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 View of “My eyes like shovels.” Courtesy: the artists and Hua International, Berlin

View of “My eyes like shovels.” Courtesy: the artists and Hua International, Berlin

Spike editor Isabella Zamboni picks the six most vibrant shows from Gallery Weekend Berlin 2023. Home ghosts, Kurdish ropes, watery half animals, too-blue eyes, Neapolitan satyrs, hysterical bureaucrats: Indulge in the capital’s most spirited visions.

Berlin Gallery Weekend is back! Here’s our guide to 5 shows among the 55 participating venues that we are especially curious to visit in the days ahead.

Installation view, Ambera Wellmann, “Logic of Ghosts”, Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin, 2020; Photo: def-image

Installation view, Austin Lee, “Aah”, Peres Projects, Berlin, 2020, Photo: Matthias Kolb

Installation view, Austin Lee, “Aah”, Peres Projects, Berlin, 2020, Photo: Matthias Kolb