Passage

Passage was founded in May 2024 with the opening of an exhibition space inside Berlin’s Hermannplatz U-Bahn station. Inspired by Lucio Amelio’s legendary Parisian Pièce Unique, Passage began as a radical project to display art directly in public space. Since its inception, it has presented 25 solo exhibitions and hosted two group exhibitions (including ›Polyphonic Views‹ at Funkhaus for Berlin Art Week 2025). Passage has presented the works of 60 artists and collaborated with 31 international galleries.

By activating space as a medium, Passage explores the outer edges of contemporary art through site-specific presentations that engage directly with their environment. What started as a subway-based art intervention has evolved into an international curatorial platform, presenting exhibitions both in Germany and abroad. Passage is instinctive and independent. It exhibits both emerging and established artists, without the need traditional representation. Each exhibition is developed in close dialogue with the artists, with curatorial attention extending to texts, documentation, and archiving, all considered integral components of the project.

Alongside its exhibition program, Passage operates a multidisciplinary art residency at Schloss Willebadessen, a former Benedictine convent founded in 1149 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Each summer, the residency hosts three cohorts of artists.