The seventh edition features 111 participating galleries and 115 individual positions of contemporary art and an extensive auxiliary program. On Wednesday and Friday, the participating Berlin galleries will host openings with shows by artists such as Ai Weiwei, Mike Bouchet, Fernando Bryce, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Thomas Demand, Elger Esser, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Helen Marten, Julie Mehretu, Thomas Scheibitz, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Timm Ulrichs, Corinne Wasmuth and Thomas Zipp.
The abc GWB Veranstaltungs UG is an association of Berlin gallerists with a common interest in promoting Berlin as an art market and bringing its protagonists together. The association organizes Gallery Weekend in the beginning of May and abc art berlin contemporary in September. Responsibility for the association is with the board of Berlin gallerists supported by the Honorary Advisory Board. Participation is by invitation.
Gallery Weekend Berlin was founded in 2005 and takes place at the beginning of May every year. There are now around fifty participating Berlin galleries. abc, the galleries exhibition, was founded in 2008 and takes place annually in mid-September. abc brings together a number of individual positions in contemporary art, presented by national and international galleries.
Board
Guido Baudach, Monika Branicka, Mehdi Chouakri, Joanna Kamm, Jochen Meyer, Alexander Schröder
Honorary Advisory Board
Max Hetzler, Tim Neuger, Claes Nordenhake, Esther Schipper
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The seventh abc art berlin contemporary starts with 111 participating galleries and 115 individual positions of contemporary art and an extensive auxiliary program.
Artists
Frank Ammerlaan | Upstream Gallery
Harold Ancart | VW Veneklasen/Werner
Cristian Andersen | Wentrup
Athanasios Argianas | Aanant & Zoo
Awst & Walther | PSM
Enrico Bach | Weingrüll
Wojciech Bakowski | Galeria Stereo
James Beckett | Wilfried Lentz
Eric Bell & Kristoffer Frick | Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender
Diego Bianchi | Galerie Jocelyn Wolff
Marc Bijl | Upstream Gallery
Alain Biltereyst | Brand New Gallery
Madeleine Boschan | Galerie Bernd Kugler
Mike Bouchet | Peres Projects
Fernando Bryce | Galerie Barbara Thumm
Peggy Buth | Klemm´s
José León Cerrillo | Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Douglas Coupland | Daniel Faria Gallery
Jigger Cruz | Arndt
Walter Dahn | Sprüth Magers Berlin London
Eugenio Dittborn | KOW
Heinrich Dunst | Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder
Martin Eder | Galerie Eigen + Art
FAMED | ASPN Galerie
Friederike Feldmann | Galerie Barbara Weiss
Karsten Födinger | RaebervonStenglin
Brendan Fowler | Tanya Leighton
Luc Fuller | Rod Barton
Melanie Gilligan | Galerie Max Mayer
Julian Göthe | Galerie Buchholz
G.R.A.M. | Christine König Galerie
Pascal Hachem | Selma Feriani Gallery
Spiros Hadjidjanos | Future Gallery
Michael Hakimi | Krome Gallery
Flaka Haliti | Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina
Zvi Hecker | Neumeister Bar-Am / Galerie Nordenhake
Camille Henrot | Johann König
Kathi Hofer | Gabriele Senn Galerie
Adam Holý | Polansky Gallery
Judith Hopf | Deborah Schamoni
Ada van Hoorebeke | Grimmuseum
Vlatka Horvat | annex14 / Zak Branicka
Vladimír Houdek | Polansky Gallery
Donna Huanca | Brand New Gallery
Alex Hubbard | Galerie Neu
Volker Hüller | Produzentengalerie Hamburg
Des Hughes | Buchmann Galerie
Christian Jankowski | Lisson Gallery
Yung Jake | Steve Turner Contemporary
Zuzanna Janin | lokal_30
Raimer Jochims | Galerie Jacky Strenz
Johanna Karlsson | Galleri Magnus Karlsson
Tamas Kaszàs | Galleria Collicaligreggi
Stefan Kern | Galerie Karin Guenther
Krištof Kintera | Schleicher/Lange
Tanja Koljonen | Gallery Taik Persons
Jürgen Krause | Bischoff Projects
Hendrik Krawen | Kewenig
Friedrich Kunath | BQ
Andrea Kvas | Chert
Jone Kvie | Elastic Gallery
India Lawrence | Greene Exhibitions
Gonzalo Lebrija | Travesía Cuatro
Bernhard Leitner | Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner
Joep van Liefland | Galerie Gebr. Lehmann
Little Warsaw | Kisterem
Natalia LL | lokal_30
Stefan Löffelhardt | Aurel Scheibler
Ernie Luley Superstar | Kwadrat
David Maljkovic | Georg Kargl Fine Arts / Sprüth Magers Berlin London
Angelika Markul | Leto
Bernhard Martin | Galerie Thomas Schulte
Jerry B. Martin | Revolver Galería
Marek Meduna | SVIT Gallery
Jonathan Meese | Galerie Krinzinger / Sies + Höke
Mathieu Mercier | Mehdi Chouakri
Miguel Mitlag | SlyZmud
Ingo Mittelstaedt | Galerie Koal
João Modé | A Gentil Carioca
Richard Mosse | Carlier Gebauer
Robert Muntean | Charim Galerie
Anca Munteanu Rimnic | PSM
Amir Nikravan | Arndt
Paul Nudd | Bourouina
Miklos Onucsan | Galeria Plan B
Florentina Pakosta | Krobath
Grear Patterson | Ellis King
Guillaume Pilet | Rotwand
Nina Pohl | Sprüth Magers Berlin London
Cezary Poniatowski | Piktogram
Charlotte Posenenske | Mehdi Chouakri / Konrad Fischer Galerie
Tobias Rehberger | neugerriemschneider
Sophie Reinhold | Galerie Tobias Naehring
Davis Rhodes | Société
Luciana Rondolini | Miaumiau
Daniel Roth | Meyer Riegger
Analia Saban | Sprüth Magers Berlin London
Benja Sachau | Soy Capitán
Yorgos Sapountzis | Barbara Gross Galerie
Yves Scherer | Galerie Guido W. Baudach
Kerim Seiler | Grieder Contemporary
Wiebke Siem | Johnen Galerie
Kasper Sonne | Duve
Reena Spaulings | Galerie Neu
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané | Esther Schipper
Fiete Stolte | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition / Sassa Trülzsch
Sebastian Stumpf | Galerie Thomas Fischer
Jiří Thýn | Hunt Kastner
John Patrick Walsh III (JPW3) | Night Gallery
Sinta Werner | Alexander Levy
Stephen Willats | Reena Spaulings Fine Art
Mette Winckelmann | Avlskarl Gallery
Martin Wöhrl | Tanja Pol Galerie
Sislej Xhafa | Blain Southern
Guan Xiao | Antenna Space / Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler
Haegue Yang | Wien Lukatsch
Galleries
A Gentil Carioca | João Modé
Aanant & Zoo | Athanasios Argianas
Andréhn-Schiptjenko | José León Cerrillo
annex14 | Vlatka Horvat
Antenna Space | Guan Xiao
Arndt | Jigger Cruz / Amir Nikravan
ASPN Galerie | FAMED
Avlskarl Gallery | Mette Winckelmann
Rod Barton | Luc Fuller
Galerie Guido W. Baudach | Yves Scherer
Bischoff Projects | Jürgen Krause
Blain Southern | Sislej Xhafa
Bourouina | Paul Nudd
BQ | Friedrich Kunath
Brand New Gallery | Alain Biltereyst / Donna Huanca
Buchholz Galerie | Julian Göthe
Buchmann Galerie | Des Hughes
Carlier Gebauer | Richard Mosse
Charim Galerie | Robert Muntean
Chert | Andrea Kvas
Mehdi Chouakri | Mathieu Mercier / Charlotte Posenenske
Galleria Collicaligreggi | Tamas Kaszàs
Duve | Kasper Sonne
Galerie Eigen + Art | Martin Eder
Elastic Gallery | Jone Kvie
Daniel Faria Gallery | Douglas Coupland
Selma Feriani Gallery | Pascal Hachem
Konrad Fischer | Charlotte Posenenske
Galerie Thomas Fischer | Sebastian Stumpf
Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender | Eric Bell & Kristoffer Frick
Future Gallery | Spiros Hadjidjanos
Greene Exhibitions | India Lawrence
Grieder Contemporary | Kerim Seiler
Grimmuseum | Ada von Hoorebeke
Barbara Gross Galerie | Yorgos Sapountzis
Galerie Karin Guenther | Stefan Kern
Hunt Kastner | Jiří Thýn
Johnen Galerie | Wiebke Siem
Georg Kargl Fine Arts | David Maljkovic
Galleri Magnus Karlsson | Johanna Karlsson
Kewenig | Hendrik Krawen
Ellis King | Grear Patterson
Kisterem | Little Warsaw
Klemm´s | Peggy Buth
Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition | Fiete Stolte
Galerie Koal | Ingo Mittelstaedt
Christine König Galerie | G.R.A.M.
Johann König | Camille Henrot
KOW | Eugenio Dittborn
Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler | Guan Xiao
Galerie Krinzinger | Jonathan Meese
Krobath | Florentina Pakosta
Krome Gallery | Michael Hakimi
Galerie Bernd Kugler | Madeleine Boschan
Kwadrat | Ernie Luley Superstar
Galerie Gebr. Lehmann | Joep van Liefland
Tanya Leighton | Brendan Fowler
Wilfried Lentz | James Beckett
Leto | Angelika Markul
Alexander Levy | Sinta Werner
Lisson Gallery | Christian Jankowski
lokal_30 | Zuzanna Janin / Natalia LL
Galerie Max Mayer | Melanie Gilligan
Meyer Riegger | Daniel Roth
Miaumiau | Luciana Rondolini
Galerie nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder | Heinrich Dunst
Galerie Tobias Naehring | Sophie Reinhold
Galerie Neu | Alex Hubbard | Reena Spaulings
neugerriemschneider | Tobias Rehberger
Neumeister Bar-Am | Zvi Hecker
Night Gallery | John Patrick Walsh III (JPW3)
Nordenhake | Zvi Hecker
Peres Projects | Mike Bouchet
Piktogram | Cezary Poniatowski
Galeria Plan B | Miklos Onucsan
Tanja Pol Galerie | Martin Wöhrl
Polansky Gallery | Adam Holý / Vladimír Houdek
Produzentengalerie Hamburg | Volker Hüller
PSM | Awst & Walther / Anca Munteanu Rimnic
RaebervonStenglin | Karsten Födinger
Revolver Galería | Jerry B. Martin
Rotwand | Guillaume Pilet
Deborah Schamoni | Judith Hopf
Aurel Scheibler | Stefan Löffelhardt
Esther Schipper | Daniel Steegmann Mangrané
Schleicher/Lange | Krištof Kintera
Galerie Thomas Schulte | Bernhard Martin
Gabriele Senn Galerie | Kathi Hofer
Sies + Höke | Jonathan Meese
SlyZmud | Miguel Mitlag
Société | Davis Rhodes
Soy Capitán | Benja Sachau
Reena Spaulings Fine Art | Stephen Willats
Sprüth Magers Berlin London | Walter Dahn / Analia Saban / Nina Pohl / David Maljkovic / John Bock
Stacion – Center for Contemporary Art Prishtina | Flaka Haliti
Galeria Stereo | Wojciech Bakowski
Galerie Jacky Strenz | Raimer Jochims
SVIT Gallery | Marek Meduna
Gallery Taik Persons | Tanja Koljonen
Galerie Barbara Thumm | Fernando Bryce
Travesía Cuatro | Gonzalo Lebrija
Sassa Trülzsch | Fiete Stolte
Steve Turner Contemporary | Yung Jake
Upstream Gallery | Frank Ammerlaan / Marc Bijl
VW Veneklasen/Werner | Harold Ancart
Weingrüll | Enrico Bach
Galerie Barbara Weiss | Friederike Feldmann
Wentrup | Cristian Andersen
Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner | Bernhard Leitner
Wien Lukatsch | Haegue Yang
Galerie Jocelyn Wolff | Diego Bianchi
Zak Branicka | Vlatka Horvat
abc Gallery Nights
On Wednesday (September 17) and Friday (September 19), the 55 participating Berlin galleries will host openings with shows by artists such as Ai Weiwei, Mike Bouchet, Fernando Bryce, Marc Camille Chaimowicz, Thomas Demand, Elger Esser, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Helen Marten, Julie Mehretu, Thomas Scheibitz, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Timm Ulrichs, Corinne Wasmuth and Thomas Zipp as part of the abc Gallery Nights.
abc programme
abc art berlin contemporary has collaborated with participating galleries on an extensive program, featuring some 40 performances, sound works, film- and theater productions, as well as artist talks by and with artists including Awst & Walther, Marc Bijl, Juliette Blightman / Yael Salomonowitz, John Bock, Douglas Coupland, Brendan Fowler, Christian Jankowski, Anca Munteanu Rimnic and Daragh Reeves. The entire abc venue will become a stage: specially devised rooms in the large halls, the outdoor area, a stage (a project by Julian Göthe) and a small cinema will all play host to the program events.
Thursday, September 18
Noon – 7 pm | John Bock „In the House of Boogie-Love“, a lecture by John Bock with Kazuma Glen Motomura | Sprüth Magers Berlin London
Noon – 7 pm | Michael Kleine „A piece by and with Michael Kleine”, Performance | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition. Performance by appointment only at berlin@helgamariaklosterfelde.de
Noon – 9 pm | Christian Jankowski „MINI VIP“, Performance | Lisson Gallery | courtyard
Noon – 9 pm | Donna Huanca: „Psychotria Elata“, Performance | Brand New Gallery
1 pm | Tobias Rehberger: Book launch | neugerriemschneider
2 – 5 pm | Anca Munteanu Rimnic „URSA“, Performance | PSM
3 pm | Kerim Seiler, „Space is my canvas (Le linge)”, Performance | Grieder Contemporary | stage
4 pm | Douglas Coupland: Talk and book lauch | Daniel Faria Gallery | stage
5 pm | Brendan Fowler, Performance | Tanya Leighton
5.30 pm | Yorgos Sapountzis: „The Protagonists“, Film | Galerie Barbara Gross | cinema
6 pm | JPW3 „The Subterraneans“, Performance | Night Gallery
6.30 pm | Elise Florenty & Marcel Türkowsky: „Holy time in eternity, holy eternity in time“, Film | Grimmuseum | cinema
7 pm | Collaboration Patrycja German / Holger Endres „18.-21. September 2014, Berlin“, Performance | Galerie Bernd Kugler
7.30 pm Luca Trevisani: „13 Minutes of Physical Examination“, Film | Mehdi Chouakri | cinema
Friday, September 19
Noon – 7 pm | Christian Jankowski „MINI VIP“, Performance | Lisson Gallery | courtyard
Noon – 7 pm | Michael Kleine A piece by and with Michael Kleine”, Performance | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition. Performance by appointment only at berlin@helgamariaklosterfelde.de
Noon | Eric Bell & Kristoffer Frick: „Hunting in heaven“, Film | Galerie Cinzia Friedlaender | cinema
Noon – 7 pm | Vlatka Horvat „Mementos“, Performance | annex 14 | Zak Branicka | all area
12.30 pm | Vladimir Houdek „The trickling expanse“, Film | Polansky Gallery | cinema
1 pm | Marcus Herse „Galleria“, Film | Greene Exhibitions | cinema
13.30 pm | Lisa Oppenheim: book signing of her mono graphic catalogue, published by Sternberg Press, Grazer Kunstverein, Kunstverein in Hamburg and FRAC Champagne-Ardenne | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition | stage
2 pm | Michael Dreyer „Atelier“, Film | Aanant & Zoo and subsequently talk with Peter Ott | cinema
2 – 4 pm | Donna Huanca, Performance | Brand New Gallery
3 pm | Elise Florenty & Marcel Türkowsky „The sun experiment“, Film | Grimmuseum | cinema
3.30 pm Collaboration Patrycja German / Holger Endres „18.-21. September 2014, Berlin“ | Galerie Bernd Kugler
4 pm | Mirja Reuter & Maximiliane Baumgartner „True Lives of Performers / Season III“, Performance | Deborah Schamoni | stage
4.30 pm | Juliette Blightman / Yael Salomonowitz „Spills“, Performance | stage
5 pm | Daragh Reeves „Formulaic Musical“, Film | Neumeister Bar-Am | cinema
Saturday, September 20
Noon – 7 pm | Christian Jankowski „MINI VIP“, Performance | Lisson Gallery | courtyard
Noon – 7 pm | Michael Kleine „A piece by and with Michael Kleine” 2014, Performance | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition. Performance by appointment only at berlin@helgamariaklosterfelde.de
Noon | Stefan Löffelhardt: Talk with Dr. Reinhard Horowski | Aurel Scheibler | stage
1 pm | Awst + Walther: A discussion between Manon Awst and Benjamin Walther | PSM | stage
1.30 pm | Natalia LL: book launch I lokal_30 | C.06
2 pm | Bernhard Leitner: Talk with Prof. Dr. Wulf Herzogenrath | Kunsthandel Wolfgang Werner | stage
2-4 pm | Donna Huanca: „Psychotria Elata“, Performance | Brand New Gallery
3 pm | Marc Bijl and Almar David „Life as art, 1927“, Soundperformance | Upstream Gallery | stage
3.30 pm | Collaboration Patrycja German / Holger Endres „18.-21. September 2014“, Performance | Galerie Bernd Kugler
4 pm | JPW3 „The Subterraneans“, Performance | Night Gallery | JPW3
4.30 pm | Andrea Kvas: Launch and book signing: Official presentation of the artist´s monographic catalogue, published by Chert and Mousse | Chert
5 pm | In memory of Harun Farocki: „Sauerbruch Hutton. Architects“, Film, Introduction by Michael Baute | cinema
Sunday, September 21
Noon – 6 pm | Christian Jankowski „MINI VIP“, Performance | Lisson Gallery | courtyard
Noon – 6 pm | Michael Kleine „A piece by and with Michael Kleine”, 2014, Performance | Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition. Performance by appointment only at berlin@helgamariaklosterfelde.de
Noon | Yung Jake „Datamosh“, „Embedded“, Films | Steve Turner Contemporary | cinema
12.30 pm | Elise Florenty & Marcel Türkowsky „A short organon for the hero“ Film | Grimmuseum | cinema
1 pm | Little Warsaw „Game of changes“, Film | Kisterem | cinema
1.30 pm | Luca Trevisani: „13 Minutes of Physical Examination“, Film | Mehdi Chouakri | cinema
2 pm | Luciana Rondolini: „Be good to me“, Film | accompanied by Carisma: „Be good to me“ Performance | miaumiau | stage
2 – 4 pm | Donna Huanca: „Psychotria Elata“, Performance | Brand New Gallery
2.30 pm | Nicene Kossentini „La Disparition“, Film | Selma Feriani Gallery | cinema
3 pm | Hans Ulrich Obrist and Douglas Gordon drink Stauffenberg Gin, Performance | stage
4 pm | Mirja Reuter & Maximiliane Baumgartner „True Lives of Performers / Season III“, Performance | Deborah Schamoni | stage
4.30 pm | Martin Eder, Talk with Marta Gnyp | Eigen + Art | stage
5.30 pm | Collaboration Patrycja German / Holger Endres „18.-21. September 2014 Berlin“, Performance | Galerie Bernd Kugler
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Opening – abc art berlin contemporary | 18 September | 4-9 pm
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Opening hours
19 – 20 September | 12 – 7 pm
21 September | 12 – 6 pm
Tickets & Prices
September 18 | Opening Ticket 20 €
September 19–21 | Daily 12 € | Reduced Ticket 8 €
September 21 | Family day 25 € (parents with unlimited children up to the age of 18)
2 days Ticket 20 € | Reduced Ticket 15 €
Group Ticket (minimum 8 people) | 8 €