Gallery Weekend Berlin: world art show in shops – culture

There was a time when Gallery Weekends were organized mainly for the purpose of attracting an interested and, if possible, wealthy clientele to Berlin from other areas, where there are many artists and galleries but comparatively little purchasing power and desire to buy. That may still be one of the ulterior motives today. However, if you are still primarily thinking of a shopping tour for collectors: Good luck finding enough works that a) fit into the rooms of a private art collection, if they b) are for sale at all and are not on loan for exhibitions with elaborate Curatorial concepts are.

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