Photo Gallery Berlin's Art Overload
The Temporary Art Hall Berlin ("Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin") opens its doors on Wednesday. The new gallery is at the Schlossplatz, the site of the former royal Hohenzollern Palace.
The blue and white cube, designed by Austrian architect Adolf Krischanitz, will host a number of shows by artists working in Berlin. It will remain on the site for the next two years.
The cube is right next to the former East German parliament, the Palast der Republik, which is currently being dismantled.
The first show in the temporary hall will be a series of video installations by the Berlin-based artist Candice Breitz.
"Working Class Hero," is a video exhibit on John Lennon, "Queen" is about Madonna, and "King" features fans of Michael Jackson.
This week also sees a slew of art shows and art trade fairs opening in Berlin. The New National Gallery will present an exhibtion dedicated to American artist Jeff Koons.
Koons was in Berlin on Wednesday to launch the show, which is coupled with an exhibtion devoted to Modernist master Paul Klee.
Tuesday saw the launch of "Giacometti, the Egyptian" -- exhibiting works by Italian sculptor Alberto Giacometti alongside Berlin's collection of Egyptian art.
Giacometti was deeply influenced by Egyptian art. The show continues until March and is part of the cycle of 10 exhibitions entitled "The Cult of the Artist."
Berlin is also showing a major retrospective devoted to US photographer Richard Avedon.
Works from 1946 to 2004 are on show at the Martin-Gropius Bau.
