Berlin Trip 1: Hamburger Bahnhof

Tues 21st Feb: Hamburger Bahnhof

Special exhibition: Ryoji Ikeda

Lots of really interesting art here – favourites included: Joseph Beuys, Anslem Kiefer, Rauschenberg and Bruce Nauman’s installation space.

Cy Twombly

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer

Anselm Kiefer

Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg

Ryoji Ikeda

Ryoji Ikeda

Ryoji Ikeda – with my silhouette.

Ryoji Ikeda

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Ryoji Ikeda

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys

Tomas Saraceno – Cloud Cities coming down.

Tomas Saraceno – Cloud Cities coming down.

Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

Dieter Roth

Bruce Nauman – Room with My Soul Left Out

Bruce Nauman – Room with My Soul Left Out

Bruce Nauman – Room with My Soul Left Out

Paul Laffoley

Paul Laffoley

Paul Laffoley

Paul Laffoley

Paul Laffoley

Paul Laffoley

In 1996, the Hamburger Bahnhof opened with the collection belonging to the Berlin entrepreneur Dr. Erich Marx. Ever since, the Marx Collection has been a central component of the museum’s inventory. Outstanding works by artists such as Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Robert Rauschenberg, and Andy Warhol – many of them on permanent display – have earned the collection international renown. Pieces such as Anselm Kiefer’s lead pieces and even more so Andy Warhol’s large “Mao” (1973) are iconic trademarks of the museum. The Marx collection is on permanent loan to the Nationalgalerie, and is presented by the curators in changing configurations.

The core of the Marx Collection revolves around five major personalities of late 20th century art: Joseph Beuys, Anselm Kiefer, Robert Rauschenberg, Cy Twombly, and Andy Warhol. The collection contains wide-ranging ensembles of works by all five, making it possible for the museum to chart the artistic development of each from the early production all the way to the late or recent works.