BERLINER REALISTINNEN
65 JAHRE HAUS AM LÜTZOWPLATZ

HAUS AM LÜTZOWPLATZ (HaL), BERLIN, GERMANY
8 MARCH – 9 JUNE 2025

On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Fördererkreis Kulturzentrum Berlin e.V., the Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL) is hosting a large-scale exhibition featuring 28 Berlin-based female artists and commemorating its eventful history in an extensive publication. The exhibition BERLINER REALISTINNEN 65 JAHRE HAUS AM LÜTZOWPLATZ (HaL) will reconstruct the urban development situation of Lützowplatz in 1960 in its historical section.

© Installationansichten, Fotos: Natalia Carstens

Large-scale wallpapers will depict the vast, undeveloped wastelands of the area, serving as a visual backdrop for photographs from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Documents about the building’s history and its early exhibition program will be displayed in vitrines. the selection of artists is based on an expanded understanding of figurative art, as expressed in the classical genres of painting, drawing, and sculpture. The exhibition reflects the diversity of Berlin’s art scene and addresses a broad spectrum of themes with varied artistic approaches.

FEATURED ARTIST

JOHANNA DUMET
Johanna Dumet (b. 1991 in Guéret, France) brings a contemporary pulse to the traditional still life. Her expressive canvases transform familiar subjects—meals, flowers, fruit—into vivid, emotionally charged compositions. Working intuitively with oil, gouache, and collage, Dumet captures not just objects, but the atmosphere surrounding them: a gathering just dispersed, the echo of conversation, the quiet after a celebration.

Color plays a central role in Dumet’s work. Her palette leans toward the bold and unexpected, spontaneity and structure. Tables are set and cleared, wildflowers are framed and multiplied, and objects—sometimes humb...
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