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Sperling

Sperling is a Munich based gallery for contemporary art.

29/05/2026

𝒯𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒪 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓉𝒽

Act 1

She had dreamed of a moth ● Living under the surface of her skin ● Flapping around in small tunnels ● In her arms and legs ● Reﬂecting off her dermis ● Their forewings engraving patterned thoughts into her being ● Their hindwing tracing the paths carved out from within the subcutaneous body ● Like a moth remembers its screeching scent from its previous form ● Tucked away in this little brick cocoon ● She wonders ● Will it be painful when her bones pupate ● Or will she be left crawling on her belly ●

1. The protagonist exists in a state of suspended agency.
2. Caught between external bodies, the boundary between self and environment begin to blur
3. Repetition replaces intention; time loses direction.

From the expanded opera libretto by

Anousha Payne, ℬ𝑒𝒸𝑜𝓂𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽 (𝓁𝑒𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎), 2026, Natural dyes, chalk pastel, iron, wax, and pine resin on stretched silk cotton, 120 × 280 cm | 47 1/4 × 110 1/4 in

On view at the gallery.

27/05/2026

Andrew Gilbert curated the show “Medea Serves Bowl of Burnt Broccoli” at Yuan Art Cave, Hangzhou, China, May 23 – July 4, 2026

with: Anne Döhr , Eat My Teeth (Din , Prot , Natt Nemesism) , Nik Fiend , Mark Freeth , Baoyi Fu , Andrew Gilbert , Joachim John (1933 - 2018) , Kataya , ELvira Kirchner , Jiayi Lin , Chonghua Lv , Kang Mao , Stani Nitkowski (1949 - 2001) , Elfriede Schade (1930 - 2015), Jürgen Schieferdecker (1937 - 2018) , Andi S*xgang , Yuan Zhang

Assistant curator:
opening concert: Bye Bye Fish

From the curatorial text:

French artist Jean Dubuffet proclaimed, to eat burnt broccoli is better than to eat fine cuisine broccoli, in other words, art should be pure, destroying the rational in the mind as the Goth tribes destroyed Rome in 410 AD and forever connecting the term Gothic in Europe with irrational and primitive forces.
[…]
The exhibition “Medea serves Bowl of Burnt Brocoli“ ,a mixture of museum ,temple and Heart of Darkness meets Caligari’s Cabinet, brings together paintings and drawings made by musicians of the original „Gothic scene“, Mark Freeth / Ausgang, Andi S*xGang / S*xGang Children (from the series „Embryo“ orignally exhibited at the British Library „Terror and Wonder – The Gothic Imagination“ London, 2014) and Nik Fiend/Alien S*x Fiend. Emerging from Poland „Eat My Teeth“ represent the new young underground Gothic energy with art made specifically for this exhibition. KangMao paintings , of the band Subs and ByeBye Fish, bring the punk influence on Gothic. Book covers, vinyl records, CDs, concert posters and Goth archive material are combined with young artists from China and Europe, whose work captures the expressionism and humour (often ignored) of Goth, the subversive and absurd as well as the dark , erotic and shamanic. Print art of the DDR further explores the themes of nuclear war and imperialsim, which lurk in the songs of the original 1980s Goth scene.

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15/05/2026

We are thrilled to open Triangle reshapes the O of my mouth, the new exhibition by , developed in close collaboration with (expanded opera and soundscape). Join us tonight for the opening performance by sonic performance artist and trained soprano Ushara, a one woman opera in 4 acts, starting at 7:30 (duration approx. 25min).
With concrete poetry by Kitty Doherty, as part of Various Others Munich 2026.

Opening Friday, May 15, 2026, 18–21 h
Performance (expanded opera by Ushara):
Friday 19:30 & Saturday 15:30

Various Others Opening Weekend:
Saturday, May 16, 11–18 h
Sunday, May 17, 11–16 h

Slide 1) exhibition view
Slide 2) Ushara
Slide 3) Anousha Payne, Holometabolism, 2026, ceramic, bronze, salvage metal and knit, wax, found plaster cast, paper pulp, 115 × 85 × 40 cm

Video by Anousha Payne
Photos by Dougal MacArthur

House construction by
Cello by

08/05/2026

𝒯𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒪 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓉𝒽
by , in collaboration with
concrete poetry by Kitty Doherty
As part of 2026

Opening Friday, May 15, 2026, 18–21 h
Performance (expanded opera by Ushara):
Friday 19:30 & Saturday 15:30

Various Others Opening Weekend:
Saturday, May 16, 11–18 h
Sunday, May 17, 11–16 h

Sperling presents Anousha Payne’s second exhibition in Munich, featuring a new collaboration with sound and performance artist Ushara. Expanding on Payne’s first exhibition at Sperling (at the former gallery location), the show combines sculpture, sound, and live performance to explore the ecology and psychology of the home.

Inspired in part by a concrete poem by Kitty Doherty (from which the title is borrowed), various short stories, as well as personal experiences, the house is used as a representation of patriarchal boundaries as the protagonist finds strength in the power to empathise with and eventually metamorphose into a moth in order to be liberated from her domestic routines.

Payne’s practice moves between personal experience, fiction, and myth, using assemblage, found objects, and cast bronze to question material hierarchies and cultural values. Ushara’s sound- and performance-based work adds poetry, field recordings, and bodily presence, intensifying the exhibition’s emotional and psychological atmosphere.

05/05/2026

This year, the office isn’t for working.  takes over the workspace - reconfigured through exhibitions, performances, music, and food.
Departments collapse into exhibitions. Meetings drift into performances. Workflows reroute into sound and gathering.
No desks. No deadlines.

Sperling is pleased to be part of Basel Social Club 2026: The Office 📍 Basel 📅 June 14–20
A multi-level program of exhibitions, performances, music and gastronomy set within a vacant office building in Basel.

On view:

More information coming soon.

30/04/2026

As the exhibition 𝒯𝑒𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒟𝑒𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈 by Thomas Geiger ( ) concludes today, we would like to turn the attention on one of two current other projects by the artist, presented in Mannheim.

In Cartography of Grace, a solo exhibition at , curated by , Geiger inaugurated the institution’s new building. The exhibition centers on a sculpture by Fritz Klimsch, once listed among the N**i regime’s so-called “Gottbegnadeten” (God-gifted) artists. This figure becomes the focal point of a large-scale wall drawing that maps the personal, institutional, and aesthetic entanglements of artists associated with this list, tracing their influence into the present.

Photos by the artist

30/04/2026

As the exhibition 𝒯𝑒𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝒶𝓁 𝒟𝑒𝓉𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓈 by Thomas Geiger ( ) concludes today, attention turns to two current projects by the artist, presented in Mannheim and Bochum.

In Cartography of Grace, a solo exhibition at (Mannheim), curated by , Geiger inaugurated the institution’s new building. The exhibition centers on a sculpture by Fritz Klimsch, once listed among the N**i regime’s so-called “Gottbegnadeten” (God-gifted) artists. This figure becomes the focal point of a large-scale wall drawing that maps the personal, institutional, and aesthetic entanglements of artists associated with this list, tracing their influence into the present. A publication accompanies the exhibition.

At the same time, Geiger participates in Das Öffentliche Grün, a group exhibition at (until November 1, 2026), curated by Eva Busch. Marking the 150th anniversary of Bochum’s city park, the exhibition examines its social and historical layers. Within this context, Geiger presents a Bust Talk performance featuring "Turnvater" Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, whose shifting interpretations – from nationalist icon to social revolutionary –reflect how each era redefines historical figures.

23/04/2026

𝒯𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑔𝓁𝑒 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒽𝒶𝓅𝑒𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒪 𝑜𝒻 𝓂𝓎 𝓂𝑜𝓊𝓉𝒽

By Anousha Payne, sound performance by Ushara, words by Kitty Doherty, as part of Various Others Munich 2026

Opening Friday, May 15, 2026, 18–21 h
Performance by Ushara, Friday 7:30 and Saturday 3:30
Various Others Opening Weekend: Sat, May 16: 11–18 h, Sun, May 17: 11–16 h

Sperling presents Anousha Payne’s second exhibition in Munich, featuring a new collaboration with sound and performance artist Ushara. Expanding on Payne’s earlier exhibition at Sperling’s former venue at Regerplatz, the show combines sculpture, sound, and live performance to explore the ecology and psychology of the home. Inspired in part by Kitty Doherty’s concrete poem (from which the title is borrowed), various short stories, as well as personal experiences, it unfolds a narrative of growing anxiety as a protagonist becomes trapped within her domestic space, shaped by encounters with non-human presences. Payne’s practice moves between personal experience, fiction, and myth, using assemblage, found objects, and cast bronze to question material hierarchies and cultural values. Ushara’s sound- and performance-based work adds poetry, field recordings, and bodily presence, intensifying the exhibition’s emotional and psychological atmosphere.

18/04/2026

Art Düsseldorf 2026, with a selection of newer works by Andrew Gilbert, Veronika Hilger, Anna Vogel, and Malte Zenses.

Go to our website for the full list of works and our Art Düsseldorf portfolio (link in bio)!

Opening hours on the weekend:

Saturday, April 18, until 7 PM
Sunday, April 19, 11 AM – 6 PM

Installation views by .info

16/04/2026

Art Düsseldorf starts today!

Sperling | Art Düsseldorf 2026
📍 Booth D04

This year, we are presenting a selection of recent works by Andrew Gilbert, Veronika Hilger, Anna Vogel, and Malte Zenses. Visit our website or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Sperling, D04
ART DÜSSELDORF
Areal Böhler
Hansaallee 321
40549 Düsseldorf

Thursday, April 16, 2026
12:00–16:00 VIP Preview
16:00–20:00 Official Opening

Friday, April 17
12:00–19:00

Saturday, April 18
11:00–19:00

Sunday, April 19
11:00–18:00

Photo: .info

28/01/2026

Last chance to visit!

Anna McCarthy’s solo exhibition, 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴, will close this Saturday, January 31, 2026. We look forward to welcoming you to the gallery during our regular opening hours or by appointment. Installation views by Sebastian Kissel and the exhibition text by Monika Bayer-Wermuth are available on our website, in German (original) or English (translation).

Works depicted:
Anna McCarthy, 𝘊𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘪 𝘌𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵é, 2025, watercolour on newspaper, 56 × 36 cm
Anna McCarthy, 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺, 2025, pencil on paper, 29.7 × 21 cm
Anna McCarthy, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘙𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘥 & 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴, 2025, pencil on paper, 29.7 × 21 cm
Anna McCarthy, 𝘚𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘯, 2025, pencil on paper, 38 × 25 cm
Anna McCarthy, 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘭𝘺 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘴, 2025, indian ink, acrylic, charcoal, wax, silver pigment, newspaper on chrome-plated waxcloth, 285 × 137 cm

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Munich
80333

Öffnungszeiten

Mittwoch	12:00 - 18:00
Donnerstag	12:00 - 18:00
Freitag	12:00 - 18:00
Samstag	12:00 - 16:00

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