American Academy in Berlin and Neue Nationalgalerie

PERFORM! 2025

September 10–14, 2025

As part of this year’s Berlin Art Week, the American Academy in Berlin is proud to partner with the Neue Nationalgalerie to present the fourth edition of PERFORM!, a five-day performance festival featuring major works by Joan Jonas, Isaac Chong Wai, vAL, and Yoko Ono. At the heart of the program is Joan Jonas’s seminal work Mirror Piece I & II (1969/2025), performed daily on the museum’s terrace. A pioneer of performance and video art, Jonas is known for redefining the boundaries of visual art, gender, and spectatorship. PERFORM! 2025 also features newly commissioned and recently celebrated performances by Isaac Chong Wai, vAL (Corey Scott-Gilbert), and Yoko Ono.

Performance Schedule at the Neue Nationalgalerie Terrace

• Joan Jonas: Mirror Piece I & II
  September 10–13: 17:15–17:45
  September 14: 16:15–16:45
• Isaac Chong Wai: (tbc)
  September 13, from 15:00
• vAL: Bellied
  September 13, from 15:00
• Yoko Ono: Bells for Peace
  September 14: 16:45–17:15

All events are free and open to the public, with performances taking place in outdoor and publicly accessible spaces at the Neue Nationalgalerie.

For full program details, please visit: smb.museum/en/exhibitions/detail/perform-2025/

Curators

PERFORM! is curated by Klaus Biesenbach, director of the Neue Nationalgalerie, with Lisa Botti, curator at the Neue Nationalgalerie, and Gregor Quack, Volkswagen Group Fellow, FREUNDE der Nationalgalerie.