Art Week in Berlin Automatic translate

BERLIN. The Art Week in Berlin, Berlin Art Week 2013, which took place from September 17 to 22, began with a very significant exhibition, "Painting Forever!", Which included works by artists whose life and work are inextricably linked with the capital of Germany. It was this exhibition that became a reference point for all the events held in the city dedicated to the triumph of art over the routine of everyday life.

The works of more than 100 artists are presented at exhibitions in four places: the Berlin Gallery (Berlinische Galerie) (will last until March 31, 2014), the New National Gallery (until November 21), the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle Art Gallery (until November 10) and Institute of Contemporary Art (also until November 10). There are also big names, such as Martin Eder (Martin Eder) and Anselm Ryle (Anselm Ryle), and novice artists such as Daniela Trixl (Daniela Trixl) and Despina Stoku (Anselm Ryle).

The Deutsche Bank exhibition includes a wide retrospective of the works of Jeanne Mammen, a talented artist of the Weimar era who died in 1976, who was practically ignored during her lifetime, like some other artists of her time, now famous.

Great examples of the latest art can be seen in commercial galleries such as Sprüth Magers, where several paintings from the Storyboard series of the American contemporary art veteran John Baldessari (until November 2) are exhibited as part of the art week. Or at the Barbara Weiss Gallery (Galerie Barbara Weiss), which hosts the 18th solo exhibition of Los Angeles artist Rebecca Morris (until October 5), specializing in abstractions. And in the gallery of Martin Mertens (Galerie Martin Mertens) collected works of the Berlin artist Pius Fox (Pius Fox) (until October 26), characterized by a muted minimalist style.

There was a place at the art festival for very young talents, many of whom barely graduated from the Berlin College of Art. The exhibition "Edge and Surfaces" (until October 12, 61-65 Leipzigerstrasse), is a "slice" of a new wave of youth in Berlin art.

As it should, the presented types and genres of art are as diverse as Berlin itself. Sarah Lucas presented her first exhibition devoted entirely to furniture in contemporary art (performance and video) - Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery (until September 28), Sharon Hayes showed in the gallery Tani Leighton )Tanya Leighton Gallery) political video and sound installation (until October 26), and in the Pavilion Schinkel (Schinkel Pavillon) every evening during the week of art there were performances by a group of young artists who created new sculptures right in front of an amazed audience. Also, performances and art fairs were held in open areas of Berlin.

Anna Sidorova © Gallerix.ru