Works
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Lothar HempelBIZO, 2020 -
Lothar HempelCasa Azul, 2020-2022
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Lothar HempelOral Heart, 2017
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Lothar HempelCiel, 2015
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Lothar HempelBell, 2017
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Lothar HempelTell Me Everything, 2014
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Lothar HempelAcid and Iron, 2011
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Lothar HempelBlush, 2011
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Lothar HempelPub Brawl, 2011
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Lothar HempelKunstschnee will schmilzen (Artificial Snow Wants to Melt), 1998
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Lothar HempelArena, 2009
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Lothar HempelBringt euch in Sicherheit, die Sonne kommt, 2006
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Lothar HempelPlakat II (Make up she), 2006
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Lothar HempelPlakat I (Die Bestie zahmen), 2006
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Lothar HempelEndlose Reise (Endless Journey), 2006
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Lothar HempelMaschinen Herz (Machine Heart), 2002
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Lothar HempelStreik (Strike), 2002
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Lothar HempelOnly the Smile Remains, 1999
Exhibitions
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Lothar Hempel: Art Basel Kabinett
June 17 - 22, 2025Read more -
Lothar Hempel
WINDOW, 91 Walker Street New York, NY (corner of Walker and Lafayette Street) February 28 - June 20, 2020Read more -
Oral Heart
Lothar Hempel November 16 - December 23, 2017German artist Lothar Hempel named his recent exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery after a poem of his, “Oral Heart.” Like the poem that initiated an expanding body of the artist’s...Read more -
People Like You Find It Easy
Lothar Hempel September 4 - October 4, 2014Like a futuristic stage impresario, and seemingly without effort, Hempel choreographs figures and objects, matches disparate materials and techniques, and arranges geometric shapes, luminous colors, and sinuous organic lines into...Read more
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A Week of Films @ Anton Kern
John Bock, Lothar Hempel, Marcel Odenbach, Wilhelm Sasnal, David Shrigley December 14 - 21, 2013Read more -
Art Basel Parcours 2013
Lothar Hempel June 13 - 16, 2013Read more -
It's Always Summer on the Inside
Organized by Dan McCarthy July 10 - August 24, 2012The exhibition’s title is taken from an advertisement for surfing wetsuits from the 1970s. Using an Oneil wetsuit promised that once inside your new second skin, Summer was awaiting. The...Read more -
Frieze New York 2012
May 4 - 7, 2012Ellen Berkenblit , Brian Calvin , Anne Collier , Mark Grotjahn , Lothar Hempel , Richard Hughes , Sergej Jensen , Dan McCarthy , Matthew Monahan , Manfred Pernice ,...Read more
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Suedehead
Lothar Hempel September 15 - October 22, 2011August 12, 2011—Lothar Hempelʼs ninth solo show at Anton Kern Gallery comprises three sculptures, five aluminum paintings, three diamond-shaped photo-montages, and a set of seven collages. The entire show is...Read more -
Kats, Nerves, Shadows & Gin
Lothar Hempel February 12 - March 21, 2009January 28, 2008, New York—Lothar Hempelʼs current solo show at Anton Kern Gallery, comprised of four figurative sculptures, three large diamond-shaped photomontages, and one painting, radiates an air of mystic...Read more -
Friends & Family
June 26 - August 8, 2008June 14, 2008—The premise for “Friends and Family” is simple: each gallery artist was asked to submit one work of art along with a work by an artist friend and...Read more -
Umbrella
Lothar Hempel May 18 - June 24, 2006Like loosely bound molecules, the elements of Lothar Hempel’s exhibition vigorously interplay. For his sixth solo show at the Anton Kern Gallery, the Cologne based artist brought together a group...Read more
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Fieber/Fever: 5 New Paintings and Other Stories
Lothar Hempel November 18 - December 23, 2004Read more -
The Song of the Bird is NONSENSE
Lothar Hempel April 4 - May 10, 2003Anton Kern Gallery is proud to present The Song of the Bird is NONSENSE , the fourth solo show of German artist Lothar Hempel in New York. His intricate installations...Read more -
America Disappears Only the Smile Remains
Lothar Hempel April 8 - May 15, 1999Opening on April 7th, Anton Kern Gallery will present an exhibition by German artist Lothar Hempel. This is the artist's second solo show in New York. America Disappears Only the...Read more -
The Bittersweet Disaster
Lothar Hempel April 12 - May 17, 1997Opening Friday, April 11, 1997, Anton Kern Gallery will present three installations and drawings by Lothar Hempel. This is the artist’s second exhibition with the gallery. Hempel’s installations in the...Read more
Publications
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Lothar Hempel
Alphabet City 2007Softcover, 159 pagesRead more
Publisher: JRP|Ringier and Le Magasin - Centre National d’Art Contemporain de Grenoble, Grenoble
ISBN: 9783905770476
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Lothar Hempel
Suedehead 2011SoftcoverRead more
Publisher: Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Dimensions: 5.5 x 7.5 inches -
Lothar Hempel
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini 2008Hardcover, 34 pagesRead more
Publisher: Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
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Lothar Hempel
Special edition drawing & Vinyl LP: "Songs for the Blind" by Nessuno 2022-Read more
Press
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Highlights from Art Basel 2025
Paul Laster, Art and Object, June 25, 2025 -
Lothar Hempel, "Kats, Nerves, Shadows, & Gin" Review
T.J Carlin, Time Out New York, March 5, 2021 -
While Berghain Is Closed, There’s Art on the Dance Floor
Kimberly Bradley, The New York Times, September 4, 2020 -
Review: Lothar Hempel
Scott Indrisek, Modern Painters, November 1, 2011