Your spring art weekend in Berlin

03.04 - 05.04.14  

Your spring art weekend in Berlin

Berlin’s top art events for the weekend (April 3rd – 5th 2014): Ai WeiWei at Martin-Gropius-Bau, Schinkel Pavillon, Kate Bellem

Exhibition/ Ai Wei Wei at Martin-Gropius-Bau

Open Wednesday through Monday – 10am until 7pm

If you only go to a handful of exhibitions this year, this would have to make it onto your list. The largest solo show yet by internationally renowned Chinese artist and activist Ai WeiWei, ‚Evidence‘ presents new pieces in an impressive body of work ever challenging the Chinese government’s stance on democracy and human rights. Despite working from his studio in Beijing (which is constantly under surveilance) in a country he cannot leave, Ai WeiWei is continuining to make sure that his voice is heard.

Martin – Gropius – Bau // Niederkirchnerstraße 7, 10963 Berlin

Vernissage / ‚Nostalgia for Paradise‘ at pavlov’s dog

Thursday 3rd April – 7pm

A series of images which their creator dubs ‚kidnapping moments‘, Kate Bellm’s photography is sumptuously cosmic, a dreamy collection of people and landscapes which invoke a feeling of curiosity and yearning. Travelling the world in search of ‚absolute freedom and beauty‘ for two years with her partner Edgar Lopez, Bellm presents her photographs alongside physical objects collected on their trip by Lopez, mixing some of the tangible and intangible elements of their journey to present a snapshot of this wonderful experience.

pavlov’s dog – raum für fotografie // Bergstraße 19, 10115 Berlin

Opening / ‚Snake Grass‘ at Schinkel Pavillon

Friday 4th April – 7pm

Upcoming French artist Camille Henrot will this week unveil her first solo show in Germany with ‚Snake Grass‘ at Schinkel Pavillon. Winner of the Silver Lion for most promising young artist at the Venice Biennale last year, Henrot will present a new series of sculptures (‚Is it possible to be a revolutionary and like flowers?‘) which she has been working on since 2011, as well as a video piece which will be located in a previously unusued part of the gallery.

Schinkel Pavillon // Oberwallstraße 1, 10117 Berlin

Opening & Auction / The Wye & Benefit Auction Series

Friday 4th April – Vernissage 6 until 9pm, auction 7 until 10pm

Collage is a technique which never gets old, ctrl + c and ctrl + v an integral part of our work both on and off screen. In his latest exhibition at The Wye British artist Nicholas Roberts will take his own cutting, copying and layering to a new level with ‚Over and Over‘, an exploration of the essential elements of collage in 3D form. 

The same evening the Wye will also be holding a benefit auction to support National Public Radio (NPR) in Berlin. Prizes include artwork, literary, fashion and photography experiences and many more Berlin based, creative endeavours. Go along and book a new experience whlist helping Berlin’s creative community flourish.

The Wye // Skalitzerstraße 86, 10997 Berlin

Opening / ‚Nothing Can Go Wrong‘ at L’Atelier-ksr

Saturday 5th April – 7 until 10pm

Markus Manowski, best known under his musician moniker of Daze Maxim, will this weekend present his first exhibition at gallery space L’Atelier-ksr in Kreuzberg. Presenting a series of paintings by the Polish creative, ‚Nothing Can Go Wrong‘ gives the viewer a glimpse into the make up of Manowski’s psyche, a mixture of painting styles portraying different aspects of his personality.

L’Atelier-ksr // 34 Grossbeerenstraße 10965 Berlin



Top Image: Photograph by Kate Bellm courtesy of pavlov's dog