Berlin Winter 2025-2026: Major Exhibitions at C/O Berlin, Gropius Bau, KW, and More
The winter season of 2025-2026 in Berlin promises a dynamic art landscape with a variety of exhibitions. C/O Berlin showcases Lisa Barnard's 'You Only Look Once,' focusing on AI in California, alongside Isadora Romero's 'Notes to How to bild a forest,' which highlights Ecuador's rainforests. The group exhibition 'Close Enough' features twelve women photographers from Magnum. Gropius Bau is home to Ligia Lewis's installations and a retrospective of Diane Arbus titled 'Konstellationen.' The Julia Stoschek Foundation presents Mark Leckey's 'Enter Thru Medieval Wounds.' KW Institute for Contemporary Art displays Kazuko Miyamoto's constructions and 'Starmirror' by Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst. Hamburger Bahnhof hosts Petrit Halilaj's 'An Opera Out of Time' and Delcy Morelos' 'Madre.' Haus der Kulturen der Welt introduces 'Global Fascisms,' while Palais Populaire honors Charmaine Poh as 'Artist of the Year' for 2025. Phoebe Collings-James is featured at KINDL, and Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien presents 'Louder, Taller, Uglier, Weirder.' The 'Festival of Future Nows 2025' at Neue Nationalgalerie is scheduled from October 31 to November 2, with many exhibitions extending into early 2026.
Key facts
- Lisa Barnard's 'You Only Look Once' at C/O Berlin addresses AI and environmental resources.
- Isadora Romero photographs Ecuador's Yunguilla community and Mache-Chindul reserve.
- 'Close Enough' features 12 women photographers from Magnum, referencing Robert Capa.
- Diane Arbus retrospective 'Konstellationen' includes hundreds of images, some never exhibited.
- Mark Leckey's 'Enter Thru Medieval Wounds' at Julia Stoschek Foundation runs until May 3, 2026.
- Holly Herndon & Mat Dryhurst's 'Starmirror' is funded by the Federal Cultural Foundation's 'Art and AI' program.
- Petrit Halilaj's 'An Opera Out of Time' at Hamburger Bahnhof runs until May 31, 2026.
- Delcy Morelos' 'Madre' at Hamburger Bahnhof is a scented mound of earth and seeds.
- 'Global Fascisms' at HKW features 50 international artists and runs until December 7, 2025.
- Charmaine Poh is Deutsche Bank's 'Artist of the Year' 2025, with solo show at Palais Populaire.
- Phoebe Collings-James' 'The subtle rules the dense' at KINDL combines ceramics, text, and sound.
- 'Learning from Weeds' at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien involves 17 artists and runs until January 11, 2026.
- Festival of Future Nows 2025 at Neue Nationalgalerie runs October 31 to November 2.
Entities
Artists
- Lisa Barnard
- Isadora Romero
- Robert Capa
- Ligia Lewis
- Diane Arbus
- Mark Leckey
- Kazuko Miyamoto
- Holly Herndon
- Mat Dryhurst
- Petrit Halilaj
- Delcy Morelos
- Joseph Beuys
- Charmaine Poh
- Phoebe Collings-James
- Cosima zu Knyphausen
- Dana Lorenz
- Daniela Medina Poch
- Danila Lipatov
- Karen Zimmermann
- Diana Policarpo
- Eve Tagny
- Harry Hachmeister
- Ian Waelder
- Jesse Darling
- Maya Saravia
- Nicolas Pelzer
- Nona Inescu
- Paloma Contreras Lomas
- Pablo Fernandez Zapata
- Rosanna Graf
- Rubén Grilo
- Sybille Neumeyer
- virgil b/g sarto
- Mies van der Rohe
Institutions
- C/O Berlin
- C/O Amerika Haus
- Magnum Photos
- Gropius Bau
- Julia Stoschek Foundation
- KW Institute for Contemporary Art
- Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK Berlin)
- Federal Cultural Foundation (Kulturstiftung des Bundes)
- Hamburger Bahnhof
- Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW)
- Palais Populaire
- Deutsche Bank
- KINDL
- Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien
- Neue Nationalgalerie
- Artribune
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- Kent
- United Kingdom
- California
- United States
- Ecuador
- Quito
- Yunguilla
- Mache-Chindul
- New York
- Dominican Republic
- Birkenhead
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Kostrc
- Kosovo
- Tierralta
- Colombia
- Singapore
- London