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BERLIN'S ART AND FASHION EVENTS
Berlin's big annual art and fashion events, often on the cutting edge, draw in hundreds of
international curators and designers.
The first major date on Berlin's contemporary art calendar is Gallery Weekend Berlin
( W gallery-weekend-berlin.de) in early May, when some forty galleries co-ordinate their efforts
to startle and impress. The biggest dates, however, fall close together in late September:
Berlin Art Week ( W berlinartweek.de), involves all of Berlin's large contemporary art
museums; Art Berlin Contemporary ( W artberlincontemporary.com), where collectors from
around the world gather at Stadion Berlin in northwest Kreuzberg (U-Gleisdreieck); and the
artist-led and more offbeat Berliner Liste ( W berliner-liste.org), which focuses on showcasing
new local talent in a different venue each year.
July is the key month for fashion shows ; the headliner tends to be Mercedes Benz
Fashion Week Berlin ( W berlin.mbfashionweek.com), a glitzy spectacular dominated by
big-name international designers and their sycophantic retinue, but also with slots for new
names. Held in tandem, the Premium ( W premiumexhibitions.com) trade fair also showcases
many fashionable brands. More offbeat and arguably more in step with Berlin is the Bread &
Butter ( W breadandbutter.com) fashion festival, which takes over the defunct Tempelhof airport
to showcase streetwear of the sort that you'll probably see in Berlin's subway the following
month. Meanwhile the smallest, least predictable, but often most interesting event is also held
in early July: Projektgalerie ( W projektgalerie.net) sees many city art galleries open their doors
to fashion designers of all stripes.
Another spate of fashion excitement takes place in Berlin in mid-January , with Bread &
Butter, Berlin Fashion Week and Projektgalerie all reappearing in smaller form and with
different seasonal collections.
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Ì Kunstraum Bethanien Mariannenplatz 2,
Kreuzberg T 030 902 98 14 55, W kunstraumkreuzberg
.de; U-Görlitzerbahnhof. An attempt to match offbeat
neighbourhood art in a wing of a giant old hospital in a
Kreuzberg park. There's space for gra ti art, local fashion
and artists from developing countries who'd struggle to get
space elsewhere. Daily noon-7pm.
Loock Wohnmaschine Potsdamer Str. 63, Mitte
T 030 394 09 68 50, W loock.info; U-Kurfürstenstrasse.
Young gallery owner Friedrich Loock opened his first
gallery in his flat in the Spandauer Vorstadt and now
specializes in promoting the works of young, predominantly
local, artists. Tues-Sat 11am-6pm.
Raab Galerie Fasanenstr. 72, Charlottenburg T 030
261 92 18, W raab-galerie.de; S-Savignyplatz. Avant-
garde and contemporary art at this popular meeting place
for the art in-crowd. Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat
10am-4pm.
Zwinger Galerie Mansteinstr. 5, Mitte T 030 28 59 89
07, W zwinger-galerie.de; U-Weinmeisterstrasse. One
of the city's most important galleries, presenting a mixture
of avant-garde and conventional art. Tues-Fri 2-7pm,
Sat noon-6pm.
Galerie Barbara Thumm Markgrafenstr. 68, Mitte T 030
128 39 03 47, W bthumm.de; U-Kochstrasse. British and
Berlin-based artists working in all media; one of several
galleries on or around this city block. Tues-Sat 11am-6pm.
Galerie Thomas Schulte Charlottenstr. 24,
Charlottenburg T 030 20 60 89 90, W galeriethomas
schulte.de; S-Charlottenburg. Well-presented conceptual
art, photography and sculpture; frequently featuring
established artists from America. Tues-Sat noon-6pm.
Hamburger Bahnhof/Museum für Gegenwart
Invalidenstr. 50-51, Tiergarten W hamburger
bahnhof.de; U- & S-Hauptbahnhof. The state-owned
Hamburger Bahnhof (see p.106), the flagship venue for
contemporary art in Berlin, has an exciting, heavyweight
post-1950s collection that includes the likes of Andy
Warhol, Marcel Duchamp and Joseph Beuys. Entry €14.
Tues, Wed & Fri-Sun 10am-6pm, Thurs 10am-8pm.
Ì Kunst-Werke Berlin Auguststr. 69, Mitte T 030 243
45 90, W kw-berlin.de; U-Oranienburger Tor. High-profile
gallery (see p.82) in a former factory building, where exhibits
often include astute reflections on contemporary Berlin.
Principal organizer of the Berlin Biennale ( W berlinbiennale
.de). Entry €6. Wed-Mon noon-7pm, Thurs noon-9pm.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
For years classical music in Berlin meant one man and one orchestra: Herbert von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic.
Since his death in 1989, the Philharmonie has had its former supremacy questioned by the rise of the excellent
Deutsches Symphonie Orchester . Yet the Philharmonic still remains arguably the world's best orchestra, directed
since 2002 by Simon Rattle. In addition, many smaller orchestras play at sites in and around the city, and museums and
 
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