Haus am Lützowplatz (HaL), as a partner of Berlin Art Week 2025, is presenting HERBST, a solo exhibition by Ruprecht von Kaufmann. This exhibition was specifically conceived for the art association’s spaces and, with one exception, features only works created since late 2024. In reference to works by Otto Dix (1891–1969), the artist aims to intertwine our present with the political and social phenomena of the Weimar Republic a hundred years ago. The parallels are numerous and often unsettling: we find ourselves once again in a period of major upheaval, marked by economic and political crises, the resurgence of right-wing populist forces, and a growing threat of war in Europe. Ruprecht von Kaufmann paints our society on the brink of a new era.

October 16, 2025, 7 pm
Reading: Maximilian Steinbeis „Die verwundbare Demokratie. Strategien gegen die populistische Übernahme“ (The Vulnerable Democracy: Strategies Against the Populist Takeover)
November 13, 2025, 7 pm
Ruprecht von Kaufmann in dialog with Nicola Graef
December 10, 2025, 7 pm
Reading: Jens Bisky „Die Entscheidung. Deutschland 1929 bis 1934.“ (The Decision. German from 1929 until 1934)