15 November 2025 – 5 April 2026 Leipzig is a hotspot of fine art. Countless artists live and work in the city. Her materials, styles and themes differ, but what unites her is her background: the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, one of the oldest art academies in Germany. Figurative arts and crafts are at the heart of their curriculum.

With works by: Neo Rauch Hartwig Ebersbach, Ulrich Hachulla, Christine Ebersbach, Rosa Loy, Ulf Puder, Aris Kalaizis, Matthias Ludwig, David Schnell, Christoph Ruckhäberle, Tilo Baumgärtel, Katrin Brause, Martin Kobe, Matthias Weischer, Isabelle Dutoit, Mirjam Völker, Corinne von Lebusa, Malte Masemann, Tino Geiß

I was lucky enough to spend the whole of October in Mallorca at the wonderful Artist in Residence @ccaandratx, together with my esteemed colleagues @ottojustine, @ulrikebuhl and @arpadforgo. On 25 October, it was open studios and we had the opportunity to talk to visitors about the works.

Opening: Saturday, September 6th, 11 am-6 pm
Runtime: September 6 – October 4, 2025

@c45_studio
Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 47
65195 Wiesbaden

Ellen Akimoto @ellenakimoto
Mona Broschar @monabroschar
Anne Fellner @anniefelln
Franca Franz @franca.franz
Sebastian Gögel @sebgoegel
Inga Kerber @ingakerber
Adrian Kowalski @adrian_l_kowalski
Anna Nero @anna.nero
Robert Seidel @_robert_seidel_
Janine Steiner @ninnisteiner
Manuel Stehli @manuel.stehli
Annahita Zielonka @annahitazielonka

Solo exhibition at ASPN Leipzig

13 September – 18 October 2025
Opening as part of the SpinnereiGalerien tour:
13 September, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
14 September, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Originally, the Plattenbau was the centrepiece of GDR social policy, a place of socialisation and a symbol of real socialist progress – until 1989. With the fall of communism, it became the scene of painful transformations and a symbol of social decline and racist violence. As ruins, the buildings awaited demolition, were renovated or remodelled. How are the East German prefabricated housing estates dealt with in art? The group exhibition Wohnkomplex. Art and Life in Prefabricated Housing by guest curator Kito Nedo at MINSK from autumn 2025 will present installations, paintings, drawings, photographs and films created between the 1970s and today. The Plattenbau has never become a monument, but has remained a living presence. It is a place of GDR remembrance where living continues.