Fracture
The nominees for the 22nd Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize 2026 are exhibiting their work
This year’s overarching theme is ‘FRACTURE’. The term refers to breaks and fissures that may manifest themselves in terms of subject matter as well as in materials, execution and technical processes. The fracture appears here as both an experience and an artistic device: as fragmentation, interruption or displacement that alters perception. On display are works from the fields of painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, textiles and video.
The nominees for the Haus am Kleistpark Art Prize 2026 are:
Paula Doepfner, Lotte Meret Effinger, Andrea Freiberg, Sabine Groß, Cornelia Herfurtner, Dina Khouri, Benjamin Kunath, Kaarina-Sirkku Kurz, Marei Loellmann, Uta Neumann, Lisa Peters, Sophie Constanze Polheim, Wagehe Raufi, Katharina Reinsbach, Maxi Thom and Emma Zimmermann.
The jury comprises Franciska Zólyom, director and curator of the Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst (GfZK) in Leipzig; Wanda Stolle, artist; Daniel Milnes, curator at DAS MINSK, Kunsthaus in Potsdam; Marta Djourina, artist; and Franziska Schmidt, gallery director of the Kommunale Galerien Tempelhof-Schöneberg.
The opening of the ‘FRACTURE’ exhibition, featuring the nominees, and the awards ceremony will take place on Thursday 24 September at 7 pm.