When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from 04.09.2026 to 24.10.2026 at VAN HORN in Düsseldorf.

Where is the exhibition location?

VAN HORN is located at Ackerstraße 99, 40233 Düsseldorf.

How much is the admission fee?

A confirmed ticket price is not available. Please check the current information directly with the organizer.

Is there information about guided tours?

No fixed tours are mentioned in the available material. Information will follow or please inquire with the organizer.

Is the exhibition indoors?

Yes, it is an indoor exhibition.

Who is the visit particularly suitable for?

For art enthusiasts who are excited about material art, Informel, drawing, sculpture, and spatial works.

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed

Name: Pip Culbert and Gerhard Hoehme: Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed
Start: 2026-09-04T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-25T01:59:59+02:00
Location: VAN HORN

When Material Becomes History: Pip Culbert and Gerhard Hoehme at VAN HORN

With Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, VAN HORN in Düsseldorf presents an exhibition that focuses on the principle of artistic transformation. For the first time, the works of Pip Culbert and Gerhard Hoehme meet in a shared context. Both artists work with existing materials, both remove items from their original use and open them up for a new aesthetic experience.

An Art Experience Between Memory and New Beginning

The title refers to an English saying that symbolizes happiness, memory, and a new beginning. Exactly therein lies the poetic tension of this exhibition: The old does not disappear, but remains visible as a trace. Culbert and Hoehme transform fabrics, strings, colors, and plastics into open system forms that oscillate between object, drawing, sculpture, and installation.

Pip Culbert: Sewing, Cut, Space

Pip Culbert works with shirts, bags, tents, and fabrics. What initially appears functional, she reduces to seams, lines, and fragile frameworks. Garments become open drawings in space, everyday objects turn into poetic constructions. Her work moves at the boundary of sculpture, drawing, and architecture. Particularly impressive is the idea of deconstruction and reconstruction: The material loses its old role and gains a new, concentrated presence.

Gerhard Hoehme: The Image as an Open Field

Gerhard Hoehme is considered an important representative of German Informel and post-war art. Since the late 1950s, he increasingly released the image from the frame. Strings, tubes, and drawing lines expand his painting into space; the canvas becomes an energetic field. His drawings also possess intrinsic value: They are not preliminary stages, but precise forms of thought in which tension, structure, and spatial reference become directly perceivable.

Between Painting, Object, and Installation

The exhibition makes visible how close both positions are in their approaches. Culbert transforms seams into spatial lines, Hoehme transforms drawing into spatial presence. Both work reductively rather than additively. Neither is interested in the finished object as a possession but rather in its relationship to space, perception, and the history of the material. This creates the special exhibition atmosphere: calm, concentrated, intelligent, and open to discoveries.

VAN HORN as a Place for Precise Contemporary Art

VAN HORN in Düsseldorf is known for curated exhibitions that bring together young and established positions with art-historical depth. The location at Ackerstraße 99 provides a fitting framework: clear, urban, and focused on the appreciation of artworks. Those interested in Concrete Art, Informel, Material Aesthetics, and conceptual spatial questions will find an exhibition with high cultural relevance here.

Conclusion

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed is an exhibition about transformation, reduction, and the quiet power of materials. It shows how new image and spatial forms emerge from used items and how art history resonates in the present. Anyone interested in sophisticated contemporary art and art-historically substantial presentations should definitely experience this exhibition in Düsseldorf live.