Alex Katz is one of the most influential artists in contemporary American art and, at almost 99 years of age, continues to develop new series of works. The focus of the Tübingen exhibition, which was developed in close collaboration with Katz, is on the artist's late work, which is being presented comprehensively in Germany for the first time in a long time. A total of 40 large-format works are on display. Fifteen works come directly from Alex Katz's studio, and some of the works have never been shown in Europe before. A look at his 70-year career shows that Alex Katz today is less detached and more directly devoted to the flow of painting, exploring the boundaries of abstraction with panoramic, gestural works.

Fighters dominate Margo Guttmann's large-format images. They radiate vulnerability, but also strength and determination. Aggressive and self-confident, they defy their wounds. Bare muscles are visible. Bandages and perhaps also metallic applications act as armour. Damaged, yet unwavering, these figures stride forward. Hybrid beings, posthuman, as if from a science fiction or manga comic. Half human, half machine. Yet the composition of the images is familiar, almost iconic.

She is now sharing the results of her decades of artistic work with the public.

The Intensity of Softness, cites a shared materiality, the choice by both artists, Jimmy Robert & Franz Erhard Walther, to work primarily with soft materials, such as fabric and paper. These are permeable, flexible and metamorphic materials that can hug the contours of the body yet allow movement, that seem solid but as textile materials are made up of a weave and are tied moreover to the textual.

The exhibition was curatedby François Piron.

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Neuhardenberg is hosting an exhibition on landscape gardens in art, featuring works from different eras in dialogue with designed nature. The star and exemplary object of the exhibition is the Neuhardenberg Landscape Park, a masterpiece of garden design by Hermann Fürst von Pückler-Muskau (1785–1871) and Peter Joseph Lenné (1789–1866). The exhibition shows the diversity of representations of landscape gardens in art from the 17th century to the present day. It displays art from different eras side by side on an equal footing, revealing surprising connections. On May 31, Nezaket Ekici (*1970), a master student of Marina Abramović, will also present her work Gehend-Sehend (Walking-Seeing), developed especially for Neuhardenberg, on the proximity of art and landscape gardens.

With the exhibition “Helme Heine: Es war einmal …”, the Günter Grass House pays tribute to one of the most significant picture book artists of our time. His books have sold over 25 million copies and been translated into more than 30 languages. His characters—such as the little dragon “Tabaluga” or the “Friends” Johnny Mauser, Franz von Hahn and Fat Waldemar—are known throughout the world. Last year, the great creator of small visual worlds passed away at his seaside home in New Zealand.

In celebration of its tenth anniversary in Düsseldorf Flingern, the Philara Collection is delighted to present a comprehensive survey of the works in the collection. Well over 100 works, by more than 80 artists,will be displayed in the collection’s extensive main hall and across its full range of cabinet spaces.

The exhibition will show a concentrated but representative overview of Gil Bronner’s collection, which currently holds around 2,000 works. The presentation will be augmented by selected works from thecollection of Bronner’s parents, who were an early formative influence on their son’s passion for collecting. Works from the collections of his children, Philip and Lara, for whom the collection is named, will also be shown.

A further section of the exhibition is devoted to a solo presentation of selected works by Marcel Dzama, some of which are from Gil Bronner’s collection.

Konschthal Esch from Luxembourg will be taking part in Art Düsseldorf for the second time in 2026, presenting new photographic works by Gregor Schneider at its stand, as well as exclusive editions produced in collaboration with the Walther und Franz König bookshop’s publishing house. The presentation will be complemented by a programme of public talks featuring artists, curators and authors.

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On 20 March 2026, the German Sleep Foundation in Berlin will present the GERMAN SLEEP AWARD for the fourth time. With this award, the foundation honours outstanding achievements and innovations in the field of sleep research, sleep medicine and the promotion of sleep health. The prize is awarded every two years in the categories ‘Ambassador of Sleep’ , ‘Employer Sleep Health’ and ‘Science & Innovation’. The GERMAN SLEEP AWARD 2026 ceremony will take place on 20 March 2026 at The Ritz-Carlton in Berlin in the presence of the award winners.

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As central figures of the Danish avant-garde and the international CoBrA movement, the artist couple Carl-Henning Pedersen and Else Alfelt shaped a visual language of extraordinary freedom and independence. More than 150 exhibits from four decades trace the development of their work in the exhibition at the Kunsthalle St. Annen. Scandinavian landscape and mythology, playful expression and collective creativity form central points of reference in a body of work that moves between figuration and abstraction, innovation and tradition.

The winners of the VONOVIA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY No. 8 were ceremonially honored on 5 March. Maria Bolz won in the “New Talent” category with her photo series theydream, while Michael Kohls convinced the jury in the “Professional” category with his series Etrogim. The photographic explorations reflect personal perspectives on the theme of HOME, while at the same time engaging with contemporary social issues. From 2 to 17 May 2026, all six photographic positions from the Masterclass of the VONOVIA AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY No. 8 will be presented in an exhibition in Essen.

For the very first time, Alfred Ehrhardt's film work is brought into the focus of an exhibition. The photographer, documentary filmmaker and Bauhaus student made more than 60 films, an oeuvre that has until now stood in the shadow of his photographic work. Now, the Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation is putting his films centre stage and reintroduces one of the most prolific German cultural filmmakers of the 20th century, both aesthetically and historically.

A selection of 20 short and feature-length films is shown on ten screens. These include nature studies, films about art and cultural history, as well as productions from the Nazi era that have rarely been shown before. On display are Ehrhardt's so-called ‘shell films’ about snails, mussels and corals, his studies of nature as a master of form, such as the mudflat structures at Neuwerk, volcanic landscapes in Iceland and ice sculptures off Greenland, as well as films about art and artists, including works on Ernst Barlach, documenta II and African masks.

For a quarter of a century, the Centre for International Light Art Unna (ZFIL) has been presenting international positions in contemporary light art. In its anniversary year 2026, the museum invites visitors to experience both its programmatic profile and current developments in light art with special exhibitions, events and a central anniversary exhibition. This opens up new perspectives on light as an artistic medium for visitors. The anniversary programme will kick off on 14 February 2026 with the opening of the interactive room installation ‘RIPPLES’ by visual artist and composer Claudia Robles-Angel. The highlight of the anniversary year will be the exhibition ‘LIGHT DIALOGUES’, which is scheduled to open on 12 June 2026.

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Opening in parallel to the 76thedition of the Berlinale, German artist and filmmaker Julian Rosefeldt’s solo exhibition GONE ASTRAY invites audiences to reflect on the mechanics of filmmaking beyond mainstream cinema.

As both an artist and filmmaker,Julian Rosefeldt’s work quietly but powerfully exposes cinematic conventions asallegories for individual and collective behaviour. In GONE ASTRAY, this motifunveils across four works, brought together for the first time: Trilogy of Failure (2004–2005), Detonation Deutschland (1996), Meine Kunst kriegt hier zufressen – Hommage à Max Beckmann (2002) and Deep Gold (2013/2014). For Rosefeldt, cinema is not just a tool for storytelling; it’s also a complex apparatus, a myth-making machine. By uncovering and deconstructing the mechanisms of film — from montage and genres to backstage sets and sound production — he lays bare the hidden frameworks that shape our sense of reality.

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From 8 February to 7 June 2026, the Emil Schumacher Museum in Hagen, in cooperation with the Geiger Archive in Munich, is honouring the painter Rupprecht Geiger with a major solo exhibition comprising around 70 works from all phases of the artist's career.

With this comprehensive exhibition of Rupprecht Geiger's work, the Emil Schumacher Museum is dedicating itself to one of the most important representatives of colour field painting in Europe and creating an indirect encounter between the two artists, Geiger and Schumacher, who were friends, that has never been seen before. Two painters, two paths of non-representational art after 1945, which appear almost like opposite poles: on the one hand, expressive gestures, on the other, the clarity of pure colour.

Grammars of Light brings together three artists who transform the spaces of Astrup Fearnley Museet through immersive light installations: Cerith Wyn Evans, Ann Lislegaard, and P. Staff manipulate artificial light – technologies such as digital projectors, electrified neon gas and programmable LEDs – to impact and choreograph the movement of visitors. Their works dynamically respond to the surrounding architecture as well as incorporate references to other built forms and structures. Light columns are duplicated across the glass ceiling of the museum, crystalline forms envelop the modernist building and holographic fans create a corridor of intense luminosity.

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Passion, desire, lust, jealousy, cunning and deceit. Rarely has a text from antiquity inspired so many artists as Ovid's Metamorphoses. In the major spring exhibition Metamorphoses, masters such as Titian, Correggio, Cellini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Rodin, Brancusi, Magritte and Bourgeois enter into a fascinating dialogue with one of the greatest poets of classical antiquity. Around 80 outstanding works from international museums and collections around the world are brought together here. This extraordinary exhibition is being created in close collaboration with the Galleria Borghese in Rome.

As part ofthe exhibition «In Touch», Sean Scully, one of the most renowned artists of our time, will come to a first encounter with Paul Klee, a central figure of modernism. Thirteen selected paintings spanning from1919 to 2012 will allow visitors to experience an artistic kinship that extendsover a century. Sean Scully responded enthusiastically to the invitation from Karin Schick, Director of the Hilti Art Foundation, to encounter Paul Klee’s art in Liechtenstein. First of all, with twenty-two objects, the Hilti ArtFoundation holds the world’s most extensive and significant collection of Scully’s works. Secondly, Paul Klee has always been one of Scully’s artistic«heroes». Among the highlights of the exhibition is Klee’s painting «Clown with Child» from Scully’s own art collection.

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Photographer Arno Schidlowski (*1975) is exhibiting two series of works at the Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung, Jasmund and Der Sonne Mond, which offer different approaches to landscape. His photographs, which are exclusively analogue and handmade, are the result of long working processes and a concentrated engagement with nature and light. Jasmund is dedicated to a culturally significant, frequently seen location, while Der Sonne Mond creates an inner, ambiguous scene. In both series, Schidlowski draws on Romantic strategies and transforms them into a precise, contemplative observation of nature that ties in with the tradition of Alfred Ehrhardt.

The immersive exhibition ORIGINS – Life’s Epic Journey is coming to the Reinbeckhallen in Berlin for the first time. Under the artistic direction of Markos R. Kay, more than 14 internationally renowned digital artists have created a unique journey through the history of the origins of life. Using the latest technologies – from 3D design and artificial intelligence to analogue macroscopic photography – they have created a visual artwork in which science, art and technology merge.

Shilpa Gupta (*1976, Mumbai) will receive the Possehl Prize for International Art 2025. To mark the award, which comes with prize money of €25,000, the Kunsthalle St. Annen is hosting the artist’s first museum exhibition in Germany. we last met in the mirror brings together some 25 works created over two decades.

In her art Gupta deals with censorship, state authority, social and political power structures, and collective responsibility. The starting point for her artistic reflection is often Mumbai, where she is based. The artist fuses local observations with universal questions. Visitors to the exhibition in Lübeck are invited to reflect their own experiences in the mirror of global developments. It includes installations, sculptures, audio and video works, drawings and textile pieces.

Image and Power. Zooming into Zeppelin Photography is the first exhibition to explore the Zeppelin as both a visual and symbolic motif in photography. It examines how images of the Zeppelin were used in various political contexts fornational self-representation and the exercise of power. In a time when images are omnipresent, the exhibition also raises questions about the power of images, their manipulation, and their claim to truth. International contemporary artists Aziza Kadyri, Christelle Oyiri, and the collective Ebb.global & Neïl Beloufa will expand the exhibition with newly commissioned works, offering queer-feminist and non-Western perspectives on the topic.

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