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Stay up to date and learn more about current exhibitions from the ato cosmos, events, new artists, and the latest articles published in Crisp Magazine.
Introducing: Verena Schmidt
Verena Schmidt grew up in Berlin and Wiesbaden, studying at the Berlin University of the Arts from 2008 to 2013. In 2014, she enrolled on the Master's programme under Pia Fries. She undertook international work placements at Emily Carr University in Vancouver, as well as residencies and symposia in Italy, Norway, Sweden and South Korea. In 2011, she participated in the German-Japanese Contemporary Art Exhibition in Tokyo. This was followed by exhibitions at the Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, the Georg Kolbe Museum, the Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden and Apartment Neunzehn, to name a few. She has lived and worked in Wiesbaden since 2017, moving into her studio at the Walkmühle artists' association in 2020.
Schmidt's work encompasses sculpture, installation, and intervention. Her sculptures and object arrangements — "things" — developed from a wide variety of materials, react sensitively to space, context and viewers. Material illusions, found objects, and geological forms intertwine to create compositions that are simultaneously unsettling and poetic. Often processual and changeable, her works transform spaces and question perception, order, and value. Schmidt's installations encourage us to constantly reconsider our view of everyday and cultural life — openly, humorously, and with an eye to the future.
At ato, the artist is represented by Lea Grosz.
Leuchtpilz Verena Schmidt1.350,00 €31,00 €/month 
Bleichkorallennigiri Verena Schmidt1.100,00 €25,00 €/month 
Zahme Tüte Verena Schmidt1.700,00 €39,00 €/month 
Bekackt Verena Schmidt1.000,00 €23,00 €/month
Crisp's latest release
Uli Aigner transforms the ancient craft of porcelain production into a space for experimentation, self-reflection and questioning the world. In her work, the vessel becomes a space for contemplation, with themes such as origin, socialisation, technology, use, networks of relationships and power structures hidden within each container. Our author, Henriette Hufgard, met with the artist.
It's a cliché that artists don't like to talk about their work. In our series, however, we ask them anyway. This time, it's Hannah Cooke's turn.
A toilet paper attack on Goethe's garden house, heroin use in front of Frankfurt City Hall, a police car set on fire, and a stolen artwork by Joseph Beuys: the artists at Frankfurt's Hauptschule are causing trouble.
Exhibitions from the ato network
Jumpolin
6.12.2025
Featuring a video installation in a public space by Hannah Cooke and Dominik Rinnhofer.
5–7 p.m., Fliederplatz, Karlsruhe-Mühlburg (hot punch provided).
Followed by meeting points:
7–9 p.m.: Café Brahms (food and spritzers)
9 p.m.–2 a.m.: Winzereck (schnaps and spritzers, smoking bar, 18+ only) with Secret Santa*.
* Fancy a gift for St Nicholas Day? Join our 1A Secret Santa event: Bring something homemade with you on 6 December. It could be art, if you're into that, or homemade muesli, knitted socks, or anything else you can think of. In return, you will receive a gift from someone else.
This event is organised by ato and supported by the Kulturbüro Karlsruhe.
Delta
November 27 – December 14, 2025
with works by Chiharu Koda
Opening: November 27, starting at 6 p.m., with a speech by Norina Quinte
Artist talk: November 29, starting at 2 p.m.
studio hö
Kaiserstraße 3, 76131 Karlsruhe
Opening hours:
Mon (Dec. 1/8) 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., 2 p.m. – 4 p.m.,
Tue (Dec. 2/9) 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.,
Thu (Dec. 4/11) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.,
Sun (Dec. 14) 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
I Choose The Bear
December 9, 2025 – January 24, 2026
Milena Wojhan & Claudia Holzinger with Veronika Günther
Opening reception: December 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Lost Weekend Meets Young Art
Schellingstraße 3
80799 Munich
Regionale 26 – Ce qui traverse
November 29, 2025 – January 25, 2026
featuring works by Hannah Cooke
Vernissage: November 29, 7:30 – 8:30 PM
Opening hours:
Tue – Fri: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Thu: 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Sat + Sun: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Kunsthaus Baselland
Helsinki-Strasse 5, CH-4142 Münchenstein/Basel
IDGAF
December 12, 2025 – end of January 2026
with works by Sara Kim Haese
Opening reception: December 12, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
Opening hours:
Mon–Thu: 10 a.m.–5 p.m.,
Fri + Sat: 10 a.m.–8 p.m.,
Sun + public holidays: 12 p.m.–5 p.m.
Café Vero
Waldstraße 10, 76133 Karlsruhe
Space Between
November 22, 2025 – January 16, 2026
with works by Dennis Ulbrich
Opening hours: Thursday and Friday: 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Galerie Monica Ruppert
Bleichstraße 48, 60313, Frankfurt am Main
Humor my love, Humor II
September 6, 2025 – January 31, 2026
featuring works by Claudia Holzinger
Opening hours:
Tue – Thu: 12:00 – 7:00 PM
Fri: 12:00 – 5:00 PM
Sat: 3:00 – 7:00 PM
Galerie Alte Schule Adlershof
Dörpfeldstraße 56, 12489 Berlin
WIR – 19 Basic Rights. 19 Artistic Positions. A Space for Dialogue
22.05.2025 – 21.06.2026
with works by Uli Aigner
Opening hours:
Tue – Sun: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Forum Kunst im Bundestag
Luisenstraße 30, 10117 Berlin
Exhibitions by artists from the ato network
ato's art network consists of a large number of artists and art agents. They are regularly invited to exhibitions or organise their own artistic interventions and public exhibition formats.
We present the current events from our network in our calendar. We cordially invite you to drop by!
As many people come from Karlsruhe or Berlin, a current exhibition can often be discovered in both cities. But of course also in other places.
Karlsruhe and Berlin have very different art scenes, which we are happy to inform you about. If you are interested, you can find more information here:
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