
Saturday, Nov. 29; 6–8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/24/t...
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗮 𝗟𝗲𝘄𝗶𝘀: ‘𝗪𝗮𝘆𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝘁’
Performance at Gropius Bau
Friday, Nov. 28; 8pm
𝗡𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁: ‘𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀’
Exhibition opening at Zilberman Gallery
Saturday, Nov. 29; 6–8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/24/t...
Currently on view at KW, ‘Starmirror’ is a project by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst drawing on their long-standing engagement in group singing projects.
Annalisa Giacinti visited them in their studio, discussing understanding AI as a collective achievement:
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Annalisa Giacinti visited them in their studio, discussing understanding AI as a collective achievement:
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November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Currently on view at KW, ‘Starmirror’ is a project by Holly Herndon and Mat Dryhurst drawing on their long-standing engagement in group singing projects.
Annalisa Giacinti visited them in their studio, discussing understanding AI as a collective achievement:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/h...
Annalisa Giacinti visited them in their studio, discussing understanding AI as a collective achievement:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/h...
Dec 4–7, PAF Olomouc International Festival of Animation and Contemporary Art returns. The 2025 edition, titled ‘Pinocchio Paradox,’ promises 4 days of screenings, performances, exhibitions, talks, concerts and a children’s program, as well as new commissions:
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November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Dec 4–7, PAF Olomouc International Festival of Animation and Contemporary Art returns. The 2025 edition, titled ‘Pinocchio Paradox,’ promises 4 days of screenings, performances, exhibitions, talks, concerts and a children’s program, as well as new commissions:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/p...
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/25/p...
At Gropius Bau, exhibition ‘I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…’ by Ligia Lewis engages negotiates between bodies physically present and ones that appear only as traces.
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, Josefin Granetoft writes on moving between synchrony and collapse:
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As part of our feature topic Ghosts, Josefin Granetoft writes on moving between synchrony and collapse:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/l...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:15 AM
At Gropius Bau, exhibition ‘I’M NOT HERE FORRRRR…’ by Ligia Lewis engages negotiates between bodies physically present and ones that appear only as traces.
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, Josefin Granetoft writes on moving between synchrony and collapse:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/l...
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, Josefin Granetoft writes on moving between synchrony and collapse:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/l...
This week, both Ligia Lewis’ ‘Wayward Chant’ at Gropius Bau and ‘Sissy Smut’ at Volksbühne centre on the power of communal presence.
See the full list of events:
See the full list of events:
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November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
This week, both Ligia Lewis’ ‘Wayward Chant’ at Gropius Bau and ‘Sissy Smut’ at Volksbühne centre on the power of communal presence.
See the full list of events:
See the full list of events:
At Performa 2025, Aria Dean unveils ‘The Color Scheme,’ a new theatrical work inspired by a 1923 meeting between two Black American expatriates in Berlin’s Tiergarten.
Read Eve Rogers' interview with Dean discussing imperially-funded monuments of Siegesallee:
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Read Eve Rogers' interview with Dean discussing imperially-funded monuments of Siegesallee:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/a...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:25 AM
At Performa 2025, Aria Dean unveils ‘The Color Scheme,’ a new theatrical work inspired by a 1923 meeting between two Black American expatriates in Berlin’s Tiergarten.
Read Eve Rogers' interview with Dean discussing imperially-funded monuments of Siegesallee:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/a...
Read Eve Rogers' interview with Dean discussing imperially-funded monuments of Siegesallee:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/21/a...
‘Bolero Bordello’ is Capitain Petzel’s first solo show of Paris-based artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy.
Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lutz-Kinoy, discussing colors being interdependent, disciplined chaos, and a rhythmic, sensual, playful, ecstatic unfolding:
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Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lutz-Kinoy, discussing colors being interdependent, disciplined chaos, and a rhythmic, sensual, playful, ecstatic unfolding:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/20/m...
www.berlinartlink.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
‘Bolero Bordello’ is Capitain Petzel’s first solo show of Paris-based artist Matthew Lutz-Kinoy.
Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lutz-Kinoy, discussing colors being interdependent, disciplined chaos, and a rhythmic, sensual, playful, ecstatic unfolding:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/20/m...
Chris Erik Thomas interviews Lutz-Kinoy, discussing colors being interdependent, disciplined chaos, and a rhythmic, sensual, playful, ecstatic unfolding:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/20/m...
Nov 26, Sissy Smut is back for its 6th edition taking over Volksbühne with a night of queer cinema, smut + uninhibited performances. Questioning the cyclical nature of fascism, it unites critical theory with the more transgressive + camp side of the queer scene:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/18/s...
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/18/s...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Nov 26, Sissy Smut is back for its 6th edition taking over Volksbühne with a night of queer cinema, smut + uninhibited performances. Questioning the cyclical nature of fascism, it unites critical theory with the more transgressive + camp side of the queer scene:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/18/s...
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/18/s...
Opening tonight at Flutgraben, Gaza Biennale presents ‘Berlin Pavilion,’ featuring 30 artists finding ways to utilize art to resist genocide. From Nov 22–Dec 21, exhibitions and a program of talks, workshops, listening sessions and screenings will be presented:
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www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/18/g...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Opening tonight at Flutgraben, Gaza Biennale presents ‘Berlin Pavilion,’ featuring 30 artists finding ways to utilize art to resist genocide. From Nov 22–Dec 21, exhibitions and a program of talks, workshops, listening sessions and screenings will be presented:
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November 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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November 18, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Lyra Pramuk is an American, Berlin-based composer who understands music as a form of devotion. Kim Budd visited her, discussing Pramuk’s ability to synthesize and translate knowledge, honoring indigenous musical cultures, and new narratives of self-liberation:
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November 18, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Lyra Pramuk is an American, Berlin-based composer who understands music as a form of devotion. Kim Budd visited her, discussing Pramuk’s ability to synthesize and translate knowledge, honoring indigenous musical cultures, and new narratives of self-liberation:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/17/l...
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/17/l...
Exhibitions pertaining to our feature topic Ghosts are ever present this week in Berlin; multiple shows engage with the theme of dispersed histories.
See the full list of events:
See the full list of events:
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November 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Exhibitions pertaining to our feature topic Ghosts are ever present this week in Berlin; multiple shows engage with the theme of dispersed histories.
See the full list of events:
See the full list of events:
Last month, the Barbican performed ‘Prayers for a Hungry Ghost’ by Elisabeth Gunawan following a family whose patriarch is dragged to the spirit realm.
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, William Kherbek writes on hauntology + the self understood as a ghost:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/14/e...
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, William Kherbek writes on hauntology + the self understood as a ghost:
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November 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Last month, the Barbican performed ‘Prayers for a Hungry Ghost’ by Elisabeth Gunawan following a family whose patriarch is dragged to the spirit realm.
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, William Kherbek writes on hauntology + the self understood as a ghost:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/14/e...
As part of our feature topic Ghosts, William Kherbek writes on hauntology + the self understood as a ghost:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/14/e...
Performa Biennial celebrates 20th years with live commissions across NYC Nov 1–23. Incl. is ‘Lithuanian Pavilion Without Walls,’ a program building on historic links between Lithuania and NYC’s experimental scene, with Lina Lapelytė, Pakui Hardware + more:
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Performa Biennial celebrates 20th years with live commissions across NYC Nov 1–23. Incl. is ‘Lithuanian Pavilion Without Walls,’ a program building on historic links between Lithuania and NYC’s experimental scene, with Lina Lapelytė, Pakui Hardware + more:
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/14/p...
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Our top picks for events in Berlin this weekend include:
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲: ‘𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿’
Exhibition opening @ Dittrich Schlechtriem
Saturday, Nov. 15; 6–8pm
𝗔𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼ğ𝗮𝗻
Concert @ Maxim Gorki Theater
Saturday, Nov. 15; 8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/10/t...
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲: ‘𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿’
Exhibition opening @ Dittrich Schlechtriem
Saturday, Nov. 15; 6–8pm
𝗔𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼ğ𝗮𝗻
Concert @ Maxim Gorki Theater
Saturday, Nov. 15; 8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/10/t...
www.berlinartlink.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Our top picks for events in Berlin this weekend include:
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲: ‘𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿’
Exhibition opening @ Dittrich Schlechtriem
Saturday, Nov. 15; 6–8pm
𝗔𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼ğ𝗮𝗻
Concert @ Maxim Gorki Theater
Saturday, Nov. 15; 8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/10/t...
𝗝𝘂𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶è𝗿𝗲: ‘𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗦𝗺𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗿’
Exhibition opening @ Dittrich Schlechtriem
Saturday, Nov. 15; 6–8pm
𝗔𝘆𝗻𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗼ğ𝗮𝗻
Concert @ Maxim Gorki Theater
Saturday, Nov. 15; 8:30pm
www.berlinartlink.com/2025/11/10/t...