‘States of Being’: Société and Hauser & Wirth Collaborative Exhibition in Berlin
Image: Phyllida Barlow, untitled: pointer; spinner; 2019, 2019 © Phyllida Barlow Estate. Courtesy the Phyllida Barlow Estate. Photo: Alex Delfanne
‘States of Being’: Société and Hauser & Wirth Collaborative Exhibition in Berlin
23 July 2025
In a collaborative exhibition by Société and Hauser & Wirth, opening on 10 September 2025 during Berlin Art Week at Société’s Charlottenburg gallery, ‘States of Being’ assembles works by thirty artists.
Ranging from emerging voices to canonical positions, the exhibition showcases artists across both galleries’ programmes, including Nairy Baghramian, Darren Bader, Phyllida Barlow, Louise Bourgeois, Tina Braegger, Trisha Baga, Lee Bul, Petra Cortright, Berlinde De Bruyckere, Salim Green, Camille Henrot, Rashid Johnson, Lee Lozano, Glenn Ligon, Conny Maier, Jeanette Mundt, Wynnie Mynerva, Kaspar Müller, Thomas J Price, Pipilotti Rist, Mika Rottenberg, Bunny Rogers, George Rouy, Cindy Sherman, Marianna Simnett, Avery Singer, Timur Si-Qin, Alina Szapocznikow, Anh Trần and Lu Yang.
Image: Petra Cortright, crystal_faults ‘’1996_f2_boards’’ PATHLOCK echo_veil, 2025 © Petra Cortright. Courtesy the artist and Société, Berlin. Photo: Sebastiano Pellion di Persano
Framed as an exploration of the unstable boundaries of identity, embodiment and agency, ‘States of Being’ considers the many ways humanity is constructed—and contested—through art. Through an intergenerational and cross-disciplinary lens, the exhibition explores themes including vulnerability and fragility, identity and role-play, hubris and violence. Special emphasis is placed on the performative, aesthetic and affective strategies through which these themes are negotiated— highlighting how meaning shifts over time and across contexts, and how networks of influence foster vibrant transgenerational dialogue. ‘States of Being’ is a resonant exploration of the shared complexities of the human condition.
‘States of Being’ will be on view at Société from 11 September – 1 November 2025.
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Wielandstraße 26
10707 Berlin, Germany
