Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art

The Berlin Biennial is regarded as the most significant showcase of contemporary art and is the only biennial of its kind in Germany. Every two years leading curators venture out to discover less-established positions of recent contemporary art and offer them a presentation venue. The German capital is an ideal location for artistic exchange between East and West.

6. Berlin Biennial 2010

From June 11 to August 08, 2010, at several locations in Berlin, the 6th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art will bring together numerous artistic positions on the present. The biennial will be contextualized by an exhibition with works by Adolph Menzel (1815–1905), curated – at the invitation of Kathrin Rhomberg – by the American art historian Michael Fried in cooperation with the Alte Nationalgalerie (Old National Gallery) and the Kupferstichkabinett | Museum of Prints and Drawings of the National Museums in Berlin. A final list of venues will be announced at the opening of the 6th Berlin Biennale.

Michael Schmidt’s (*1945 in Berlin) photographic works are the first artistic contribution to the biennial and will accompany it in the public realm and the media throughout its duration. The prelude to the 6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art is the project Artists Beyond. Its aim is to engage artists into a dialogue with the local public of the places where they live and work.

The 6th Berlin Biennial for contemporary art is organized by the KW Institute for Contemporary Art.
Curator: Kathrin Rhomberg
Director: Gabriele Horn

Artists: Mark Boulos (*1975 in Boston/USA), Mohamed Bourouissa (*1978 in Blida/Algeria), Olga Chernysheva (*1962 in Moscow/Russia), Phil Collins (*1970 in Runcorn/Great Britain), Marcus Geiger (*1957 in Muri/Switzerland), Nilbar Güreş (*1977 in Istanbul/Turkey), Marie Voignier (*1974 in Ris-Orangis/France) and others. (For a complete list of artists see the biennials website.)