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A light gives hope: world-famous painter Gerhard Richter helps the homeless –and not just symbolicallyThe proceeds from five autographed prints of the iconic candle motif will be used to provide essential items to those in need and even to set up a dignified shelter. Culture

On the artist's 100th birthday: His mosaic still dominates Alexanderplatz

Pop art as agitpropThe Rostock retrospective of the former East Berliner is brimming with irony. The sarcasm of yesteryear also feeds into many a déjà vu in current world politics. Culture

Human fat and corpse washing water: Teresa Margolles is honored with theKollwitz PrizeThe courageous artist denounces the everyday violence and death in her native Mexico in an unusual way. Now she is being honored by the Academy of Arts. News

At Hamburger Bahnhof, French artist Saâdane Afif invites us to a "prelude" with Marcel Duchamp and his legendary "Fountain" from 1917. Culture

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Despite EU gas phase-out from 2027: Hungary establishes itself as centralgas hub of EuropeGeopoliticsYesterday

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Selenskyj meets Trump: Will Putin step down after a peace deal?GeopoliticsYesterday

CDU politician no longer believes in the coalition: "Bas has declared war on the middle class."PoliticsYesterdayAn NVA soldier dreams of guilt and violence: The wound of Eastern Europe has never

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AI-controlled screens: Caspar David Friedrich in a multimedia chapelin GreifswaldSince Monday, Greifswald has had an AI-powered gallery of Romanticism. It is dedicated to the city's great son, Caspar David Friedrich. Culture

Young and full of driveYoung art historian Dennis Brzek is the new director of the Mies van der Rohe House in Hohenschönhausen. He has no easy tasks ahead of him. Culture

Anthology on mass extinction: Why it helps biodiversity whenwe keep our sense of humorAncestor worship: The anthology "Wir dachten, wir könnten fliegen" (We thought we could fly) keeps a few extinct species alive for a little while longer. Interview with editor Matthias Jügler. Culture

Annual rings of a painter: Hubertus Giebe's visual world between history andthe presentDresden painter Hubertus Giebe combines memory, political awareness, and the ruptures of the 20th century. The Brusberg Gallery is showing works from his life's work. Culture

She is different – and she still makes it! Nnena Kalu wins theTurner Prize 2025The most important British art prize goes to the neurodivergent Scottish-Nigerian illustrator Nnena Kalu. Culture

Kara Walker at Sprüth Magers: Evil colorful silhouettes from the deceitfulside of the worldCulture

Estate of GDR insider tip: This Bartnig exhibition captivates BerlinCulture

As if her ancestor had been Don QuixoteCulture

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Heinz Werner, who took over as coach of the Iron Ones when they were in a difficult situation and led them back to the GDR Oberliga, is celebrating his 90th birthday. 1. FC Union

How mass deportations work – and what Trump's course would cost EuropeTheThe US is showing how deportations can be accelerated – with more power for the executive and less control by the courts. Europe must decide how far it wants to go. Geopolitics

Non-alcoholic drinks: "Partying without alcohol can be just as enjoyable"There is no good argument for alcohol, says Jennie Kießling from the Mindful Drinking Club in Prenzlauer Berg. She offers stylish alternatives – including for New Year's Eve. Berlin

How Citroën wants to revive an endangered type of carSinceits founding, Citroën has gone its own way. Now, the French car manufacturer wants to bring back the minivan with the Elo concept car. Panorama

The danger from within – what's going wrong in the Nollendorf neighborhood?In the queer center of the city, no one is homophobic – and yet there is still too much harassment. Why we gay men need to learn what consent really means. Berlin

The great adventure of old age: Natascha Wodin writes about "The Late Days"Her late success was a gift from her mother, writes Natascha Wodin in her memoir. She became famous with "Sie kam aus Mariupol" (She came from Mariupol). The review. Culture

Music streaming expert from Deezer: "AI music is being used to steal money from realartists"

Disco in the West, Stasi in the East: ZDF's dance school drama "Ku'damm" jumps toThe 14-year leap forward does the series good, with the disco wave providing new musical momentum. Private and political issues are linked more closely, more directly and more forcefully. Culture

Seeing, hearing, feelingVideo artist Annika Kahrs subjects us to a different kind of vision and hearing test with "Off Score" at the Hamburger Bahnhof. My personal result is striking. Culture

Setting: bathtub, bed, laptop: Alexander Basil and "Error Code 404"For the young painter Alexander Basil from Arkhangelsk, the comical and the serious converge in the surreal: in his trans story. Culture

Rediscovery of an artist: Ortraud Lerch in the East Berlin cityscapeThe growing respect for once-maligned GDR artworks now extends to the mosaic artist who embellished the Tierpark, Fez, and Staatsrat. Now there is also a photo of her.-Tkalec Culture

An exhibition about the most serious attack on Jewish life in Israel since the Shoah. Works by six Jewish artists are on display. By Dr. Eckhart J. Gillen Culture

Artist Sven Johne and compulsory military service: He gives fear back its rightto existIn the debate about military readiness, artist Sven Johne seeks an encounter with his younger self. "Hochdruckversuch – Tiefenbohrung" (High Pressure Test – Deep Drilling) at Galerie Klemm's. Culture

Monopol Top Ten 2025: Gerhard Richter at the top of the worldIn a departure from its usual practice, the jury of Berlin art magazine Monopol, which never follows the mainstream, voted the painter number one. Richter is now unanimously considered the most influential personality in the art world... Culture

Not for arachnophobes: Tomás Saraceno, the "spider whisperer" fromTucumanTomás Saraceno is famous for his artistic explorations of arachnids and the increasingly scarce resource of water. An exhibition in Berlin during the World Climate Summit Berlin

All that glitters is not gold: a toilet goes under the hammer – DonaldTrump didn't want itDonald Trump

Käthe Kollwitz and her pure "truth of the five senses": No emotional state wasforeign to this artistBerlin

How to annoy the German bourgeoisie: The avant-garde artist Raoul Hausmann at theBerlinische GalerieBerlin

Uwe Kowski at Eigen + Art: "I have a rough idea, but I don't knowwhere it will take me."Uwe Kowski came from the Leipzig School. Now the Berlin resident paints in Prignitz. The new paintings are on display at Eigen + Art. Berlin

A heretic from Padua: Maurizio Cattelan receives the National Gallery PrizeThe world-famous Italian art provocateur Maurizio Cattelan has also left his mark on Berlin. Most recently, he caused a stir on the art market with fruit stuck to the wall. Berlin

Born in Gera, celebrated in England: An exhibition in honor of the artistKarl Weschke

The Mona Lisa of Berlin's Museum Island: Nefertiti is a world heritage site, not just anational treasureUnofficial claims for restitution accompany the bombastic inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Pyramids of Giza. Berlin

Myth, fable, superstition: the unicorn and the Arctic narwhalPotsdam's Museum Barberini traces a phantom with fascinating works of art from around the world. With a touch of irony. Culture

Festival of Future Nows 2025: Three days free of charge at the Mies Temple withexperimental artThe Neue Nationalgalerie and Ólafur Elíasson's Raumlabor invite you to the Festival of Future Nows 2025 free of charge. Why it's so worthwhile to stop by. Berlin

Queuing for Goya and the French around 1900: what a hunger forpictures!Sensational: the dazzling, private Scharf Collection is on display for the first time at the Alte Nationalgalerie. Only the contemporary art is a little distracting. Berlin

Memories and "what remains" in Maria Sewcz's photographyBerlin

German-Korean artist Jeewi Lee receives the 2026 GASAG Art PrizeBerlin

Exhibition in Berlin: Robert McCabe photographed a Greece that no longer existsBerlinFeverish search: Where is Picasso's "Still Life with Guitar"?

Feverish search: Where is Picasso's "Still Life with Guitar"?As has only now become known, the masterpiece by the painter of the century disappeared without a trace after being transported from Madrid to Granada. Investigators are still keeping a low profile. Style

Women, power, resistance: The women of Rosenstrasse in Berlin-MitteJewish sculptor Ingeborg Hunzinger carved the "Block der Frauen" (Women's Block) out of stone during the GDR era. Kollwitz Prize winner Maria Eichhorn and AdK are committed to its restoration. Berlin

A retrospective of the iconic American photographer at the Gropius Bau is causing irritation. And yet it is still well worth seeing. Berlin

Ellena Olsen's paintings and her flotsam sculptures exudestress-relieving Baltic Sea airA visit to Schlossgut Altlandsberg helps combat the late autumn blues in Berlin. There, a fresh sea breeze blows in from Ellena Olsen's paintings and sculptures. Berlin

C/O presents the female gaze and the Magnum ManifestoA picture says more than a thousand words: "Close Enough" – female photographers from the legendary agency at Berlin's C/O photography gallery Berlin

The knight at the crossroads at Kunstverein Ost: flee or stay inGeorgia?Young Georgian David Apakidze was awarded the Michaletz Prize at Kunstverein Ost (KVOST) – and is now dedicating his show to lost friends. Why this is so important. Art

UFO alert in Wallonia: Galerie Thumm shows art by Thomas ZippThomas Zipp's exhibition at Berlin's Galerie Thumm is not only funny, it also tests our susceptibility to optical illusions, fake news, and speculation. Berlin

On his childhood paths, Dresden painter Ralf Kerbach becomes animpressionistBerlin

Intellectual skeptic from East Germany: Johannes Heisig paints hisworldviewBerlin

The fisherwomen of Sassnitz: "They would have had something to say to the Commissioner for Eastern Germany"East Germany

Kitsch or belief in a modern future? Marzahn honors GDR "poster boy painter"Walter WomackaWith his murals, Walter Womacka made it from the outer walls of prefabricated buildings to teenagers' bedrooms and postcards. On his 100th birthday, the district center is dedicating itself to the cult painter. Berlin

Why the Cranach-Triegel altar from Naumburg Cathedral is being banished to RomeThe long-standing dispute over the admired and popular Cranach-Triegel altar in Naumburg Cathedral has now culminated in renewed exile. What is the purpose of this exercise? A commentary. Art

Nova Music Festival: Exhibition on October 7 at Tempelhof AirportTwo years after Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel, an exhibition about the Nova Music Festival near the Gaza Strip, which was attacked at the time, will open in Berlin on October 7. Music

Experts speechless: Could this painting be a genuine Rubens?A painting that had been missing for 400 years is found in an attic in Paris. Art historian Nils Büttner explains why he believes the painting to be genuine. Style

The Kulturforum discovers its vitality: picnic, a banquet in the parkand Yoko Ono

From soccer to painting: Is Michael Ballack now becoming an artist?It is well known that the former captain collects art. That he paints pictures himself and will exhibit them in his hometown of Chemnitz is still only a rumor. People

Poet and publisher Erec Schumacher: Visual poetry is so much more thanjust textErec Schumacher has been researching visual poetry for five years and has now curated an exhibition on the subject in Berlin-Mitte. What makes this art form so appealing? Art

Berlin Art Week: Is it still important or can it be done away with?Berlin

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Ulrike Theusner at Berlin Art Week: Beautiful stranger in the cityof dreamsArt

Anselm Kiefer's "Watercolors" at Berlin Art Week 2025: Beauty isalways also an abyssGalerie Bastian is showing Anselm Kiefer's landscapes at Berlin Art Week and poses the question: "Tell me where the flowers are..." Berlin

Berlin Art Week 2025: Petrit Halilaj from Kosovo talks to birds andpear blossomsPetrit Halilaj's "An Opera Out of Time," a story of emotional power, begins at Hamburger Bahnhof during Berlin Art Week. That's why it's so overwhelming and meaningful. Berlin

The only ebb tide currently affecting the scene is at the box office. The currency here is creativity and idealism. But does Berlin need Art Week? Berlin

NDR program director: "We regret having classified 'Klar' as right-wing extremistFollowing an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, "Reschke Fernsehen" claims it did not mean to accuse Julia Ruhs of being a right-wing extremist. CDU politician Wolfgang Bosbach is also outraged. Politics

Sven Marquardt: "I try to refrain from complaining about Berlin."Berlin's most famous night owl, Sven Marquardt, is exhibiting his pictures at the Haus der Visionäre during Art Week. A conversation about Berlin, New York, and Krügerol candies. Berlin

Berlin Art Week: These 9 highlights are a must-seeThe Berlin art world is waking up as Art Week begins. Don't miss these exhibitions on fascism, vitality, and death., Ingeborg Ruthe Berlin

Life in the "GDR slab": A nostalgia-free excursion into the people'sbathtubSo much déjà vu at Potsdam's MINSK! The refreshingly nuanced exhibition "Wohnkomplex. Kunst und Leben im Plattenbau" (Residential Complex: Art and Life in Prefabricated Buildings) is currently opening there. Lichtenberg

Below the belt: What was Salome, the head chopper, doing in her home office?

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Wilhelm Busch's "Three Robbers" make a surprise return home to theBerlin KupferstichkabinettMitte

Happy Birthday: Jubilarians from Palestrina to Pärt shape the Musikfest BerlinBerlin

Sleeping among sheep: "Sleeping Resistance" at the Alte FeuerwacheFive artists turn the gallery in Friedrichshain into a dormitory with their art exhibition. Does counting sheep help? Districts

Unknown collection of works by painter Lotte Laserstein discoveredA previously unknown collection of works by the painter from the Weimar Republic and her Swedish exile is on display in Charlottenburg. A sensation. Berlin

Annabelle von Oeynhausen recommends in September: Pinnow? Bad Saarow?The main thing is art!New films are being screened at Scharmützelsee, exhibitions are being set up in the Uckermark – and then there's Art Week in Berlin: our columnist's tips. By Annabelle von Oeynhausen Berlin

Christine Schlegel wanted to leave the GDR, but after the fall of the Berlin Wall she found herselfin the wrong movieChristine Schlegel is showing her new paintings at the Mutare Gallery in Charlottenburg. She says: "This is not the time to be calm about what is happening in the world." Berlin

Pergamon Museum: Athena and the Attalids return from the Asisi PanoramaSeveral ancient sculptures were recently on display in the 360° panorama. That is why the digital temple complex will be undergoing renovations from September 1 to October 13. Panorama

Berlin women in the East: Island hopping in the archipelago of friendlyutopiasThirty years ago, Berlin women founded the Inselgalerie in the East. And they are celebrating this with an exhibition experiment. Berlin

The artist Ai Weiwei: From the life of a dissidentChinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei initially chose Berlin as his place of exile in 2015, then lived in England, and now lives in Portugal. A photographic reminder of his charismatic actions. Berlin

Art collection in Chemnitz: Edvard Munch painted how fear eats away at the soulBerlin

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Controversy surrounding Master Cranach: Descend from the Olympus of art and put an end to thisnonsense!Style