Unendliche Ausstellung

Hamburger Bahnhof - Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, Invalidenstraße 50, 10557, Berlin

June 16, 2023 – December 31, 2027

The ‘Infinite Exhibition’ now includes 23 works of art from the collection of the Hamburger Bahnhof in the interior and exterior of the museum. Microsite and booklet lead through museum, garden and adjoining areas, connecting collection, history, buildings and neighborhood. The tour includes Dan Flavin’s light installation (1996), historical sites such as the former Invalidenstraße border crossing, Christian Boltanski’s ‘The Missing House’ on Große Hamburger Straße (1990), and annual commissioned works by Berlin artists Judith Hopf (2023), Claudia Wieser (2024) and Susan Philipsz (2025). From August 2026, an installation developed by Ayșe Erkmen for the facade of the museum can be seen. Each year, a new production is added to the exhibition, which is permanently acquired for the collection of the Nationalgalerie. Since so far all works have been realised by artists, female artists were invited between 2023 and 2026. The 2023 installations ‘vinegar branches resembling the cherry tree’ and ‘rain’ by Berlin-based artist Judith Hopf address energies and resistances of nature that are beyond human influence and can be seen in the transition to the east wing. Since June 2024, a tiled work by Berlin-based artist Claudia Wieser can be seen on the round elevator shaft at the entrance to the restaurant. The Scottish sound artist Susan Philipsz developed a sound installation for the ‘Infinite Exhibition’ for the inner courtyard of Hamburger Bahnhof, in which she deals with the place and its history. On the facade of the former station building, Ayșe Erkmen installed a golden shining, emblematic sculpture in 2026, which refers both to the original function of the building and to its current use as a museum of contemporary art.