Represented artist
Jáchym Fleig
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, 1970. Based in Schönberg (Hunsrück), Germany
Statement
In the work of Jàchym Fleig, the traditional concept of sculpture extends into its environmental confines. Through an integration of sculpture and its surroundings, his works take on the character of temporary installations, influenced by external conditions that subject them to constant change.
Fleig’s sculptures, like organic structures in a state of proliferation and growth, unfold by invading the space that accommodates them. Supporting structures, pillars, walls, floors, windows, ceilings, furniture; all become potential anchoring sites for the artist’s installations, in some cases clinging – like parasitic bodies or organogenic concretions – to the exteriors of exhibition and museum spaces.
Made of concrete, cement, plaster, wood and polyurethane, Fleig’s works appear weightless and abundantly alive; used in unconventional ways, these common building materials muster surprising forms, geared to evoke stark emotional responses and to sometimes disturbingly intrude upon the normality of familiar places, of safe and demarcated urban spaces.
Fleig’s conceptual sculpture instils an ambivalence between weight and weightlessness, organic and inorganic, biomorphic and anthropomorphic, but also a reflection on the fragile boundary between growth and decay, between order and chaos, between the security of the known and the obscurity of the unknown, where permanence itself seems at risk amidst the circulations of ephemeral states.
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart and both the Slade School of Fine Art and Royal College of Art in London, he has shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in public venues. Notable amongst them: Applikation – Forum Kunst, Rottweil; Neue Arbeiten – Gesellschaft fur Bildende Kunst, Trier; Ephemere – Dortmunder U, Dortmund; Akkumulation – MUSEUM ART.PLUS, Donaueschingen; Shift - Kunstverein Aurich, Aurich; Salon d’Automne – Grand Palais des Champs Elysees, Paris; Die Grosse – Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf.
His works are held in various public collections: Dortmunder U, Germany; Huma Kabakci Collection, Turkey; Museum Pachen, Rockenhausen, Germany; Knolle Societät, Offenbach, Germany; Kunstverein Trossingen, Germany; Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany; Museo de Arte Carillo Gil, Mexico City, Mexico.
Installation views
Works
Cement
170 × 28 × 28 cm
Cement
130 × 55 × 55 cm
Cement and flexible hose
70 × 70 × 60 cm
Polyurethane and Plexiglass
150 × 130 × 140 cm
Exhibitions
- PalermoREARRANGEMENTJáchym Fleig27 September – 26 October 2024
- Palermoquantum leapAntonio Catelani, Francesco De Grandi, Jáchym Fleig, Katharina Maderthaner and 4 more18 March – 11 June 2017
- PalermoRISEJáchym Fleig31 March – 30 April 2016
News
- 13 October 2026Curatorial projectJáchym Fleig to curate an installation by Jan Stolín at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierKunstverein Trier Junge Kunst has announced an installation by Jan Stolín, curated by Jáchym Fleig, from 6 February to 7 March 2027.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 15 August 2026Curatorial projectJáchym Fleig curates Jost Münster: Loose Connection at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierJáchym Fleig curated Loose Connection, a solo exhibition by London-based painter Jost Münster, in Trier from 15 August to 13 September 2026.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 14 August 2026ExhibitionJáchym Fleig: Frequenzen at Galerie Netzwerk, TrierJáchym Fleig's solo exhibition Frequenzen was on view at Galerie Netzwerk in Trier from 14 August to 5 September 2026.Galerie Netzwerk, Trier
- 5 July 2026ExhibitionJáchym Fleig in DIE GROSSE Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf 2026Jáchym Fleig is among the participants of DIE GROSSE Kunstausstellung NRW Düsseldorf 2026, held at Kunstpalast and NRW-Forum from 5 July to 9 August 2026.Kunstpalast and NRW-Forum, Düsseldorf
- 2 May 2026ExhibitionJáchym Fleig selected for the Donaueschinger Regionale 2026Jáchym Fleig was among the artists selected by the jury for the Donaueschinger Regionale 2026, on view at the Donauhallen from 2 to 24 May 2026.Donauhallen, Bartók-Saal, Donaueschingen
- 14 March 2026Curatorial projectJáchym Fleig curates Marcus Jansen: Kassiber at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierJáchym Fleig curated Kassiber, an exhibition by the Leipzig-based sculptor Marcus Jansen, in Trier from 14 March to 26 April 2026.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 11 October 2025ExhibitionJáchym Fleig in 40KV – How soon is now? at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierJáchym Fleig is one of nine artists in 40KV – How soon is now?, the 40th anniversary exhibition of Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst, 11 October – 16 November 2025.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 10 October 2025ExhibitionJáchym Fleig in SELBER ORT, ANDERE ZEIT at Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-BadenJáchym Fleig is one of 21 artists in SELBER ORT, ANDERE ZEIT. 70 Jahre Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Baden-Baden, 10 October 2025 – 11 January 2026.Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden
- 14 September 2025ExhibitionJáchym Fleig and Armin Hartenstein: Form und Fassung at Flottmann-Hallen, HerneJáchym Fleig and Armin Hartenstein showed together in Form & Fassung at Flottmann-Hallen, Herne, from 14 September to 19 October 2025, with a catalogue.Flottmann-Hallen, Herne
- 5 July 2025ExhibitionJáchym Fleig in KLEINKLEIN at Märkisches Museum WittenJáchym Fleig shows the sculpture Shaft in KLEINKLEIN, the 36th survey exhibition of the Westdeutscher Künstlerbund, Witten, 5 July – 5 October 2025.Märkisches Museum Witten, Witten
- 15 March 2025ExhibitionJáchym Fleig in …und wir fangen gerade erst an at Kunsthalle DüsseldorfJáchym Fleig shows the sculpture Reformat in the members' exhibition of the Verein der Düsseldorfer Künstler at Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, 15 March – 25 May 2025.Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- 20 February 2025FairJáchym Fleig at art KARLSRUHE 2025 with Galerie ObristGalerie Obrist presented Jáchym Fleig's sculpture SHAFT at art KARLSRUHE, Messe Karlsruhe, 20–23 February 2025.Messe Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe
- 8 February 2025Curatorial projectJáchym Fleig co-curates Ulrike Kessl: Ensemble living at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierJáchym Fleig and Christoph Jakobs curated Ensemble living, an exhibition by Ulrike Kessl, in Trier from 8 February to 9 March 2025.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 14 December 2024Curatorial projectJáchym Fleig co-curates Andreas Exner: Angewandte monochrome Malerei at Galerie Junge Kunst, TrierSebastian Böhm and Jáchym Fleig curated Andreas Exner's Angewandte monochrome Malerei in Trier, 14 December 2024 – 26 January 2025.Galerie Junge Kunst (Kunstverein Trier Junge Kunst), Trier
- 22 November 2024FairJáchym Fleig at Luxembourg Art Week 2024 with Galerie ObristGalerie Obrist showed works by Jáchym Fleig at the tenth Luxembourg Art Week, Glacis Square, 22–24 November 2024.Glacis Square (Fouerplaatz), Luxembourg
- 3 November 2024ExhibitionJáchym Fleig, guest at the Jahresausstellung 2024 of Kunstverein Villingen-SchwenningenJáchym Fleig is listed among the guests of the 71st annual exhibition of Kunstverein Villingen-Schwenningen, Franziskanermuseum, 3–24 November 2024.Franziskanermuseum, Villingen-Schwenningen
- 27 September 2024Exhibition3rooms: Mattia Barbieri, Daniele Franzella and Luigi Presicce at RizzutoGallery, PalermoRizzutoGallery presents 3rooms, three mini solo shows by Mattia Barbieri, Daniele Franzella and Luigi Presicce, from 27 September to 9 November 2024.RizzutoGallery, Palermo
- 17 September 2024ExhibitionJáchym Fleig: Sequenz at NEU DELI, LeipzigJáchym Fleig presents the exhibition Sequenz at NEU DELI in Leipzig, supported by the Kulturamt der Stadt Leipzig.NEU DELI, Leipzig
- 5 November 2023ExhibitionJáchym Fleig, guest at the 70th Jahresausstellung of Kunstverein Villingen-SchwenningenJáchym Fleig is the guest of Perspektiven – Positionen, the 70th annual exhibition of Kunstverein Villingen-Schwenningen, 5–26 November 2023.Franziskanermuseum, Villingen-Schwenningen
- 5 November 2023ExhibitionJáchym Fleig: Parcours at Kunstverein Linz am RheinJáchym Fleig showed the site-specific installation Parcours at Kunstverein Linz am Rhein from 5 to 26 November 2023; a catalogue followed.Kunstverein Linz am Rhein, Markt 9, Linz am Rhein
- 3 November 2023ExhibitionJáchym Fleig and Nina Stoelting: TANDEM at Essenheimer KunstvereinJáchym Fleig and Nina Stoelting exhibited together in TANDEM at Essenheimer Kunstverein from 3 to 26 November 2023.Essenheimer Kunstverein, Essenheim