Art Berlin Contemporary returns to the German capital in September with a highly diverse edition. This year, the thus far invite-only exhibition altered its model by accepting open applications for the first time.

Founded in 2008, the event takes place annually in mid-September and now includes around fifty Berlin galleries as well as a selection of exhibitors from 17 different countries.

ABC, Berlin.
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The show’s innovative presentation has always taken a fresh approach to its design, to purposely contrast the traditional format of an art fair.

This year, architects Meyer-Grohbrügge & Chermayeff have devised the exhibition’s concept based on corners; participating galleries have been offered the choice of either corners or whole spaces for their presentations.

David Adamo, IBID.
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A local alliance of private and public art collections, Berlin Collectors, will also organize a special exhibition, curated by Nikola Dietrich.

In addition, art lovers can look forward to Talking Galleries, a series of panel discussions at abc, organized in collaboration with Berlin Art Week.

James Webb, blankprojects.
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The official list of participants and artists includes:

Aanant & Zoo: Max Schaffer

Andréhn-Schiptjenko: Annika Larsson

Annex 14 / Galerie Nordenhake: Michał Budny

Antenna Space: Li Ming

Arndt: Marin Majić

ASPN: Grit Hachmeister

ATHR: Abdullah Al Othman

Avlskarl: Ester Fleckner

Galerie Guido W. Baudauch: Björn Dahlem, Philipp Modersohn

Johan Berggren Gallery: Veit Laurent Kurz

Bischoff Projects: He Xiangyu

Blain | Southern: Marius Bercea

Bourouina: Daniel Grüttner

BQ: Carina Brandes

Brand New Gallery: Josh Reames

Buchmann Galerie: Wilhelm Mundt

Galerie Luis Campaña: Helene Appel, Simon Logan

Capitain Petzel: Nathalie Czech, Robert Heinecken, Matt Mullican

Carlier | Gerbauer: Caroline Mesquita

Charim Galerie: Dorit Margreiter

Chert: Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt

Mehdi Chouakri: Saâdane Afif, N. Dash, Luca Trevisani

Contemporary Fine Arts: Gerd Rohling

Croy Nielsen: Mandla Reuter

Cydonia: Julieta Aguinaco, Michael Just

Delmes & Zander: Günter K.

Dittrich & Schlechtriem: Julian Charrière

Duve: Iris Touliatou

Galerie Eigen + Art: Lada Nakonechna

Ellis King: Lydia Ourahmane

Daniel Faria Gallery: Iris Häussler

Selma Feriani Gallery: Nidhal Chamekh

Fiebach, Minninger: Felix Kultau

Konrad Fischer Galerie: Peter Buggenhout

Future Gallery: Constant Dullaart

José García, Mexico: Heather Guertin

Grimmuseum: Merete Vyff Slyngborg

Barbara Gross Galerie / Galerie Karin Guenther: Michaela Melián

Galerie Jochen Hempel: Benjamin Bergmann

Johnen Galerie / Esther Schipper: Martin Boyce, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Ryan Gander, Ari Benjamin Meyers

Kewenig Galerie: Marcelo Viquez

Klemm’s: Alexej Meschtschanow

Helga Maria Klosterfelde Edition: Matt Mullican

KM: Tillmann Terbuyken

Galerie Koal: Jeanno Gaussi

Christine König Galerie: Toni Schmale

König Galerie: Jorinde Voigt

KOW: Alice Creischer

Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler: Florian Auer

Krobarth: Esther Stocker

Galerie Bernd Kugler: Tobias Hantmann

Kwadrat: Tobias Dostal

Galerie Gebr. Lehmann: Tilman Hornig

Winfried Lentz: Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Matts Leiderstam

Alexander Levy: Felix Kiessling

Loock Galerie: Jonathan VanDyke

Magician Space: Li Jinghu

Daniel Marzona: Johannes Wald

Galerie Hans Meyer / Stevenson: Zander Blom

Galerie Max Mayer: Sarah Kürten

Meyer Riegger: Katinka Bock

Meyer Riegger / Galerie Barbara Weiss: John Miller

Múrias Centeno: Max Ruf

Galerie Nächst St. Stephan Rosemarie Schwarzwälder: Luisa Kasalicky

Galerie Tobias Naehring: Wilhelm Klotzek, Lukas Quietzsch

Galerie Neu: Karl Holmqvist

Neugerriemschneider: Keith Edmier, Simon Starling, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Pae White

Neumeister Bar-Am: Kate Cooper

Galerie Georg Nothelfer: Jan Voss

Peres Projects: Marinella Senatore

Galeria Plan B: Alexandra Croitoru

Polansky Gallery: Lukáš Karbus

Produzentengalerie: Felix Droese

PSM: Marilia Furman

Rotwand: Mathilde Ter Heijne

Galerie Nokolaus Ruzicska / Schwarz Contemporary: Henrik Eiben

Deborah Schamoni: Justin Almquist

Aurel Scheibler: Jonathan Bragdon

Dorothea Schlueter: Axel Loytved

Galerie Thomas Schulte: Iris Schomaker

Gabriele Senn Galerie: Cäcilia Brown

Sies + Höke Galerie: Federico Herrero

Société: TBC

Sperling: Thomas Geiger

Spinello Projects: Agustina Woodgate

Sprüth Magers Berlin London: Ryan Trecartin

Gallery Taik Persons: Mikko Rikala

Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman: Florin Kompatscher

Galerie Barbara Thumm: Simon Cantemir Hausì

Steve Turner: Ivan Comas

Unttld Contemporary: Sofia Goscinski

Galerie Tanja Wagner: Grit Richter

Weingrüll: Benjamin Appel

Galerie Fons Welters: Olga Balema

Wien Lukatsch: Luca Frei

Xavierlaboulbenne: Anton Stoianov

Evelyn Yard: Trevor Shimizu

Zak | Branicka: Marlena Kudlicka

abc Art Berlin Contemporary takes place from 17-20 September 2015 in the halls of Station Berlin at Gleisdreieck.