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BERLIN.- Haunch of Venison Berlin presents ‘Das Gift,’ a radical new installation by Yoko Ono. The exhibition opens 10 September and continues through 13 November 2010.

Yoko Ono’s installation ‘Das Gift’ consists of sculptural, sound, film, and instruction-based participatory elements, which have been conceived specifically for this exhibition.

Ono’s pioneering work with conceptual art and instruction-based work began in the 1950s. In 1964, she published the groundbreaking collection of these works, titled Grapefruit. This conceptualism is an underlying force of this exhibition. Through characteristically varied means, Ono addresses violence, healing, transformation, love, and questions the dichotomy of the personal and the global.

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Pablo Picasso was the 20th century’s most important artist. Picasso’s many-faceted personality is reflected in the wide array of creative paths he chose — his forms, colors, and the materials he used. The Picasso Story invites you to meet Picasso, the man, and to delve into his life and creative world, to walk in his footsteps, to discover him, and like him, to embrace your internal creative spirit, and to leave a legacy for the world. The Picasso Story has been on display in Berlin’s Humboldt Carré since November 1, 2009. At the heart of the exhibition is a collection of Picasso’s ceramics and graphic art, complemented by the incredible images of Edward Quinn, who accompanied Picasso as a photographer for decades.

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