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Chaos | Rhythm | Form

12 June – 29 August 2026

Layer upon layer, surfaces are applied and then removed again: the artist tears and scrapes, sprays and wipes, draws with precision and paints over large areas with expressive gestures. In ‘Chaos | Rhythm | Form’, Simon Nelke presents new canvases and works on paper in which figures, landscapes and animal motifs interpenetrate, challenging the viewer to find their own truth within the images.

The exhibition opened on 11 June 2026 together with Simon Nelke and runs until 29 August.

Installation views

Chaos | Rhythm | Form, Installation view 2, Galerie Schimming Hamburg 2026

Chaos | Rhythm | Form, Installation view 3, Galerie Schimming Hamburg 2026

Chaos | Rhythm | Form, Installation view 4, Galerie Schimming Hamburg 2026

Chaos | Rhythm | Form, Installation view 5, Galerie Schimming Hamburg 2026

Chaos | Rhythm | Form, Installation view 6, Galerie Schimming Hamburg 2026

Works in the exhibition

Simon Nelke, Be My Guest 2, 2026, Mixed media on canvas

Be My Guest 2, 2026 200 × 300 cm Sold

Simon Nelke, Sun of Ra, 2026, Mixed media on paper

Sun of Ra, 2026 180 × 148 cm

Simon Nelke, A Friend in You, 2025, Mixed media on paper

A Friend in You, 2025 180 × 150 cm

Simon Nelke, In Memorys Baselitz, 2025, Mixed media on canvas

In Memorys Baselitz, 2025 170 × 135 cm Sold

Simon Nelke, Concrete Rosé, 2026, Mixed media on canvas

Concrete Rosé, 2026 160 × 120 cm

Simon Nelke, Indigo, 2025, Mixed media on canvas

Indigo, 2025 140 × 100 cm

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