Past
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Inside - Outside
Duo Show with Ngoye and Karolin Schwab 18 Sep - 8 Nov 2024 This fall, Galerie Melbye-Konan presents the Ivorian artist Ngoye and the German artist Karolin Schwab in a duo exhibition entitled 'Inside Outside'. The works, which include paintings, sculptures and works on paper, will be on display in the 400-square-foot gallery from September 18 to November 08, 2024. The exhibition title... Read more -
Mouvement - Bewegung
Collaboration with the French Consulate and the Institut français in Hamburg 20 Jun - 24 Aug 2024 This summer France and Germany will be celebrating a summer of culture and sport. As France will be the host country of the Olympic Games, while Germany will host the European football championship. The celebration of the shared values that unite the two countries through organizing these worldwide sporting events... Read more -
Persona
Group exhibition curated with Harald Falckenberg 12 Mar - 25 May 2024 From 12 March to 25 May 2024, the 400 m2 Melbye-Konan Gallery will host the group exhibition 'Persona' – Latin for mask. It brings together several contemporary artists who use the inspirational power of African masks and sculptures in their work. “African tribal art lives – and not just as... Read more -
Spiritual Symphony
Yannick Ackah 2 Dec 2023 - 2 Mar 2024 Galerie Melbye-Konan presents the second solo exhibition of the internationally sought-after contemporary artist Yannick Ackah (born in 1992 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire) on 400m2. On view from 2 December 2023 to 2 March 2024, 'Spiritual Symphony' is an expressive symphony of colour, emotion and an exploration of his own origins.... Read more -
Masquage
Ngoye 6 Oct - 24 Nov 2023 The Melbye-Konan Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of the artist Ngoye in Germany. Entitled 'Masquage', the exhibition runs from 06.10. to 24.11.23 and features the artist's new series of large-scale abstract works. Human dynamics and inner states of mind usually remain hidden. True psychosocial phenomena differ from outward appearances.... Read more -
Africa Supernova
Yeanzi 24 Sep 2023 - 7 Jan 2024 African painting has boomed in recent years. It reflects the self-awareness with which artists on the continent look at themselves and their position in the world. In this period, collectors Carla and Pieter Schulting have acquired a large collection of paintings - supplemented by some sculptures and photographs - from... Read more -
The Sun Above All
Stella Meris 8 Jul - 9 Sep 2023 Stella Meris is a painter and multimedia artist born in 1990 in Basel, Switzerland. Their work revolves around the body and its spiritual dimension. By questioning how contemporary sacred spaces could look and how they can collectively be activated, Meris collaborates with artists of different disciplines. In that context their... Read more -
Monumentalis
Márta Kucsora 15 Apr - 30 Jun 2023 On 400m2, Galerie Melbye-Konan will exhibit the large-scale artworks of internationally recognized artist Márta Kucsora . The exhibition with the title 'Monumentalis' will be shown from April 15 to June 30, 2023. Hailing from Hungary, Márta Kucsora's artwork has been showcased in prestigious museums and can be found in renowned... Read more -
Homage
Sess Essoh 25 Feb - 31 Mar 2023 Galerie Melbye-Konan will exhibit the new artworks of internationally recognized artist Sess Essoh in his firt solo exhibition in Germany titled 'Homage' from February 25 to March 31, 2023. The exhibition is dedicated to the great forgotten of Africa's past. On 400m2, the artist questions our collective memory of these... Read more -
How do you feel?
Aron Demetz & Ngoye 9 Dec 2022 - 18 Feb 2023 Under the title “How do you feel?” the Melbye-Konan Gallery will exhibit artworks by wood sculptor Aron Demetz in dialogue with painter Ngoye in a Duo-exhibition on 400 square meters from December 9, 2022 to February 18, 2023. The renowned artist Aron Demetz has had a number of international and... Read more -
Aufatmen
Barlach Halle K 7 - 11 Dec 2022 The Landesverband Hamburger Galerien e.V. continues its exhibition series AUFBRECHEN (2019) and AUFMERKEN (2021) and presents a comprehensive insight into Hamburg's gallery scene with its third exhibition AUFATMEN. After years of pandemic, the state association wants to show the attitude with which artists have worked over the past three years.... Read more -
DEVENIR
BELÉN 4 Nov 2022 - 4 Mar 2023 Under the title 'Devenir', Gallery Melbye-Konan exhibits new artworks by the contemporary artist Anna-Belén at the Alsterhaus Hamburg from 04 November 2022 to 04 March 2023. 'Devenir' implies the becoming of nature, of the human, of the environment. Technically inspired by the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko as... Read more -
LA POÉSIE D'EXISTENCE
YANNICK ACKAH 30 Sep - 26 Nov 2022 Yannick Ackah is an Ivorian Artists, Born 1992 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, living and working in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire Under the title 'La Poesie D 'Existence', Gallery Melbye-Konan exhibits the artworks of the internationally recognized contemporary artist Yannick Ackah, from September 29 to November 20, 2022 on 400 m². At... Read more -
PERJECIUM
YEANZI 26 Aug - 24 Sep 2022 Under the title "PERJECIUM", Galerie Melbye Konan is delighted to exhibit the works of Yeanzi, a contemporary and multi-award winning artist born in Katiola, Ivory Coast, from 30 July to 17 September 2022 on 400 sqm. Yeanzi was given the great honor to represent the Ivory Coast at the 2022 Venice Biennale. In the current exhibition, Melbye-Konan Gallery is also showing two works by the artist that were selected for the Biennale. Read more -
MON HISTOIRE
ATOWLA 18 Jun - 16 Jul 2022 Under the title "Mon histoire", the Melbye-Konan Gallery will exhibit the new works of the Ivory Coast-born artist Atowla in a solo exhibition from June 18 to July 16, 2022. We are pleased to invite you to our new exhibition rooms in Mittelweg 169. Read more -
BIENNALE DE DAKAR 2022
YEANZI 19 May - 21 Jun 2022 Fourteenth edition of the Dakar Biennale: 59 artists and artists' collectives to forge a new common destiny Create, imagine and invent. It is around this triptych that the official international exhibition of the 14th edition of the Biennial of Contemporary African Art in Dakar (May 19-June 21, 2022) will... Read more -
BIENNALE VENICE 2022
Pavilion Côte d'Ivoire 23 Apr - 27 Nov 2022 The Hamburg Galerie Melbye-Konan is delighted to announce the participation of Yeanzi and Aron Demetz, the artists they represent, in this year's Biennale. Yeanzi and Aron Demetz have been selected to create this year's artistic contribution for Côte d'Ivoire at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice along with Frédéric Bruly... Read more -
AWAKENING
BELÉN 3 Mar - 30 Apr 2022 Under the title 'Awakening' the Gallery Melbye-Konan exhibits the new works of Hamburg-based artist Belén in an exhibition from 03 March 2022 to 30 April 2022. Awakening not only describes the process of rousing from sleep, but can also refer to other forms of regaining consciousness and the spiritual awakening... Read more -
MÉTAMORPHOSES
YANNICK ACKAH & NGOYE 23 Dec 2021 - 26 Feb 2022 The duo exhibition "Metamorphoses" presents new works by artists Yannick Ackah and Ngoye on 230m2 in Jungfernstieg in the Melbye-Konan gallery from 23 December 2021 to 26 February 2022. Read more -
ILLUSIONS IDENTITAIRES
YEANZI 30 Sep - 30 Nov 2021 The gallery is celebrating its first year of existence and its growing success over the last year, extending into the international sphere with an extraordinary solo exhibition of the renowned Ivorian artist Lanin Saint-Étienne Yeanzi. The exhibition "ID - Illusions Identitaires" (False Illusions), shows new works by the artist Yeanzi in the Melbye-Konan Gallery from 30th September to 30th November 2021. Read more -
ATOWLA & URIEL MONTÚFAR
ATOWLA 28 Jul - 15 Sep 2021 On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Peru's independence, Melbye-Konan Gallery, together with the Consulate General of Peru in Hamburg, presents a duo exhibition in their 230m2 space in the center of Hamburg from the 28th of July until the 15th of September 2021. Peru celebrates its independence with great confidence, hope and optimism. In these 200 years, the Republic has come a long way, and is proud of its thousand-year history, enriched by European, Arab, Asian and African contributions. The exhibition 'Atowla & Uriel Montúfar' aims to represent the importance of cultural syncretism in Peru today and recognise the contribution of African culture to the different areas of Peru's cultural development. Read more -
70 YEARS OF THE INSTITUT FRANÇAIS
GROUP EXHIBITION 16 Jun - 14 Jul 2021 On the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the French Institute in Hamburg, Melbye-Konan Gallery is presenting three paintings by young artists from Hamburg and the Ivory Coast as part of its current exhibition HERITAGE. The Hamburg gallery represents African artists as well as artists from all over the world with a connection to Africa. The exhibition, which can be seen at the gallery on Jungfernstieg until July 14th 2021, shows paintings by the first generation of Ivorian artists as well as current works by the younger generation that deal with the theme of cultural heritage. Read more -
HERITAGE
GROUP EXHIBITION 14 May - 14 Jul 2021 From 14 May to 14 July 2021, Melbye-Konan Gallery presents the group exhibition HERITAGE, featuring paintings by first-generation Ivorian artists alongside works by contemporary international artists exploring the theme of cultural and colonial heritage in Africa. In particular, the exhibition pays tribute to the artist Michel Kodjo (1935-2021), one of the greatest of the first generation of Ivorian painters, who passed away in March of this year. As early as 1957, three years before Côte d'Ivoire's independence, his works were shown in a solo exhibition at Abidjan City Hall, marking the beginning of a new era in art.
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IDENTITY
GROUP EXHIBITION 12 Dec 2020 - 12 Feb 2021 The exhibition IDENTITY is about identity as a life-long process, shaped by norms, culture, origin, role patterns, and experiences. In this exhibition, the four artists work on identity and cultural identity. Ranging from abstract works to portraits of influential and inspiring personalities like Nelson Mandela. An exhibition by Stella Melbye-Konan,... Read more -
WOMEN POWER
GROUP EXHIBITION 21 Oct - 18 Nov 2020 Women Power - the new exhibition at Melbye-Konan Gallery deals with the theme of femininity and its various aspects. The strength of women, the obstacles and challenges they face in their lives, their roles in contemporary society - in Africa but also globally, are the common denominator of this exhibition.... Read more -
AKWABA
GROUP EXHIBITION 4 Sep - 3 Oct 2020 Akwaba, the title of the opening exhibition, shows African painters of their generation or artists with a connection to Africa from September 4th, 2020 to October 3rd, 2020.
«Akwaba» means «welcome» in the African Twi language spoken by the Akan people in Ghana and the Ivory Coast. The term "Akwaba" also has a creative meaning. In the ancient Akan mythology, the fertility figure Akwaba is revered as the creator mother of the earth. The works reflect about Africa as the origin of the world, but also question the creative power of humans and the gap between modernity and tradition that meet in the big cities of Africa. Read more
