Guide · Void Ink Art
Contemporary art in Berlin
Berlin is one of the most active contemporary art cities in Europe — and one of the most accessible. Below is what we currently show in our gallery in Prenzlauer Berg, plus a bit of context on the scene it sits inside.
The scene, briefly
Post-Wall Berlin absorbed a generation of artists priced out of London, Paris and New York. What grew here is decentralised: institutions, off-spaces, artist studios, small galleries and fairs like Positions and Paper Positions. It isn't glamorous. It's serious.
How to look
Walk Mitte on a Saturday for the concentration of galleries around Auguststraße. Then go south to Kreuzberg or west to Wedding for artist-run spaces. Come see us in Prenzlauer Berg for a slower, personal view of the work of the people who actually live here.
How to start collecting
Follow a handful of artists. Visit the shows. Ask questions. Buy the one piece you can't stop thinking about, even if it's an edition. A collection is a slow relationship with a few artists, not a portfolio.
From our gallery
Berlin-based artists we show
Questions we get
- What counts as contemporary?
- For us: work made now, by living artists, engaging with the present. Not a movement or a look — a time.
- Where else should I go in Berlin?
- The big houses (KW, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlinische Galerie) are essential. But the real scene lives in project spaces, artist-run rooms and small galleries across Mitte, Kreuzberg, Wedding and Neukölln. Ask us for a route.
- Do you host talks or openings?
- Yes — small vernissages, artist talks, occasional readings. Follow us for dates or ask to be added to our low-volume mailing list.
- Can I collect on a budget?
- Definitely. Editions and works on paper start around 150 €. Buying one piece a year from an artist you believe in is a real way to build a collection.
Come and look
Prenzlauer Berg, Schwedter Straße 48. Or write first — we don't mind.