Carsten Nicolai, the Berlin-based artist also known as the musician Alva Noto, opens his new exhibition at Galerie EIGEN + ART on Thursday 12 November 2026, 5–8pm. The opening is free and open to everyone. No booking is needed.
WAVE WEAVE & SONO OBI is about weaving as a way of organising information. The centrepiece is a film shot in the Kyoto workshops of HOSOO, a weaving company founded in 1688. Its soundtrack was turned into a sonogram, and that image was woven into a textile, SONO OBI, which then appears in the film. Nine further works combine Jacquard pattern drawings that Nicolai found in an abandoned mill in Chemnitz, where he grew up, with new drawings of his own.
What to expect
Gallery openings on Auguststraße are relaxed: people come and go, drinks are usually served, and the crowd spills onto the pavement. Three hours is plenty of time to watch the film properly. If you want a quieter look, the show runs until 19 December, Tuesday to Saturday 11am–6pm.
Good to know
- When: Thursday 12 November 2026, 5–8pm
- Where: Galerie EIGEN + ART, Auguststraße 26, 10117 Berlin
- Entry: free
- Accessibility: the gallery is not step-free. Call 030 280 66 05 in advance and the team will help.
- Getting there: S Oranienburger Straße or U8 Weinmeisterstraße, five minutes on foot
Nearby
The same evening, the Hamburger Bahnhof opens its Sophie Calle exhibition from 7pm, also free. From Auguststraße it is about fifteen minutes by tram M5 or on foot along Invalidenstraße. Nicolai's longtime collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto has a solo exhibition at the same museum.