Zerreißprobe. Kunst zwischen Politik und Gesellschaft

Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Straße 50, 10785, Berlin

November 18, 2023 – April 11, 2027

*Treatment test. Art between politics and society* is the collection presentation of the Neue Nationalgalerie zur Kunst from 1945 to the turn of the millennium. It shows how strongly the second half of the 20th century was marked by political upheavals, social tensions and artistic renewal. The starting points are experiences such as the Holocaust, war, the Cold War, the fall of the Berlin Wall as well as questions of departure, emancipation, identity and the environment. The exhibition is divided into 14 chapters and addresses central themes such as realism and abstraction, politics and everyday life, pop, feminism, identity and nature. On display are paintings, objects, photographs and video works from the Federal Republic, the GDR, Western Europe, the USA and former socialist states. The exhibition includes works by Marina Abramović, Joseph Beuys, Francis Bacon, Lee Bontecou, Rebecca Horn, Valie Export, Louise Nevelson, Bridget Riley, Pippilotti Rist and Andy Warhol. The presentation is complemented by works by artists such as Kiki Kogelnik and Ewa Partum.