Past
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Utopia
Marcin Owczarek 30 Jul - 27 Aug 2020 Aachen Marcin Owczarek (born 1985) studied at the Academy of Photography in Wroclaw, where he graduated with an award for his cycle 'Brave New World'. Owczarek is interested in shamanism, gnostics... Read more -
ASPIRING
Saidou Dicko, Evans Mbugua, Raphael Adjetey Adjei Mayne, Kufa Makwavarara 30 May - 11 Jul 2020 Aachen EXTENDED TO 11 JUl After the establishment of branches in Berlin and Cape Town, the original planning of the ARTCO team was to stop the exhibition operations in the City... Read more -
FREEDOM OR DEATH / THE POETICS OF RESISTANCE
Gideon Mendel & Marcelo Brodsky 23 Nov - 19 Dec 2019 Aachen Since our show at the AKAA in Paris was well received, we want to bring its centrepieces to this region. Under the title ' FREEDOM OR DEATH // THE POETICS... Read more -
DROWNING WORLD & BURNT MEMORIES
Gideon Mendel 28 Sep - 31 Oct 2019 Aachen Opening : Saturday, 28.09.2019 from 11.00 h Artist talk with Gideon Mendel: Sunday, 29.09.2019 from 16.00 - 20.00 h Gideon Mendel's intimate style of image-making and long-term commitment to... Read more
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Face to Face
Group show 29 Jun - 27 Jul 2019 Aachen Under the title Face to Face we present different photographic positions by international photographers, all dealing with aspects of African reality. The exhibition confronts the viewer with the antagonism between... Read more -
ON PAPER
Group show 12 Jan - 2 Mar 2019 Aachen All the works that we show in our first exhibition of 2019 have one thing in common: they all are works on paper . Compared to other traditional art media,... Read more -
THE SHADOWED PEOPLE
Saidou Dicko 29 Sep - 14 Dec 2018 Aachen Saïdou Dicko - THE SHADOWED PEOPLE ARTCO is pleased to present a new body of work by Saïdou Dicko. The opening will take place as a part of the Aachener... Read more -
SUMMER EXHIBITION
Group show 11 Aug - 22 Sep 2018 Aachen Vernissage: 11th of August 2018 10:00 to 17.00 ARTCO Gallery / Seilgraben 31 / 52062 Aachen Read more
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ALTER EGO
Roger Ballen 2 Jun - 22 Jul 2018 Aachen ARTCO is proud to present the first solo show by Roger Ballen at the Gallery in Aachen. Roger Ballen, ARTCO Gallery, Aachen Opening date: Saturday, 02 June 2018 from 10... Read more -
BODY TALKS
Group show 21 Apr - 19 May 2018 Aachen On the strength of the excellent response we had to our showing at the Art Paris Art Fair, we have decided to present a part of the work shown there... Read more -
TALES
Katarzyna & Marcin Owczarek 24 Nov 2017 - 26 Jan 2018 Aachen Our work is expressed in a surreal language, because we want to clash the rationality and irrationality of our condition in order to find a deeper meaning of life. Everything... Read more -
CAPE ART
Group show 12 Aug - 15 Sep 2017 Aachen CAPE ART With this exhibition we would like to give a little insight into the recent art scene in Cape Town. On display are photographs, drawings, paintings ans sculptures by... Read more
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HORSEMEN OF SEMONKONG
Thom Pierce 2 - 29 Jul 2017 Aachen With this series of portraits, photographer Thom Pierce gives insights
into the lives of the shepherds of Semonkong / Lesotho.
“Late afternoon on the plateau, and the cattle are on the move. As the
sun slips below the mountains, herding dogs nip around the fringes
of a meandering column of animals: sheep and goats, bulls and cows.
Presiding over all of them are the sharp-eyed horsemen of Semonkong.
These herders ride amidst the clangor of handmade cowbells,
and in the fading light the procession sounds something like a parade
of steel drummers.
These Basotho men and boys work high up in the mountain kingdom
of Lesotho—a sovereign enclave nation of two million, surrounded
entirely by South Africa. Lesotho is the only country on the planet
entirely above 1,400 meters (approx. 4,500 feet) in elevation; in the
Semonkong region, which sits at 2,275 meters (nearly 7,500 feet),
the terrain is rugged and paved roads are rare, making four-legged
transportation the most practical option. Shepherds play an essential
role in these highlands, where most people make their living through
animal husbandry and subsistence farming. In a country where wealth—
and status, and eligibility for marriage—are largely measured in
livestock, guardians of likhomo (cattle) serve as financial managers of
a kind. A competent shepherd can expect to be paid one cow a year
by his employer. Out on the mountainside, herder boys sit dreaming
of the day when they will own enough cattle to hire minders of their
own.“
Will McGrath
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ALBUS
Justin Dingwall 27 Nov 2016 - 13 Jan 2017 Aachen The discourse about albinism is generally avoided as taboo in the South African context. When discussed, it is usually viewed as negative or as a sought after “oddity” in fashion... Read more -
PAINTINGS
Group show 8 Oct - 12 Nov 2016 Aachen ARTCO presents paintings by Bruce Clarke, Toyin Loye, Richard Mudariki, Owusu-Ankomah, Barry Sack, Manuela Sambo, Ransome Stanley and Bernhard Zimmer. Read more -
LAYERS
Barry Sack 27 Aug - 25 Sep 2016 Aachen First exhibition by the South African painter Barry Sack at ARTCO Gallery. Read more
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MASKERADE
Group show 10 Jul - 19 Aug 2016 Aachen Group show at ARTCO Gallery Read more -
LEON 1985-2011
Gordon Clark 22 May - 10 Jun 2016 Aachen Solo show by Gordon Clark at ARTCO Gallery. Read more -
STARTER
Group show 18 Mar - 30 Apr 2016 Aachen ARTCO present young artistic positions by Roshni Grunenberg, Daniela Johannes, Tom Solty and Satadru Sovan Banduri. Read more -
TARGETS - PARIS - THE UNSEEN WORKS
Group show 24 Jan - 26 Feb 2016 Aachen Group show at ARTCO Gallery Read more
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PARADISE LOST
Marcin Owczarek 29 Nov 2015 - 9 Jan 2016 Aachen Solo show Marcin Oeczarek Read more -
GETTHO TAROT
Alice Smeets 25 Sep - 30 Oct 2015 Aachen Alice Smeets, an artistic photographer and filmmaker from Belgium who has traveled extensively to Haiti in the last 8 years. She met Atis Rezistans during their second “Ghetto Biennale” exhibition... Read more -
ZEITSPRÜNGE
Ransome Stanley 14 Jun - 7 Aug 2015 Aachen ARTCO presents new drawings and paintings by Ransome Stanley. All are welcome to the opening on: Sunday, 14.06.2015 at 12.00. The artist will be present. Read more -
INNER SOUL
William Ropp 22 Mar - 22 May 2015 Aachen First solo show by the photographer William Ropp at ARTCO Gallery. We are presenting a selection of artistic photographs from different work series. Read more
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GLOBAL TOPICS
Group Show 18 Jan - 13 Mar 2015 Aachen GLOBAL TOPICS Our first exhibition of 2015, GLOBAL TOPICS, will feature current paintings by artists with an African background. We warmly invite you to attend the preview, which doubles as... Read more -
FINE ART SELECTION 2014
Group show 28 Nov - 20 Dec 2014 Aachen FINE ART SELECTION '14 In the final exhibition of 2014, we are delighted to present a selection from our international gallery programme. We will be showing predominantly small-format works representing... Read more -
LOS ULTIMOS CARBONEROS
Stephane Noel 12 Oct - 21 Nov 2014 Aachen Stephane Noel - CUBA | LOS ULTIMOS CARBONEROS ARTCO is pleased to present artistic photographs by Stephane Noel/Belgium. Most of his works have been produced in a rare printing process... Read more -
PALIMPSESTE
Bernhard Zimmer 7 Sep - 3 Oct 2014 Aachen Bernhard Zimmer - Palimpseste Solo show at the ARTCO Gallery We warmly invite you to the vernissage and book release with works by Bernhard Zimmer. Sunday, 7 September 2014 at... Read more
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SUMMER EXHIBITION 2014
Group show 3 - 30 Aug 2014 Aachen ARTCO - Summer Exhibition New paintings by: Ransome Stanley (UK/D) Gary Stephens (SA) Rikki Wemega-Kwawu (GH) Zinkpè (BN) Everyone is welcome to the vernissage on Sunday, 3 August 2014 at... Read more -
ONE GAME EVERYWHERE
Group show 13 Jun - 11 Jul 2014 Aachen *english version follows* Ein Spiel - Überall Fußball in der Kunst Alle vier Jahre erreicht die kollektive Begeisterung für Fußball mit der Weltmeisterschaft ihren Höhepunkt. Dass sich auch zahlreiche Künstler/innen... Read more -
COSMIC ALPHABET
EL Loko 16 May - 6 Jun 2014 Aachen Presentation of the new body of work by EL Loko.
Opening & book launch on Sunday, 16.05.2014 at 12.00. Read more -
CONNECTIONS
Toyin Loye 21 Feb - 28 Mar 2014 Aachen *english version follows* Toyin Loye - Connections Erste Einzelausstellung in der Galerie Unter dem Titel „CONNECTIONS“ zeigen wir in unserer nächsten Ausstellung aktuelle Arbeiten des aus Nigeria stammenden Künstlers Toyin... Read more
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THE SOUR TASTE OF SUGAR
Alice Smeets 13 Dec 2013 - 31 Jan 2014 Aachen In our first solo show at our new gallery space in Aachen we present photographic works from different works periods by Alice Smeets. On display are early works from Haiti... Read more -
MADE IN GERMANY
Group show 8 Nov - 7 Dec 2013 Aachen Made in Germay A Selection of German artists: Karl-Fred Dahmen, Felix Droese, Jörg Immendorff, Minu Ghedina, Herbert Kaufmann, Jupp Linssen, Fritz Martin, Hanns Pastor, Marie Pittroff, Brele Scholz, Günther Uecker,... Read more -
CONTEMPORARY AFRICA
Group show 27 Sep - 26 Oct 2013 Aachen ARTCO Gallery is opening a new show room in Aachen, Germany On 27 September 2013 19h, ARTCO is officially opening a new show room in the city center of Aachen.... Read more