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Galerie Peter Herrmann
Potsdamer Straße 98 A
10785 Berlin
info@galerie-herrmann.com
www.galerie-herrman.com
Tel.: +49 (0)30-88 62 58 46
Mobile: +49-172-720 83 13
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Gallery Hours
Tues. - Fri. 14.00 - 19.00
Sat. 11.00 - 16.00
Public Transportation
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 - 1: Kurfürstenstraße
- 2: Bülowstraße
Bus M19:Bülowstr
Bus M48: Lützowstr./Potsdamer Str.
Bus 106 187: Bülowstr. |
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Nachtbus N1 N2 : Lützowstr./Potsdamer Str.
Bus M 85 - From Main Railway Station to: Lützowstr./Potsdamer Str. |
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Galerie Peter Hermann has been in operation since 1989, concentrating on:
Contemporary art by artists from around the world with a thematic focus on Africa and authentic ancient art from West and Central Africa.
Our meticulously curated exhibitions are well-attended by visitors from all cultural backgrounds and social strata. The participating artists are carefully chosen and coordinated into the program with emphatically diverse positions.
In presenting African content, the gallery works to high art historical standards; it is one of the few galleries in the world that consistently presents African art over a long timeline.
In the early 1990s, a number of established artists were added to the gallery program and introduced to the global public via the ambitious large-scale exhibitions Africa Explores and Les magiciens de la terre. |
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The gallery has also always concentrated on supporting talented newcomers. Highlights include participation in the 7. Triennale der Kleinplastik Europa-Afrika and Vielfaches Echo in Stuttgart, self-curated exhibitions in art clubs and consulting activities like the collabroation in 2005 with Chéri Samba at the Braunschweig art club (Kunstverein Braunschweig). Three artists with whom the gallery worked in 2004 participated in the Documenta XI and nine in Africa Remix in Düsseldorf, London, Paris and Tokyo. Artists represented by the gallery have participated in Biennales across the world from Venice to Gwangju, Johannesburg to Dakar.
The reputation built through these high-profile successes allowed the gallery to turn some of its attention to non-African artists whose work is nonetheless thematically related to the African continent. The very successful touring work Stille Post by Angelika Böck – on view in various locations as part of the Die obere Hälfte - Die Büste von Rodin bis Giacometti exhibit – was first shown in the Galerie Peter Herrmann. The gallery was also the only one in Europe to show – in cooperation with the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg – Laura Anderson Barbata’s anthropological pieces. Meanwhile, the Around and Around exhibition concept won the gallery selected work by a number of other western artists like Joseph Kosuth, Martin Kippenberger, Haim Steinbach and Imi Knoebel. Juxtaposition with these established artists was instrumental in the breakthrough of many young artists from Africa. Sales of full collections have been brokered around the world.
Supporting local artistic activities is also an important part of the gallery’s work. From 1989 to 2000 in Stuttgart and today in Berlin, the gallery has organized discussion groups and events and, with its openings, provided an intellectually-minded platform for dialogue. Music, gastrosophy, literature and theatre are embedded in the gallery program, focal points of cooperations like, for example, the Afrika Festival Potsdam and the perennial Africome project, carried out in conjunction with the Federal Agency for Civic Education. In Berlin, cooperations with embassies represent yet further successful development projects.
In addition to selling high-quality painting and sculpture, the gallery also devotes exhibits to film and photographic productions. We organize and curate exhibitions for galleries, businesses and museums, provide expertise to customers and issue expert reports for insurance and customs purposes. As an expert on African art and culture, Peter Herrmann frequently consults on political and economic matters.
In 1995, we became probably the first German gallery to develop a web presence; since then, we’ve been working on numerous technological projects, mostly in the realm of user support and software development. The goal of this pioneering work is to free the gallery from its conventional site-dependence. Storage, exhibition preparation, placement of artists and customer trends are some of the most important areas in which this web-inclusive corporate structure has made itself felt.
Right now, our domain is home to 4,500 pages of images and detailed texts. This corresponds to around 50 catalogues, whose full contents are available free of charge. Our site gets particularly high traffic from educational institutions, which often quote from our texts and biographies; from a loyal group of collectors who appreciate illustrated artist pages; and from a number of international visitors who find us via links from university directories, Africa servers and general search engines. In total, the site gets between 20,000 and 55,000 visitors per month.
The navigation of our webpages is simplified through the Menu Bar which appears at the top of every page.
Following is a description of our seven Menu options:
Home - Brings you back to the main page and is convenient for bookmarking.
Email - This is the place to click if you would like to be included in our mailings, want to send us your comments, questions or critiques, or to place an order.
Around and Around - Our largest exhibition gave this section its name. This is where you'll find comprehensively documented exhibitions with images, descriptions and cross-references.
Traditionelle afrikanische Kunst (Traditional African Art) - This section, divided by region, shows a portion of the Peter Herrmann collection. Explanatory texts (some already in English) are provided for those objects, which are art historically significant and/or controversial.
Aktuell (Current) - On average, this page has the highest viewing rate. It's where you'll find current information about our own as well as outside exhibitions, in addition to activities of the artists represented by the Gallery. Parts of this page are already in English and we plan for this area to be completely bilingual in the near future. It's also where a column appears from time to time, attention is drawn to new webpages, and activity that goes on behind the scenes is brought to the fore. It's where we critique, commend and on occasion complain.
Information - The page where you currently are. Essential facts and information can be found here.
Archiv (Archive) - Alphabetical listing of artists represented by the Gallery as well as artists joining individual exhibitions. The majority of the Represented Artists are presented in detail, each on individual pages - an invaluble resource for both collectors and exhibit organizers.
Tip - Due to the extensive network of pages, there is a possibility that linked pages will open in new windows. If several windows have opened, we recommend closing the already viewed pages.
The images and texts may be copied for private use, but please note that the copyright attribution for multiple reproductions belongs to Peter Herrmann. For questions pertaining to publishing rights, please consult us directly. |
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-African Creative Network.
-Afrika-Post
-Afrika-Stiftung
-Afrika-Verein der deutschen Wirtschaft (German-African Business Association)
-Art Cologne
-Art Karlsruhe
-Auswärtiges Amt Ref. 602 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
-Black Pearl. Mary Appiah
-Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung. Berlin
-Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft. Berlin
-Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (Centre for Political Education - Ministry of the Interior)
-Copyright Projektbüro. Berlin
-Daimler Art Collection. Stuttgart
-Daimler-Chrysler/Worldbank. Mr. Josef Gorgels
-Deutsche Afrika Stiftung e. V.
-Deutsche Welle. Cologne/Bonn
-DoualArt. Cameroon. Marilyn Douala-Bell
-Dr. Uschi Eid. State Secretary, Ministry for Development and Collaboration
-epd. Evangelischer Pressedienst. (Evangelical Press Service) Konrad Melchers
-Embassy of the Federal Republik of Nigeria. Senator Emeka P. Echeruo
-Embassy of the Republik of South Africa. Mr. Moses Chikane
-Focus10. Müller/Schön/Ch. Eyene. Basel.
-Fondation Blachere.
-Fototage Wiesbaden
-Frauenmuseum Wiesbaden
-Galerie Achim Kubinski. Berlin (Around and Around)
-Galerie NOMAD, Paris
-Galerie Alexander Ochs, Berlin (Der Rest der Welt)
-Galerie der Stadt Villach. Dr. Renate Obud
-Galerie im Thalhaus. Wiesbaden. Marie Pittroff
-Galerie Klinger, Görlitz
-Gallery MoMo. Johannesburg, ZA.
-Goethe-Institut.
-Goethe-Forum/Haus der Kulturen der Welt. (House of World Cultures). Michael Thoss
-GTZ/Agence
-Hamburgisches Museum für Völkerkunde. (Ethnological Museum Hamburg) Prof. Dr. Wulf Köpke
-Hardenberg Concept GmbH 2012
-Historisches Museum, Berlin
-Institut français du Dresden
-Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen. (Insitute for Foreign Relations), Stuttgart
-International Finance Corporation (IFC). Collection World Bank.
-Institut français de Dresden
-Iwalewa-Haus. University of Bayreuth, Germany.
-JoburArtFair. Johannesburg
-Kiscelli Museum, Budapest.
-Kunstverein Ostseebad Kühlungsborn.
-Kulturamt Stuttgart. (Cultural Ministry) Dr. Jana Magdowski
-Kunsthalle Wien. Vienna
-Kunstraum Potsdam.
-Kunstverein Braunschweig. Karola Graesslin
-Laboratory Ralf Kotalla
-Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden
-Museum of World Culture. Gothenburg, Sweden
-nbgk. Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (art association). Berlin.
-Nelson Mandela Children Fund
-Neue Galerie Landshut.
-p.art.ners berlin-windhoek
-Pigozzi Collection
-Revue Noir, Paris
-Roland Berger Strategy Consultants
-SAFRI. Southern Africa Initiative of German Business.
-Sammlung der Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (corporate art collection).
-Sammlung der Baden-Württembergischen Bank (corporate art collection).
-Sammlung Hans Bogatzke (ex. Now in Angola)
-SPARCK - Space for Pan African Research Creation and Knowledge.
-Stadsgalerij Heerlen
-Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München. (Ethnological Mus. Munich) Dr. Stefan Eisenhofer.
-Trigger Happy Productions. Berlin
-UN, Palais des Nations, Genf.
-Wolfgang Roth and Partners Fine Art
-Zagreus Projekt. Berlin.
-2yk Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben. Berlin
Opening speeches and Greetings
-Christina Rau, Spouse of late German President Johannes Rau
-Prof. Jutta Limbach, President of Goethe-institut.
-Dr. Uschi Eid, Member of Parliament, former Parliamentary State Secretary BMZ and G8 representative for Africa.
-Horst Köhler, German President
-Matthias Platzeck. President of Brandenburg
-Holger Rupprecht, Minister for Education, Youth and Sport, Brandenburg
-Rezzo Schlauch, Former Parliamentary State Secretary. Ministry of Economy.
-Prof. Kurt Weidemann, Typograph and Designer.
-Klaus Paysan. Mentor, Fotographer and Expert (Congo, Cameroon, Mali)
-Late Senator Echeruo, Ambassador, Rep. of Nigeria
-Mâitre Bernard Muna, UNO
-Hartwig Fischer, Member of Parliament.
Thanks also to many journalists, authors, artists, associates and cooperating galleries worldwide. |
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In their Opening speeches to an audience of 300 people, both Dr. Uschi Eid, State Secretary for the Ministry of Development and Cooperation, and the late Nigerian Ambassador, Senator Emeka P. Echeruo, emphasized the importance of the 11 years of cooperative work between Africa and Europe. (04.15.2000) |
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As a preview of what a collaboration with Peter Herrmann as curator can achieve, following is a selection of past exhibitions, both in the Gallery and other venues. During the past 19 years approximately 250 exhibits focused on African themes have taken place:
Documented Exhibitions (Selection):
Around and Around
Der Stamm der weissen Krieger (The Tribe of the White Warriors)
Dreierkonferenz (Three-way Conference)
Traditionelle afrikanische Kunst (Traditional African Art)
200 Jahre Metallkunst aus Afrika (200 Years African Metal Arts)
Gruppenausstellung Über-Blick (Group Exhibition Overview)
Vielfaches Echo (Multiple Echoes)
Undocumented Exhibitions (Selection):
Die Erfindung der Skulptur (The Discovery of Sculpture)
Auf den Spuren Heinrich Barths (On the Tracks of Heinrich Barth)
Maskenwesen in Afrika (Masks in Africa)
Ausgrabungen der Nok- und Djennekultur (Unearthing the Nok and Djenne Cultures)
Traditionelle Kunst aus Mali und Burkina Faso (Traditional Art from Mali & Burkina Faso)
Das Grasland Kameruns (Cameroon's Grasslands)
Comprehensive sites are available for research purposes:
Press
Columns
Texts
Speeches
A selection of relevant literature:
Books and Videos |
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View of a previous location: Stuttgart, Gerberstrasse, 2000
The juxtaposition of artists (as shown above) recurs as an installation concept, notably in the exhibits Vielfaches Echo (Multiple Echoes) and Around and Around, curated by the Gallery and in 7. Triennale der Kleinplastik (7th Triennial of Small Sculpture) Documenta XI oder Africa Remix.
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Stuttgart, Friedenstrasse
Peter Herrmann giving a speech at the Opening of Around & Around, at the gallery in Stuttgart's Friedensstrasse (04.16.1999). Shown in the photo are works by Joseph Kosuth, Tobias Rehberger, Chéri Samba and Pascale Marthine Tayou. |
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Kreuznacher Straße
Stuttgart Bad Cannstatt
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Friedensstraße.
Stuttgart
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Gerberstraße. Stuttgart
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Schlüterstraße. Berlin
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Uhlandstraße. Berlin
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Torstraße. Berlin
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Brunnenstraße. Berlin
Front. 1st and 2nd floor
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Brunnenstraße. Backyard
Side wing and parking space |
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From 9.4.2011
Potsdamer Straße 98A
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Stuttgart, Gerberstrasse. 1999
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Berlin, Schlüterstrasse, 2001
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1995 - Concept: 30 visitors per month - Oldtimer site
1996 - 2003 - no statistc |
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January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December: |
2004 14,726
14,425
17,324
14,526
15,438
14,946
14,518
17,943
21,143
23,262
24,769
24,555 |
2005
25,852
26,514
25,211
24,348
25,284
22,326
20,924
22,789
27,725
30,381
32,620
31,983 |
2006
38,001
33,559
39,650
31,845
34,207
32,197
25,539
16,806
23,069
22,193
22,206
29,725 |
2007
33,559
27,194
32,683
32,562
35,716
53,557
51,223
37,653
31,373
30,303
24,025
26,244 |
2008
27,773
22,666
25,721
34,404
37,188
24,874
21,842
16,527
15,630
18,575
18,905
16,340 |
2009
17,435
16,722
19,568
17,705
18,629
17,889
21,090
21,015
23,847
28,879
24,169
22,692 |
2010
25,059
25,319
27,508
23,589
22,871
17,627
18,044
18,476
18,319
18,647
22,950
22,498 |
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visitors |
217,575 |
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416,092 |
280,445 |
249,640 |
260,907 |
| Additional Services Provided by the Gallery |
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Lending of objects and consultation for Africa-related photo and film projects. Appraisals for both Customs and Insurance.
Valuations of African Art.
Exhibit Design for museums, corporations and art associations
sharing the themes of the Gallery.
Installations with experienced handymen and art handlers. |
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Galerie Peter Herrmann makes every effort to provide comprehensive and accurate information on its website, however, this website is for informational purposes and we do not make guarantees as to the completeness or accuracy of its content. The same is true for the contents of external websites to which hyperlinks have been provided; the Gallery is not responsible, nor has influence on the content of those sites. |
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