An exhibition showcasing sculptures from 4th century BC at Bode Museum, a show featuring Marc Chagall at Museum Berggruen; a retrospective of German artist Axel Kasseböhmer at Sprüth Magers. This all makes this week an interesting time for the art lovers in Berlin. Blouin ArtInfo curates a list of the must-visit shows in the coming week for its readers.“Hidden Light: An Artistic Exploration of Photograms” at Museum für FotografieRunning through March 25, 2018Students at Berlin’s Humboldt University present their examination of the photogram as a medium of artistic expression in a studio exhibition at the Museum für Fotografie. Photograms are made by exposing light-sensitive materials like film or photo paper to direct light. Unlike camera pictures, which correspond to the perception of the human eye, photograms capture objects not in their external form, but rather in shadows and shadings. They reveal superficially invisible layers to the world and call into question our perception. The exhibition features works by Julia Bahnemann, Carlotta Meyer, Mark Kuhrke, Maria Ovcharenko, Thalea Reitz, Malena Vogt, Paula Vogt, Alicia Wild and Cristian Doeller.www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/museum-fuer-fotografieA.R. Penck at Galerie Michael HaasRunning through April 21, 2018This exhibition presents 36 museum-quality paintings and sculptures by German artist A. R. Penck (1939-2017) spanning three decades. His art alternates between abstraction and figuration, does not correspond to the aesthetic ideal of socialist realism. The artist was unknown to the public until he moved to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1980. The show includes numerous important, partially monumental paintings and bronze sculptures from the 1970s, 80s and 90s.www.galeriemichaelhaas.de“Two Camels and a Saint: The Antique Pilgrimage Site of Abu Mina in Egypt” at Bode MuseumRunning through January 31, 2019In the 4th century BC, the tomb of Saint Menas developed into one of the major pilgrimage sites of Late Antique Egypt – Abu Mina, just outside of Alexandria. Until its destruction during the period of Persian occupation in the early 7th century, countless believers from across the entire Roman Empire made the pilgrimage. In this exhibition, Bode Museum presents selected architectural sculptures, pilgrim’s souvenirs and everyday objects from Abu Mina from the collection of the Museum für Byzantinische Kunst.www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/bode-museumAxel Kasseböhmer at Sprüth MagersRunning through April 07, 2018This exhibition offers a retrospective look at the work of German artist Axel Kasseböhmer (1952-2017), who died after a long illness. Kasseböhmer consciously stayed away from various painting trends throughout his lifetime but his work influenced the 1980s Cologne art scene and played a key role in the development of West German painting. He leaves behind a vast body of work characterized by a radical, conceptual approach to painting. The show’s main focus is the Walchensee (Lake Walchen) series created during the last years of his life—a never-before-seen body of work.www.spruethmagers.com“Stephen Willats: Endless” at Galerie Thomas SchulteRunning through March 10, 2018This exhibition presents works by conceptual artist Stephen Willats (b. 1943, London). On view are works ranging from 1977 until today including films, collages and drawings, in which the artist addresses how we interact with the objects and symbols in our immediate environment, how we relate to them, appropriate, transform and reinterpret them.www.galeriethomasschulte.deSigrid Neubert’s “Photographs: Architecture and Nature” at Museum für FotografieRunning through June 3, 2018The exhibition presents a retrospective devoted to the German photographer Sigrid Neubert’s (b. 1927) complete oeuvre. Neubert worked as a photographer for many leading architectural firms for 30 years. The photographer possessed a style characterized by images that present the structure and surface of the buildings through stark contrast and in clear detail, making Neubert one of the best-known photographers of architecture in Germany. She also tried her hand in nature photography in the 1970s, and from 1990 on has focused exclusively on this field. The show displays her best-known works.www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/museum-fuer-fotografieMarc Chagall’s ‘The Modernity of Decorativeness’ at Museum BerggruenRunning through March 31, 2018The exhibition is a one-room show with works by Marc Chagall (1887-1985) from the National Gallery’s collection. Chagall used a design principle that was groundwork for the art of modernity, as Henri Matisse, among others, developed it. The exhibition showcases photographs of paintings by Chagall, captured by the photographer Ulrike Kolb who visited places where Chagall’s paintings decorate both private and public spaces.www.smb.museumClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibitions.
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