Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on October 2011

Before Berlin loses its uber-hip status as the world’s current artistic capital, the city is cashing in some of its German cool in the form of this Goethe Institute-supported exhibition. The show looks at Berlin’s status as a symbol of liberation via the videos, paintings and performances of 18 artists who make the city their home. Among their ranks are artists such as John Bock and Anri Sala, while Saâdane Afif, Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda, Christian Jankowski, and the Institute for Spatial Experiments will all appear together in an event taking place on October 29.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, until Jan 9 (listing).