Boris Hoppek
is a German artist who lives in Barcelona. In the early 1990s he spearheaded the introduction of figurative elements into the graffiti scene. He has continuously de-contextualised iconographic figures, taking them to a level of abstraction that allows him to address explicit political themes, such as immigration, racism, violence and sexuality. This interest also dominates his photographic work, which is pornography with a twist, the women always one step away from being objectified outright.
He can be as well-behaved and pleasant as a child or as blunt and in your face as a karate chop on the back of the neck.
His work lies between the perverse innocence of children’s drawings from some refugee camp, and the nihilism of an adult who knows too much about everything to be able to believe in anything in particular.
2021
“IN OTHER WORDS: <_BLANK>” Helium Cowboy Hamburg
Direkt Auktion II - Berlin
“Wahllokal” - Helium Cowboy Hamburg
"How did you come to Europa?" - Gunter Gallery, Madrid
"Direktauktion" - Group, Die ganze freiheit, Berlin
2020
"Das Boot ist Voll" - Solo, Helium Cowboy, Hamburg
"we are still here" -Group Show, Helium Cowboy, Hamburg
"B-Local" - Group Show, B murales, Barcelona
2019
"Fast Rewind" - La Lonja Gallery, Solo, Logrono
"7ways2love" - Metric Market, Solo, Barcelona
"sinpapeles" - Arnau Gallery , Solo Mural, Barcelona
"Kettenreaktion" - Group, Switzerlland
"The Fuckups" - Group, Studiocromie, Verona
"Iam soo horny!" - 3ge3 gallery, soloshow, Shanghai
2018
Cancel Culture Break
2017
"Manana" - solo, Delimbo Gallery, Sevilla
“36 mountains”, group show, Greta Gallery, zagreb
“Wanting to get Free”, group, Guillaume Deappen Gallery, Basel
“Cowboyland”, Group Exhibition, Helium Cowboy Gallery, Hamburg
"Dirty Paradise" - FanZine and Exhibition, London
2016
"Snacks" - Power station of Art Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai
"Skateboarts" - FORUM KUNST, Rottweil, Germany
"142 Jahre Kunst" - Affenfaust Gallery , Hamburg
"Street Art Life!" - Le 19 LCL , Paris
"Tri dana dosta" - Bravo Gallery, Zagreb
2015
"Catastrophe" - groupshow, Studio Cromie, Grottaglie, Italy
Installation Kopenhagen Art Week, Denmark
Skver Festival, Mali Losinj, Croatia
"puss - installation" Beyonderground, Hasselt, Belgium
Fashion Collection, Collaboration with ZUCZUG/, Shanghai
2014
"Summer Times" - Group, Galery Yusto Giner, Marbella, Spain
Canal180, Creative Camp, Abrantes, Portugal
Milestone Festival, Streetart Festival, Girona , Spain
"70 Combats pour la liberté" - Group show, Bayeux, France
"Calleja/Hoppek, historias de dos para un final imposible…" - Rafael Perez Hernando Gallery, Madrid
Grafik Fair, Mural Painting, Zurich
"Group Love" - Buero Discout, Gallery , Zurich
2013
"Second Hand" - Powerstation of Art, Shanghai
SNACKS, Guest Editor for the december Issue, China
Canal180, Creative Lab, Guimaraes, Portugal
KAMA sesso e design, La Triennale di Milano
"ARRRGH! Monstres de Mode" - La Gaîté lyrique, Paris.
FUN FACTORY, Museum of Sex, New York
Canal180 creative camp, portugal
2012
NOVA, Festival de Arte, Sao paulo
"Mini Mundos" - N2 Gallery, Barcelona
"Full of Love" - Atopos, Athens
Swab, Art Fair, Barcelona
Fame Festival, Grottaglie, Italy
"Insiders" - N2 Gallery, Barcelona
Bloop Festival, Ibiza, Spain
Milestone Festival, Girona, Spain
"Encouraged" - Blokker Gallery, Madrid
"Happy Medium" - Nancy Victor Gallery, London
"WeArt" - Barcelona, Spain
"Inter-views" - Curio Studio Gallery, Los Angeles
2011
"meanwhile in deepest east anglia thunderbirds were go" - Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Fame Festibal, Grottaglie, Italy
“Can you see the rainbow from there?”, Tsunami Charity Exhibition, Tokyo
"THE LASER SUMMIT OF CHEAP GRAPHICS EXHIBITION" - Neurotitan Galerie, Berlin
Group Love, Mural, Digital arts col Expression in San Francisco
"The helping hounds of hell2" - Charity Exhibition, Berlin
"Why Christmas?" - Buro Discount, Zurich
2010
"L’art urbain 2" - group, Addict Gallery, Paris
Dis-patch Festival, Belgrade, Serbia
Fame Festival, Grottaglie, Italy
"Too cool for school" - group, Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona
Swab, Artfaire, Barcelona
"Ever" - Exhibition, Diesel Denim Gallery, Tokyo
Art Brut Festival, Barcelona
Group Love, Mural, MACRO Future Museum, Rome
2009
"Vinylcph" - Charity Exhibition, Copenhagen
"Apocalypse Wow!" - group, MACRO Future Museum, Rome
"Since 1989" - Since Upian Gallery, Paris
"True Self" - group, Jonathan LeVine Gallery, NYC
"Popo" - Heliumcowboy Artspace, Hamburg
Pictoplasma, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin
"Das Herz von St. Pauli" - group, Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
2008
Mascherare, ROJO Artspace, Milano
"Fragil" - Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
"86 Negritos" - Baluarte de la Candelaria, Cádiz, Spain
"no new enemies" - group, Le Botanique, Brussels, Belgium
"We love Asbaek" - Rojo artspace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fumetto International Comix Festival, Luzern, Switzerland
Urban Superstars, Museo D‘Arte Contemporanea Donna Regina, Naples, Italy
2007
"IWFWYT!" - Helium Artspace, Hamburg
Scope 07, Art Basel, Miami
"Tiro al Negro 800" - Estampa Artfaire, Madrid
"Black Baby" - Kubrick Gallery, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Artbeat Festival, Amsterdam
2006
"Viva España" - Iguapop Gallery, Barcelona
full pull, Festival, malmö
Cardboard city installation, Bread and Butter Barcelona
"BongoBongo" - Espai Pupu - Mallorca
2005
4 Installations - FOX PROJECT (copenhagen)
2004
"Eat Me" - MODAFAD collective exhibition , ferran adria, bigas luna, marti guixet (barcelona)
"Micky fickyjesus" - Helium Cowboy Gallery, Hamburg
"silenci" - group, Iguapop , Barcelona
2003
"Sexo Extra Ordinario Ahora" - Iguapop gallery , Barcelona
"cmyk" - Gallery Revolver, Duesseldorf