Pia Fries, utile (2012). Courtesy of Anita Beckers Contemporary Art Projects
Pia Fries, utile (2012). Courtesy of Anita Beckers Contemporary Art Projects

For a quarter of a century, the city of Frankfurt has kicked off the fall gallery season with Frankfurt Art Experience, a celebratory weekend showcasing all this unique city has to offer. This anniversary year, more than 50 art galleries, studios, and institutions will open to collectors and art enthusiasts. Plus, in a first for the weekend, the Paper Positions art fair will be hosting a coinciding Frankfurt edition.

If you happen to be in town, you’ll have a lot of ground to cover. So to get you on your way, we’ve picked out 9 exhibitions to get you started.

The fair focuses on works on paper. Courtesy of Paper Positions.

Exhibition: Paper Positions” 

When: September 5–8, 2019

Where: Flare of Frankfurt, Große Eschenheimer straße 16 60313 Frankfurt am Main

Liat Yossifor, The Face (2019). Courtesy of Anita Beckys Contemporary Art Projects.

Exhibition:Pia Fries & Liat Yossifor: Sculptural Surfaces

When: September 7–October 19, 2019

Where: Galerie Anita Beckers, Braubachstrasse 9, 60311 Frankfurt am Main

Amy Ernst, Icarus (2017). Courtesy Die Galerie.

Exhibition:Surrealism and Beyond” 

When: September 5–November 2, 2019

Where: Die Galerie, Grüneburgweg 123, Frankfurt am Main

Laurenz Berges, Cloppenburg Series (1989). Courtesy of Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf.

Exhibition:Laurenz Berges: Recollection

When: September 7–November 2, 2019

Where: Galerie Wilma Tolksdorf, Hanauer Landstraße, 136 Frankfurt am Main

Heiner Meyer, Beach Art (2011). Courtesy of Galerie Barbara von Stechow.

Exhibition:Heiner Meyer” 

When: September 5–October 10, 2019

Where: Galerie Barbara von Stechow, Feldbergstraße 28, Frankfurt am Main

Hans Ticha, Hochrufer (grau) (1982). Courtesy Galerie Hanna Bekker vom Rath.

Exhibition:Hans Ticha

When: September 6–November 2, 2019.

Where: Galerie Hanna Bekker vom Rath, Geschäftsführerin Anja Döbritz-Berti e.K. Braubachstraße 12 60311 Frankfurt am Main

Rosemarie Trockel, Justine Juliette (1988). © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2019, Museum für Moderne Kunst.

Exhibition:Museum

When: August 17, 2019–Februray 16, 2020. 

Where: Museum für Moderne Kunst, Domstraße 10 60311 Frankfurt am Main

Katsuhito Nishikawa, Ridge (2008/2016). Courtesy Galerie Friedrich Müller. 

Exhibition:Katsuhito Nishikawa: Sculpture and Painting

When: September 6–October 5, 2019

Where: Japan Art–Galerie Friedrich Müller, Braubachstraße 9, Frankfurt am Main

Josef Hirthammer, Das Tableau der Vermissten (2017). Courtesy of Alp Galleries.

Exhibition:Josef Hirthammer: Paradise Lost

When: September 5–November 8, 2019

Where: Alp Galleries, Eschborner Landstrraße. 164 D-60489, Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt Art Experience will take place from Friday, September 6, to Sunday, September 8, 2019.