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Summer 2022 Berlin Art Guide: From Wiederhold to Kruger

exhibition · 2026-04-27

The summer art season of 2022 in Berlin is marked by a variety of exhibitions. 'Sascha Repeated,' a retrospective dedicated to Sascha Wiederhold (1904–1962), is on display at the Neue Nationalgalerie, featuring 79 pieces until January 2023. Barbara Kruger presents her first solo exhibition in Berlin, which includes a site-specific installation with quotations from Orwell, Baldwin, and Benjamin, running until August 28. The Gropius Bau showcases 'The Woven Child,' highlighting Louise Bourgeois's later textile works until October 23. Celebrating Max Liebermann's 175th birthday, the Liebermann Villa offers 'Coast in Sight!' until September 19. The Museum Europäischer Kulturen features two photography exhibitions, including a retrospective of Ergun Çağatay until February 2023, along with Sibylle Bergemann's 'No Master Territories' and 'Earth Indices,' both available until October.

Key facts

  • Sascha Wiederhold retrospective at Neue Nationalgalerie shows all 79 known works
  • Barbara Kruger's first solo Berlin exhibition runs until August 28, 2022
  • Louise Bourgeois textile exhibition 'The Woven Child' at Gropius Bau until October 23
  • Max Liebermann's 175th birthday celebrated with 'Coast in Sight!' at Liebermann Villa
  • Ergun Çağatay retrospective with over 100 photographs at Museum Europäischer Kulturen
  • Mila Teshaieva's 'Fragments of Life' documents Kyiv after Russian invasion
  • 12th Berlin Biennale curated by Kader Attia focuses on decolonialism
  • Candida Höfer in dialogue with Kunstbibliothek at Museum für Fotografie

Entities

Artists

  • Sascha Wiederhold
  • Barbara Kruger
  • Louise Bourgeois
  • Max Liebermann
  • Ergun Çağatay
  • Mila Teshaieva
  • Sibylle Bergemann
  • Tabea Blumenschein
  • Ulrike Ottinger
  • Giulia Bruno
  • Armin Linke
  • Georg Kolbe
  • Wilhelm Lehmbruck
  • Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  • Anne Duk Hee Jordan
  • Candida Höfer
  • Sam Francis
  • Barnett Newman
  • Jackson Pollock
  • Judith Reigl
  • Mark Rothko
  • Georges Mathieu
  • David Chipperfield
  • George Orwell
  • James Baldwin
  • Walter Benjamin
  • Arno Fischer
  • Cartier-Bresson
  • Newton
  • Kader Attia
  • Erika Balsom
  • Hila Peleg
  • Daniel Zamani

Institutions

  • Neue Nationalgalerie
  • Gropius Bau
  • Liebermann Villa
  • Museum Europäischer Kulturen
  • Berlinische Galerie
  • Haus der Welt der Kulturen
  • Georg Kolbe Museum
  • Berlin Biennale
  • Museum für Fotografie
  • Museum Barberini
  • Akademie der Kunste
  • Hamburger Bahnhof
  • Kunst Werke
  • Kunstbibliothek
  • Hayward Gallery
  • Centre Pompidou
  • Tate
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Peggy Guggenheim Collection
  • Sprüth Magers
  • Galerie Kicken Berlin
  • Associated Press
  • dekoder.org
  • Anthropocene Working Group
  • Der Sturm

Locations

  • Berlin
  • Germany
  • Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Strasse, 50
  • Gropiusbau, Niederkirchnerstr, 7
  • Liebermann Villa, Colomierstraße, 3
  • Museum Europäischer Kulturen, Arnimallee 25, Dahlem
  • Berlinische Galerie, Alte Jakobstraße, 124 – 128
  • Haus der Welt der Kulturen, John-Foster-Dulles-Allee, 10
  • Georg Kolbe Museum, Sensburger Allee, 25
  • Museum für Fotografie, Jebensstraße, 2
  • Museum Barberini, Humboldtstrasse 5-6, Potsdam
  • Potsdam
  • Noordwijk
  • Netherlands
  • Wannsee
  • Mustar
  • Newark
  • Paris
  • New York
  • Istanbul
  • Kyiv
  • Ukraine
  • Gransee
  • Eberswalde
  • Milan
  • London
  • Venice
  • Charlottenburg
  • Tiergarten
  • Ruhr

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