Commissions
Alongside its exhibition program, KW Institute for Contemporary Art is continuously pushing beyond the confines of the physical building through its commission program. Throughout the years, these commissions have taken on numerous formats, varying from the infamous slide Valerio II (1998) of Carsten Höller to Renata Lucas’ intervention Kunst-Werke (Cabeça E Cauda De Cavalo, 2010), and Dan Graham’s pavilion (1999) which houses the Café Bravo. These commissions are produced in order to present a different temporality and dedication to art production, in which the environment and architecture of both institutions—KW and the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art—is challenged.
Klaus Weber
Large Dark Wind Chime (Prototype), 2008/2022
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Katharina Sieverding
Deutschland wird deutscher, 1993/2021
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Sissel Tolaas
KWOPE_ 2021, 2021
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Susan Philipsz
Rosa, 2002
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Félix González-Torres
“Untitled” (Fortune Cookie Corner), 1990
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Richard Frater
Fall, 2017–ongoing
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Beatriz González
Auras anónimas (Anonymous Auras), 2009/2018
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Judith Hopf
Stepping Stairs, 2018
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Julia Scher
Occupational Placement, 1990
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Trevor Paglen
Autonomy Cube, 2015
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Paul Elliman
How we learn the old songs, 2017
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Felix Gonzalez-Torres
“Untitled” (Chemo), 1991
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Ian Wilson
Discussion (KW), 2017
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Robert Wilhite
Bob’s Pogo Bar, 2016
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Philippe Van Snick
Dag/Nacht, 1984–ongoing
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Shawn Maximo
#3, 2016
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atelier le balto
Archipel, 2017
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Nedko Solakov
Markierung, 2013
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Lukasz Surowiec
Berlin-Birkenau, 2012
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Renata Lucas
Kunst-Werke (Cabeça E Cauda De Cavalo), 2010
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Albrecht Schäfer
Verkehrsschild #6, 2007
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Olaf Metzel
Tegeler Weg, 1984/2005
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Dan Graham
Café Bravo, 1999
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Andrea Zittel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1998
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Joseph Kosuth
Berliner Chronik, 1994
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Douglas Gordon
Letter (Number 1), 1991
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