Three site-specific performances during Berlin Art Week—Jelena Fužinato’s ›Incoming‹ (Hamburger Bahnhof—Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart), Sarah Aviaja Hammeken’s ›Soil‹, and Amina Szecsödy’s ›Mean Time‹ (KW Institute for Contemporary Art)—navigate belonging, migration, and power structures through a poetic lens. Drawing from personal narratives, the works engage in societal critique and uncover new dimensions within feminist and decolonial discourses. What fresh perspectives and opportunities for action do these artistic approaches unlock for those who experience them?

BAW Garten sits at the heart of Berlin Art Week, acting as a festival meeting place, event platform, and oasis all in one. Located at the iconic Mies van der Rohe building that houses Neue Nationalgalerie on Kulturforum, it offers a range of attractions including food interventions, performances, talks, screenings, and music—all designed to foster a sense of togetherness, exploration, and relaxation. There is a focal point and recurring theme here: sustainability. A look at some of the highlights.

Sound art as practice of collective listening plays an expanding role in contemporary art. This is also evident at this year's Berlin Art Week. Sound artist Jessica Ekomane on aspects of intimacy, the incomplete historiography of sound and noise, and the beauty of multiplicity in listening.

The art world, too, is grappling with advancements in Artificial Intelligence, as evidenced by the numerous events during Berlin Art Week dedicated to the topic. Our writer, Anika Meier, takes a moment to look back at the history of technological innovations in the art world, which has consistently been marked by one prevailing reaction above all: rejection.

The pandemic has brought along, or at least channeled, a new movement to the countryside, for Western societies in general but also for art. In his essay, writer Pablo Larios takes a look back at the old regime—and examines the new one.

What is generally referred to as Berlin’s cultural policy is in reality a complex thicket of fragmented responsibilities, diverging interests, and diverse stakeholders. An essay by authors Hans-Jürgen Hafner and Kito Nedo offers insight into the sometimes complicated situation and its resultant problems.