Inge Schmidt at Kolumba, Cologne
The artists in this exhibition probe how norms arise and function, critically examining and questioning them.
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Ben Patterson at Museum Ludwig, Cologne
The exhibition features modernist and contemporary works by artists of the Black diaspora through a host of international loans that are presented in dialogue with pieces from the Museum Ludwig collection
The BOA Shop
Power of things
The enduring power of things is the leitmotif of this shop. Each object has its history, origin and time – be it a ceramic from the Ming Dynasty or a photograph from the 1920s: Everything possesses its own “thing-power”.
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04.09.2026
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30.11.2025Inge Schmidt – bis dann, plastische Stücke und Zeichnungen
Inge Schmidts works are characterized by an extraordinary focus on material, form, and spatial presence.…
09.05.2026
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27.06.2026After Before
Where structures become unstable, the function of action shifts. Repetitions take the place of explanation;…
20.03.2026
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02.05.2026Surface as Field – Pia Fries, Jutta Haeckel, Angelika J. Trojnarski
„Surface as Field“ understands painting not as a closed surface, but as an operative terrain—as…
23.01.2026
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14.03.2026Serial Cut, The Quiet Logic Of Deviation Fiene Scharp – Paul Heimbach
The „quiet logic of deviation“ forms a common point of reference for two artistic positions…
14.11.2025
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10.01.2026material as language
The exhibition material as language addresses these questions through the medium of the artist’s book,…
05.09.2025
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24.10.2025Jutta Haeckel – New Paintings
Jutta Haeckel takes a comprehensive approach to the medium of painting, exploring it from all…
15.05.2025
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16.08.2025Ben Patterson – Soul Music
Ben Patterson is considered one of the most important protagonists of Fluxus and Black performance…
07.02.2025
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11.04.202599 drawings # 2
With its exhibition series “99 drawings”, boa-basedonart aims to focus on this essential form of…
16.11.2024
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17.01.2025Better Call… Andrea Tippel, Tobias Brembeck
The exhibition entitled “Better Call …” combines Tippel’s and Brembeck’s intelligent observations of everyday life.
30.08.2024
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02.11.2024Takako Saito – Play The Game
The artistic work of 95-year-old Takako Saito is imbued with the idea of playfulness. Playing,…
16.03.2024
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11.05.2024selbst
Friedl Kubelka vom Gröller, Jürgen Klauke, Christa Mayer, Helmut Schweizer, Nil Yalter, Lin Zhipeng (林志鹏)…
16.03.2024
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11.05.2024Jutta Haeckel – chadō
Jutta Haeckel’s complex, visually challenging paintings also seem to grow, to be alive, they prosper…
20.01.2024
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09.03.202499 drawings # 1
With its exhibition series “99 drawings”, boa-basedonart aims to focus on this essential form of…
12.11.2023
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14.01.2024William Klein & Shelly Silver
The artists William Klein (1928-2022) and Shelly Silver (1957) are not only united by their…
01.09.2023
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28.10.2023Julie Oppermann – field
Julie Oppermann’s artistic work operates at the interface between science and visual art. With a…
25.05.2023
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06.07.2023Au 79 – Scheiße & Gold
“Au 79 – shit and gold” spans an arc between the pliable material gold, its…
31.03.2023
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13.05.2023Does Anybody Here Speak Japanese?
Does Anybody Here Speak Japanese? is dedicated to the three artists, Shigeko Kubota, Ben Patterson,…
26.11.2022
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04.03.2023Andrea Tippel – Memento Muri
Andrea Tippels oeuvre can be understood as a transcript of personal reflection characterised by great…
02.09.2022
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15.10.2022Friedl Kubelka vom Gröller
boa-basedonart is proud to present Friedl Kubelka vom Gröllers collaborative works with Franz West, daily…
13.05.2022
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09.07.2022Menschen | Hiroh Kikai – Joel Stevenett
boa-basedonart present the works of two artists with a corresponding fascination for the human image.…
12.03.2022
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07.05.2022Julie Oppermann – dot dot dot
The way of seeing Julie Oppermann’s works is enigmatic, inviting the viewer to reflect on…
30.10.2021
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31.01.2022Takako Saito
Basedonart is proud to present Takako Saito‘s „You and Me Shop,“ a compilation of artists‘…
03.09.2021
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16.10.2021road to documenta fifteen | Takashi Kuribayashi & Rai Shizuno / Cinema Caravan
“Road to documenta fifteen” is a prelude to the presentation of Takashi Kuribayashi and Rai…
18.06.2021
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30.07.2021Shigeko Kubota – Hanae Utamura
We dedicate the 2nd exhibition of „Resonances of DiStances“ to the work of Shigeko Kubota…
23.04.2021
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05.06.2021Yoshio Shirakawa
Resonances of DiStances kicks off with the exhibition and urban space project by Yoshio Shirakawa.…
12.10.2020
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31.01.2021In The Darkness, Heroines and Heroes
In the late Edo (1853 – 1867) and early Meiji period (1868 – 1912) the…
12.07.2020
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31.01.2021Bats and Woodlands
Among all the animals that still exist today, and which are the subject of human…
13.03.2020
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11.07.2020Hiroh Kikai – Persona: The final chapter
On the occasion of this year’s düsseldorf photo+, basedonart gallery is dedicating a solo exhibition…
31.01.2020
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12.03.2020Thing Power
There is more to an object than meets the eye. This is a claim central…
08.11.2019
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30.01.2020Shigeko Kubota – a woman artist, her life
Japan-born artist Shigeko Kubota (1937-2015) is a pioneer of video art. Her work is characterized…
03.09.2019
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07.11.2019Anna Friedel – Studio Crate Digging
Anna Friedel is traveling time and space. In her work, pop culture and art historical…
23.05.2019
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02.09.2019Lee Nevo and Yoshitoshi
Lee Nevo and Yoshitoshi never met. More than 100 years of history, different genders and…
08.02.2019
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22.05.2019What matter who’s speaking
Sadaharu Horio, born in Kobe in 1939, has been the youngest member of the avant-garde…