Alex Diamond at Iguapop - the photos

Uploaded some images from Alex Diamond's exhibition "(Don't worry 'bout a thing 2) DEMON CIRCUS", which opened February 4 in Barcelona at the Iguapop Gallery. Juct click on the image above or the link below.

We've also added a link to an overview (pdf) of the exhibited and available work at the Iguapop website.

>>> images from the exhibition
>>> available work
>>> feature article in EL PAIS
>>> iguapop.net

Posted on February 07, 2010

This week in Barcelona: Alex Diamond at IGUAPOP Gallery

Being Alex Diamond 2: DEMON CIRCUS

Iguapop Gallery
Comerc 15
Barcelona, Spain, 08003

Vernissage Thursday, February 4, 8 pm

Exhibition from 04.02. - 11.03.2010

This week, we are with Alex Diamond in Barcelona setting up his show at Iguapop Gallery. Expect works from the series "Being Alex Diamond" as well as a new circle of work on wood and paper. Alex will also create a large mural on location.

>>> more info at Iguapop.net
>>> more info onFacebook

Posted on February 01, 2010

Big In Small: Nina Braun

A few weeks ago, heliumcowboy founder Jörg has been asked to contribute for a new editorial website called "Big In Small". From time to time we'll link to the articles he's posting at small-things.eu.

Needleworkout | Jan 29, 2010

With her hand-knitted and hand-sewn installations and objects, Nina Braun has found her very own, distinct way of creating unparalleled artworks. She has also produced a film, that turns a really big thing into something very small.

Bringing her characters onto the walls of Hamburg, Nina Braun started out as one of the rare female voices in street art years ago. At the same time ... (continue reading at small-things.eu)

Posted on January 30, 2010

Casey McKee: Images from "Robber Barons" Opening

Images from the panel discussion with Casey McKee for the opening of his exhibition "Robber Barons" at the Zentralbibliothek Bremen (Literarische Wochen Bremen 2010) can be found at our facebook site (click image above or linke below).

Exhibition runs until March 20.

more info:

>>> link to images (facebook)
>>> about the exhibition

Posted on January 25, 2010

Big In Small: Anxieteam

A few weeks ago, heliumcowboy founder Jörg has been asked to contribute for a new editorial website called "Big In Small". From time to time we'll link to the articles he's posting at small-things.eu.

In a bouncy world of merry pop songs | Jan 19, 2010

When two acclaimed visual artists team up to form a band, the output is often unrelated to their art. The music of Anxieteam, however, is a one-to-one translation of Jim and Jon’s drawing styles.

Jim Avignon and Jon Burgerman always had a lot in common. But even if they both knew it for a long time, and appreciated the work of the other a lot, their first personal encounter was for a joint exhibition only last February in New York. For several days, they painted together in the studio of Factory Fresh Gallery in ... (continue reading at small-things.eu)

Posted on January 23, 2010

22.01., 6 p.m.: "Robber Barons" by Casey McKee in Bremen

Casey McKee: Executive Decomposition; 100 x 150 cm, Photographic emulsion, oil on canvas (2010)

On January 22nd, we will be in Bremen with Casey McKee for his solo-exhibition “Robber Barons” during the 34. Literarische Woche at the Zentralbibliothek.

Casey will show a brand new series of altered images from the Civil War. Working from third generation copies of photographs that were taken in the mid 19th century, depicting the cruelty and sadness of war, he created elements within the source material that didn't exist before, thus bringing them into a modern context . Casey painted over the images, "dressing" fallen soldiers and warriors in various situations with business suits.

Opening: January 22nd, 6 p.m.
Running time: 23.1. - 20.2.

Zentralbibliothek
Im Forum
Am Wall 201
28195 Bremen

>>> more info
>>> artist info

Posted on January 13, 2010

Big In Small: About Casey McKee

A few weeks ago, heliumcowboy founder Jörg has been asked to contribute for a new editorial website called "Big In Small". From time to time we'll link to the articles he's posting at small-things.eu.

Jan. 12, 2010 | Marriage Material

Where businessmen fight and the pope rides a horse: over the past decade, american artist Casey McKee has married photography with painting.

Born in Phoenix, Arizona, Casey McKee relocated to Berlin only a few years ago. Our first contact was one of those small moments in life that usually pass by inconsequential: he dropped by our gallery in Hamburg in 2004 more or less by coincidence, and ... (continue reading at small-things.eu)

Posted on January 13, 2010

Big In Small: About Boris Hoppek

A few weeks ago, heliumcowboy founder Jörg has been asked to contribute for a new editorial website called "Big In Small". From time to time we'll link to the articles he's posting at small-things.eu.

Jan. 5, 2010 | In Bed with Boris

One of the most talked about artists of the past years, Boris Hoppek has developed a body of work that has grown so large that it is impossible to keep up with. Chararcterizing his work, it seems to be the total opposite of small.

But besides the massive installations or large scale murals and canvases he creates, Boris ostensibly churns out tiny works every minute of the day. Wherever he goes, his sketch book is with him. Whatever place he visits, the pens in his pockets can’t keep still.

This is the body of work ... (continue reading at small-things.eu)

Posted on January 13, 2010

Wrapping up 2009, rebooting for 2010

The motto for the early days of 2010 come from Alex Diamond: his first drawing of the year: RE BOOT (ink on paper, 30x30 cm)

First: A Happy New Year to all of you! What a weird and incredible year 2009 was ... and now, after a couple of lazy days with friends, family, excellent food and very little art, we are back to the daily grind, wrapping and packing and cleaning up the temporary space at the Bieberhaus, our home for the past 9 months.

2010 starts with lots of activities outside of Hamburg, and as usual we will let you partake in our ventures on this site and on facebook or via twitter.

Just some appetizers of what's to come:

January 20th, we'll be with Casey McKee for an exhibition during the literature week in Bremen. Early February we'll work with Alex Diamond at Iguapop Gallery in Barcelona for his first solo show there (opening Feb 4). And from February 25 till March 9, we will travel to New York City again, showing Boris Hoppek (solo) at the Volta Art Fair (March 4-7) as well as supporting Boris and Alex Diamond for their first ever joint exhibition at Factory Fresh Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (March 5) ...

As for Hamburg City, we will be back with a new exciting headquarter in April ...

So stay tuned, or follow us ...

>>> "... on twitter
>>> ... on facebook

Posted on January 04, 2010

Merry Xmas & One last time: Finissage Dec 30th!

Dear Friends of the gallery,

we wish you all the best for christmas and a great start into 2010. With the beginning of the new year, we will close our temporary gallery space in the Bieberhaus, before moving into our new premises in spring.

One last time we would like to invite you to an event in this interim space at the Central Station:

On December 30th, from 5 to 9 p.m., we will hold the Finissage of our current exhibition "Restless and Wild" by Victor Castillo.

Thank you for your support in 2009

Isabel, Judith & Jörg

Opening hours during the holiday season:

Monday to Wednesday, 21. to 23.12.
Tuesday and Wednesday, 29. to 31.12.

daily from 12 a.m. til 7 p.m.
and by appointment

Posted on December 24, 2009

Victor Castillo: Images & Artwork online

Just uploaded images from the artwork, the vernissage and the set up of our current exhibition:

Victor Castillo: Restless and Wild
until December 31st

tuesdays to fridays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Enjoy!

>>> view images and artwork

Posted on December 01, 2009

Taking over our walls: Victor Castillo

This Saturday: Victor Castillo at the heliumcowboy artspace. And: This will be our last and final show at the Bieberhaus/Hachmannplatz! New gallery location early 2010 ...

Restless and Wild
Victor Castillo

Vernissage: Saturday, November 28, 8 - 11 p.m.

Victor Castillo: Violently Happy (Detail); 2009, acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 cm

>>> more info

Posted on November 26, 2009

This wednesday: Lena Schmidt at Index

Lena Schmidt: Amsinckstrasse 2 (2009); Detail

Lena Schmidt will be exhibiting at this years "Index 09", a large curated group exhibition of young, emerging artists at the Kunsthaus Hamburg. Lena will present brand new works, cut out of linoleum.

Wednesday, November 25, 7 p.m.
at
Kunsthaus Hamburg, Klosterwall 15

And in case you missed it: Lena was also featured in last Sunday's "Welt am Sonntag"; link to the article below.

>>> Index 09 website
>>> Lena Schmidt in Welt am Sonntag"

Posted on November 24, 2009

Final Day Today: Friendly Capitalism Lounge

Today (Saturday, November 21st) is the last day of the "Friendly Capitalism Lounge Vo. 13" at the gallery. We are open from 12 a.m. - 7 p.m.

We posted some pictures from the opening last thursday on facebook. What a night! Thanks to all the people that came, thanks to the artists and bands, and our deepest apologies to those who couldn't get in ... seriously, it was too packed from very early on ...

>>> first impressions from the opening on facebook (can be publicly viewed without registration)
>>> more info

Continue reading "Final Day Today: Friendly Capitalism Lounge"

Posted on November 21, 2009

Opening Thusrday, Nov 19: Who's afraid of friendly capitalism?

Fehmi Baumbach und Jim Avignon present:

Who's afraid of friendly capitalism? Friendly Capitalism Lounge #13

Opening: 19. November, 19.00 (7 p.m.)

featuring: Fehmi Baumbach, Jon Burgerman, Guillaumit, Jule K., Eleanor Marston, Roman Klonek, Jojo Ensslin, Dasha Rychkova, Francoise Cactus, Frau Kraushaar, Christian von Werner, James Din A4, Kate Hate and Jim Avignon

Live music by: Anxieteam (Jim Avignon and Jon Burgerman), Jens Friebs and Frank Spilker, Chris Imler and Nova Huta

DJs: Pascal Fuhlbrügge, madame d’oreen, Francoise Cactus

Exhibition runs only for two days: Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st 2009 from 12 a.m. until 7 p.m.

>>> more info

Posted on November 11, 2009

Video: Nina Braun - Business Today

Amazing stopmotion animation by our beloved Nina Braun, produced on behalf of ALSTRIA Office REIT AG. This company supports artists from time to time, giving them the opportunity to explore new technologies and media for their work.

Turn it on, open your mouth and make sure you'll close it again afterwards. Lots of our artists are producing amazing videos these days (Alex Diamond, Jon Burgerman, Boris Hoppek, etc.), and we are very happy to be able to finally post this gem by Nina as well.

If you are in for more video work by Nina, click continue reading below and see her first stopmotion film (2008) as well.

"Big In Japan", 135 x 70 x 94 cm (without plinth), wool, fabric, wadding, rubber foam, doll-eyes, wood (2008) (sold)

>>> available artwork by Nina Braun
>>> Nina Braun: artist info
>>> Nina Braun: website
>>> more videos by our artists (make sure to check the favourites)

Continue reading "Video: Nina Braun - Business Today"

Posted on November 04, 2009

Alex Diamond: Images are online

Well, it took us a while, but finally a fine selection of images from the vernissage, the artwork and some exhibition views are online - just check the link below or click onto the image above.

Again a big thank you to all our guests, to Alex Diamond and a very very special thanks to the fantastic musicians who graced this vernissage with an amazing live-performance:

Jessica Broscheit, Andrew Krell & Max Timm.

You were (again) incredible!!!

We've passed all image and the extensive video-material shot that evening on to Alex Diamond, who will cut and edit a video from the show within the next days. So stay tuned ... and then you'll be able to listen to the music as well ...

(another thankyou: Vernissage Photos by Julia Wenzel)

>>> click to view all images from the exhibition

Posted on October 27, 2009

In the press.

ART, one of germany's leading art-magazines, recommends our current exhibition "Don't worry 'bout a thing" by Alex Diamond as one of the 5 shows to visit this week, and online art magazine "we make money not art" features an article about heliumcowboy and an interview with founder Jörg Heikhaus in their column "galleries we love" ... reading material for this weekend (and a big thankyou to the authors!).

Click the links below or on the images to view articles.

>>> ART magazine
>>> we-make-money-not-art.com

Posted on October 24, 2009

Current exhibition: Alex Diamond

Alex Diamond: Weapons Release from alex diamond on Vimeo.

Saturday, October 17, we've opened "Don't worry 'bout a thing", the new solo-exhibition by Alex Diamond. Video above shows what Alex has been doing to our gallery wall shortly before - a first glimpse of things to see ...

Photos and much more will follow next week - including footage from the amazing, very special live-gig by the creators of "Schleck - das Musical": Jessica Broscheit, Max Timm & Andrew Krell !!!

Besides the new body of work, we present the brand new book "Don't worry 'bout a thing - being Alex Diamond" (GUDBERG Verlag) as well as a special silk screen print Alex Diamond created for the exhibition (limited edition of 50, 53 x 78 cm, 50 € - image below).

Both are available at the gallery and in our online-store.

For more info - please follow the links below.

>>> artwork overview & pricelist
>>> about the exhibition
>>> Print & Book: visit our online store
>>> artist info
>>> alexdiamond.de

Posted on October 15, 2009

Alex Diamond-Video: "Demon Catcher"

watch in High Quality at Youtube

Very nice short film about the Installation Alex Diamond created for the ARTotale street art-project in Lüneburg this week. Best to be watched in HD and with sound. A little foretaste for Alex' upcoming exhibition with us, "Don't worry 'bout a thing", opening next Saturday, oct 17. (from 7 - 10 p.m.).

More info:

>>> ARTotale website
>>> more info about the upcoming exhibition @ heliumcowboy (Oct 17)
>>> alexdiamond.de
>>> Alex Diamond: the new book

Posted on October 10, 2009

Casey McKee: last week of the exhibition

Casey McKee: Sheep; 2009, photoemulsion and oil on canvas, 150 x 300 cm (2009)

This week, we will close the current exhibition "End of Reason" by Casey McKee. If you didn't have a chance to visit yet, come by between Tuesday and Friday from 12 to 7 p.m. or view the images of the show online (link below, or click on the image).

>>> artwork overview & pricelist
>>> photos from the vernissage and the exhibition
>>> more info

Posted on October 04, 2009

Alex Diamond: the book is in our shop, and photos from the launch are online.

Thanks to all who came yesterday for the launch of Alex Diamond's first book "Don't worry 'bout a thing" (GUDBERG Verlag) at Urban Outfitters, Hamburg. Images from the event and the brand new installation from Diamond are online (link below or click on the image above).

About the book:

Hard to meet in person; slips out before you get in. Hides behind masks and 500 different personalities. Some people claim they know him; or they think they have met him. Good one - reconsider, and start reading this book. In the end, you may find yourself being Alex Diamond.

“Where I come from, there is just dust, sand and sun, nothingness really; no past, just a present and a future, that’s why I was never born and will never die.” (Alex Diamond)

Alex Diamond
Don’t worry ‘bout a thing (Being Alex Diamond)

feat. texts by Rik Reinking, Harlan Levey, Maike Moncayo, Isabel Abele

VERLAG GUDBERG
ISBN 978-3-940558-43-5
Format: 17 x 22 cm
136 Pages
EUR 21,90

NO shipping cost within Germany!

>>> buy the book in our online-store
>>> photos from the launch event at Urban Outfitters, Hamburg
>>> more info about the upcoming exhibition @ heliumcowboy (Oct 17)
>>> Gudberg Verlag

Continue reading "Alex Diamond: the book is in our shop, and photos from the launch are online."

Posted on October 01, 2009

Alex Diamond is drawing with the jigsaw - a short film.

alex diamond: drawing with the jigsaw from alex diamond on Vimeo.

Alex has arrived in Hamburg last week and is currently building installations for the upcoming shows in Hamburg (October 17, heliumcowboy artspace) and Lüneburg (October 5-9, "Artotale, University Leuphania, curated by Rik Reinking). He created a nice video about this, check it out. Watch it in HD and turn your speakers on.

PS: Pre-release event hosted by Gudberg Verlag for Alex Diamonds upcoming book "Don't worry 'bout a thing" next wednesday, September 30th, 4 - 8 p.m. at Urban Outfitters, Gänsemarkt 45, Hamburg. The video is about the installation that will be set up there next week.

>>> more info about the next exhibition
>>> Gudberg Verlag . info about the book and the pre-release
>>> Reinking-Projekte: ARTotale

Posted on September 23, 2009

Casey McKee: images are online

New look, same procedure: uploaded all images from our current exhibition "End of Reason" by Casey McKee to the site - click on the image above or follow the links below to see all artwork, photos from the vernissage and the exhibition at our gallery.

>>> artwork overview & pricelist
>>> photos from the vernissage and the exhibition
>>> more info

Posted on September 16, 2009

Casey McKee "End Of Reason": a film by Bernd Lange

Casey McKee: studio visit - a film by Bernd Lange from helium cowboy on Vimeo.

Short version of a feature about Casey McKee, recently edited by filmmaker Bernd Lange (a matching image production, link below). Casey explains and shows his technique and motivation with artwork created for our upcoming show "End Of Reason":

Casey McKee
End of Reason

Vernissage: Friday, Sept 11, 7 - 11 p.m.

>>> more info
>>> matching image production (film)

Posted on September 10, 2009

As long as the sun still smiles ... heliumcowboy T-Shirt SALE

(click image to enlarge)

Until September 30 you can order our artists-T-Shirts at a reduced price:

heliumcowboy heavy metal (5 years anniversary edition) by kingdrips: 15 (was 18) €
"Popo" by Boris Hoppek: 15 (was 25) €
"You Don't Know What Love Is" by Alex Diamond: 15 (was 25) € - only 4 shirts left!
"Lossy Data Lab" by Jon Burgerman: 25 (was 35) € - only 1 shirt left!

>>> go to our online shop

Posted on August 31, 2009

A Postcard from Luiza: "Limousin is like Transylvania"

Luiza Mogosanu wrote us a card from Limousin, France.

Click image above or link below to read it.

>>> A Postcard from Luiza

Posted on August 28, 2009

A Postcard from Jon: now also a Popstar

Jon Burgerman and what he's been doing this summer:

"I spent the Summer in America, mainly in NYC but with two weeks in LA. Since being in America from June I've had two solo exhibitions and been involved in four group shows.

I've also started to learn the ukulele and am in a band (anxieteam) with the artist Jim Avignon. We have played four live shows around New York and shot a music video in the Astoria Wardolf hotel featuring a lot of our friends.

hope you're super jorg
im super tired
and now it's the football season again!!

j"

>>> jonburgerman.com
>>> anxieteam at myspace (Jon Burgerman & Jim Avignon)

Posted on August 25, 2009

Recommended: Brad Downey at Reinking-Projekte

Brad Downey comes to Hamburg - with his solo-exhibition "Broken Horizons" at Reinking-Projekte, opening this Friday, August 28, at 7 p.m..

Downey stakes a claim for the individual's interpretation of the signals and systems that govern the urban environment and imperceptibly determine our movements around the city. Because we're so accustomed to these signs and beacons, their subtle manipulation or replication can often be overlooked. Downey uses humour to underscore the institutional regulation of public behaviour and to provoke awareness of how this control affects the evaluation of art, self, and social status.

more info at
>>> reinkingprojekte.de
>>> braddowney.com

Posted on August 25, 2009

A Postcard from Casey: Just work, no play.

to be seen in Zürich: Profiteer, photoemoulsion and oil on canvas, 77x77 cm

Well, Casey McKee is not taking much time off these days with his next show "End Of Reason" with us coming up in only a few weeks (opening September 11, 7 p.m., more info in the exhibiton section of this site). This is how a busy summer-shedule looks like (in his own words:

"I currently have an exhibition at the Museum Höxter-Corvey. The exhibition is titled "Von Liebeslust und Lebenslast - der inszenierte Alltag".

Niederländische Genremalerei des 17. Jahrhunderts trifft auf das Figurenbild der Gegenwart
Werke aus der Sammlung SØR Rusche (Oelde)
10. Mai - 23. August 2009

Also, beginning on the 26th of August I will be in a group exhibition at the Galerie Römerapotheke in Zürich titled "The Audacity of Imagination". The show runs from the 26. August - 3. Oktober.

Other than that, I've been working most of the summer on the Heliumcowboy exhibition. I just finished the work a couple of days ago and now I have begun work on my next exhibition in Frankfurt which will be in October.

I'm looking forward to the show next month. I hope all is well there.

Best regards,
Casey"

>>> more info about our exhibition: "Casey McKee - End of Reason"
>>> Casey McKee: artist info

Posted on August 22, 2009

A Postcard from Nina: growing & sewing and soon in Italy

"Recently, I have sewn another costume for my friends from Cleptomanicx: it's a lemon. One of their mascots. Like the slice-of-toast-costume I made years ago, the original character was created by Stefan Marx.

These days I spend a lot of time knitting for another big and time-consuming textile sculpture. Besides that I watch my belly grow and count down the days to go until my vacation in northern Italy.

Best/Nina Braun"

>>> Nina Braun: artist info

Posted on August 17, 2009

Modart: celebrating in Los Angeles

Modart issue #20, cover by Will Barras

Modart is celebrating "Celebrating 20 issues and all that lay ahead" in L.A. at Thinkspace Gallery, with a group show featuring over 25 international artists. Nomad, currently represented in our running group exhibition "Nachschlag!" with three large scale paintings on paper, will be in California setting up new works on location for this show.

The group show features:
Bo130, Brooke Reidt, Chris Bourke, Christopher Lambert, Dave The Chimp, El Gato Chimney, Ephameron, Faith 47, Galo, Guillaume Desmarets, Invisible Heroes (Admir Jahic and Comenius Roethlisberger), Jon Burgerman, KuKula, Landry and Limbo, Logan Hicks, Microbo, Morcky, Nomad, Ruediger "ruedione" Glatz, SheOne, Stefan Strumbel, Stephen Smith (aka Neasden Control Centre), Tim Biskup, Vincent Skoglund, Will Barras, Lyle Owerko.

show Runs: August 14th through Sept 4th, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, August 14th 7- 11pm

Oh, and in case you haven't heard yet:

"Yes. The rumors are true. That cover up there? Issue 19? That's nearly the end of an era.
Subscribers will have noticed that their Modart is missing.
Issue 20 will be released in October. a 250+ page book on the Best of Modart.
And a new era begins for Modart. Same good stuff, new format, new schedule ...
This first book will be followed up with a second in late 2009. (...)"
(from the makers of Modart)

Curious? Same here. Modart books is a great idea, and we can't wait to see issue #1!

>>> modart web
>>> thinkspace gallery

Posted on August 14, 2009

A Postcard from Boris: surfing in the north of Spain

This is so beautiful.

Maybe we say that because we really do love Boris Hoppeks' work so much, and the guy himself obviously, but this is one of the calmest, nicest surf videos we've seen in a while (and yes, some of us did the whole surf thing as well, so this is an educated comment). Of course he only sent this to make us all jealous.

Boris is currently on his annual surfing trip in the north of spain, camping with his van right on the cliffs, wherever the waves are best. Just lean back and enjoy.

We will send you some more postcards from our artists in a loose series over the next weeks ...

Posted on August 13, 2009

A Holiday Postcard from the Ranch

After a very work- and travel-intense first half of the year, these past summer-weeks we've been taking it considerably slower, and half of the team went away to the beaches. But now we are (slowly...) getting back on track ... we hope that you either already had a relaxing vacation or that you will be chilling in the sun somewhere shortly ...

And this is what's going on right now/next:

September: Casey McKee

Casey McKee, Untitled, 2009; photoemoulsion and oil on canvas, 200 x 240 cm

While the current exhibition "Nachschlag" will be still on display till end of the week, we are preparing our next show by American artist Casey McKee for September. On Friday, September 11, 7 p.m. we will open Casey's exhibition "The End of Reason". The same evening, 13 galleries from the Kontorhausviertel (City Centre) will open jointly. A shuttle service will be available for easy transfer, and most galleries are within walking distance from each others for those who prefer to stroll ...

>>> more info & images

October: Alex Diamond

Untitled, from the series: "Being Alex Diamond", 2009; lambda-print, acrylic paint, polychromos, 30 x 45 cm)

Busy weeks for Alex Diamond: currently he is preparing the work for his next solo-exhibition at our gallery opening October 17, which will be a presentation of his latest project, "Being Alex Diamond". At the same time, Gudberg Verlag will publish a beautiful book about the project, which will be launched at the Frankfurter Buchmesse, also in mid-October, and which is in production right now.
Shortly before (early October), Alex is one of the 2 artists from our gallery (the other one being Boris Hoppek) who've been invited to a large outdoor exhibition in the city of Lüneberg featuring 35 international artists, organised by the local University and curated by Rik Reinking.

>>> artist info & links
>>> Gudberg Verlag
>>> Reinking Projekte

November: Victor Castillo

"Come Play With us, Forever", 2009; acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm; courtesy of Merry Karnowsky Gallery

The last show of this year will bring back Chilenean-artist Victor Castillo to Hamburg. Having shown Victor in Hamburg twice before in 2 group shows ("5 years heliumcowboy", 2008 and "IGUOPAOP! @ heliumcowboy, 2007", we are very happy to present his stunning works in a large solo exhibition. Victor has just returned from California, where he's recently shown with Merry Karnowsky in Los Angeles (all links below).

>>> Victor's website
>>> Images of Victor's latest show at Merry Karnowsky L.A.

In Berlin right now: Antonio Santín

"LENA", 2009; oil on canvas, 130 x 130 cm

And just in case you should be in Berlin these days - check out the group show "Inventory"at Wilde Gallery, who have invited Antonio Santín as guest artist and are showing one of his paintings (image above). Wilde Gallery is at Chausseestrasse 7.

>>> artist info & links
>>> Wilde Gallery

facebook

Oh, and we are on facebook now as well. Wanna check us out - click the image above or the link below ...

>>> heliumcowboy on facebook

Posted on August 12, 2009

NACHSCHLAG: all the info, all the photos

June 19th & 20th, we opened our new exhibition "Nachschlag" with a double-event on Friday and Saturday. Thanks to all the artists and collaborators who made this huge show happen, and thanks to all the guests that visited the vernissage(s)!

For images from setting up the show, the vernissage and exhibition views, please click on the image above. More info, artwork images and prices can be found by selecting the links below.

NACHSCHLAG!
international group exhibition in cooperation with NoNewEnemies, curated by Harlan Levey (NoNewEnemies) & Jörg Heikhaus (heliumcowboy artspace)

feat.

56K | Alex Diamond | Christophe Lambert | Evie Haines | Ephameron | Invisible Heroes (Admir Jahic und Comenius Roethlisberger) | Jon Burgerman | Nomad | Stephen Smith / NCC | Will Barras

>>> artwork overview
>>> Pricelist (pdf)
>>> images from the exhibition
>>> Nachschlag: more info about the artists, the exhibition, the theme
>>> NoNewEnemies (website)
>>> feature article about the exhibition in Welt am Sonntag

Posted on June 24, 2009

VOLTA 5: Back from Basel ...

Returned sunday night, dead tired after a wonderful VOLTA-fair in Basel and a 12 hour drive on the crowded german highways ... watch the last video from Basel above and see us taking down the booth, or click the link below to see more images and other videos from VOLTA 2009...

>>> more info & all the video fun from Basel

Posted on June 15, 2009

yoomee.tv: Talkshow feat. heliumcowboy

If you understand german, and you have time today at 4 p.m. or 10.p.m. (CET): visit youmee.tv for a talk-show by host Marcel Lichter featuring heliumcowboy founder Jörg Heikhaus. Other guests of the show: Science Fiction author Christian Günther, singer Elli (presenting her new album) and Sabine Langohr from the book store "Stories".

If you don't find time today - in the next days, we will also post the video to this site.

>>> yoomee.tv

Posted on June 04, 2009

Antonio Santín in London

KATRIN LOLA (100 x 90 cm), MAJA (110 x 100 cm), SOEUN III (115 x 85 cm), all oil on canvas, 2009

Starting Tuesday, May 2nd, Antonio Santín will be part of a group exhibition in London's ROLLO Gallery. Titled "The influence of photography in painting", the exhibition includes works by Antonio, Tiina Heiska and Andrew Hollis.

"ROLLO Contemporary Art presents a group exhibition of international painters whose works display a relationship to the photographic medium. The works by these artists remain inherently 'painterly'; displaying confident application of paint and visibly bold brushstrokes, yet in a variety of ways these paintings create a dialogue with photographic practice and place painting within a larger context of imagery."
(Text from ROLLO Contemporary Art)

ROLLO Contemporary Art, 51 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4JH
3rd June - 10th July 2009

opening reception: 6:30pm until 8:30pm on 2nd June

>>> ROLLO website
>>> artist info Antonio Santín

Posted on June 01, 2009

Hoppek & heliumcowboy @ frontlineshop- tv

Nice one: frontlineshop-tv posted 2 interviews about heliumcowboy artspace and our current exhibition, "Popo" by Boris Hoppek, to their online-channel. Both videos can be seen at frontlineshop.tv (click on the image above) or here at heliumcowboy (click "continue reading ..." below).

Supporting the art and lifestyle of our generation, frontlineshop.com also offers a competition to win our brand new Boris Hoppek T-shirts. And last week we installed some works by Alex Diamond at their headquarters in Hamburg as a temporary miniature-exhibition.

Follow the links below to the competition, videos and the blog entry about the Alex Diamond mini-expo at frontlineshop.com.

image courtesy of frontlineshop.com

>>> win Boris Hoppek T-shirts at frontlineshop.com
>>> not a winner? Buy Hoppek-shirts & more at our online-shop
>>> view images from the Alex Diamond mini-expo at frontline headquarters
>>> watch the video-interviews @ frontlineshop.tv
>>> images from the Hoppek-exhibition & artwork @ heliumcobwoy

Continue reading "Hoppek & heliumcowboy @ frontlineshop- tv"

Posted on May 26, 2009

Boris Hoppek: limited edition T-Shirts (special offer)

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For those who always wanted a t-shirt by Boris Hoppek (they are pretty rare, he is not doing shirts very often): we produced a limited edition tee for the current exhibition. now available at the gallery and our online shop (link below). Different cut for girls and boys, all premium silk screen print on quality shirts and in different colors (see image). 25 € each.

SPECIAL OFFER for online orders (only until the end of the exhibition, June 5): get a free copy of LAVAGINA 2 with each shirt you buy in our web-shop!

>>> visit our online-store

Posted on May 11, 2009

Boris Hoppek: Vernissage-Photos and Artwork online

Saturday saw the Grand Opening ouf our new (temporary) gallery space with an amazing show by Boris Hoppek. We posted a lot of photos from the Vernissage, the artwork and some exhibition views to this site (click on image above or follow the link below).

If you plan to visit, we will be happy to welcome you during our new opening hours:

tuesdays - fridays 12 a.m. - 7 p.m.
saturdays 12 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Hachmannplatz 2 / 200099 Hamburg

Exhibition until June 5, 2009.

Check this image-link to view the exhibited artwork:

>>> artwork overview and pricelist
>>> order Lavagina #2 & the limited edition Hoppek-T-shirt online
>>> photos from the exhibition & vernissage
>>> info about the exhibition and map with new gallery adress
>>> borishoppek.de (artist website)

Posted on May 06, 2009

We're with the champions: heliumcowboy supports youth basketball

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These kids rule: congratulations to the basketball youth of Hamburg's ETV Sports Club for becoming undefeated (!!!) champion in their division last weekend after their first season (M12 = below the age of 12) under coach Erkan Alkasi. heliumcowboy sponsored the first set of jerseys, including a fresh team-logo designed by S-Fly from the kingdrips-crew.

>>> S-Fly
>>> ETV Basketball

Posted on April 21, 2009

Jon Burgerman & heliumcowboy: Lossy Data Lab - the video

Jon Burgerman & heliumcowboy artspace at SCOPE art fair New York, March 2009: The Lossy Data Lab in moving pictures. Thanks for cutting & editing this one, Jon!

>>> more info on the Lossy Data Lab at jonburgerman.com
>>> images form the Lossy Data Lab, New York 2009
>>> Jon Burgerman: artist info

Continue reading "Jon Burgerman & heliumcowboy: Lossy Data Lab - the video"

Posted on April 15, 2009

We have moved, part 1.

After a week of hardcore building and renovating, we have moved this weekend into our temporary residency at the Bieberhaus, Hachmannplatz 2. The next weeks we will make it cozy and nice in there, and prepare for the big opening on May 2nd with Boris Hoppeks' new solo show "Popo".

Click on "continue reading ..." below for more images of the progress in the new space. Later this year we will move again within the same building and under the same adress. We will start once our final new gallery space get's ready for us to work in.

Continue reading "We have moved, part 1."

Posted on April 06, 2009

Pictoplasma TV report feat. Nina Braun & Steve Alexander (Rinzen)

Great video about the pictoplasma Character walk and the PICTOPIA exhibition in Berlin, featuring interviews with Nina Braun and Steve Alexander (Rinzen). You didn't make it to Berlin yourself? Now's the time to feel deeply sorry 'bout that.

>>> direct link to video at hobnox.com

Posted on March 30, 2009

Nina Braun & Boris Hoppek in Berlin

(Boris Hoppek setting up at Haus der Kulturen der Welt)

If you are in Berlin, these are two of the things you shouldn't miss during Pictoplasma:

Nina Braun opened her exhibition "Needleworkout And Pumping Iron" tuesday night at presque fini showroom, Brunnenstraße 53. Exhibition only this week (until March 21st)!!! Opening hours: Tuesday until Sunday from 12 a.m. until 8 p.m. .

Boris Hoppek shows his installation at the Haus der Kulturen der Welt at the Pictoplasma-Museum show "PICTOPIA", opening thursday, March 19, 7 p.m.

More images: click on "continue reading ..." below.

(Nina Braun standing in the rain shortly before the show opening)

More Info:

Pictoplasma PICTOPIA!
Haus der Kulturen der Welt
John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10
10557 Berlin

Duration: March 19th until March 21st 2009
Opening reception: Thursday, March 19th, 7 p.m.
Artist Presentation Boris Hoppek: March 19th 2009 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. during the Pictoplasma Conference Day

>>> more info at pictoplasma.com
>>> more info about the artists
>>> download press release english (pdf)
>>> download press release german (pdf)

Continue reading "Nina Braun & Boris Hoppek in Berlin"

Posted on March 18, 2009

scope New York | 03.2009

The Lossy Data Lab, set up by Jon Burgerman and heliumcowboy at the SCOPE art fair New York, has closed after almost 5 days of research activities. We will now analyze the data collected as well as the drawings head lab rat Jon Burgerman created during the fair. Stay tuned for updates, check Jon's and our website for new developments, the pictures we took, and make sure you visit our online-store for the merchandise (limited tee's and computer screenpads).

Over the next weeks, we will work on a video about our time in New York as well as a lab report compiling all drawings Jon Burgerman created during the show, in addition to information about the Lossy Data Lab-art project.

>>> photos from the Lossy Data Lab, New York
>>> Jon Burgerman website
>>> Visit our online store for the exclusive Lossy Data Lab merchandise (by Jon Burgerman)

Posted on March 11, 2009

On the couch with PRINZ

Jumping across his sofa, heliumcowboy founder Jörg is part of a home-story feature in german magazine PRINZ. Okay, it is a bit of lame self-promotion to put it on our website, but we just like the photo and Jörg's Hulk-T-shirt so much.

In the background: painting by Boris Hoppek; flying together with Jörg: Mr. TTT from FriendsWithYou. Photo by Frank Egel.

Continue reading "On the couch with PRINZ"

Posted on February 27, 2009

Lena Schmidt: Photos online

Thanks to everyone who joined us last saturday for the vernissage of Lena Schmidt's exhibition "urbanscapes" at our gallery. It was a great opening that (again) went really late into the night, and we just uploaded some images from the set up, the vernissage, the exhibition itself and the artworks to this site. Just follow the link(s) below (or click on the image above).

Lena Schmidt
"urbanscapes"
Vernissage: 7.2., 8 -p.m. - midnight
Running time: 7.2. - 6.3 27.3. (extended!)

>>> photos from the exhibition
>>> more info about the exhibition
>>> artwork overview & pricelist
>>> artists info Lena Schmidt

Posted on February 11, 2009

New in the shop: Prints by 56K, Bimbos & Calender by Boris Hoppek

New in our online-shop, convenient to order through the web: fresh Bimbo Sculptures by Boris Hoppek, his brand new Calender "Crisis 2009" from his last exhibition (30x42 cm, 14 pages), and the limited edition silkscreen-print by 56K from the show "Das Herz von St. Pauli" ... more info and images in the store (link below).

>>> visit the heliumcowboy online-shop

Posted on January 31, 2009

Modart TV: feature about the five years show

modart TV just launched a big feature about the opening night of the 5 years anniversary show of our gallery in summer 2008. Excellent documentation about the night of the nights, watch it by clicking the image above or the link below.

>>> modart TV feature about 5 years heliumcowboy at modart TV
>>> modart TV feature about 5 years heliumcowboy at vimeo
>>> modart website

Posted on January 24, 2009

Das Herz von St. Pauli: The pictures!!!

Just uploaded tons of images with impressions from setting up the show and the vernissage at Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona to the site - click on the image above or the link below to view them all ...

As you will see - we had a blast, it was a fantastic opening, a very big thanks from this end to Inigo, Leticia and Thoralf from Iguapop for all the support during the last week!

Thanks also to the artists, who worked hard on location to create an exhibition that will not be easily forgotten:

top row (left to right): Christophe Lambert, Stephen Smith (and Mike Swaney in the background), 56K; bottom row (left to right): Nina Braun, Felix Gebhard (who played an accoustic set from his band "Home Of The Lame") and Alex Diamond.

"Das Herz von St. Pauli - heliumcowboy strikes back"

at
Iguapop Gallery Barcelona
exhibition until February 14

>>> photos from the exhibition
>>> pricelist (pdf)
>>> Iguapop website

Posted on January 19, 2009

moki: images online

Images from our current exhibition "Mume - new paintings by moki" are online now. Click onto the image above or the link below to view photos from the artwork, the vernissage and the show.

moki: mume

Running time: Dec 13, 2008 - January 16, 2009
open wed - fri 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

ADDITIONAL OPENING TIMES:

We will be taking some time off around the holiday season , but to compensate for that we have additional opening hours in the next weeks:

monday & tuesday, 22. and 23.12, from 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.
monday & tuesday, 29. and 30.12., from 1 p.m. - 8 p.m.

24.12. - 28.12.: closed
31.12. - 04.01.: closed

from monday, January 5, 2009: business as usual (open wed - fri 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.)

>>> photos from the exhibition
>>> artwork overview and pricelist
>>> order the exhibition catalogue online
>>> feature article about the exhibition in "Welt am Sonntag"

Posted on December 16, 2008

Miami 2008: show me the pictures!

Uploaded lots of photos from our trip to Miami to the site. Click on the image above or the link below to view them all ... no need to get jealous because of the sunny beaches, remember we're back already for a week now and are freezing in Hamburg ...

More pictures and movies can be found at the MODART website - the guys did an amazing job covering the "Primary Flight" action on the streets (and walls) in Miami throughout the fair. Something we'e hardly seen at all, 'cos we've been busy at the fair ...

>>> heliumcowboy in Miami - the photos
>>> MODART: the Miami tales
>>> primary flight website

Posted on December 16, 2008

NEW: online shop for tees & books!

We are happy to announce the launch of our new online shop for our books and T-shirts (and more stuff in the future)! From today on, ordering our merchandise and exhibition catalogues is much much easier.

Consequently we have changed the navigation on this site - under "available work" (formerly falsely labeled "shop") you can preview currently available artwork by our artists, check prices and get in contact with us if you are interested to learn more or buy.

and on this note: credit goes to the KINGDRIPS who brought this shop solution (by BigCartel) to our attention!

>>> new heliumcowboy online shop (just the merchandise)
>>> available artworks by our artists (just the art)
>>> kingdrips online shop (thanks, guys!)

Posted on November 25, 2008

Helping Hounds Of Hell: A big thank you from everyone

Remember "The Helping Hounds Of Hell"? The charity exhibition held in Hamburg and Berlin in January/February this year? The one where 30 artists supplied us with 100 fantastic skateboard-artworks, organised by Groupe Dejour, DiePhotodesigner and us here at heliumcobwoy to support the Sage-Hospital for children in Senegal?

We just received a nice mail from the charity organisation behind the hospital - the Sage Hospital e.V. from Berlin. They went to Sengal to renovate and improve the hospital building, so all money earned in the exhibitions was wisely spent and helped improve the facilities for the kids!

So a big thank you again to everyone supporting the shows, be it with artworks, labour or visiting the exhibition!

>>> SAGE Hospital website
>>> the official "hounds of hell" Website
>>> Images from the show in Hamburg
>>> webshop Hounds Of Hell (some boards are still available!)

Posted on November 11, 2008

Photos online: Antonio Santín

Photos from the artworks, the setting up and the vernissage from our current show "Carne de Kanone" by Antonio Santín are online. Click the link below or the image above to view them all.

Antonio Santín
Carne de Kanone
October 4 - November 28
open wednesdays - fridays 11 - 19h

A catalogue was launched at the opening: 32 pages, 21 x 21 cm, full color, softcover, limited edition print, #6 of the "edition heliumcowboy".

>>> Antonio Santín: Photos from the exhibition
>>> pricelist and artwork overview
>>> catalogue preview and order option (via paypal)
>>> more info about the show
>>> Antonio Santín: website

Posted on October 10, 2008

NoNewEnemies: Video of the heliumcowboy show

Found this great documentary about the NoNewEnemies-exhibiton we hosted at heliumcowboy in April/May this year, featuring microbo, The Boghe, Morcky and Bo 130. A NoNewEnemies production from zztv + Sara Tajariol / Mr. Sean Martin for modart.tv

Enjoy.

Posted on September 09, 2008

Jon Burgerman: Photos online

Our newest exhibition "Anserine Apparitions" by Jon Burgerman is open. We celebrated last saturday with a wonderful Vernissage, and as usual we uploaded tons of images from the exhibition to our site, please follow the link below or click onto the image above ...

Jon Burgerman
Anserine Apparitions
August 30 - September 26
open wednesdays - fridays 11 - 19h

>>> Jon Burgerman: Photos from the exhibition
>>> pricelist and artwork overview
>>> more info about the show
>>> Jon Burgerman website

Posted on September 05, 2008

Thank You! And now with all the Photos!

What a night! The heliumcowboy crew and our artists would like to thank all who came - we stopped counting at way over 1000 guests ... I hope everyone enjoyed it as much as we did, despite the long cue at the entrance. Big thanks also to the Area Boys for their fantastic live set, and to DJ Sdag, and and and. All of you helped us make it the best celebration of our anniversary at the Bieberhaus we could imagine ...

All images we took from setting up the show, the exhibition and the vernissage, can be found when clicking onto the image above or the link at the bottom of this entry.

Photo by Lui Roq (click to enlarge)

Key facts:

5 years heliumcowboy artspace

exhibition at Bieberhaus, Hachmannplatz, 20099 Hamburg

until August 15

Opening hours:

tuesdays - fridays 14 - 20
saturdays 12 - 20

>>> photos from the exhibition, the vernissage, the build up
>>> for available artwork please go to the "shop" section of our site
>>> TV feature about the show at youtube

Posted on July 17, 2008

Nina Braun - Stick and Move: photos online

Last Saturday we opened our current show featuring Nina Braun's third exhibition at our gallery, presenting fantastic new sculptures, videos and artworks.
At the vernissage, we launched a catalogue about Nina's work, which can be ordered online through this site.

Images from the opening and the installation are online now. Just click onto the images or follow the link below.

Exhibition until July, 4, opening hours: wednesdays - fridays 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

>>> to the photos
>>> artwork from the show
>>> order the catalogue from the show online (pop up with more info)
>>> more info

Posted on May 27, 2008

No New Enemies Group show in Brussels

From May 7 - 18, (daily from 6 - 12 p.m.), No New Enemies presents a bunch of fantastic artists from their network at Le Botanique Museum in Brussels during the annual music festival.

With music from Scratch Perverts, Why, Morcheeba, Jamie Lidell, Bun Zero and more than 30 other acts NNE will get those feet moving by welcoming visual artists from their network to town.

heliumcowboy artspace is represented with 3 artists: Boris Hoppek, Neasden Control Centre (colaborating with Will Barras), Alex Diamond, and also fellow artists from our current show in Hamburg, BO130, microbo, Morcky and TheBoghe are also here.

Other participating artists include Wayne Horse, Ado Jahic, Galo, The London Police, Will Barras, Jon Burgerman, Guillaume Desmarets, Never Effect, Ephameron, Maoma, Btoy, L’Atlas, Jerome ‘G’ Demuth, RuediOne, Smash137 and a small glimpse at the A-Z private collection of The Don.

We uploaded a lot of images from setting up and from the show ... please click onto the images or follow the link below to view them all!

>>> images from the show (pop up)
>>> more info and catalogue download at modarteurope.com
>>> more info at NoNewEnemies.net

Posted on May 07, 2008