23. April 2023 - 10. June 2023

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Astrid Lowack - Touch Nature

Österreichisches Kulturforum Berlin - 05.07.2023 – 25.10.2023

Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner, Vienna

In its current IPCC synthesis report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns of an escalation of the climate crisis, of a: "only temporary overshoot of the 1.5 degree limit - the so-called "overshoot". This may be a "point of no return" after which the world will be a different place. Irreversible damage and impacts loom. Humans have been heating up the planet since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, and industrialized nations have caused 50 percent of the greenhouse gases responsible for current trends. However, the nations of the "Global South" are much more severely affected by the consequences such as drought, heat waves and floods. The continued, unhindered exploitation and economization of resources and the extensive human intervention in biological, geological and atmospheric processes of the earth have led not only to a progressive loss of untouched nature as an emotional resource, but also to the destruction of habitats, massive species extinction as well as to humanitarian, political and economic crises. For a long time, artists have been dealing with the interrelation between man and his environment in their works and visualize the fundamental and irrevocable changes of our planet, the frightening consequences of the Anthropocene.

Numerous exhibitions are currently responding internationally to this urgent problem of the present and make it clear that the environmental theme has arrived in contemporary art. The multimedia exhibition TOUCH NATURE, which will be shown at the Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin to kick off the IMAGINE DIGNITY initiative, is part of a series of exhibitions at eleven Austrian cultural forums in Europe and the USA. It poses the question of the strategies that art develops in the face of increasing destruction, but also as a result of the increasing threat that nature poses to humans.

Works by Austrian and German artists* from the last 10 years enter into a dialogue with each other, casting a critical eye on the profound changes in our earth system and illuminating the ecological crisis from different perspectives. Painting, graphics, photography, sculpture, video and installation are the media they use to formulate resistance against the global exploitation of man and nature. But they also serve to create hopeful visions of a new relationship between humans and nature. Documenting, formulating protest, and developing utopias are the fundamental methods of this artistic exploration.

Astrid Lowack - Touch Nature Berlin

Astrid Lowack, Dark Water, 2017, Print on Diasec, 100 x 100 cm

Otto Piene - Homage to fire and light

23 April 2023 - 10 June 2023

Together with Heinz Mack, Otto Piene founded the ZERO group and created elemental works with smoke, fire and light. He is considered a pioneer of his time. Already at the end of the 1950s, the first smoke drawings on paper were created by using candles as a design medium. From this idea, Piene developed the first of his famous fire pictures in the 1960s, combining smoke, fire, light and color to create significant works. In the comprehensive, retrospective exhibition "Otto Piene - Homage to Fire and Light," the Samuelis Baumgarte Gallery is dedicated to his diverse body of work with canvases, gouaches, sculptures, and ceramics. On display are more than fifty outstanding works by the pioneering artist.

Alfons Walde in Dialogue

The Samuelis Baumgarte Gallery, Bielefeld, presents from 09 February to 06 April 2023 a dialogue between the Austrian modern classic Alfons Walde (1891-1958) and eight contemporary artists. The multi-faceted show of works thereby encompasses a wide range of styles and artistic approaches, each of which, however, deals with the mountain world at the core of your confrontations. In this century-spanning preoccupation with nature, compiled with great care by curator Dr. Sabine Fellner, Vienna, the mountain idyll is critically scrutinized.

The exhibition Alfons Walde in Dialogue juxtaposes for the first time in this diversity Alfons Walde's mountain landscapes, which were created about three generations ago, with artistic positions that currently deal with the mountain world. In view of the fundamental and irrevocable changes in our landscapes and the frightening consequences of the Anthropocene, the age in which man has become the determining factor of influence, a critical dialogue emerges that makes clear what we have already lost and what needs to be preserved and regained. In this sense, the presented positions are united by the vision of artistically reformulating an immediate, respectful relationship of man to nature.

Heinz Mack - Canvases and Originals

For decades, our gallery has been working intensively with the internationally famous artist Heinz Mack, who founded the important ZERO group with Otto Piene. Through his versatile oeuvre, the artist decisively shaped the art history of the post-war period. Heinz Mack's canvas works, called "Chromatic Constellations", captivate through the adjacency and contrast of color shades. The color patien meet each other in variedly large fields and unite to form impressive overall ensembles, which were most recently shown in the large exhibition on the occasion of Heinz Mack's 90th birthday in interaction with his sculptures in our gallery.

Heinz Mack
Heinz Mack - Chromatic constellation 2021
Acryl auf Leinwand
250 x 211 cm
Price on request
Heinz Mack
Heinz Mack - Chromatische Konstellation 2021
Acryl auf Leinwand
250 x 211 cm
Price on request

Review - Calder | Miró - Liberation from Earth

Exhibition Movie

At the second Glance - Emma Helle | Jarmo Mäkilä

Dialogue of Light - Interview with Astrid Lowack

News & Information

  • Bielefelder Nachtansichten 2023 - 29 April 2023
    "Homage to Fire and Light"

    Over 6000 Visitors in our Gallery

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  • Otto Piene - Homage to Fire and Light

    A retrospective
    Opening: Sun. 23 April 2023

    Announcement: Otto Piene - Homage to Fire and Light

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  • Exhibition - Alfons Walde in Dialogue


    Opening Thu. 09 February 2022, 7pm

    New Exhibition - Alfons Walde in Dialogue

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  • Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie - BRAFA Art Fair 2023


    January 27 - February 05 2023

    Press feedback about our booth at BRAFA Art Fair 2023

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  • Winter break 2020

    Gallery remain closed from
    21 to 26 December and 30 December to 01 January

    We wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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  • Interview with Alexander Baumgarte
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    "Blindwütige Angriffe auf die Kunst"

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  • Visit us instead at the fair
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    Exhibition temporarily closed from 10.11. to 22.11. because of Art Cologne

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    until 16 April 2023

    Tutto bene! - Amanda Chiarucci at Museum Ritter

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  • Interview with Alexander Baumgarte

    Radio Bielefeld - direct from the Studio
    Wednesday, 26 October

    Interview with Alexander Baumgarte

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  • Alexander Calder | Joan Miró - Liberation from Earth


    Opening So. 16 October 2022, 11 am

    Calder | Miró - Liberation from Earth

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  • Museum of the Earth, Warsaw
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    Nicolas Grospierre - Lapis Mundi

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  • Expressionists at the Folkwang
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  • Abisso Amanda | Amanda Chiarucci


    Sunday, 28 October 2022

    Opening - Abisso Amanda | Amanda Chiarucci

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  • Art and political discourse in the here and now
    Finissage Fr. 12. August 2022, 19 Uhr

    Talk with Alexander Baumgarte, Christina Végh and Rouven Lotz

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  • Announcement - Upcoming exhibition
    Opening So. 28 August 2022, 11 a.m.

    Abisso Amanda | Amanda Chiarucci

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  • Online
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  • The finnish artists are present
    Opening, 18 May 2022, 7 pm

    At the second Glance - Emma Helle | Jarmo Mäkilä

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  • New Exhibition by Heinz Mack

    Vibration of Light
    59 Biennale Venice, 23 04 – 17 07 2022

    New Exhibition by Heinz Mack

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  • New exhibition with Astrid Lowack

    Brühler Kunstverein
    13 May - 12 June 2022

    New exhibition with Astrid Lowack

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  • Kunstausstellung - Dialogue of Light - Adela Andea - Astrid Lowack

    Astrid Lowack | Adela Andea
    until 30 April 2022

    Dialogue of Light - Exhibition extended!

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  • "Heinz Mack - The Language of Colors"
    until 19 February 2022

    Exhibition extended!

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  • Winter break 2020

    Winter season's break from
    22 December 2021 until 04 January 2022

    We wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2022

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  • Hall 11.1, Booth B017
    17 - 21 November 2021

    Visit us at Art Cologne 2021

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  • Le Corbusier Foundation, Paris
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    New Exhibition "LCAXN" by Nicolas Grospierre

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  • Museum Ludwig Koblenz
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    Charity-Auction "AKTION KUNST & KULTUR IM AHRTAL"

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  • "Christian Awe - color and vibes"
    05. September 2021, 5 p.m.

    Invitation to the Opening

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    Our new exhibition is open from today

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  • "Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence"
    Herforder Kunstverein - 10 July 2021, 4:30 p. m.

    Inivitation to the Opening - Register now!

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  • "Sam Francis - At the Center of Space"
    12 June 2021, 5 p.m.

    Invitation to the Vernissage - Register now!

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  • International Museum Day 2021

    "Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence"
    Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau

    Discover the International Museum Day 2021 - 16 May

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  • Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence

    "Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence"
    Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau

    New Astrid Lowack Exhibition open now to the Public - No Appointment necessary

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  • Moving Images and Photography

    TRUE PICTURES? Contemporary Photography from Canada and the USA | Dr Stefan Gronert, Curator Sprengel Museum Hanover, Monday, 03 May 2021 online ZOOM Lecture, 6:30 p.m.

    Invitation to the Series of Lectures "Moving Images and Photography"

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  • To the 89. Anniversary

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  • Our Team is frequently tested

    Current Exhibition "2021 reloaded"
    Extended until 06 June

    Our Team is frequently tested. We are looking forward to your visit!

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  • Happy Easter 2021

    Discover our Start Collecting Room

    We wish you Happy Easter Holidays

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  • Art exhibition 2021 reloaded

    2021 reloaded - New Exhibition until May 2021
    Please contact us via Phone or E-mail

    Due to the current Lockdown, our gallery remain closed until Monday, 19th April

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  • Heinz Mack 90s anniversary

    Westfalen Blatt, 08 March 2021
    Congratulations to his 90th birthday

    Heinz Mack - Ein Futurist und Lichtmagier

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  • Exhibition setup 2021 reloaded

    Exhibition set up has just started

    2021 reloaded - New Exhibition starts 08 March

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  • until 05 December
    Preferential Price 4500€ instead of 6000€

    Special Edition Astrid Lowack, MMK Passau

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  • Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence

    13.11.2020 - 28.02.2021 (Opening will be announced)
    Museum Moderner Kunst Wörlen, Passau

    "Astrid Lowack - The Elements of Transcendence"

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  • Opening "Ein Tag vor dem Winter"

    Masterpieces-Exhibition until 31 January 2021
    Saturday 07.11.2020 5pm and 7pm

    Opening "Ein Tag vor dem Winter"

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  • Astrid Lowack in Dortmund

    Astrid Lowack - "The Elements of Transcendence"
    Museum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Dortmund

    Ending soon, 25 October 2020

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  • "Komm mit in meine Welt..."

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    Ending soon, 05 September 2020

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Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie | Heinz Mack | Otto Piene | Alfons Walde

Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie looks back on a more than 40-year-old tradition of art trading and art advising. As a member of the “Federal Association of Galleries and Art Dealers of Germany”, the gallery constantly shows exhibitions of international contemporary art, classic modern and young experimental tendencies.

The gallery participates regularly in international art fairs.