Walking Through Walls: Berlin Exhibition Marks 30 Years Since Fall of the Wall

The Gropius Bau in Berlin presents 'Walking Through Walls', an exhibition exploring concepts of space, borders, and division, marking 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The show juxtaposes photographs of the wall's demolition in 1990 with contemporary works addressing ongoing barriers. Smadar Dreyfus's audio-video installation 'Mother's Day' (2006-08) depicts families separated along the Israeli-Syrian border, echoing Berlin's division from 1961 to 1989. Tagreed Darghouth's neo-expressionist paintings critique surveillance in China and Russia. José Bechara's 'Ok, Ok, Let's Talk' (2006) uses fractured dining tables as a metaphor for failed dialogue. Michael Kvium's 'Beach of Plenty' addresses migrant indifference. Mona Hatoum's 'Orbital I' (2018) suggests shared human destiny despite artificial divisions. The exhibition runs until January 19, 2020.