FairArt City Guide: Berlin
From renowned spots to hidden gems, we’ve got your art fix covered. Get ready to dive into the local arts scene, one city at a time.
Welcome to FairArt’s City Guide, where we cut through the clutter to bring you some of the most exciting galleries in cities around the world. From renowned spots to hidden gems, we’ve got your art fix covered. Get ready to dive into the local arts scene, one city at a time.
Berlin is home to some of the best art festivals, galleries, and street art in the world. The city is a juxtaposition of the past and present, where echoes of the past intersect with pioneering, boundary-pushing practices. Street art serves as a form of expression against the backdrop of historical monuments, reflecting a city of resilience and reinvention.
What distinguishes the city is its way of transforming unconventional spaces into art venues, including repurposed workshops, factories, and even a former World II bunker. One such example is Sammlung Boros, home to works by internationally acclaimed artists like Ai Weiwei, Olafur Eliasson, and Wolfgang Tillmans. The KW Institute for Contemporary Art, which was founded in a former margarine factory, is a place where emerging international artists create and show their work.
Explore Berlin’s vibrant art scene with our FairArt City Guide, featuring a curated selection of dynamic galleries that highlight the significant work being done today.
Peres Projects Karl-Marx-Allee 82 10243 Berlin
All eyes are on Peres Projects when it comes to learning about emerging and established talents. Peres Projects represents and supports a diverse group of artists who often demonstrate interdisciplinary and experimental practices, such as Donna Huanca, George Rouy, Austin Lee, Ziping Wang, and more.
Better Go South Gallery Brunnenstraße 25B 10119 Berlin
Ultra contemporary art has been the buzz word recently, and no gallery showcases its passion for this market more than Better Go South. The gallery is dedicated to promoting ultra-contemporary artists such as Ben Crase, Adriana Oliver, Nina Bachmann, Thérèse Mulgrew, and many more, with the overall aim to help people start collecting art and learning about it.
SETAREH Schöneberger Ufer 71 10785 Berlin
With two spaces in Berlin and Düsseldorf, SETAREH presents a dynamic exhibition programme and represents artists to actively further their projects participating in the larger contemporary art dialogue with partners around the world. The gallery also runs an emerging artist platform, SETAREH X, dedicated to supporting new voices early in their career.
panke.gallery Hof V, Gerichtstraße 23 13347 Berlin
Berlin has numerous non-commercial spaces dedicated to contemporary digital art, showcasing works that explore the intersection of technology, society, and culture. panke.gallery is one of which seeks to open up a local and international dialogue between established and emerging artists. The presented works derive from the connection between digital or net-based art and club culture, reflecting in particular the recent history of Berlin.
König Galerie Alexandrinenstraße 118-121 10969 Berlin
Situated in a brutalist concrete St. Agnes church, König Galerie is not one to miss. The stunning space has held presentations by key artists in the contemporary art scene, such as Ayako Rokkaku, Evgen Čopi Gorišek, Camilla Engström, and Chiharu Shiota. The gallery has distinguished itself in the scene with its focus on interdisciplinary, concept-oriented, and space-based approaches. This commitment has been validated by its success in placing works within international private and public collections.