What newspapers and magazines have written about the Stiftung Starke, the Löwenpalais and its artists, from 1969 to today.
Headlines appear in their original language; the short summaries are our own. Where an article can be read online, a click takes you to the publication; all other originals are kept in the foundation’s archive.
art-in-berlin 10 January 2025
(Art takes top priority at the Löwenpalais)
Frank Lassak
Interview with Jörg Starke: back from Miami, he wants to anchor the foundation more firmly in Berlin’s art scene once again.
Living Culture 26 April 2022
(A marriage of convenience with art)
Monika und Lukas Wogrolly
Interview with Jörg Starke on setting up the foundation at his father’s suggestion, a planned artist exchange between New York, Miami and Berlin, sponsorship and his guest lectures on cultural management.
Forum 17 January 2025
Daniela Noack
At his desk in the Löwenpalais, Jörg Starke talks about his career, the history of the house and his encounters with Yoko Ono and Rebecca Horn.
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Spiegel Online 21 March 2019
(“So what can I do with the money that actually makes sense?”)
Daniel Sander
Jörg Starke talks about how wealth can go hand in hand with responsibility, and why his foundation supports young artists.
Berliner Kurier 15 March 2010
(Jörg the Strong)
Irina Schrecker
A visit to Jörg Starke at the Löwenpalais: the history of the house, his friendship with Yoko Ono and the young artists who work here.
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Zitty 6 December 2007
(The art patron: Not having to think)
Daniel Boese
For a cover story on money, Jörg Starke explains why his foundation works on a non-profit basis and how he sees wealth.
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Die Welt 8 October 2007
(Art patron saves country house on the Teltow Canal)
Katrin Lange
For his 50th birthday, Jörg Starke brought the Landhaus Söhnel on the Teltow Canal back to life – encouraged by Yoko Ono.
Der Tagesspiegel 12 May 2007
(Host in paradise)
Christian van Lessen
A portrait of the cultural manager and art patron Jörg Starke, who is opening a beer garden on the Teltow Canal and gives artists a home at the Löwenpalais.
Wohnen 2006
(A life devoted to art)
A home feature on Jörg Starke’s listed villa in Potsdam, its furnishings and restoration, with a short biography and a mention of the foundation at the Löwenpalais.
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Der Tagesspiegel 24 May 2004
(The lioness in the palace)
Guido Schirmeyer
Yoko Ono visits her friend Jörg Starke at the Löwenpalais – right in the middle of the opening of Olga Stozhar’s “Deep Purple in Art”.
Spiegel Online 25 August 2000
(Yoko Ono: A little peace for Berlin’s Schlossplatz)
At the Stiftung Starke, Yoko Ono presents “Freight Train”, her bullet-riddled freight wagon, which stands on Berlin’s Schlossplatz until October.
B.Z. 15 July 1995
(This is Yoko Ono’s man in Berlin)
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A portrait of Jörg Starke as Yoko Ono’s manager: after organising her show in Palma, he presents 67 of her ink drawings (“Sphere 9”) at his gallery in the Kempinski Plaza.
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Berliner Morgenpost 1993
(Yoko Ono visits the millionaire heir)
Yoko Ono, a guest of Jörg Starke at the Löwenpalais on the occasion of her exhibition “Family Album”, promises Harry Owens that she will take part in Frankfurt’s Museumsuferfest, so the foundation will be represented there too.
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B.Z. 19 June 1992
(Not so easy at all: how Jörg Starke brought Yoko Ono to Berlin)
Jörg Starke tells how he approached Yoko Ono directly and brought her to Berlin for her exhibition at the Löwenpalais.
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Der Tagesspiegel 31 July 2005
(Anything but spit stains)
D. N.
Ahead of a Tagesspiegel salon at the Löwenpalais, the paper introduces the villa and the foundation, where young artists live and work for three to twelve months.
Berliner Kurier 9 October 1996
(In Jörg Starke’s Löwenpalais stands the springboard for young artists)
Katrin Reichelt
In the series “Die guten Seelen von Berlin”, Jörg Starke describes how artists from all over the world live and work at the Löwenpalais.
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art July 1991
(Room for studios in the cellar master’s palace)
Peter Hans Göpfert
The foundation begins its work at the Löwenpalais: studios for artists and the first exhibition, “Status of Sculpture”.
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Welt am Sonntag 31 August 1969
(Private citizen saves the “Löwen-Palais”)
Heinz Heinkow
The businessman Peter Starke has the Löwenpalais faithfully restored at his own expense.
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art-in-berlin 6 September 2025
(Time Transformations – through changing times)
Frank Lassak
A preview of Rubica von Streng’s retrospective of around 50 works at the Löwenpalais, two of them painted in the house in summer 2025.
Monopol 20 September 2021
(The tragic story of Kim Corbisier)
Ferial Nadja Karrasch
A review of the exhibition of 17 paintings by Kim Corbisier, a painter who died young, shown at the Löwenpalais together with the Eleven Blokk Art Foundation.
A review of the 20th-anniversary exhibition curated by Jörg Starke and Klaus Siebenhaar with students of the Freie Universität Berlin, in which 15 Berlin artists interpret the theme “Weiß” (White).
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On the new concept for the Löwenpalais – an invented patron as the spirit of the house, plus readings, tango and concerts – and on the exhibition “Berauschung” with Romen Banerjee, Stas Belopolskiy and Wernher E. K. Gambs.
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A report on the Winter Exhibition at the festively decorated Löwenpalais with eight artists, among them Kerstin Wüstenhöfer-Loges, Genia Chef and Stas Belopolsky.
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A listings tip for “Schrill”, an instalment of the “Junge Kunst” series at the Stiftung Starke, featuring Luiza Sunshine among others: alternative art, neon and performances, until 12 May.
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In its twelve-part series “Junge Kunst”, the foundation showed work by students of the Hochschule der Künste, with a new exhibition every two weeks.
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A tip for the annual fashion show by Vivienne Westwood’s Berlin students on 8 June at the Löwenpalais, after which the garments go on display.
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The history of the villa at Koenigsallee 30–32: from Bernhard Sehring’s building of 1903/04 for the brewery owner Emilie Habel, through the Starke family and its art foundation, to its renovation and ceremonial inauguration.
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Four painters and former resident artists of the foundation – Rolf Behm, Christina Canale, Jean-Yves Klein and Roland Deleau – exhibit at the Löwenpalais under the motto “Peinture”, making the case for pure painting.
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A review of the Fluxus exhibition at the Löwenpalais, with works and documents from the Gilbert and Lila Silverman Collection, curated by Jon Hendricks.
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A review of the exhibition “Intervention – Tendenzen im Schatten der Stadtplanung” at the Löwenpalais, conceived by Thomas Büsch, in which art comments on the redevelopment of Berlin.
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A review of the exhibition project “Interventionen” at the Stiftung Starke, in which twelve international contributions explore the big city – from spy installations to architectural models made of plush.
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A note on an exhibition on the theme of urbanity in the house and garden of the Löwenpalais, including Gusztáv Hámos’s Ruttmann installation and Josephine Meckseper’s “Spy City”.
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A review of the group exhibition “Pearls”, with 29 artists of the Dirty Windows Gallery at the Kempinski Plaza and the Löwenpalais; what stands out is its closeness to 1970s aesthetics.
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A listings tip for “Pearls Vol. II”: 30 artists of the Dirty Windows Gallery in Kurfürstendamm U-Bahn station exhibit with the Stiftung Starke at the Kempinski Plaza and the Löwenpalais.
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A report on the second anniversary of the Dirty Windows Gallery in Kurfürstendamm U-Bahn station, with its anniversary programme and the homage exhibition “Gift”, featuring 24 artists, at the Stiftung Starke.
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A review of the “Besucherschule” (school for visitors), with room installations by Ingrid Meyer, Dellbrügge/de Moll and Carsten Höller on ways of seeing in the art world.
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A preview of the “Besucherschule” (school for visitors) at the Löwenpalais, where Dellbrügge/de Moll, Ingrid Meyer and Carsten Höller explore how the way we look at art is learned and steered; opening on 6 March.
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A review of the exhibition “Besucherschule” (school for visitors) at the Stiftung Starke: Carsten Höller sets up a children’s room, Dellbrügge/de Moll show school chairs and blackboards, Ingrid Meyer a family photo and a horse poster.
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A critical review of the exhibition “Kunst gegen Gewalt” (Art against Violence), with room installations by six artists from Korea, China, Russia, Guadeloupe and Turkey.
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In response to xenophobic violence, Jörg Starke shows the exhibition “Kunst gegen Gewalt” (Art against Violence) at the Löwenpalais, with seven artists from abroad.
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The foundation begins its work at the Löwenpalais: studios for artists and the first exhibition, “Status of Sculpture”.
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A short item on “Status of Sculpture”, a private initiative by Silvia Menzel and the Stiftung Starke, and on plans to turn the ground floor of the Löwenpalais into an exhibition space, reopening on 3 October.
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As its “Gallery of the Month”, Prinz introduces the foundation, which offers artists living and studio space at the Löwenpalais.
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A short review of “Status of Sculpture”, the Stiftung Starke’s debut in its Grunewald villa, with a photo of Tishan Hsu’s “Biokubus” and a note on the conversion of the house for artists.
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A review of “Status of Sculpture”, the Stiftung Starke’s first exhibition, featuring object art by American artists, and a look ahead at the future programme of the villa under Jörg Starke.
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A critical report on the debut of the then new Stiftung Starke with “Status of Sculpture”, covering the history of the villa, the question of how the foundation intends to support art, and its cooperation with Silvia Menzel.
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The Stiftung Starke introduces itself to Berlin for the first time with “Status of Sculpture”, an exhibition of ten American artists.
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A tour of exhibitions around “Metropolis”, from Jochen Gerz to “Status of Sculpture” by the Stiftung Starke, which intends to offer artists living space in its villa.
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A news item on “Status of Sculpture”, a project by the Stiftung Starke and the art consultant Silvia Menzel, listing the participating artists, the foundation’s purpose and prominent former residents of the Löwenpalais.
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An in-depth review of the exhibition “Status of Sculpture”, which Silvia Menzel brought to Berlin with the help of sponsors; in the small rooms of the Löwenpalais, then under renovation, the objects seem more uncanny than in a museum.
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The businessman Peter Starke has the Löwenpalais faithfully restored at his own expense.
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At his desk in the Löwenpalais, Jörg Starke talks about his career, the history of the house and his encounters with Yoko Ono and Rebecca Horn.
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A society report on Jörg Starke’s church wedding in Bali in February 2012.
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A visit to Jörg Starke at the Löwenpalais: the history of the house, his friendship with Yoko Ono and the young artists who work here.
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A society photo from a reception given by Bild editor-in-chief Kai Diekmann in the Axel-Springer-Passage, with Jörg Starke among the guests.
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Interview marking the foundation’s 20th anniversary: Jörg Starke talks about supporting young artists, his taste in art and his friendship with Yoko Ono.
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For a cover story on money, Jörg Starke explains why his foundation works on a non-profit basis and how he sees wealth.
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A home feature on Jörg Starke’s listed villa in Potsdam, its furnishings and restoration, with a short biography and a mention of the foundation at the Löwenpalais.
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In a collection of short portraits of men, Amica presents Jörg Starke as a gallery owner and art patron at the helm of the Stiftung Starke, with Yoko Ono as his mentor.
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At the Es Baluard museum in Palma, Jörg Starke praises Majorca’s contemporary art as critical and international; the article also covers the resident artist Joan Ramis “Sineu” and Starke’s plan for a Palma–Miami–Berlin art triangle.
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Interview with Jörg Starke on the beginnings of the foundation, his career, the newly designed lounge, art as an antidote to meaninglessness, and planned events at the Löwenpalais.
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A light-hearted column: Jörg Starke’s new assistant at the Löwenpalais describes how his boss keeps pocketing ballpoint pens; it also mentions that Starke manages Yoko Ono, among others, in Europe.
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In the series “Die guten Seelen von Berlin”, Jörg Starke describes how artists from all over the world live and work at the Löwenpalais.
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A wry portrait of Jörg Starke as an art patron and Yoko Ono’s manager, who runs the Löwenpalais as a foundation.
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A portrait of Jörg Starke as Yoko Ono’s manager: after organising her show in Palma, he presents 67 of her ink drawings (“Sphere 9”) at his gallery in the Kempinski Plaza.
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A society column covering, among other things, a private party at the Löwenpalais, where the host, Jörg Starke, dances with Yoko Ono; among the guests are Rolf Eden, Lord Knud and Romy Haag.
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Yoko Ono, a guest of Jörg Starke at the Löwenpalais on the occasion of her exhibition “Family Album”, promises Harry Owens that she will take part in Frankfurt’s Museumsuferfest, so the foundation will be represented there too.
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Jörg Starke tells how he approached Yoko Ono directly and brought her to Berlin for her exhibition at the Löwenpalais.
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A society photo: Jörg Starke with the milliner Fiona Bennett, alongside B.Z. editor-in-chief Manfred von Thien and the author Else Buschheuer.
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After two and a half years of renovation, the Löwenpalais reopens – with videos by Bjørn Melhus, a wall drawing by Sol LeWitt and Yoko Ono’s “Telephone Peace”.
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Ahead of the Lange Nacht der Museen (Long Night of Museums), Yoko Ono presents “Freight Train”, a bullet-riddled goods wagon, on the Schlossplatz, while Jörg Starke reopens the house with works including “Telephone Peace”.
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A preview: Yoko Ono is expected at the Lange Nacht der Museen (Long Night of Museums) and, at the initiative of her friend Jörg Starke, will show “Telephone Peace” at the newly reopened Löwenpalais from 26 August.
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On the reopening of the renovated Löwenpalais with “Almost Done”: Sol LeWitt’s wall painting in the domed hall, videos by Bjørn Melhus, sound installations by Matthias Deumlich, Yoko Ono’s “Telephone Peace” and a look ahead to the studio residencies.
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On the occasion of the opening of “Sphere 9” at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, her first solo exhibition in Spain, Yoko Ono speaks of her admiration for Miró and recalls her stay in Mallorca in 1971.
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Yoko Ono arrives in Palma and visits the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, where she is showing “Sphere 9”, with a look back at her stay in Mallorca with John Lennon in 1971.
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A preview of Yoko Ono’s arrival in Palma: Jon Hendricks and Jörg Starke have installed her exhibition “Sphere 9”, with “Interception” and “Franklin Summer”, at the Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró.
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A short notice: at the Kempinski Plaza, Yoko Ono is showing 67 automatic dot drawings under the title “Sphere 9”; the photo shows her with Jörg Starke.
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As approval for the conversion and renovation of the Löwenpalais is still pending, the foundation is showing Yoko Ono’s 67 ink drawings “Sphere 9” at the Kempinski Plaza.
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A report on “Art goes X-mas”, the selling exhibition held by the Stiftung Starke at the Kempinski Plaza, with 200 works by 80 artists, intended to give an overview of art in Berlin.
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A gallery round-up with critical reviews of Yoko Ono’s new exhibition at the Stiftung Starke and of Warren Neidich’s installation in the basement of the house.
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A review of Yoko Ono’s exhibition “Family Album”, which combines works from 1961 with new objects on the theme of everyday violence.
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A review of “Family Album. Neue Arbeiten” (New Works), Yoko Ono’s third exhibition at the Stiftung Starke within a year: works from 1961 in new versions and mementoes of John Lennon.
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A short report on the opening: in seven rooms of the Stiftung Starke, Yoko Ono is showing 15 works from 1961 to 1993, including “Malerei in drei Strophen” (Painting in Three Stanzas) and the bronze series “Exhibit A to O”.
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A portrait of Yoko Ono, who had just turned 60, looking at her public reputation and her own path as an avant-garde artist; the photo is from the Berlin exhibition “Color, Fly, Sky”.
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A report from the garden of the Löwenpalais on “Color, Fly, Sky”, with “Skywatch Ladders”, “Wish Pieces” and a soldier to be painted blue; Jörg Starke highlights Yoko Ono’s versatility and her distinctive style.
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A critical column on Yoko Ono’s 60th birthday and her exhibition “Color, Fly, Sky” at the Löwenpalais, engaging with her statement art and the “Blue Soldier”.
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A portrait marking Yoko Ono’s 60th birthday, on her artistic work and her public image; the photo shows the ladders from the Berlin exhibition “Color, Fly, Sky”.
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A report on the setting-up and opening of the exhibition “Color, Fly, Sky”, attended by 600 guests, shortly before Yoko Ono’s 60th birthday.
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A report from the press conference for “Color, Fly, Sky”: Yoko Ono wants to be seen as an artist in her own right; works presented include “Blue Soldier” and “Skywatch Ladders”.
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A review of “Color, Fly, Sky” at the Löwenpalais shortly before Yoko Ono’s 60th birthday: sky ladders in the garden, plus installations, videos and songs about peace and the blue of the sky.
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A review of “Color, Fly, Sky” at the Stiftung Starke, in time for Yoko Ono’s 60th birthday: participatory works such as ladders in the garden and a soldier to be painted blue.
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A report from the press preview at the Löwenpalais before the opening of “Color, Fly, Sky”, with “Wish Pieces” in the garden, sky ladders, “Blue Soldiers” and Yoko Ono’s warm words about Berlin.
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A report, prompted by “Color, Fly, Sky” at the Stiftung Starke, on Yoko Ono’s second career as a Fluxus artist, with comments from Jörg Starke and a look ahead to her 60th birthday.
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A brief news item: in early February, Jörg Starke is bringing Yoko Ono back to Berlin, where she will show “Color, Fly, Sky”, with works from the 1960s and 1970s, at the Löwenpalais.
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An interview with Yoko Ono about her repeated exhibitions with Jörg Starke in Berlin, her way of working, her optimism and women in art, together with a short biography and photos from “Family Album”.
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A portrait of Yoko Ono at a reception in the garden of the Stiftung Starke: her manner, her life story and her optimism, with a note on “Endangered Species”.
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A photo feature on Yoko Ono’s exhibition “Endangered Species” at the Stiftung Starke: a bronze family on a bench and the artist’s message of positive thinking.
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A news agency report: Yoko Ono installed “Endangered Species 2319–2322” at the Löwenpalais in Grunewald herself and holds on to her message of peace despite the war in Yugoslavia; the show runs until 13 September.
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A critical review of Yoko Ono’s installation “Endangered Species” at the Löwenpalais, looking at the deformed bronze family and the images of disaster; Jörg Starke and the curator Jon Hendricks also have their say.
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A news agency report on “Endangered Species 2319–2322”: the Stiftung Starke is showing the exhibition at the Löwenpalais in Grunewald, and Yoko Ono opened it in person.
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Yoko Ono in an interview on “Endangered Species 2319–2322” at the Stiftung Starke: on hope, her vision of all-embracing communication, her way of working and the changed atmosphere in Berlin after the fall of the Wall.
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A report on Yoko Ono’s exclusive exhibition at the Stiftung Starke as part of “Dokumenta in Berlin”, with a new bronze-casting technique and the theme “Berlin – Gestern – Heute – Morgen” (Berlin – Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow).
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A society report from the opening in a marquee in Jörg Starke’s garden, featuring Yoko Ono and her bronze sculpture “Endangered Species”.
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A review of Yoko Ono’s exhibition “Endangered Species” at the Stiftung Starke, praising the Pompeii-inspired bronze family cast from wax models while taking a critical look at Ono’s optimism.
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Interview with Yoko Ono on the world premiere of “Endangered Species” at the Löwenpalais: on Berlin after the fall of the Wall, on hope and on the role of art.
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A review of “Endangered Species 2319–2322”: the foundation presents Yoko Ono as an artist in her own right, with a bronze family on a park bench, photographs of devastated cities and plaster pieces.
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A critical report on the world premiere of Yoko Ono’s “Endangered Species 2319–2322” at the Stiftung Starke, with comments from Jörg Starke and the question of whether Ono is seen as an artist in her own right.
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A report from the opening of the world premiere of Yoko Ono’s installation “Endangered Species” at the Stiftung Starke: a bronze family on a park bench, photographs, song lyrics and the artist’s optimism.
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On the opening of “Endangered Species”: at its centre a bronze family on a bench, together with Yoko Ono’s message of positive thinking.
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A preview on the day of the opening at the Löwenpalais: this time Yoko Ono comes to Berlin as a visual artist, and the article reads her sculpture “Endangered Species” as a symbol of the threatened family.
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A review of Yoko Ono’s exhibition “Endangered Species” at the Stiftung Starke, with the bronze family on a park bench, body casts and photographs; the same text also appeared in the Freie Presse.
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A photo item on “Bedrohte Gattung” (Endangered Species): Yoko Ono with her bronze sculpture, together with a critical remark on the response to the Berlin exhibition.
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A magazine portrait of Yoko Ono as an independent artist long before John Lennon, and of her exhibition with the sculpture “Bedrohte Gattung” (Endangered Species) at the Löwenpalais; in it, she describes communication as the path to peace.
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In conversation, Yoko Ono discusses “Endangered Species” at the Stiftung Starke, species conservation and world peace, her beginnings in London and the male-dominated world of the Beatles years.
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The Icelandic family who modelled for the sculpture in Yoko Ono’s installation “Endangered Species” visit Berlin for the first time and talk about seeing their distorted likenesses.
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A press release from Galerie Deschler on the retrospective at the Stiftung Starke covering 30 years of painting in Berlin by Mariano Rinaldi Goñi (MAO), on view from 25 September to 8 November 2026.
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In her studio at the Löwenpalais, the artist Colette Lumiere talks about her relationship with Berlin and New York.
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A review of Ute Lindner’s exhibition “Pentimenti” at the Löwenpalais: large lengths of fabric in Prussian blue on which photographic mirror images dissolve and reappear transformed.
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A look back at Jochen Gerz’s project “2-3 Straßen” (2-3 Streets), in which 78 people lived rent-free in the Ruhr for a year in 2010 and wrote a text together; the photo shows the participant Mathias Lempart.
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A report on the opening of Patrick Lemke’s exhibition “Playgrounds” at the Stiftung Starke, with 22 works between Pop Art and Neo-Expressionism.
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At the Asia-Pacific Weeks, the Thai artist Jam (Jamjaras Suchiva) shows jewellery in front of photographs by Noi, with a fashion show at the closing event; Jörg Starke explains why he exhibits the jewellery as art.
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A report on Fred George’s exhibition with the “Vulcan Girls”, the series “Jesus as a Suicide Bomber” and a crucifix made of Kalashnikovs – according to Jörg Starke, the show met with widely differing reactions.
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A short news item on the exhibition by the American photographer Fred George at the Löwenpalais, with provocative motifs: Jesus wearing an explosives belt and a crucifix made of machine guns.
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A brief note on Martin von Ostrowski’s exhibition at the Stiftung Starke, with paintings of Christopher Street Day, overpaintings and the question of what art is for.
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Pick of the day: the retrospective of the painter Erwin Filter (1904–1987) at the Stiftung Starke, ranging from early landscapes to the abstraction of Art Informel.
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An announcement of the Erwin Filter retrospective at the Stiftung Starke, from 24 April to 22 May, with a brief look at his path to Art Informel.
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A brief news item: an oil portrait of the celebrity hairdresser Udo Walz by the Berlin painter Wernher E. K. Gambs is on view at the Stiftung Starke.
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A short review of the Erwin Filter retrospective, with 39 works from the 1950s and 1960s that trace his path to Art Informel.
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At the Löwenpalais, where they are living as artists in residence until March, Geo and Daniel Fuchs show “Famous Eyes”: Polaroids of the eyes of celebrities such as Joop, Christo, Bryan Adams and Uschi Obermaier.
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A report on “Conserving”, a photo book by Daniel and Geo Fuchs published by Edition Reuss, with photographs of preserved animals and human specimens from museum storerooms.
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On “Famous Eyes”, the long-term project by the photographer duo Daniel and Geo Fuchs, which the foundation showed at the Löwenpalais in summer 2004.
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A short review: the St Petersburg painter Olga Stozhar shows 100 Pop Art paintings based on Deep Purple songs at the Stiftung Starke and plans a painted encyclopaedia of 1970s rock.
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A notice on “Famous Eyes” by Daniel and Geo Fuchs at the Stiftung Starke: some 40 portraits of the eyes of well-known creative people, plus videos and an illuminated work on the façade.
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A review of the theatre evening “Party for One” by the actress Christiane Lachnith and the director Corinna Jarosch at the Löwenpalais, combining a Bachmann monologue with a one-act play by Thomas Pluch.
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A review of Matthias Deumlich’s project “germansushi” at the Löwenpalais: sound and light installations and videos, including pieces on 9/11 and the Iraq War, with a helmet and buoys made of bread.
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A report on Marina Makowski’s photo and text works, shown by the Stiftung Starke at the Kempinski Plaza, and on her planned film about Leni Riefenstahl, for which she hopes to win Yoko Ono’s support.
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Pick of the week: until the end of April, the Stiftung Starke is showing playful objects by Dirk Sommer at the Kempinski Plaza, among them “Iso 94”, made of plastic, foam and adhesive tape.
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A notice: while the Löwenpalais is being renovated, the Stiftung Starke is showing photo and text works by Marina Makowski in November at its satellite space in the Kempinski Plaza.
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A brief notice on the exhibition by the Berlin painter and sculptor Dieter Finke at the Stiftung Starke, showing only sculptures until 15 January.
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A review of Dieter Finke’s sculpture exhibition; at the time, the foundation provided him with a studio.
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A review of the series “Strangers”: back in Berlin after ten years in New York, Peter Bradtke paints himself as a film-noir hero – a total work of art, complete with music.
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An ironic review of Peter Bradtke’s exhibition “Strangers” at the Löwenpalais: large-format paintings that cast the artist in New York film-noir scenes, with the rooms turned into a film set complete with soundtrack.
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Pick of the week, covering two exhibitions: the porcelain show “Schätze aus weißem Gold” at Schloss Britz and Peter Bradtke’s staged presentation “Strangers” at the Löwenpalais.
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A short review: at the Stiftung Starke, Peter Bradtke shows paintings modelled on film stills, with a Bogart-like hero in the city at night.
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Pick of the day: Peter Bradtke, son of the lyricist Hans Bradtke, shows his New York paintings at the Löwenpalais in rooms redesigned especially for them.
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A preview of the exhibition of Dieter Finke’s wooden sculptures at the Stiftung Starke – rough-hewn figures of warriors and fighters – opening on 26 November 1993.
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A review of Gerald Uhlig’s second staged room installation, “Blaue Zimmer – Boulevard II”, at the Löwenpalais: eight blue rooms full of everyday objects and performances, ironic and entertaining.
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A report on Gerald Uhlig’s “Blaue Zimmer – Boulevard” at the Stiftung Starke, an exhibition brought to life by performers, with scenes such as the feeding of a wooden skeleton and a massage to relieve art-induced tension.
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A photo report on Gerald Uhlig’s “Blaue Zimmer – Boulevard” at the Löwenpalais, an exhibition brought to life by performers, with works such as “Pershing” and “Die Weltmeere im Eimer”.
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A review of Gerald Uhlig’s eight staged rooms at the Stiftung Starke, brought to life by performers at weekends.
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A short piece on Gerald Uhlig’s “Blaue Zimmer – Boulevard” at the Löwenpalais, a cross between exhibition and performance, strongly recommended by the paper.
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A society report on the wedding celebration of two doctors, with 80 guests at the Löwenpalais.
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A society report on a crayfish dinner at Schloss Ulrichshusen and a wedding celebration in the garden of the Grunewald villa.
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At the end of the Internet World trade fair, the Tagesspiegel’s Urban Media GmbH held a party at the Löwenpalais, which Jörg Starke opened at short notice – a fitting match for the digital art exhibition by Anna Heine and Thomas Born then on show.
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A report on the growth of cultural sponsorship in Germany, drawing on a 1993 study by the Freie Universität Berlin and the Stiftung Starke into the fields and motives of private sponsors.
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A society column on dog fashion and Joffi D’Incher’s exhibition “Dogue” at the Boudoir, where the guests included Jörg Starke, accompanied by two cocker spaniels.
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Because the 90 Grad club, refurbished after a fire, failed its building inspection, its operator holds an Oktoberfest at the Löwenpalais instead of the “Shanghai Wow” opening.
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For press enquiries, please contact Franziska Salomon at franziska.salomon@stiftungstarke.de or by phone on +49 30 825 76 85.