Volume VIII – Andrew Gilbert & Zhuang Ruizhe
Volume VIII – Andrew Gilbert & Zhuang Ruizhe

November 2024

The Sun will never set on the Leek Phone™ Empire – Leek Phone™ sponsored Contemporary Art Conversations

In the autumn of 2023, Andrew Gilbert traveled to Hangzhou, China, as representative of Leek Phone™ to explore potential business deals, establish new trade routes, seek territory for founding Emperor Andrew Instant Coffee plantations, and participate in the BY ART MATTERS artist residency program.

Volume VIII – Andrew Gilbert & Zhuang Ruizhe

Sperling

Current:

14 Feb–29 Mar 2025

Andrew Gilbert: Andrew is Trapped in Tiger Fur Church

News: 30 Jan
News: 22 Jan

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News: 8 Jan

Pizza, Taxi, Radio by Wolfgang Matuschek is featured in MOUSSE Magazine exhibitions (click here). The show is extended until Friday, January 31!

News: 6 Dec

A duo exhibition of Anousha Payne and Sonja Ferlov Mancoba (1911–1984) opens December 6 at Newchild Gallery, Antwerp: The Small Things / From the Lowest Land will run until January 30, 2025.

News: 5 Dec

Anna McCarthy and Veronika Hilger are part of Jahresgaben of Kunstverein München. Click here to view their works!

News: 4 Dec

Veronika Hilger and Anna Vogel are part of “Wiedersehen macht Freu(n)de”, the ten year anniversary exhibition of Kunstverein Recklinghausen, DE.

News: 14 Nov

Out now! The eighth issue of our online magazine Volumes. Volume VIII is a conversation between Andrew Gilbert & Zhuang Ruizhe (link on the right side of the website).

News: 8 Nov

Ana Navas will be participating in next year’s Liverpool Biennial, curated by Marie-Anne McQuay.

Click here for more information.

News: 4 Nov

We are happy to present Andrew Gilbert at Art Cologne this year, November 7–10, 2024. Find us in the collaboration sector of the fair, booth A 218, together with Livie, Zurich, presenting Sarah Bogner.

Both artists are known for their inventive way of drawing animals. Like in fables, the featured anthropomorphized creatures suggest a fictionality and lightness at first sight but after closer inspection, they serve as revealers of human society.

News: 21 Oct

Last week of our exhibition by Maddy Arkesteyn and Ana Navas as part of Various Others (Contemporary Art Munich) 2024. Don’t miss this unique combination of recent Dutch art history!

News: 11 Oct

We are happy to present Anna Vogel and Malte Zenses at Paris Internationale, running from 16–20 Oct. 2024.

News: 8 Oct

Andrew Gilbert’s dual exhibition at two venues of The Delta INST in Hangzhou, China.

The Sun will never set on the Leek Phone (TM) Empire
The Delta INST, GODOWN, 19.10.—18.11.24

Emperor Andrew’s Instant Coffee Plantation...On Tour
The Delta INST, LOUNGE, 19.10—25.12.24

For more information don’t hesitate to contact us!

News: 3 Oct

Edition Taube just announced the 2nd edition of Thomas Geiger’s The Collection for the Poor Collector. The 2024 version features affordable artworks by Cesare Pietroiusti, Christine Demias, Stefano Calligaro, Jonas Lund, Junya Li, Felipe Cussen, David Horvitz, Thomas Geiger, Scott Robertson, Jonathan Monk, David Sherry, Adnan Balcinovic, Donna Kukama, Florence Jung, Steven Emmanuel, Anna Paul, Stijn ter Braak, Antoanetta Marinov, and Veronika Spierenburg.

News: 25 Sep

The Various Others Special exhibition Carrying the Earth to the Sky (Schillerstrasse 38, 80336 Munich) closes on Saturday, September 28th. On Thursday, 26th of September, Anna McCarthy, together with her band What Are People For? and The Notwist will present their new 7" vinyl single Criminals/Illusions on the balcony of her exhibition in Room 10.

News: 25 Sep

Anousha Payne is part of the group show Chimera, curated by Karolina Wisniewska, at Fundacja Alina, Warsaw, PL.

News: 8 Aug

ALTE EICHEN, NEUE BILDER, Malte Zenses’ solo exhibition of new paintings and sculptures opens August 15th, 2024 at G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig.

News: 7 Jul

On the occasion of the exhibition Intelligence a book featuring Andrew Gilbert’s work was released by curator Cora Waschke. Click here for more information!

News: 8 Jun

Anousha Payne at Liste Art Fair Basel. Between June 10 and 16 you can find us at stand 77 to explore the various artistic practice of Sperling’s new gallery artist.

News: 7 Jun

Ana Navas is part of the group exhibition Reproductive Matters at Künstler:innenhaus Bremen, June 15– August 18, 2024.

News: 29 May

Suspicious Horizon by Veronika Hilger opens Saturday, June 1, 4–6 pm, at Tongewölbe T25, Ingolstadt. Click here for more information!

News: 23 May

A Veil as a Glaze by Ana Navas opens May 24 at Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, NL. The solo exhibition with new glass works runs until August 25, 2024. For more information click here!

News: 18 May

Veronika Hilger’s solo exhibition In Between opens Thursday, May 23, at Andrew Reed Gallery, New York and runs until June 22. Click here for more information!

News: 8 May

Andrew Gilbert is part of the book Protest Art by Jessica Lack. Click here to learn more!

News: 6 May

The Hills Have Crazy Eyes, Woman in a Landscape, by Anna McCarthy, Münchner Kammerspiele, Wednesday, May 15, 8 pm. One night only! Get tickets here!

News: 11 Mar

Brita Sachs on Postcards for Ukraine in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (click here to read)...

News: 2 Mar

Volatile by Anna McCarthy, March 9 – May 4, at Diana Gallery, Milan, IT

News: 27 Feb

Dear Awkwardness by Ana Navas, March 2 – April 7, at PARK, Tilburg, NL