VIRTUALLY YOURS – YOUR BODY, YOUR IMAGE 

Virtually Yours, curated by Anika Meier for The Second-Guess, explores the evolving relationship between self-representation, technology, and identity in the post-digital age. Running from April 30 to June 13, 2025, the exhibition features 22 female and non-binary artists, delving into how smartphones, social media, and AI reshape our understanding of self. Artists like Malpractice and SOFF envision future identities influenced by technology, with AI playing a central role in defining beauty, gender, and self-expression.

The exhibition also includes a panel discussion on Saturday, May 3, offering further insight into the themes of the show. The Second-Guess, a curatorial collective based in Berlin and Los Angeles, focuses on digital art, with a particular emphasis on works by female and non-binary artists.

OOR Studios, Schlachter 151, Wilmersdorfer Straße 151, 10585 Berlin

JULIAN CHARRIÈRE X RUINART AT GALLERY WEEKEND BERLIN  

Just ahead of this year’s Gallery Weekend, Ruinart opens the doors to an exclusive Champagne & Art Bar at Berlin’s PalaisPopulaire. From May 1–4, Swiss-born artist Julian Charrière takes over the space with a striking new body of work, created as part of Ruinart’s Conversations with Nature program.

Known for his poetic fusion of performance, video, sculpture, and photography, Charrière explores the complex relationship between humans and nature. For Ruinart, he created a series of photolithographs featuring coral reefs – colored with pigments made from Champagne-region limestone and crushed coral, bridging deep time and ecological urgency.

The Champagne & Art Bar also hosts curated masterclasses, offering insights into Ruinart’s sustainable approach to winemaking. As the oldest Champagne house, Ruinart continues to merge heritage with innovation – artistically, ecologically, and sensorially.

NADYA TOLOKONNIKOVA – WANTED 

With WANTED, Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova brings radical resistance into the gallery space. Now on view at OK Linz, this powerful solo exhibition reclaims the tools of authoritarian control and transforms them into symbols of defiance. At its core is a reconstruction of Tolokonnikova’s own prison cell – a chilling reminder of her two-year incarceration following the iconic Punk Prayer protest in 2012.

Within the claustrophobic structure, she archives her experience with letters, legal documents, and images, turning personal trauma into collective memory. Elsewhere, riot shields become art objects, Molotov Kits morph into DIY relics of protest, and her paintings blend Slavic iconography with feminist rebellion – anchored by the recurring image of the balaclava-clad Pussy Riot figure.

Galerie Nagel Draxler GmbH, Weydingerstraße 2/4, 10178 Berlin

MARTHA ROSLER – RIGHTS OF PASSAGE 

Martha Rosler’s Rights of Passage captures the anonymity of daily commuting between Brooklyn and New Jersey, using a toy camera to create dreamlike images of bridges, overpasses, and vehicles. The series transforms these ordinary landscapes into symbols of modern life’s stasis. Rosler challenges the idea of freedom associated with travel, showing instead the monotony and constraints of the modern highway system. Traffic jams, roadwork, and deteriorating surfaces block any real sense of movement or progress.

As Anthony Vidler notes, Rosler’s work shows how “all freedom of movement, real or conceptual, is blocked” by the endless cycle of infrastructure. One of the most influential political artists, Rosler has been a powerful voice in feminist and anti-war art since the 1960s. Rights of Passage exemplifies her ability to turn the mundane into a sharp critique of societal structures and the economic systems that bind us.

Galerie Nagel Draxler GmbH, Weydingerstraße 2/4, 10178 Berlin

PAZ DE LA HUERTA – SACRIFICE

Paz de la Huerta presents Sacrifice, her second solo exhibition at Ruttkowski;68 in Berlin, in collaboration with Reference Studios. In this deeply personal show, de la Huerta reflects on her inner narrative and childhood dreams, exploring themes of absence, love, and self-representation. Through her essential, instinctive, and trance-like paintings, she portrays herself as the daughter of Paz, embodying both beauty and pain. The works express her struggle with solitude and the quest for identity, depicting her in a pre-fetal, almost mystical state as if she is waiting to be reborn.

Her paintings evoke a raw, powerful energy, blending elements of Body Art and autobiography, while referencing her public image as a rebellious icon. The dense colors and emotive strokes are as much a ritual as a representation, making Sacrifice a haunting exploration of love, beauty, and self-transformation.

P100 Reference Studios, Potsdamer Str.100, 10785 Berlin

NOAH BECKER – FACE YOUR FEAR 

Noah Becker presents with FACE YOUR FEAR his first solo show at Galerie Deschler: A bold exploration of identity, fear, and transformation. The title, taken from one of his paintings, sets the tone for a deeply personal yet socially reflective body of work spanning painting, sculpture, sound, and installation.

Becker confronts both inner struggles and societal tensions, using movement, repetition, and physical endurance as creative tools. From performative painting with boxing gloves to immersive sound pieces, his works blur the line between expression and confrontation.

At once poetic and political, the exhibition asks: What does it mean to face our fears in a fractured world? For Becker, fear is not a weakness, but a catalyst for change. His work aims to reconnect – challenging power structures, exposing contradiction, and reclaiming the potential of art as a tool for recognition and transformation.

Galerie Deschler, Auguststraße 61, 10117 Berlin

KRISTINA SUPERNOVA – THE ARCHETYPES 

Kristina Supernova’s The Archetypes delves into the ever-evolving nature of identity, exploring the intersection of personal and universal narratives. Through a mix of oil paintings, ink drawings, text-based works, and a video installation, Supernova challenges fixed notions of self. Drawing inspiration from Carl Jung’s theory of archetypes, she creates an immersive dialogue between observation, myth, and self-invention.

At the heart of the exhibition is Nova Faust, whose presence blurs the line between reflection and distortion. Supernova’s art invites viewers to question their own shifting personas in a world that demands self-definition. The exhibition at BOLD’s contemporary space on Torstraße offers a perfect environment for this exploration of transformation, where identity unfolds and dissolves, offering a deeper understanding of who we are – this time.

BOLD, Torstraße 86, Berlin