Berlin Art Week October 12–18, 2026: Performances, Openings, and Screenings Across the City
Berlin will be the venue for a series of art events from October 12 to 18, 2026. On October 13, at 8pm, Ali Chahrour will present 'The Love Behind My Eyes' at HAU2, with an additional performance on October 14 at 7pm; ticket prices range from €17 to €29, with discounts available for €9 to €20. The following day, Ala Roushan and Charles Stankievech will showcase 'A Shadow Takes No Room in Space' at Halle am Berghain at 8pm, with entry priced at €10 (or €8 for reduced tickets). Arthur Jafa's 'N****s in Omelas' will be screened at the Julia Stoschek Foundation on October 15 at 7:30pm and 9:30pm. The festival wraps up on October 18 with a performance by Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens at HAU1 at 7pm, alongside openings at SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY, KW Institute, and E-WERK Luckenwalde.
Key facts
- Ali Chahrour performs 'The Love Behind My Eyes' on October 13 and 14 at HAU Hebbel am Ufer, part of 'Love is a Verb #2' festival (October 6–18).
- Ala Roushan and Charles Stankievech present 'A Shadow Takes No Room in Space' on October 14 at Halle am Berghain, part of 'A Shroud Woven of Solar Threads' exhibition (October 2–18).
- Arthur Jafa's 'N****s in Omelas' screens on October 15 at Julia Stoschek Foundation Berlin.
- Mindaugas Navakas's 'China' opens October 15 at SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY, with exhibition October 16–November 14.
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art opens exhibitions by Susan Hiller, KOO JEONG A, and Rafik Greiss on October 16, running October 17, 2026–January 1, 2027.
- E-WERK Luckenwalde presents 'Smoke and Fire and Electricity' with David Lynch, Olga Hohmann, Franziska Aigner, and others on October 16.
- Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens perform 'Playing with Fire – An Ecosexual Emergency & Ecosexual Wedding Ritual to Fire' on October 18 at HAU1.
- Videoart at Midnight screens Nathalie Djurberg and Hans Berg on October 16 at Babylon.
Entities
Artists
- Ali Chahrour
- Ala Roushan
- Charles Stankievech
- Arthur Jafa
- Mindaugas Navakas
- Stelios Kallinikou
- Tom Seymour Evans
- Peter Wächtler
- Sophie Kovel
- Susan Hiller
- KOO JEONG A
- Rafik Greiss
- David Lynch
- Olga Hohmann
- Franziska Aigner
- Nikusha Bakradze
- Sopho Zeragia
- Magda Lebanidze
- Joachim Perez
- Diakron
- Emil Rønn Andersen
- Nathalie Djurberg
- Hans Berg
- Annie Sprinkle
- Beth Stephens
Institutions
- HAU Hebbel am Ufer
- Kunstfest Weimar
- house.berlin
- Julia Stoschek Foundation Berlin
- SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY
- Amerika Haus
- Haus am Waldsee
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art
- E-WERK Luckenwalde
- Stadttheater Luckenwalde
- Hošek Contemporary
- Schering Stiftung
- Haus am Lützowplatz
- Videoart at Midnight
- Babylon
- Markus&Markus Theaterkollektiv
- Doris Crea Kollektiv
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Weimar
- Luckenwalde