Thomas Zipp — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

A.O.: ABSTRACT (The rubber film phenomenon), 2017

Acrylic, oil, lacquer and aluminium on linen

A.O.: Pill, 2017

Acrylic, oil and lacquer on linen

Galería Heinrich Ehrhardt · Artsy

A.B.: Big Unit, 2013

For sale

Acrylic, oil, lacquer and aluminum on linen in an artist frame

Knust Kunz Gallery Editions · Artsy

White Reformation, 2010

€7,000–€12,000

Etching, Drypoint, stamped figures, Vernis Mou, Lithography on Zerkall Alt Bern 340 g Bütten

Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Suite de la Création), 2021

Oil, acrylic, lacquer, rubber and wood on canvas, artist frame

Blind Spot Detecting Unit (Pattex), 2022

Acrylic, oil, lacquer, aluminium on linen, artist frame

OSART GALLERY · Artsy

A.B.H., 2004

Photography and mixed media

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$1.7K – $37.5K

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$10.0K

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$6.1K

14 priced paintings lots

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Oct 2025 · $1.9K

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Education2

Slade School of Fine Art (UCL)

London, UK

Städelschule

Frankfurt, Germany

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Publications3

Catalogue Raisonné 1

Anna Bogouchevskaia. Outside Of Time Retrospektive / Retrospective: Fallen Falls Author

Hatje Cantz · 2026

Exhibition Catalog 2

Now Is The Time: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg. The Collection

Hatje Cantz · 2019

Achtung! Vision: Samoa, the family of pills & the return of the subreals Author

Hatje Cantz · 2006

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Recent News8

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An Old Man Whose Egoscentrism Knows No Bounds

More than 30 current and former jury members of the Stiftung Kunstfonds have issued a formal protest against German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer, a…

policyApr 14, 2026

Two Growing London Galleries Launch Second Spaces—and More Art Industry News

The art world is seeing a wave of institutional shifts and physical expansions, headlined by the appointment of Melissa Chiu as the new director of th…

newsApr 13, 2026

Jasper Johns Marks Time

The art world is currently reflecting on the enduring legacy of Jasper Johns, highlighted by a new Gagosian exhibition focusing on his 1970s output. C…

newsApr 9, 2026

Remembering Nathan Farb, Thomas Zipp, and Christine Ruiz-Picasso

The art world mourns the loss of several influential figures, including photographer Nathan Farb, known for his large-format captures of the Adirondac…

obituaryApr 8, 2026

German artist Thomas Zipp, who explored the dark side of humanity, dies at 60.

German artist Thomas Zipp, a prominent figure in the Berlin art scene known for his dark, immersive installations, has died at the age of 60. His long…

obituaryApr 7, 2026

Art as Experimental Setup

The influential Berlin-based artist and professor Thomas Zipp has passed away unexpectedly. Known for his immersive installations that blurred the lin…

obituaryApr 7, 2026

Thomas Zipp, artist with a sideways sense of history, 1966–2026

German artist Thomas Zipp, known for his dark, punk-infused explorations of history and science, has died at age 60. Throughout a career spanning pain…

obituaryApr 7, 2026

Thomas Zipp has died

The Berlin-based artist Thomas Zipp has died. His gallery, Barbara Thumm, announced the news on Saturday. Zipp, born in 1966, was a professor of paint…

obituaryApr 4, 2026

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Past Exhibitions14

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#849 Galerie Barbara Thumm

Profondeville

Thomas Zipp

Markgrafenstraße 68, 10969 Berlin, Germany

Sep 12, 2025 — Oct 25, 2025

THOMAS ZIPP - society of the spectacle

#159 Galerie Krinzinger

Thomas Zipp

Jan 25, 2024 — Mar 13, 2024

Response to Transient and Steady State Flickering Stimuli

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Apr 29, 2021 — Jun 26, 2021

A Frozen Mountain (the family of pills)

#365 Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle

Thomas Zipp

Nov 30, 2018 — Feb 2, 2019

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp MOON GAS

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Apr 28, 2018 — Jun 2, 2018

RRR. (METHOD OF AVERAGE ERROR)

#4,570 Galerie Kai Erdmann

Thomas Zipp

Schweidnitzer Str. 17, 10709 Berlin, Germany

May 15, 2015 — Jul 31, 2015

Effects of Stimulus-Range and Anchor Value on Psychophysical Judgement (The Laerdal Rehearsals)

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Sep 5, 2014 — Oct 25, 2014

Figure-Ground Specification

#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

Thomas Zipp

Dec 28, 2013 — Jan 26, 2014

BLACKOUT CHAMBERS, L´ARC DE CERCLE & DISSOCIATIVE AMNESIA

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Apr 27, 2012 — Jun 9, 2012

#114 Shtager Outdoor

THOMAS ZIPP

Thomas Zipp

Lower 51, 53 Margaret St, London W1W 8SQ, United Kingdom

Feb 24, 2012 — Mar 31, 2012

The World´s Most Complete Congress Of Strange People

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Nov 21, 2009 — Feb 19, 2010

The Worlds Most Complete Congress Of Stran…

#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

Thomas Zipp

Aug 28, 2008 — Nov 26, 2008

S. S. B. S. M. (sick souls by sick minds)

#649 Galerie Guido W. Baudach

Thomas Zipp

Pohlstraße 67, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Jan 22, 2008 — Mar 1, 2008

#66 Patricia Low Contemporary

Mool Birds

Thomas Zipp

Mar 10, 2007 — Apr 5, 2007