Studio Alicja Kwade

What Studio Alicja Kwade does

Studio Alicja Kwade is the Berlin-based practice of Polish-born contemporary sculptor Alicja Kwade (b. 1979, Katowice), operating as an individual artist enterprise supported by a 12-person studio team. The practice produces large-scale sculptures, immersive installations, video works, and works on paper that synthesize scientific concepts — wormhole theory, Fibonacci sequences, gravitational phenomena, and Einstein's relativity — with philosophical and sociological inquiry, using materials ranging from stone, wood, and bronze to glass, mirrors, steel, and found everyday objects (bicycles, clocks, lamps). Technical production relies on 3D scanning and computer-controlled milling alongside traditional bronze casting and material engineering, including novel methods such as 0.5mm pulverization of objects into labeled jars.

Revenue is generated through three streams: (1) gallery sales via six international galleries (303 Gallery in New York, KÖNIG GALERIE in Berlin/London, kamel mennour in Paris/London, Pace Gallery in NY/LA since 2023, Galería OMR in Mexico City, and i8 Gallery in Reykjavík), (2) direct museum commissions for site-specific installations (The Met Roof Garden 2019, Tai Kwun Contemporary 2024-2026, Museum Voorlinden 2024), and (3) public art commissions from organizations including Desert X, Luma Foundation, and Helsinki Biennial. Pricing is private and not publicly disclosed; works are sold or commissioned on a per-project basis.

The practice serves museums and cultural institutions, commercial galleries and their collector bases, and public art organizations across five continents, with an institutional exhibition history spanning 60+ shows since 2008, including the 57th Venice Biennale (2017), The Met Roof Garden Commission (2019), and biennale participations in Kochi-Muziris, Helsinki, and Desert X. Distribution is entirely event- and institution-driven: solo and group exhibitions, art fair presentations (Art Basel), biennale inclusions, and direct curatorial commissions.

Name

Studio Alicja Kwade

Legal name

Alicja Kwade

Website

https://alicjakwade.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio Alicja Kwade is the Berlin-based practice of Polish-born sculptor Alicja Kwade, producing large-scale conceptual sculptures and installations distributed through six international galleries, museum commissions, and public art projects worldwide.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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B2B

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Services

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Revenue model

1. Gallery Art Sales: Primary revenue through sale of sculptures, installations, and works on paper via represented galleries including 303 Gallery (New York), KÖNIG GALERIE (Berlin/London), kamel mennour (Paris/London), Pace Gallery (New York/Los Angeles), Galería OMR (Mexico City), and i8 Gallery (Reykjavík).
2. Museum Commissions: Site-specific commissions from major museums including The Met Roof Garden Commission, Tai Kwun Contemporary, Museum Voorlinden, and others for permanent or long-term installations.
3. Public Art Commissions: Outdoor and public space installations commissioned by organizations such as Desert X (AlUla, Coachella Valley), Luma Foundation (Elevation 1049/1822), and Helsinki Biennial for permanent installations.

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Core offering

Studio Alicja Kwade is the Berlin-based studio practice of contemporary artist Alicja Kwade, producing large-scale sculptures, immersive installations, video works, and works on paper that explore perception, time, space, and physical reality through manipulation of natural and industrial materials (stone, bronze, steel, glass, mirrors). Works are sold via international gallery representation and via direct commissions from museums and public art organizations for site-specific installations.

Product overview

Studio Alicja Kwade operates as a contemporary art practice centered on the artistic output of Berlin-based sculptor and conceptual artist Alicja Kwade. The studio's offerings comprise large-scale sculptural installations and immersive exhibition experiences presented at international museums, galleries, and public spaces. Key product categories include sculptures and installations (featuring works like ParaPivot, WeltenLinie, and Pars pro Toto), solo and institutional exhibitions, and site-specific public art commissions. Supporting offerings include video works, works on paper, and exhibition catalogues. The practice does not operate a commercial product in the technology sense; all offerings are artistic/cultural in nature.

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Products and services

• Sculptures and Installations Large-scale sculptural works and immersive installations exploring themes of time, space, perception, and reality through manipulation of everyday objects, natural materials (stones, wood, bronze), and industrial materials (steel, glass, mirrors), employing techniques including 3D scanning, milling, and casting.
• Public Art Commissions Site-specific outdoor installations commissioned for public spaces and heritage sites, including works at Tai Kwun Contemporary Hong Kong, Desert X (AlUla and Coachella Valley), Luma Foundation sites, and Helsinki Biennial.
• Solo Exhibitions Solo exhibitions at major international museums and galleries, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2019 ParaPivot), MIT List Visual Arts Center, Dallas Contemporary, Whitechapel Gallery, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Yuz Museum Shanghai, and Pace Gallery.
• Exhibition Catalogues and Publications Books and catalogues documenting the artist's exhibitions, sculptural practice, and conceptual frameworks, produced in conjunction with solo and group shows.

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• 303 GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary gallery representation in New York since 2012. Handles gallery exhibitions and collector sales in North American market. Exhibited at the gallery in 2022 with 'Petrichor' exhibition.
• KÖNIG GALERIEcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation in Berlin and London. Exhibited with solo show 'Entitas' in 2018 and handles European collector base.
• kamel mennourcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation in Paris and London. Exhibited with 'Day Density' in Paris (2021) and supports installations including Place Vendôme public work.
• Pace GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation since 2023. First major exhibition with Pace in Los Angeles (2024) with 'Space Between the Lines' alongside Agnes Martin, and 'Telos Tales' in New York (2025).
• Galería OMRcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation in Mexico City. First solo exhibition in Mexico 'Silent Matter' held in 2023.
• i8 GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation in Reykjavík. Multiple exhibitions including 'In relation to the sun, to sequences of events within 8016 hours' (2022) and 'Silent Archibionts' (2025).
• The Metropolitan Museum of ArtflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner2019 Roof Garden Commission - ParaPivot I and II, a site-specific installation featuring powder-coated steel frames with massive carved stone spheres. Major institutional recognition.
• Centre De Création Contemporaine Olivier DebrémajorStrategic or Co-development Partner2019 solo exhibition 'The Resting Thought' - monumental sculptural installation specifically designed for the Nave of the CCC OD in Tours, France.
• Dallas ContemporarymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner2019 solo exhibition 'Moving in Glances' with new body of work developed in Mexico, presented alongside sister exhibition at MIT List Visual Arts Center.
• Creator Projects / Marie NippermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing curatorial collaboration with Marie Nipper (formerly Tate Liverpool, ARos Aarhus, now Director of Copenhagen Contemporary). Curated exhibitions at Kunsthal Charlottenborg (2018/2019) and EMMA Helsinki (2018/2019).
• Luma FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConception and production of 'Elevation 1049/1822: Echoes' - site-specific work between Gstaad and St Moritz, Switzerland (2022).
• Helsinki BiennialmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorks 'Pars pro Toto' and 'Big Be-Hide' originally shown at Helsinki Biennial 2021 on Vallisaari, now permanently installed in Kalasatama neighborhood since 2022.

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Direct peers

• Anish Kapoor: Internationally renowned sculptor with a comparable blue-chip museum footprint and Pace Gallery representation. Both artists produce monumental, philosophically charged sculptural works installed at major museums and public sites globally.
• Cornelia Parker: British conceptual sculptor known for transforming everyday objects through dramatic processes — directly parallel to Kwade's pulverization, mirroring, and clock-manipulation works. Operates at the same blue-chip museum tier.
• Tara Donovan: American sculptor working with natural phenomena and accumulative material processes for large-scale installations. Shares Pace Gallery representation and a comparable mid-career museum-tier profile.
• Ai Weiwei: Conceptual artist working across sculpture, installation, and public commissions with a comparable international exhibition footprint and museum-commission profile.
• Wolfgang Tillmans: KÖNIG GALERIE-represented German artist with a Turner Prize and global museum presence. Shares gallery representation and a conceptually rigorous, internationally mobile practice.
• Katharina Grosse: German artist producing large-scale immersive painted installations at major international museums and biennales. Comparable in scale of commissions and German gallery network overlap.
• Olafur Eliasson: Berlin-based conceptual artist whose practice similarly interrogates perception, time, space, and natural phenomena through large-scale installations. Shares both geography and conceptual territory with Alicja Kwade.
• Antony Gormley: British sculptor producing monumental figurative and conceptual works commissioned by major museums and public spaces worldwide. Closely comparable scale of institutional engagement and gallery representation.
• Lee Ufan: Korean minimalist sculptor-philosopher with a similarly conceptual, science-tinged practice and a global network of blue-chip gallery representation including Pace. Comparable in philosophical depth and museum profile.
• Cyprien Gaillard: French conceptual artist whose sculpture and film works explore time, entropy, and architecture — overlapping Kwade's preoccupations with time, perception, and material transformation.

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