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MUST-SEE: Exhibition Recommendations

This fall, art lovers can once again enjoy impressive exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. Here are a few of the ongoing exhibitions, from Berlin to Tokyo…

Only a few days after her death, on September 11, the Rebecca Horn exhibition “Concert of Sights” opened in Berlin and will be on view until November 2. The exhibition features, among other works, the artist’s installation first presented at the 1997 Venice Biennale, along with her latest paintings and sculptures. As a teenager, Horn was bedridden due to tuberculosis, and at the age of 20, she was admitted to a sanatorium after making fiberglass sculptures without a mask. These experiences with illness laid the foundation for her art, which consists of performances, kinetic sculptures, and site-specific installations. In her works, she almost always poetically explores the relationship between bodies and objects in the world. One of her well-known early performance-designed sculptures is *Einhorn* (*Unicorn*, 1970-72), a long horn that one of her classmates had to wear while walking in a field for 12 hours. The artist attached objects and tools to her body to explore the point of contact between the person and their environment. Following these body sculptures, Horn mainly designed kinetic pieces and site-specific installations. Galerie Thomas Schulte now presents a reimagining of her 1997 Venice installation, *Concert of Sighs*, made of debris from ruined Venetian houses, wire, and wooden pallets piled on the floor. In the mix are copper funnels through which whispers and laments can be heard in different languages, evoking melancholy and reminding the viewer of the unique potential of destructive forces.

“I’ve been to hell and back. And let me tell you, it was wonderful.” One of Tokyo’s most exciting exhibitions today is Louise Bourgeois’ show, where she expresses her complex feelings about her parents, mainly transformed into uncomfortable sculptures that suggest physical confinement. The curators here also focused on exploring Bourgeois’ tortured family dynamics, showcasing her career progression from repression to long-awaited liberation through a selection of 100 works—from early paintings to late spider sculptures. Bourgeois’ life story and work, more than a decade after her death, continue to captivate art lovers.

The *Surrealism* exhibition at the Pompidou Center in Paris celebrates the 100th anniversary of the avant-garde movement! At the heart of the labyrinthine exhibition is André Breton’s 1924 Surrealist Manifesto, presented through 14 sections that demonstrate how the surrealists interpreted literary texts and symbols. On view until January 13, masterpieces such as Salvador Dalí’s *The Great Masturbator* (1929) and René Magritte’s *Personal Values* (1952) are featured. However, in line with recent surveys globalizing surrealism, the exhibition also seeks to present lesser-known works, from British artist Ithell Colquhoun to Japanese artist Tatsuo Ikeda.

The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York is hosting a major retrospective exhibition dedicated to German sculptor Thomas Schütte. The artist, who was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale, has never had such a comprehensive display of his work across the Atlantic. The exhibition, which runs until January 18, features over 100 works from Schütte’s decades-long career, including sculptures, drawings, prints, and architectural designs. According to MoMA, Schütte is “one of the most important sculptors working today.”