Axel Wieder to Lead Berlin Biennale Starting August 2024
Axel Wieder, currently director of Bergen Kunsthall, has been appointed director of the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, effective 1 August 2024. He will oversee operations for the 13th edition in 2025, curated by Zasha Colah. Wieder succeeds Gabriele Horn, who led the biennial since 2002. In a statement, Wieder emphasized the Biennale's role as an experimental platform and his intention to deepen its engagement with Berlin's urban society and redefine its relationship to the city as an art hub.
Key facts
- Axel Wieder appointed director of Berlin Biennale
- Takes office on 1 August 2024
- Will manage 13th Berlin Biennale in 2025
- 13th edition curated by Zasha Colah
- Succeeds Gabriele Horn (director since 2002)
- Wieder previously director of Bergen Kunsthall since 2018
- Wieder aims to open Biennale to urban society and develop collaborations
- Views long-term biennale model as facilitating substantive debates
Entities
Artists
- Zasha Colah
Institutions
- Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
- Bergen Kunsthall
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Bergen
- Norway