On Friday, February 20, 2026, from 7 pm to 10 pm, KW institute for Contemporary Art will open its doors for the opening of new exhibitions featuring works by Klara Lidén, Jean Katambayi Mukendi, and Else Marie Pade. Admission is free (first come, first served), but there may be waiting times.
Image above: Klara Lidén, Grounding, Film still, 2018. Courtesy the artist
Klara Lidén
Kunstwerke
Kunstwerke this is the first comprehensive retrospective and also the first institutional solo exhibition of Klara Lidén (*1979, SE) in Berlin. As a former architecture student, Lidén draws inspiration in her artistic practice from the public spaces of the cities where she has lived – Berlin, New York and Stockholm – and uses materials originating from these urban environments.
Jean Katambayi Mukendi
RATIO
In RATIO, the Congolese artist Jean Katambayi Mukendi (* 1974, DRK) questions the dualities that shape our world – the natural and the artificial, growth and destruction, desired and discarded materials, and the relationship between resources and power.
Else Marie Pade
Partitur
Partitur is the first international exhibition dedicated to the Danish composer and sound artist Else Marie Pade (1924–2016, Denmark) – a pioneer of musique concrète and electronic music in Europe.
Over a career spanning several decades, Pade approached sound as a medium for electronically generated melodies, exploring intensity, multiplicity, and dissonance.
WHEN?
Exhibition Dates: Friday, February 20 – Saturday, February 21, 2026
Opening: Friday, February 20, 2026, 7 PM
Opening Afterparty: Friday, February 20, 2026, 10 PM – 4 AM
Guided Tour: Saturday, February 21, 2026, 4 PM – 5 PM
WHERE?
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
Auguststraße 69
10117 Berlin
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