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A night at the Italian Embassy in Berlin for the unveiling of a lost Caravaggio masterpiece: „Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy“, shown in Germany for the first time and placed in dialogue with Berlinde De Bruyckere, creating a conversation across centuries around devotion, vulnerability and the human body.

Thank you @tjioe.hecken, @felipeschwager, @offsite_arts and @italyingermany for such a special evening!

Wearing the most wonderful dress by @delavali.official

📷 by @clemensporikys

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Vier Jahrhunderte liegen zwischen Caravaggio und Berlinde De Bruyckere – und doch begegnen sich heute hier zwei Werke auf erstaunlich unmittelbare Weise.

Ich hatte die Gelegenheit, Caravaggios „Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy“ von ca. 1606 zu sehen – zum ersten Mal öffentlich in Deutschland gezeigt – im Dialog mit De Bruyckeres neu entstandener Skulptur „M.M. MMXXVI“ (2026).

Was mich an der Ausstellung besonders berührt hat: Beide Künstler zeigen Maria Magdalena nicht als ferne Ikone, sondern als verletzlichen, menschlichen Körper. Bei Caravaggio wird der Körper vom Licht erfasst, bei De Bruyckere wird er zu Materie – Wachs, Haar, Holz.

Zwei völlig unterschiedliche künstlerische Sprachen, die dennoch etwas Gemeinsames finden: Hingabe, Verletzlichkeit und die Frage, wie ein menschlicher Körper etwas Unsichtbares, etwas Größeres in sich tragen kann.

Eine sehr eindringliche Begegnung von Licht und Materie – und für mich eine Ausstellung, die noch lange nachwirkt.

Präsentiert von @offsite_arts. Kuratiert von @tjioe.hecken und @felipeschwager

#kunst #kunstinvestments #manuelkoch #salonschinkelplatz

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I’ve always liked September. After a slower summer, things start moving again.

A few glimpses from the past weeks: DC Open in Cologne, Berlin Art Week, the Venice Biennale, and a little time in the mountains in between.

Now back at my desk and already in the middle of preparations for Frieze London, plus a few new projects I’m excited about.

Looking forward to October. See you soon!

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Today, 29 September, marks the birthday of Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, born in 1571.

In a life that lasted less than forty years, Caravaggio fundamentally changed the language of European painting. Painted around 1605, the work captures Mary Magdalene in a moment suspended between exhaustion, grief and spiritual ecstasy.

It is this encounter that becomes the starting point for Berlinde De Bruyckere’s new commission, shown beside Caravaggio for the first time in Berlin: a dialogue between two artists, four centuries apart, connected by their attention to flesh, suffering and the human condition.

Curated by @tjioe.hecken @felipeschwager

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Italian Embassy, Berlin @italyingermany
11 September – 25 September 2026

As part of @berlinartweek
Supported by @monopolmagazin
Audio by @lady_of_dogtown
Light by @event_ranch

Special thanks to
@lady_of_dogtown @bodyhommage
@jennyhalonen @filipsamuelberg

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#artcubeloves when historical masterworks get paired and create a dialogue with contemporary art. While exploring Berlin Art Week, we were absolutely delighted to discover a lost Caravaggio masterpiece debut in Germany and see Berlinde De Bruyckere respond with a new commission.

Offsite Arts, in partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Berlin, presents the first public showing in Germany of Caravaggio’s ‘Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy’ (c. 1606), exhibited alongside a newly commissioned sculpture by Berlinde De Bruyckere. Curated by @tjioe.hecken and @felipeschwager, the two works explore physicality, spirituality, and vulnerability across centuries.

We’d also like to wish Berlinde De Bruyckere a happy birthday! Today we celebrate you and your extraordinary practice, a body of work that continues to explore vulnerability and strength, suffering and care, the body and its transformations with remarkable intensity.

As part of Berlin Art Week and supported by Monopol Magazin, the presentation is on display at the Embassy of Italy until 25 September. To plan your visit, please book a timeslot through Offsite Arts.

Credits:
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio ‘Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy’ (c. 1606). Courtesy of Associazione culturale MetaMorfosi
Berlinde De Bruyckere ‘M.M. MMXXVI’ (2026). Courtesy the artist and Galleria Continua

@offsite_arts @italyingermany @berlinartweek @monopolmagazin #artcube

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Felipe Schwager (@felipeschwager ) speaks about his brainchild, “Caravaggio × Berlinde De Bruyckere” - a fascinating exhibition and an artistic dialogue spanning 400 years - which he co-curated with Tjioe Meyer-Hecken (@tjioe.hecken) as a project of @offsite_arts at the Italian Embassy in Berlin (@italyingermany ).

I had the privilege of a conversation with Felipe about the making of this extraordinary project ten days ago - An art experience that keeps resonating, and one of my two favourite shows of Berlin Art Week (@berlinartweek ).

At its centre is Caravaggio’s „Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy“, painted around 1606 and long believed lost before resurfacing in 2014, brought into dialogue with a newly commissioned work by Berlinde De Bruyckere (@drongenhofkapel ). The project was initiated by Offsite Arts (@offsite_arts) in partnership with the Italian Embassy in Berlin.

What has fascinated me about Caravaggio since I first encountered his paintings as a teenager is their astonishing humanity and immediacy. There is no idealisation: there is pain, loneliness, the full weight and vulnerability of the human body - dirty feet, fingernails, flesh. Life as it is.

And this is precisely where De Bruyckere’s work enters into such a powerful, almost collaborative dialogue with him. Through wax, wood, textile and the wounded, transformed body, she responds across four centuries not by illustrating Caravaggio, but by meeting him on the terrain of vulnerability, suffering, desire and transcendence.

#caravaggio #berlindedebruyckere #berlinartweek #arttravelwithmatthiasarndt #matthiasarndtrecommends

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An absolute Highlight of @berlinartweek on my final morning: a private encounter with „Caravaggio × Berlinde De Bruyckere“ at the Italian Embassy in Berlin.

Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, painted around 1606 and long believed lost for some 400 years before resurfacing in 2014, is brought into dialogue with a newly commissioned work by Berlinde De Bruyckere. The project was initiated by Offsite Arts (@offsite_arts ) in partnership with the Embassy and curated by Tjioe Meyer-Hecken (@tjioe.hecken ) and Felipe Schwager (@felipeschwager ).

What has fascinated me about Caravaggio since I first encountered his paintings as a teenager already, is their astonishing humanity and immediacy. There is no idealisation: there is pain, loneliness, the full weight and vulnerability of the human body, dirty feet, fingernails, flesh. Life as it is.

And this is precisely where De Bruyckere’s work enters into such a powerful, almost collaborative dialogue with him. Through wax, wood, textile and the wounded, transformed body, she responds across four centuries not by illustrating Caravaggio, but by meeting him on the terrain of vulnerability, suffering, desire and transcendence.

What a privilege to begin my last Berlin morning with a private audience with Berlinde De Bruyckere and Caravaggio. Thank you, Felipe, Offsite Arts, and the team of the Italian Embassy ( @italyingermany ) for making this special encounter, that will keep resonating for a while happen!

#caravaggio #arttravelwithmatthiasarndt

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For the first time to the public in Germany Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy (c. 1606) will be shown publicly tomorrow’s , in dialogue with a newly commissioned sculpture by Berlinde De Bruyckere.

Presented by @offsite_arts, in partnership with the Embassy of Italy in Berlin @italyingermany

Curated by @tjioe.hecken and @felipeschwager

11 September – 25 September 2026
As part of @berlinartweek
Supported by @monopolmagazin

Special thanks to
@jennyhalonen
@filipsamuelberg
@lady_of_dogtown
@bodyhommage

Photos @jack_hare

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Link in bio to book your visit

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Danke an alle, die mit uns den Auftakt der @berlinartweek gefeiert haben! Die italienische Botschaft, in der sich gestern die Berliner Kunstszene traf, hat aber natürlich auch abseits der Pre-Party einiges zu bieten. Denn wer neben all den zeitgenössischen Highlights der Berlin Art Week Lust auf eine Reise in die Kunstgeschichte hat, kann hier erstmals überhaupt in Deutschland das Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio zugeschriebene Gemälde „Maria Magdalena in Ekstase“ (1606) sehen.⁠
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In der von der Plattform @offsite_arts gemeinsam mit @italyingermany organisierten Schau trifft das Gemälde, das erst 2014 in einer italienischen Privatsammlung entdeckt wurde, auf eine neue Auftragsarbeit von Berlinde De Bruyckere. Die flämische Künstlerin reagiert darin auf das historische Werk – und eröffnet einen Dialog über Körperlichkeit, Transzendenz und das menschliche Dasein, der mehr als vier Jahrhunderte überspannt.⁠
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Alles, was ihr über die Kunstwoche wissen müsst, findet ihr im Monopol-Sonderheft zur Berlin Art Week. Wir freuen uns auf den Kunstherbst!⁠
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© Fotos: @clemensporikys

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Offsite Arts is proud to be part of Berlin Art Week 2026 — marking the 15th anniversary of the festival.

At the centre of our programme: the first public showing in Germany of Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, presented in dialogue with a newly commissioned sculpture by Berlinde De Bruyckere.

An extraordinary encounter between a rediscovered masterpiece and a major contemporary voice, staged at the Embassy of Italy in Berlin.
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Italian Embassy, Berlin @italyingermany
11 September – 25 September 2026

As part of @berlinartweek
Supported by @monopolmagazin
Special thanks to @jennyhalonen @filipsamuelberg

Design & Animation: Stahl R @stahl_r & Antonin Waterkeyn @antonin.work
OSA
Sound: Pierre-Alain Lécroart @clockwiseprod

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For the first time, the Embassy of Italy in Berlin opens its doors to the public for a major exhibition.

In the historic Tiergarten diplomatic quarter, Offsite Arts is proud to present a rare dialogue between Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy and a newly commissioned sculpture by Berlinde De Bruyckere — making this exceptional space accessible to a wider audience.

An intimate cross-century conversation unfolds in one of Berlin’s most significant diplomatic buildings.
@italyingermany

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Italian Embassy, Berlin
11 September – 25 September 2026

As part of @berlinartweek
Supported by @monopolmagazin
Special Thanks : @jennyhalonen & @filipsamuelberg

Photo: Gunter Schneder

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Offsite Arts is proud to be featured in Berlin Art Week 2026, presented alongside some of the city’s leading institutions including Neue Nationalgalerie, Hamburger Bahnhof, Gemäldegalerie, and Akademie der Künste.

At the Embassy of Italy, we present the first public showing in Germany of Caravaggio’s Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, in dialogue with a newly commissioned sculpture by Berlinde De Bruyckere.

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Italian Embassy, Berlin @italyingermany
11 September – 25 September 2026

As part of @berlinartweek
Supported by @monopolmagazin
Special thanks to @jennyhalonen @filipsamuelberg

@neuenationalgalerie @hamburger_bahnhof @gemaeldegalerie @akademiederkuenste

Visitors must check in via @offsite_arts

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