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16/05/2026

María Magdalena Campos-Pons‘ site-specific commission, „Still Holding the Scent of Flowers,“ keeps the historic White House Rose Garden forever in bloom at

The mixed-media installation – near the replica of the Oval Office, in the Museum exhibits – weaves roses, tulips, magnolias, pink and blue hyacinths, carrots, broccoli, herbs, and apple tree blossoms into a meditation on the American landscape, drawing on the history of the garden and Mrs. Obama’s focus on healthy eating. Campos-Pons‘ interpretation of the White House Rose Garden symbolizes memory, renewal, diversity, and hope.

„My work is always informed by geography... This means nature, land, and everything that comes with it, particularly the formation of self... geography and nature mark the body.“
– María Magdalena Campos-Pons

Image 1: Courtesy John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Images 2-6: María Magdalena Campos-Pons, Still Holding the Scent of Flowers (details), 2026. Mixed media

13/05/2026

CARRIE MAE WEEMS
Opening June 19 in Chicago, Obama Foundation‘s new Obama Presidential Center expands its historic public art program with new commissions, including Carrie Mae Weems‘ „The Cool Blue Wind“. Accompanied by original music, Weems‘ photographic collage references President Obama’s historic 2008 victory and the freedom found in the organized, improvisational nature of jazz. The associated soundtrack centers on jazz, collective memory, and democratic participation.

Courtesy of Galerie Barbara Thumm

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12/05/2026

KALOKI NYAMAI
Biennale Arte 2026 Venezia
In Minor Keys
International Pavillion Giardini & Arsenale
9 May – 22 Nov 2026

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08/05/2026

THEO ESHETU
Garden of the Broken Hearted
at Arsenale Biennale di Venezia
Biennale Arte 2026
In Minor Keys
9 May – 22 Nov 2026

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08/05/2026

María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak
at

Performance
May 6 at 5pm Teatro Tese dei Soppalchi (Arsenale)

May 7 at 3pm in the Giardini a procession (a collective performance)

May 9 at 4pm Teatro Tese dei Soppalchi (Arsenale)

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04/05/2026

Now on view
GÜLBIN ÜNLÜ
Almost Ünlü
1 May – 27 June 2026

As Uranus completes its transit into Gemini this April, marking the end of an eight-year cycle of upheaval and the birth of new beginnings, Munich-based artist Gülbin Ünlü prepares for her Berlin debut at Galerie Barbara Thumm. Currently a fellow at Villa Romana in Florence, the artist of Turkish roots arrives in the German cultural capital to present a highly curated conversation between her institutional exhibition history and her most recent experimental frontiers. Her title proposes a cognitive space for self-recognition; it is almost an ice-breaker motto for self-introduction: a clever play on words when one considers the meaning of her surname in Turkish: “celebrity, famous, well-known…”

Ünlü’s complex and unique practice is defined by a signature „mash-up“ philosophy: a seamless dialogue between painting, drawing, photography, and sound. Rather than adhering to a single medium, she employs a multi-layered hybrid technique that blends printmaking and painting into fragmented dimensions and structures. This open approach functions as a form of autonomy, utilizing „sampling“ and „remixing“ to challenge standard regimes of visibility and explore hidden, affective, and deeper narratives. Her ability to bridge the gap between classical technique and raw, modern expression has garnered international acclaim, with recent presentations at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Haus der Kunst, and Berlinische Galerie.

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[1]
GÜLBIN ÜNLÜ
One for Me (2025)
Ink and oil on corduroy
84 x 60 cm

[2]
GÜLBIN ÜNLÜ
One for You (2025)
Ink and oil on corduroy
84 x 60 cm

[3]
GÜLBIN ÜNLÜ
Accidentally Real (2026)
Oil and ink on canvas, textile
Canvas: 80 x 60 cm
Overall Size: 170 x 80 cm

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04/05/2026

Now on view
FARKHONDEH SHAHROUDI
Widerruf
1 May – 27 June 2026

[1]
FARKHONDEH SHAHROUDI
880 Fingers (2024–2026)
Stitched gloves, iron
190 x 158 x 50 cm

[2]
FARKHONDEH SHAHROUDI
Nightingale (2016)
Stitched carpet, textile, concrete
146 x 90 x 27 cm

[3]
FARKHONDEH SHAHROUDI
Glieder (2026)
Stitched textile, iron
Textile: 120 x 120 x 100 cm
Table: 120 x 120 x 101 cm

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04/05/2026

Now on view
FARKHONDEH SHAHROUDI
Widerruf
1 May – 27 June 2026

We are delighted to present ‘Widerruf’ (Revocation), the first solo exhibition by German-Iranian artist and poet Farkhondeh Shahroudi, at Galerie Barbara Thumm.
As the title suggests, the exhibition reflects the current era of uncertainty, where everything can be revoked at any moment, including ceasefires, social infrastructure, human rights or international law. However, the revocation of old ideas or ideologies also opens up space for new ways of thinking.

Over the course of more than 30 years, she has developed a complex body of work that increasingly departs from painting to operate at the intersection of visual art, poetry, theatre, and activism. Her works include drawings, woven, stuffed and embroidered sculptures, banners, flags, blankets, installations, performances, processions and photography.

Although Shahroudi’s works and performances are closely linked to protest, activism and ritual, ‚Widerruf‘ focuses on the lyrical, deconstructed grammar that has permeated her work for years, becoming increasingly refined while simultaneously growing rougher, more material and more vulnerable. Everything in Shahroudi’s artistic universe is based on language, poetry and words.

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29/04/2026

Galerie Barbara Thumm artists in Venice
MARÍA MAGDALENA CAMPOS-PONS AND KAMAAL MALAK
Installation In Minor Keys
International Pavillion Giardini

Performance:
6 May at 5pm Teatro Tese dei Soppalchi (Arsenale)
7 May at 3pm in the Giardini a procession (a collective performance)
9 May at 4pm Teatro Tese dei Soppalchi (Arsenale)

RESONANCE
Vanderbilt University in Venice will be on view at Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani from 10 May to 10 July 2026during the 61st International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia. Curated by Grace Aneiza Ali and Selene Wendt.

Initiated by María Magdalena Campos-Pons through the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, and presented in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, Resonance takes the form of a palazzo-based platform for exhibitions and public programmes, bringing together artists in dialogue and exchange.

May Public Programs in Venice Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice
10 May–10 July 2026
Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani Fondamenta Rossa, Dorsoduro, Venice
ARTISTIC DIRECTORS María Magdalena Campos-Pons & Kamaal Malak
CURATORS Grace Aneiza Ali & Selene Wendt

ENGINE FOR ART, DEMOCRACY & JUSTICE (EADJ) Vanderbilt University

Opening 10 May 2026
Introduction 11:00 María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak offer a formal introduction of Resonance.
Sonic Welcome 11:15, María Magdalena Campos-Pons and Kamaal Malak offer a sonic intervention as a poetic gesture.

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29/04/2026

Galerie Barbara Thumm artists in Venice
CARRIE MAE WEEMS
The Long Goodbye
At RESONANCE openign 10 May Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani Fondamenta Rossa, Dorsoduro, Venice

Carrie Mae Weems believes “love stores are embedded in every migration story—those who we leave behind, those who we meet upon arrival, and what allows a new place to begin to feel like home.”

In this film, Weems traces how bodies of water, from their sweeping currents to soft tides, have shaped us, enabling transatlantic migration and continuing to impact communities in East London and beyond. The work explores the creation of new identities and artistic forms by the immigrants who have relocated across oceans, both voluntarily and by force.

Weems celebrates the cultural diversity that connects and underpins the foundations of contemporary cities. Transcending fear and adversity, water and networks of migration are the fuel of global creativity.

Video stills: Carrie Mae Weem, The Long Goodbye, 2026. Courtesy of the artist, Galerie Barbara Thumm, Gladstone Gallery, and the Victoria & Albert Museum (London)

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