Iconic

The “Iconic” exhibition, set against the historic backdrop of St. Elisabeth Church, invites visitors to rediscover the boundaries between artistic genres and provides a space for dialogue about the creation of images in today's world.

– Julia Roberts, 2026

As part of an extraordinary collaboration titled “Iconic,” AK Galerie Berlin is presenting works by British-Maltese photographer Lorenzo Agius and German-American artist Izzy Weissgerber at St. Elisabeth Church in Berlin-Mitte.

Lorenzo Agius, who has been shaping the visual language of international fashion and celebrity culture for decades, is known for his intimate portraits of global icons such as Ewan McGregor, Cate Blanchett, Madonna, Jack Nicholson, and Valentino. For him, a portrait is a dance with the subject, an exchange, a moment of intimacy, emotion, and trust. His lens lingers on the human tension beneath the surface: the precise moment when the glamour cracks just enough for something real to emerge.

Izzy Weissgerber’s practice, on the other hand, is rooted in instinct, gesture, and emotional intervention. She works with painting, drawing, and mixed media, viewing images as living entities to emphasize what is present, adjust the emotional temperature, or introduce vulnerability. The result is works that are neither purely photographic nor purely painterly, but move within a dynamic in-between space. Rather than venerating the photographic image, she enters into a dialogue with it.

For gallery owner Anna Kimmerle, it is precisely in this dynamic space that thetension of the exhibition lies: Agius’s composed beauty contrasts with Weissgerber’svisceral impulse. The result is works that are neither purely photographic nor exclusivelypainterly. The images become spaces of negotiation between permanence and erosion,control and surrender, visibility and concealment. Weissgerber’s interventions do not obscure thephotographs, but rather intensify them and add emotional layers that open up newperspectives. The shared authorship lends the work its emotional depth andvitality. Thus a third language emerges, one that neither of them could have created alone.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Runtime: Fri, 01/05/2026 to Sun, 03/05/2026

Takes place here:

• St. Elisabeth-Kirche