Galerie Barbara Thumm
Next Opening: 31.10.2025, at 6pm / Space 1: Martin Damman "Ein Loch graben" / Space 2: Anna K.E. "Cardinal Directions" /

\Thomas ZippProfondeville12.09. - 25.10.2025

Thomas Zipp, *1966 in Heppenheim, Germany, lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Exhibition views © Roman März

Press text (DE/ENG)

On the occasion of Berlin Art Week, Galerie Barbara Thumm is pleased to present “Profondeville,” the first solo exhibition by Berlin-based artist Thomas Zipp (*1966, Heppenheim, Germany) at the gallery.

This exhibition marks a milestone in our ongoing collaboration with the artist and follows his participation in the group exhibition “Anti-Pop II,” which we co-curated and through which we first introduced Zipp’s work to our program.

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Exhibition Views

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville

Selected Works

Highlights
Paintings
Sculptures and Installations
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Code BN-952 (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Code BN-952 (2025)
Motorcycle, sleeping bag, mannequin, matress, carpet, 5 lamps
Dimensions variable
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Ohio to Profondeville (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Ohio to Profondeville (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
180 x 150 cm
185 x 155 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Dice of Salt (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Dice of Salt (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
90 x 70 cm
94,5 x 74,5 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.B.: Insight (2014)

Thomas Zipp

A.B.: Insight (2014)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
160 x 130 cm
165 x 135 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Zero Gate) (2025)

Thomas Zipp

Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Zero Gate) (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame 200 x 170cm
205 x 175 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Signal Hill (2019)

Thomas Zipp

Signal Hill (2019)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
160 x 130cm
165,5 x 135,5 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Signal Cradle (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Signal Cradle (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
80 x 60 cm
86 x 66 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Pale Sun Well (Lithotomy) (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Pale Sun Well (Lithotomy) (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
180 x 150 cm
186 x 156 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: White Silence Mouth (2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: White Silence Mouth (2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
110 x 90 cm
115 x 95 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Threshold Properties of Memory (2017)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Threshold Properties of Memory (2017)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame
85 x 70cm
90,5 x 75 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Shock Black Elevator Pitch (2025)

Thomas Zipp

Shock Black Elevator Pitch (2025)
Metal, concrete, paint
220 x 110 x 50 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Mushroom Elevator Pitch (2025)

Thomas Zipp

Mushroom Elevator Pitch (2025)
Metal, concrete, paint
228 x 80 x 100 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Brain Elevator Pitch (2025)

Thomas Zipp

Brain Elevator Pitch (2025)
Steel, concrete, paint
220 x 110 x 100 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Inri (H.G.) (2017)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Inri (H.G.) (2017)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame, aluminium
158 x 128cm
163,5 x 133,5 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Profondeville) (2022)

Thomas Zipp

Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Profondeville) (2022)
Acrylic, oil, lacquer on linen, artist's frame
195 x 165 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Profondeville 89 (2016)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Profondeville 89 (2016)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame 200 x 170 cm
205 x 175 cm (framed)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Thomas Zipp – Profondeville \ A.O.: Glyphmarsh (2015 – 2025)

Thomas Zipp

A.O.: Glyphmarsh (2015 - 2025)
Acrylic, oil and lacquer on canvas, artist's frame, plastic, wood sign

The painting:
200 x 170 cm
205 x 175 cm (framed)
The sign:
184 x 48 x 45 cm
Galerie Barbara Thumm

\Carrie Mae WeemsPainting the Town12.09. - 25.10.2025

Carrie Mae Weems, *1953 in Portland, Oregon, USA,
lives and works in Syracuse, New York, USA

Exhibition views © Roman März

Press text (DE/ENG)

The exhibition “Painting the Town” presents a recent body of work by acclaimed African- American artist Carrie Mae Weems (*1953, Portland, OR, US), one of the most influential voices in contemporary art today. Weems created this series in 2021, in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests across the United States. The resulting photographs transform the scars of civic unrest into powerful visual and political statements.

The title of the series borrows from the colloquial phrase “to paint the town,” an expression typically associated with going out at night, celebration, and joy. Weems inverts this meaning with a twist of irony: here, “painting the town” refers instead to acts of erasure and silencing.

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Exhibition Views

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town

Selected Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town \ Painting the Town #01 (2021)

Carrie Mae Weems

Painting the Town #01 (2021)
From the Series: Painting the Town
Archival pigment print
147.3 x 220.9 cm (image)
150 x 223.8 cm (frame)
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town \ Painting the Town #02 (2021)

Carrie Mae Weems

Painting the Town #02 (2021)
From the Series: Painting the Town
Archival pigment print
147.3 x 220.9 cm (image)
150 x 223.8 cm (frame)
Edition 4/5 + 2AP
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town \ Painting the Town #22 (2021)

Carrie Mae Weems

Painting the Town #22 (2021)
From the Series: Painting the Town
Archival pigment print
147.3 x 220.9 cm (image)
150 x 223.8 cm (frame)
Edition 4/5 + 2AP
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town \ Painting the Town #32 (2021)

Carrie Mae Weems

Painting the Town #32 (2021)
From the Series: Painting the Town
Archival pigment print
147.3 x 220.9 cm (image)
150 x 223.8 cm (frame)
Edition 4/5 + 2AP
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Carrie Mae Weems – Painting the Town \ Painting the Town #35 (2021)

Carrie Mae Weems

Painting the Town #35 (2021)
From the Series: Painting the Town
Archival pigment print
147.3 x 220.9 cm (image)
150 x 223.8 cm (frame)
Edition 4/5 + 2AP