In less than three months, the 22nd edition of Gallery Weekend Berlin will take place, putting the city’s vibrant and diverse gallery scene in the spotlight. From Friday, May 1st, to Sunday, May 3rd, a total of 57 galleries across Berlin will simultaneously open their exhibitions, offering a comprehensive overview of current developments in contemporary art.
Image above: Petrit Halilaj, Charred and Graffitied steel shipping containers housing ‘Syrigana’ props, Syrigana, 2025. Photo: Esad Duraki, Courtesy ChertLüdde, Berlin and Petrit Halilaj.
In 2026, Perspectives will launch as a new format, inviting a different selection of galleries each year to present outstanding exhibition projects and distinctive artistic positions.
A diverse selection of outstanding exhibitions captures the energy and uniqueness of Berlin’s art scene, uniting internationally acclaimed artists, emerging talents, and historically significant works. Participating artists include Petrit Halilaj (ChertLüdde), Daniel Buren (Konrad Fischer Galerie), Tauba Auerbach (Esther Schipper), Thomas Demand (Sprüth Magers), Yuji Agematsu (Galerie Buchholz), and Rodney McMillian (Capitain Petzel).
Alongside these established artists, a strong selection of emerging talent will be presented, including Brook Hsu (Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler), Wynnie Mynerva (Société), Vivien Zhang (Galerie Max Hetzler), Travis MacDonald (Contemporary Fine Arts), and Brett Charles Seiler (Galerie EIGEN + ART). The interdisciplinary artists Stella Zhong (Trautwein Herleth) and Adam Gordon (Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi) are exhibiting in Germany for the first time.
With exhibitions by Lukas Quietzsch (Schiefe Zähne), Hanna Stiegeler (Sweetwater), Josefine Reisch and Miriam Umiń (Galerie Noah Klink) and Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili (Galerie Molitor), younger galleries continue to bring exciting energy to this year’s edition.
Perspectives
The new “Perspectives” section presents a curated, rotating selection of galleries each year, offering fresh insights into the diversity of Berlin’s gallery scene. The inaugural edition features exhibitions by James Turrell (max goelitz), Katherine Bradford (Haverkampf Leistenschneider), Jiyoon Chung (Anton Janizewski), Shinoh Nam (Mountains), Karl Benjamin and Grey Crawford (Persons Projects), Giorgio Griffa (Walter Storms Galerie), and Mark Barker (Shahin Zarinbal).
Participating galleries and artists
BASTIAN, Max Liebermann / Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Auto-Paragone (group show) / Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi, Adam Gordon / BQ, Philipp Gufler / Galerie Buchholz, Yuji Agematsu / Buchmann Galerie, Bernd Koberling / Capitain Petzel, Rodney McMillian / carlier I gebauer, Nida Sinnokrot; Luis in friendly company (group show) / ChertLüdde, Petrit Halilaj; Robert Rehfeldt / Contemporary Fine Arts, Travis MacDonald / CRONE, Franz West, Bruno Gironcoli / DITTRICH & SCHLECHTRIEM, Monty Richthofen / EBENSPERGER, Göksu Kunak / Galerie EIGEN + ART, Brett Charles Seiler; Nils Ben Brahim / Konrad Fischer Galerie, Daniel Buren / Galerie Lars Friedrich, Sam Pulitzer / Galerie Friese, Slawomir Elsner / Galerie Michael Haas, D’après Manet (group show); Jean Dubuffet / Galerie Max Hetzler, Darren Almond; Vivien Zhang; The Self Assessed(group show) / Hua International, Qiu Ruixiang / Galerie Judin, Jorinde Voigt; Adam Lupton; Michael Sailstorfer / KLEMM’S, Juan Pablo Echeverri / Galerie Noah Klink, Josefine Reisch, Miriam Umiń / KOW, Candice Breitz / Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Brook Hsu / Tanya Leighton, Antonio Ballester Moreno / alexander levy, Anne Duk Hee Jordan / LEVY Galerie, Christiane Löhr / Meyer Riegger, Caroline Bachmann / Galerie Molitor, Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili / Galerie Nagel Draxler, Heimo Zobernig; Huang Rui / Galerie Neu, Counterplay (group show) / neugerriemschneider, Jorge Pardo; Pae White; perceptual territories – cut, split, layered (group show) / Galerie Nordenhake, John Zurier / Galeria Plan B, Marieta Chirulescu / PSM, Berni Searle / Schiefe Zähne, Lukas Quietzsch / Esther Schipper, Tauba Auerbach; Celeste Rapone / Galerie Thomas Schulte, Jonathan Lasker; Walid Raad; José Montealegre / Société, Wynnie Mynerva; Edi Rama / Soy Capitán, Camilla Steinum / Sprüth Magers, Thomas Demand; Robert Elfgen; Martine Syms / Sweetwater, Hanna Stiegeler / Galerie Barbara Thumm, Farkhondeh Shahroudi; Gülbin Ünlü / Trautwein Herleth, Stella Zhong / Galerie Tanja Wagner, Elisa Giardina Papa / WENTRUP, Sophie von Hellermann / Galerie Michael Werner, Markus Lüpertz / Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner, Willi Baumeister, Rudolf Belling / Barbara Wien, Ingrid Wiener
Perspectives:
max goelitz, James Turrell / Haverkampf Leistenschneider, Katherine Bradford / Anton Janizewski, Jiyoon Chung / Mountains, Shinoh Nam / Persons Projects, Karl Benjamin, Grey Crawford / Walter Storms Galerie, Giorgio Griffa / Shahin Zarinbal, Mark Barker
WHEN?
Friday, 1. May until Sunday, 3. May 2026
