KUNSTSÆLE 2010 – 2020

A Piece of Berlin Art History

KUNSTSÆLE Berlin was established in the spring of 2010 as a joint venture by two art collectors, an artist, and a gallery owner. Since then, they have put their stamp on the Berlin arts scene, programming more than 130 exhibitions in their rooms on Bülowstraße. Where, a century ago, Samuel Fischer published Franz Kafka’s writings, the partners built a platform and created legends. Last year they have decided to shut down the institution. 

On over 900 pages, the thick tome lays out a chronological tour of ten years of exhibition-making, starring André Butzer, Lovis Corinth, Channa Horwitz, Friedrich Kunath, Michael Müller, Blinky Palermo, Manfred Pernice, James Rosenquist, Karin Sander, Thomas Scheibitz, Josef Strau, Elaine Sturtevant, Peter Wächtler, and many others. The chronology is complemented by contributions by Geraldine Michalke, Lukas Töpfer und Ellen Blumenstein, who recall the venue, its discourses, and the individuals who made it what it was.