Hamburger Bahnhof Announces 2025 Exhibitions
Artists with upcoming solo shows at the Berlin contemporary art museum include Ayoung Kim, Toyin Ojih Odutola, and Petrit Halilaj. Save to My Ocula
Hamburger Bahnhof, the contemporary art museum at Germany’s Nationalgalerie, has announced its exhibition programme for next year.
They will reprise popular events including electronic music series Berlin Beats and the three-day Open House, and present eight exhibitions on themes including, artificial intelligence, indigenous knowledge, and collective dreaming.
Ayoung Kim‘s solo show (28 February–20 July, 2025) will use AI, VR, video, game simulations, and sonic fiction to explore the symbiosis between data, humans, and the planet.
Delcy Morelos’ exhibition (13 June, 2025–11 January, 2026) will include an immersive installation exploring themes of the earth, indigenous knowledge, and regeneration. She will also engage with works by Joseph Beuys in the museum’s permanent exhibition.
Toyin Ojih Odutola will feature detailed drawings exploring identity and personal narratives in her first solo exhibition in Germany (11 July, 2025–25 January, 2026).
Petrit Halilaj, who revealed his Met Museum Rooftop Commission earlier this year, will present new site-specific works along with existing drawings and sculptures in a solo exhibition (5 September, 2025–31 May, 2026).
Susan Philipsz will exhibit a site-specific installation that explores the psychological and emotional impact of sound from 13 June. Annika Kahrs will likewise present sound installations as part of a survey of her work (14 November, 2025–3 May, 2026).
Klára Hosnedlová will use materials such as flax and glass to create a monumental installation that draws inspiration from post-communist architecture in the museum’s annual Historic Hall Commission (25 April–26 October, 2025).
And Saâdane Afif‘s archival project The Fountain Archives (12 December, 2025–16 August, 2026) will revisit the legacy of Marcel Duchamp’s iconic Fountain (1917).
The museum’s directors, Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, said, ‘Hamburger Bahnhof is a vibrant space where art and audiences interact dynamically.’
‘Our diverse programme invites voices from all walks of life to engage in meaningful dialogue,’ they said. —[O]
Main image: Ayoung Kim, Delivery Dancer's Sphere (2022). © Ayoung Kim, Gallery Hyundai.
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