Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH

What Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH does

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH is the Berlin-based professional studio of Argentine-Italian contemporary artist Tomás Saraceno, organized as a private German limited liability company (GmbH) with approximately 27 employees. The studio produces large-scale immersive installations, inflatable sculptures, video works, and publications organized around three interrelated research programs: the Aerocene project (solar-powered flight and post-fossil-fuel atmospheric exploration), Arachnophilia (spider/web research and interspecies collaboration), and Cloud Cities (modular inflatable architectural structures). The practice operates at the intersection of contemporary art, environmental science, materials physics, and ecological research, with documented scientific collaborations with MIT's Center for Art, Science & Technology, the French National Space Agency (CNES), and researchers in neurobiology and vibration studies.

The studio generates revenue through four primary streams: artwork sales handled via gallery representation, commissioned permanent installations for museums and public institutions, exhibition fees and curatorial invitations, and the sale of publications and catalogues. Commercial distribution is managed exclusively through a network of gallery partners including Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (New York/Los Angeles), neugerriemschneider (Berlin), Pinksummer (Genoa), Andersen's Contemporary (Copenhagen), Gallery Hyundai (Seoul), and Ruth Benzacar (Buenos Aires). Customers comprise a diversified portfolio of major international museums, biennials, and cultural institutions across North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Latin America. The go-to-market is event-driven rather than sales-driven, with visibility and demand generated through participation in the Venice Biennale, Art Basel, and solo exhibitions at institutions such as Serpentine Galleries, Palais de Tokyo, The Shed, MAAT, Palazzo Strozzi, and MoMA. The studio also sustains the related Aerocene Foundation, an independent organization extending the Aerocene environmental mission through community programming and activism.

The portfolio of recent strategic activity includes solo exhibitions at The Shed (Particular Matter(s), 2022), Serpentine Galleries (Web(s) of Life, 2023), and Leeum Museum of Art Seoul (Aerocene Seoul, 2024), alongside publications, biennial participations, and permanent installations such as In Orbit (K21 Düsseldorf, 2013-2024). The studio maintains active programming scheduled through at least 2026.

Name

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH

Legal name

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH

Website

https://tomassaraceno.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH is the Berlin-based artist studio of Tomás Saraceno, producing large-scale contemporary art installations spanning atmospheric research (Aerocene), spider/web exploration (Arachnophilia), and inflatable architecture, distributed via gallery partners and museum commissions globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contemporary Art Studio

NAICS

Art Dealers (459920), Museums (712110)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Galleries & Exhibition Spaces (Commercial & Nonprofit) (THAJADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

Keywords

• Contemporary art studio
• Sculptural installations
• Inflatable structures
• Environmental art research
• Interdisciplinary art practice

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Artwork Sales: Sale of original artworks, sculptures, and installations to collectors, museums, and institutions. Revenue generated through gallery representation and direct sales.
2. Commissioned Installations: Large-scale commissioned permanent installations for museums, public spaces, and institutions worldwide.
3. Publications and Catalogues: Sale of exhibition catalogues, artist books, and publications documenting the studio's research and projects.
4. Exhibition Fees and Curatorial Invitations: Fees received from institutions and museums for participating in exhibitions and biennials.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH produces large-scale contemporary art installations, sculptures, and exhibitions exploring atmospheric, ecological, and spider/web phenomena. The studio sells original artworks through commercial gallery representation and accepts commissioned permanent installations and solo exhibitions from museums, biennials, and cultural institutions worldwide.

Product overview

Studio Tomás Saraceno GmbH operates as an artist's studio producing exhibitions, permanent installations, artworks, and publications centered on themes of Aerocene (aerosolar floating), Arachnophilia (spider/web exploration), and cosmic webs. The portfolio comprises individual exhibitions (Solar Rhythms, A Thermodynamic Imaginary, On Air), permanent installations (Cloud Cities Barcelona, In Orbit), biennial/triennial participations, publications documenting artistic research, and various artworks spanning installations, sculptures, and video works. The studio collaborates with scientific researchers and institutions on projects involving solar energy, spider web imaging, and atmospheric exploration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Aerocene: An interdisciplinary artistic endeavor and movement for eco-social justice that seeks to devise new modes of sensitivity towards achieving an ethical collaboration with the atmosphere and environment. As a platform for climate justice, human and more-than-human rights, and alternative modes of knowing and sensing.
• Arachnophilia

Products and services

• Solar Rhythms Solo exhibition at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (New York) exploring the relationship between humanity and solar energy through inflatable sculptures that harness the sun's power without fossil fuels. For museums, galleries, and collectors engaging with environmental and solar themes.
• A Thermodynamic Imaginary Major installation at MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology, Lisbon) exploring the 'Aerocene' concept — a fourth metabolic regime seeking to reimagine the human relationship with elemental energies and the sun.
• On Air Early solo exhibition at Pinksummer Gallery (Genoa) exploring pneumatic structures and air as a medium for habitation, envisioning floating cities and Air-Port-City concepts.
• When Spheres Meet Spheres From Miami to Cuba Installation at the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (Miami) featuring 10 inflated PVC dodecahedrons exploring geometric forms and spatial relationships.
• Infinite Actives Exhibition at Portikus (Frankfurt am Main) exploring concepts of solidarity, decentralization, and interconnections between humans, plants, and spiders.
• Cumulus Commission for The Curve at Barbican Art Centre (London) featuring video from the Salar de Uyuni salt lake, creating an immersive cloud panorama.
• Cumulonimbus/Air-Port-City Installation presented at the 27th Bienal de São Paulo exploring concepts of airborne communities and floating urban alternatives.
• ALBEDO Solo exhibition at Pinksummer (Genoa) presenting new sculptures and video work exploring solar energy, atmospheric ethics, and the legacy of solar pioneer Giovanni Francia.
• Cloud Cities / Air-Port-City (Publication) Publication documenting cloud city concepts and air-city urban alternatives with technical aspects and scientific exchanges.
• 14 Billions (Working Title) First-ever Spider Web Scanning project — a publication/exhibition developing a 3D installation from web scan data, developed with scientists and researchers.
• Particular Matter(s) Exhibition at The Shed (New York) visualizing and sonifying particulate matter pollution, making invisible air quality data perceptible through art, accompanied by a publication.
• Cloud Cities Permanent Installation Permanent and large-scale commissioned installation series based on modular, inflatable architectural structures that float and connect, exploring utopian visions of airborne communities and sustainable urban alternatives (e.g., 'In Orbit' at K21 Düsseldorf, 2013-2024; 'Cloud Cities' at Hamburger Bahnhof Berlin, 2011).

Quantifiable outcome

• Exhibitions at over 50 major international venues per year across all continents
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Aerocene FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAerocene Foundation is a related foundation co-founded by Tomás Saraceno dedicated to the Aerocene project. The foundation develops and promotes the Aerosolar research, environmental activism, and community building around post-fossil fuel mobility and atmospheric exploration. It operates independently but shares personnel and mission with Studio Tomás Saraceno.
• MIT Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing research collaboration with MIT researchers, including Professor Markus J. Buehler (materials science) for spider/web research. Tomás Saraceno was a MIT Visiting Artist (2012) and continues collaborative research with MIT scientists.
• French National Space Agency (CNES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSaraceno was in residency at the French National Space Agency in 2012, pursuing research on aerosol structures based on experiments conducted by the agency in the late 1970s.
• Interspecies InternetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on 'Interspecies Conversations' project (2021) exploring communication between species through artistic and technological interventions.
• Tanya Bonakdar GallerycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPrimary gallery representation in New York and Los Angeles. Handles sales of works, organizes solo exhibitions, and participates in art fairs on behalf of the studio.
• neugerriemschneidercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGallery representation in Berlin, Germany.
• PinksummercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing gallery representation in Genoa, Italy, dating from 2004.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Hito Steyerl: Berlin-based contemporary artist working at the intersection of film, art, and technology with major institutional exhibitions. Comparable as a Berlin-headquartered, internationally exhibited contemporary artist, though operating solo rather than via a studio structure.
• Anicka Yi: Korean-American contemporary artist working with sculpture, installation, and biotechnology, represented by Tanya Bonakdar Gallery (same gallery that represents Saraceno). Comparable gallery distribution channel and museum-tier exhibition profile.

Direct peers

• Refik Anadol Studio: Los Angeles-based media artist studio creating data-driven sculptural installations using AI and large-scale digital media. Comparable in operating as an artist-led studio securing major museum commissions and gallery representation at the global top tier.
• Random International: London-based collaborative studio for contemporary art and design, known for immersive installations (e.g., 'Rain Room'). Comparable studio-to-institution delivery model with international museum and gallery representation.
• Studio Olafur Eliasson: Berlin-based interdisciplinary art studio founded by Olafur Eliasson, producing large-scale installations at the intersection of art, environment, and perception. Highly comparable operating model (artist-led studio, gallery/museum distribution, climate and sensory themes) and the closest direct peer in category and geography.
• Studio Drift: Dutch artist duo studio producing large-scale immersive installations blending nature, technology, and sculpture. Comparable in being a studio-based practice delivering museum-scale works, with similar relationships to global museums and art fairs.
• teamLab: Interdisciplinary art collective producing large-scale immersive digital and physical installations exhibited globally in museums and dedicated venues. Comparable in producing signature immersive experiences on a recurring basis for major cultural institutions.

Broad incumbents

• Tanya Bonakdar Gallery: Major New York/Los Angeles contemporary art gallery that is Saraceno's primary US representative. Comparable as a participant in the same primary-market ecosystem, representing blue-chip contemporary artists exhibited at the same museums and biennials.
• Serpentine Galleries: London-based contemporary art institution that has hosted multiple Saraceno exhibitions. Comparable as a counterpart institution commissioning and exhibiting the kind of large-scale, theme-driven contemporary practice Saraceno represents.
• neugerriemschneider: Leading Berlin contemporary art gallery and Saraceno's German representative. Comparable as a peer participant in the contemporary art market representing and selling works by internationally exhibited artists.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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