Based in Berlin

Especially since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the German capital has emerged as one of the world’s most important locations for contemporary art. In the summer of 2011, we presented a city-wide exhibition called “Based in Berlin” that acted as the embodiment of the contemporary Berlin art scene. Initiated by the Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit and curated by a team of international experts, the event represented the city’s dynamic art scene and spotlighted the diversity of artistic production in small and large formats at both well-known and alternative exhibition houses, such as the Atelierhaus Monbijoupark, KW Institute for Contemporary Art and the Nationalgalerie in the Hamburger Bahnhof.