Still today, they continue to be connected with the influential protagonists Gustav Klimt, Franz von Stuck, and Max Liebermann and their work. The most significant secessions in German-speaking Europe emerged in quick succession, their members overlapping: in 1892 in Munich, 1897 in Vienna, and 1899 in Berlin. In their departure (or secession) from traditional artists’ associations and outdated structures such as the art academies, the new groups strove for aesthetic pluralism and artistic individuality. This is the first time such a comprehensive presentation of Klimt’s work has been shown in Berlin. Through a collaboration with the Wien Museum, it features not only many artists who can be discovered for the first time, but also foregrounds the œ uvre of Gustav Klimt with numerous examples of his work. This exhibition comprises more than 200 paintings, sculptures, and graphic works by 80 artists. Many artists of the new art currents of Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Impressionism were first presented in the highly regarded Secession exhibitions. As modernism dawned, the artistic avant-gardes pushed for freedom in both the institutions of art and the subject matter it expresses. For the first time an exhibition at the Alte Nationalgalerie is dedicated to a comparison of the three turn-of-the-century art metropolises: Munich, Vienna, and Berlin.