A VW Golf, built in 1988, neatly dismantled into around 7,000 pieces, graphically arranged glass blocks, the silhouette of a flower, or the captured image of a Japanese wooden mask—Hans Hansen’s view of things is greatly reduced, linear, and simultaneously full of energy. He always treats industrially manufactured products, natural objects, and everyday objects with the same precision and...

Set tables, elaborate floral arrangements, ostentatious compositions of books, trophies, glasses, and instruments count among the well-known motifs of classical still lifes and have for centuries been a canon of European art history. These once precious and symbolically charged objects have gradually given way to everyday objects. Meanwhile, perfume bottles, marbles, soft candy, hair shampoo,...

Prague, Wenceslas Square, August 22, 1968: An arm is thrust into the picture. The watch on its wrist indicates the time. In the days before, tanks of the Warsaw Pact had entered the city to the screech of tank tracks on the cobblestones. This photograph by Josef Koudelka fits chronologically into his series Invasion, in which he shows the passionate resistance of his compatriots to the Red Army’s...

We offer guided tours in German language every Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 4 pm. Guided tours cost 5 Euro per person in addition to admission fee.You also have the possibility to book a private guided tour in conjunction with our current exhibitions. Please write to Karl Wegmann for more information: tours@co-berlin.org.

All workshops are held in German Language.
Age 14–17 years
Team tbc, Frauke Menzinger

Supporter Mercedes-Benz Bank

Oskar Schmidt’s clear and highly reduced images are reminiscent of classic panel paintings. With mirrorlike surfaces, hidden objects, and isolated portraits, they are the result of careful arrangements. Schmidt often refers to icons of the history of painting and photography. At the same time, his images refer directly to so-called stock photography—flawless, mass-produced studio images that are...

We offer guided tours in German language every Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 4 pm. Guided tours cost 5 Euro per person in addition to admission fee.You also have the possibility to book a private guided tour in conjunction with our current exhibitions. Please write to Karl Wegmann for more information: tours@co-berlin.org.

Workshop on the occassion of the exhibition Hans Hansen . Still life.

All workshops are held in English language.

Team Anja Lapatsch, Annika Unge
Age 14–17 yearsSupporter Liebelt Stiftung

We offer guided tours in German language every Saturday and Sunday at 2 pm and 4 pm. Guided tours cost 5 Euro per person in addition to admission fee. No registration needed.You also have the possibility to book a private guided tour in conjunction with our current exhibitions. Please write to Karl Wegmann for more information: tours@co-berlin.org.

We offer guided tours in English language every Saturday at 6 pm. Guided tours cost 5 Euro per person in addition to admission fee.You also have the possibility to book a private guided tour in conjunction with our current exhibitions. Please write to Karl Wegmann for more information: tours@co-berlin.org.