Exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof

Museum für Gegenwart (commonly known as Hamburger Bahnhof) is a Berlin-based contemporary art museum located in the former Berlin–Hamburg Railway terminus. It is a member museum of the Berlin National Gallery and boasts more than 108,000 square feet of exhibition space.

The current exhibition hall was revamped in 2004 to exhibit the Friedrich Christian Flick Collection. The museum now exhibits a vast collection that comprises large-format works by well-regarded contemporary artists, including Joseph Beuys, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, Bruce Nauman and Alfredo Jaar.

Anthony McCall & 10 of his best solid light works

Installations, Light Installations / 5 minutes of reading
Who is Anthony McCall Anthony McCall is a pioneering artist in ‘solid light’ installations. His works have been exhibited worldwide and always mesmerizing with the use of natural elements, light, fire and space to create art. McCall was born in England in 1946. He studied graphic design and photography at Ravensbourne College of Art …

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Who is Katharina Grosse & Why does she matter?

Paintings / 15 minutes of reading
Born on October 2, 1961, in Freiburg im Breisgau, Katharina Grosse is a German artist. She uses architecture, painting, and sculpture in her artworks, which tend to be large-scale, site-related installations. Grosse attended art academies in Düsseldorf and Münster. After her education, she taught at the Art Academy Berlin-Weissensee for more than a decade …

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Why is Franz West considered one of the most important Austrian artists?

Sculptures / 11 minutes of reading
Who was Franz West? The Austrian Franz West (1947-2012), one of the most important postwar-artists, died less than two weeks ago on July 25, 2012. He left a career and a vast body of work spanning over several decades. Childhood Franz West was born on February 16, 1947, in Vienna, Austria. His father was a …

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