Art Düsseldorf 2026
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Emil Walde
Walker, 2026
stainless steel, aluminum, glass
140 x 70 x 50 cm
Emil Walde
Gatekeeper, 2025/2026
galvanised steel, aluminum, flurorescent tubes, cables
140 x 150 x 70 cm
Emil Walde
Cover, 2026
stainless steel, aluminum, glass, tennis ball
130 x 50 x 56 cm
Photo: Simon Vogel
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Besuch bei Emil Walde (*1991 in Düsseldorf) in seinem Atelier im ES365, dem ehemaligen Fiat Motorvillage in Düsseldorf. Emil studierte an der Düsseldorfer Kunstakademie Freie Kunst bei Franka Hörnschemeyer und Gregor Schneider und war anschließend (bis 2021) Meisterschüler von Franka Hörnschemeyer. Mit seinen Skulpturen und Installationen bewegt er sich zwischen minimaler Materialsetzung und komplexen Rauminterventionen. Seine Arbeiten sind häufig ortsspezifisch angelegt.
Zahlreiche Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen führten ihn nach Leverkusen („Reflektor“, Kunstverein Leverkusen 2023), Essen („To Cover“, Galerie Obrist 2024 und „Condition“, Glaspavillon 2024), in das Kunstmuseum Solingen, die Städtische Galerie Viersen und natürlich nach Düsseldorf („Metatexis“, Galerie Setareh X, 2023, „Die Große“ 2023, „Down The Rabbit Hole“, KIT – Kunst im Tunnel 2022, „Parallel Narratives“, Galerie Setareh 2022)
Aktuell und noch bis zum 24. April 2026 sind Arbeiten von Emil in der Gruppenausstellung „Profusion Antagonist Wishlist“ am neuen Düsseldorfer Standort der Galerie PAW zu sehen. Emil ist vertreten auf der kommenden Art Düsseldorf und wird auf der Manifesta 16 Ruhr ausstellen.
📸 Torsten Schimmer @toschisan@emil_walde@paw__gallery
We are pleased to announce that PAW is now representing Emil Walde @emil_walde . He had his first solo exhibition “Appendage” at our Karlsruhe location at the end of 2025. Currently, two of his works are included in the group show “Profusion Antagonist Wishlist”.
We are also thrilled to share that Emil will be participating in @manifestabiennial this year, where a new commission will be presented at Kulturkirche Liebfrauen in Duisburg, curated by Henry Meyric Hughes and Michael Kurtz @michaelkurtz . Manifesta 16 will take place in twelve churches across four cities in the Ruhr Area from June 21 to October 4, 2026.
Emil Walde (b. 1991, Munich) studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Franka Hörnschemeyer and Gregor Schneider. Since his studies, he has exhibited in numerous institutions and galleries. In 2024, he developed a memorial for the city of Mülheim commemorating the victims of National Socialism.
Walde’s practice engages with site-specific materials and situations. By appropriating existing materials and their physical properties, his work sharpens the perception of the surrounding environment, questioning seemingly self-evident assumptions and opening up new conceptual possibilities. This interaction with the given context forms a central aspect of his artistic approach.
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Emil Walde
Konsole 2, 2026
stainless steel, aluminum, glass
55 x 47 x 30 cm
Profusion Antagonist Wishlist
Mar 1 - Apr 24, 2026
Flurstrasse 11, 40235 Düsseldorf
Rebekka Benzenberg @rebekka.benzenberg
Marc Botschen @marc_botschen
Iris Helena Hamers @iris.helena.hamers
Alissa Ritter @alissaritter_
Emil Walde @emil_walde
Milena Wojhan @milena.wojhan
With a text by Jennifer Braun @thegenzartcritic
-> link in bio
Photo: Simon Vogel
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Appendage
Emil Walde @emil_walde
Nov 8 - Dec 12, 2025
Emil Walde
Beauty Box, 2021
perforated sheet metal, plexiglass, prosthesis, wood, lacquer
40 x 30 x 17 cm
„In „Beauty Box“, Walde addresses the idea of the prosthesis – as an aid that embodies both visibility and invisibility. The prosthesis is installed within a box, protected yet exposed, while a metallic screen guides the viewer’s gaze and enforces a deliberate, almost intimate act of looking. Here, the seemingly functional becomes a poetic object of contemplation – a reflection on vulnerability, beauty, and identity.“
Exhibition text by Mara Sporn @09mara11 , link in bio.
Photo: RMJ
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Appendage
Emil Walde @emil_walde
Nov 8 - Dec 12, 2025
Emil Walde
Unicorn, 2024
galvanized steel, wire ropes
approx. 200 cm length, dimensions variable
„The work Unicorn also plays with transformation and shifting meaning. From simple clamping hooks, Walde forms a monumental spine whose number of “vertebrae” corresponds to that of the human backbone. Suspended freely in space, the sculpture oscillates between organic association and technical coldness – a fossil relic and a cybernetic backbone at once. The banal connecting element becomes a metaphor for strain, stability, and fragility, for a metallic spine that appears both dystopian and deeply human.“
Exhibition text by Mara Sporn @09mara11 , link in bio.
Photo: RMJ
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Appendage
Emil Walde @emil_walde
Opening: Friday, Nov 7, 7 PM
We cordially invite you to the opening of „Appendage“, the first solo exhibition by Emil Walde at PAW. The exhibition will be accompanied by a text by Mara Sporn.
Nov 8 - Dec 12, 2025
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Unicorn, 2024, galvanized steel, wire ropes, 2m
UNICORN
Suspended between the central space and a corner, Emil Walde’s galvanized steel sculpture rises into the air, its oversized, spine-like form held in place by wire ropes. The taut cables and industrial materiality suggest a precarious balance, while the sculpture’s placement creates a visual and conceptual dialogue with both Kempf’s organic forms and Föllenz’s fragmented figures. This dynamic interplay invites viewers to reflect on the delicate balance inherent in both physical and metaphorical structures.
Emil Walde – Shelter
Kunst am Moltkeplatz Essen
August 2024 – August 2025
Shelter is the tenth project in the series Young Art at Moltkeplatz, initiated by Kunst am Moltkeplatz KaM e.V. Curated by Anna Fricke, Curator of Contemporary Art at Museum Folkwang.
Photos (Slides 3, 4 & 6): Christian Odzuck
Exhibition graphics following a publication
