SELECTED PROJECTS

• PROMENADE POUR UN OBJET D‘EXCEPTION
  
  
  20 September 2018
  
  Based on the »Promenade« of the Avenue Montaigne Paris, ARTGATE conceptualizes a high-quality image cultivation event for the Königsallee Düsseldorf, celebrating the friendship of the two luxury streets at the same time. A highlight of this year’s promenade is the »Objet d’Exception d’Art«, exhibited at the Steigenberger Parkhotel.
  

  Ghada Amer, »The Heart«, 2012, painted stainless steel, 85,7 x 107,3 x 83,8 cm, Ed. 4/6 © the artist; courtesy Kewenig Berlin and Kukje Gallery, Seoul; Photo by Christopher Burke Studios
   

   

• PENDORAN VINCI. ART AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TODAY
  
  
  8 June – 19 August 2018
  
  What is Artificial Intelligence’s current state of development? How do we interact with AI? And what role does AI play in art? The exhibition PENDORAN VINCI presented compositions by international artists examining Artificial Intelligence's place in the world today at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf. Curated by peer to space, initiated and co-organized by ARTGATE.
  

  Justine Emard, Co(AI)xistence, video installation, 12 min, 2017 © Justine Emard / Adagp 2018
   

   

• COMING UP: VIRTUAL REALITY ART PRESENTATION FOR THE ZUKUNFTSINSTITUT FRANKFURT
  
  
  Future Day, 7 June 2018
  
  Commissioned by the Zukunftsinstitut Frankfurt, ARTGATE is realising a virtual reality art presentation for the institute’s Future Day featuring international artistic pioneers including Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot. Within the context of the conference, 750 expected corporate strategists and developers will be sensitivised for the artistic as well as commercial potential of the virtual reality technology.
  

  “Global Seed Vault”, 2006, Magali Daniaux & Cédric Pigot, virtual reality experience
   

   

• SELECTED PARTNER OF THE BUSINESS & INVESTOR FORUM CHINA 2017
  
  
  19 October 2017
  
  Selected partner of the Business & Investor Forum China, organized by NRW.invest, GFW Duisburg and Business Metropole Ruhr. ARTGATE has positioned itself as the point of first contact for the realization of art projects between Germany and China. For the most important networking meeting of Sino-German projects, 600 managers and experts travelled to the conference in Duisburg.
  

   
   

   

• EXHIBITION CONCEPT & COMPANY EVENTS WITH ZHANG FANGBAI (CHN) AND CE JIAN (GER/CHN)
  
  
  1.-3. September 2017
  
  In response to the leading position of China in the international art market, ARTGATE conceptualized an exhibition project with the artists Ce Jian (GER/CHN) and Zhang Fangbai (CHN) with accompanying company events in the art nouveau villa "House Vionville". At the intersection of the new German-Chinese silk road and in the heart of the city of Duesseldorf, the presentation juxtaposes two generations of internationally recognised Chinese artists. Through this, the exhibition also emphasized the increasing cultural relevance of China for North Rhine-Westphalia.
  

  Ce Jian, Alice, 2016, acryl, lacquer, marker on canvas, 190 x 150 cm, courtesy of: Ce Jian
   

   

• CHARITY AUCTION RAISES 168.500,00 € OF DONATIONS FOR DEUTSCHE WELTHUNGERHILFE E. V.
  
  
  17. February 2017
  
  Responsible for project management and art direction of the charity auction "Art against hunger" on behalf of the Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.. We consider ourselves fortunate to be able to actively support and contribute to the work of the Welthungerhilfe in Madagascar with the help of art and as part of our preparations for the auction. Thanks to the participation of numerous generous sponsors, all revenues of 168.550,00 € from the artworks sold at the auction will, to 100%, go towards a project of the Welthungerhilfe in the region Anosy in the south of Madagascar and will thus serve to reinforce the Welthungerhilfe's goal to provide a livelihood for Madagascan smallholders.
  

  Thomas Ruff, Substrat 34 I, 2007/15, Blattgröße: 55 x 50 cm, Motivgröße: 45 x 40 cm C-Print, Auflage: 50 + 5AP + DR, 41/50, Courtesy Thomas Ruff
   

   

• VIRTUAL 3D & OFFLINE EXHIBITION IN SUPPORT OF MARTIN FENNE
  
  
  1 June until 31 August 2016
  
  In kind cooperation with Galerie Petra Nostheide-Eÿcke, ARTGATE designed and realised a virtual exhibition in an explorable 3D room as well as an offline concept in support of Dutch artist Martin Fenne.
  

  Figuur 3, 2004, 103 x 136 cm, piping, aluminium cloth, paper, © Galerie Petra Nostheide-Eÿcke, Martin Fenne
   

   

• ART EVENTS AT NRW-FORUM DÜSSELDORF
  
  
  July 2016
  
  GRASS GROWS NOT UPON THE HIGHWAY + Starting now, we design and realise major events for companies & individuals at NRW-Forum Düsseldorf + THINK DIFFERENTLY & art evening for example with ZERO STAR DINNER in cooperation with the internationally renowned conceptual artists from the Atelier für Sonderaufgaben + As plan B for an art event for the new world .
  

   
   

   

• EXHIBITION ON DIGITAL ART AT MUSEUM NRW-FORUM DÜSSELDORF
  
  
  11th MARCH – 17th APRIL 2016
  
  "VIRTUAL BODY: The human being in digital art" was curated by Leoni Spiekermann, ARTGATE Consulting Düsseldorf and Wolf Lieser, DAM Gallery Berlin in cooperation with NRW-Forum Düsseldorf. The exhibition project "Virtual Body" took up an omnipresent topic of our contemporary culture: The reciprocity between self-perception and the representation of the human body in the Internet Age. "Virtual Body" was devoted to a new digital form language with nine national and international artists and negotiates the relation of the virtual body to its natural counterpoint: the human being created by nature.
  

  Artists: Gazira Babeli, SECOND LIFE, Giulia Bowinkel & Friedemann Banz, DE, Vuk Cosic, SL, Laurence Gartel, USA, Jessica Lichtenstein, USA, Lorna Mills, CA, Mark Napier, USA, Huang Siying, CN
   

   

• DIGITAL ART & FASHION DINNER AT MUSEUM NRW-FORUM DÜSSELDORF
  
  
  17th March 2016
  
  ARTGATE and fashion label Rita Lagune fascinated selected guests with the digital artworks from the exhibition „Virtual Body: The human being in digital art“ in the context of a "Digital Art & Fashion Dinner": In addition to a reception, a guided tour through the exhibition and a sophisticated defilée, a sumptuous dinner enticed the guests with digital surprises.
  

  Giulia Bowinkel und Friedemann Banz, Bodypaint III_III, 2016, wallpaper, 320 x 240 cm; Fashion Rita Lagune, Hair & Make up Yvonne Allsopp (headpiece) & Rasine Grosch, Model Diellza, Photo Kristina Stroh.
   

   

• SEMINAR AT FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN: "THE TRADITIONAL ART MARKET OF THE RHINELAND"
  
  
  7th March 2016
  
  In the framework of a seminar on behalf of the Freie Universität Berlin, ARTGATE defined the role of a modern art consultancy company in the digital age. In addition to defining chances and risks, future prospects as well as the actual role of an art consultancy in the art industry were explained.
  

   
   

   

• COMMUNICATING 3D TECHNOLOGY FOR STURM GMBH
  
  
  As competent intermediary between commerce and art, ARTGATE supports STURM GmbH, Duisburg, in publicising their 3D printing technology within the art industry.
  

  3D print of a steel head; © STURM GmbH
   

   

• LECTURE AT THE THEODOR-HEUSS-AKADEMIE FOR THE FRIEDRICH-NAUMANN-STIFTUNG FÜR DIE FREIHEIT: "COLLECTING ART IN THE DIGITAL AGE"
  
  
  21st February 2016
  
  In the context of the Theodor-Heuss-Academy's seminar "The creative industries in focus: The return of art", ARTGATE delivered a talk on modern strategies and possible courses of action when collecting art in the digital age.
  

   
   

   

• EXHIBITION PROJECT AT SAL. OPPENHEIM JR. & CIE.
  
  
  AUGUST 2015: DUESSELDORF
  
  On behalf of Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. ARTGATE conceived a joint exhibition with the established artist Jan Albers and the young, emerging artist Anna Stroh on the premises of the bank house in Düsseldorf.
  

  Jan Albers, "swEEtbluEdrEd", 2015, spray paint on wood & polysterene, 110 x 80 x 13 cm, Courtesy Jan Albers & VAN HORN, Düsseldorf
   

   

• OUTDOOR SCULPTURE PROJECT FOR SAL. OPPENHEIM JR. & CIE.
  
  
  AUGUST 2015: DUESSELDORF
  
  ARTGATE conceived an outdoor sculpture project in cooperation with artist Anna Stroh, explicitly revealing a strong connection to the city of Düsseldorf;
  

  Sal. Oppenheim; Düsseldorf office; Art Evening, August 2015; "Radschläger" sculpture by the artist Anna Stroh
   

   

• TRAINING SEMINAR FOR CHINESE ART COLLECTORS IN GERMANY
  
  
  12 - 23 NOVEMBER 2014: BERLIN / DUESSELDORF / RHEINLAND
  
  ARTGATE held an advanced training seminar on establishing private and-/or corporate art collections with ten internationally operating entrepreneurs and art collectors from China in Berlin and Düsseldorf. Through the support of renowned institutions from Berlin and Duesseldorf, the seminar provided this group of Chinese collectors with the perfect opportunity to gain a better understanding of the German art scene.
  
   

   

• VIP ART TRIP TO ISTANBUL
  
  
  In cooperation with the ArtInternational art fair
  
  24 - 28 SEPTEMBER 2014: ISTANBUL
  
  As part of its European VIP representation for the art fair ArtInternational, ARTGATE designed and planed a VIP art trip to Istanbul for 18 German art lovers. Apart from attending VIP events at the art fair, the journey also offered the participants the opportunity to visit Turkish private and corporate art collections, artist studios and selected galleries.
  
   

   

• MEDIATION OF EXHIBITION PROJECTS
  
  
  In cooperation with the GlobalArtAffairs Foundation
  
  SEPTEMBER 2014: VENICE
  
  ARTGATE and the GlobalArtAffairs Foundation have cooperated to raise awareness among internationally active artists and architects – especially those hailing from emerging art markets – for the possibility of applying for collateral exhibition projects in Venice and during the Venice Biennale. ARTGATE's extensive international contacts allowed targeted communication to relevant personalities in the international art scene.
  
   

   

• ART MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR CHINESE ART PROFESSIONALS IN GERMANY
  
  
  In cooperation with Chinese Modern & Contemporary Art Document from Beijing Art Perspective
  
  22 JUNE–3 JULY 2014: BERLIN/DÜSSELDORF/RHINELAND
  
  ARTGATE realised an Art Management Training for 10 experienced Chinese art professionals in cooperation with renowned curators from the State Museums in Berlin and North Rhine-Westphalia as well as private and corporate art collections. The training provided in-depth knowledge on German methods of managing art projects as well as art institutions.
  
   

• ARTGATE PRESENTS “CORPORATE COLLECTIONS IN GERMANY - WHEN COMPANIES BECOME ART COLLECTORS”
  
  
  International Art & Economic Forum 2014 and Annual Art Patron Awards Ceremony
  
  29 APRIL 2014: BEIJING
  
  One day before the opening of the ArtBeijing art fair, the 2014 International Art and Economic Forum as well as the 2013 Annual Art Patron Awards Ceremony were held on the 29th of April 2014 in Beijing under the patronage of the Art Market Research Centre (AMRC), 21st Century Media and ArtBeijing Art Fair. ARTGATE was invited to the 2014 Art and Economic Forum to provide an overview of the status quo and history of corporate art collections in Germany.
  
   

• TRAINING FOR CHINESE CURATORS IN GERMANY
  
  
  A cooperation with Chinese Modern & Contemporary Art Document from Beijing Art Perspective
  
  20-30 NOVEMBER 2013 : BERLIN / COLOGNE / DÜSSELDORF
  
  Chinese Modern & Contemporary Art Document (CCAD), a subsidiary company of Beijing Art Perspective Co. Ltd., and ARTGATE have affiliated for the realisation of an advanced training programme for young Chinese curators in Germany. The programme included stopovers in Berlin, Cologne and Düsseldorf and provided a group of 10-15 curators from China with in-depth knowledge on German methods of curating museum art exhibitions, with a focus on contemporary art.
  
   

• TRAINING ON EDUCATIONAL WORK AT GERMAN MUSEUMS
  
  
  In cooperation with Susanne Ristow
  
  30 JUNE–7 JULY 2013 : NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA
  
  ARTGATE and education expert Susanne Ristow invited staff from art institutions and museums to learn from the education methods of German (state) museums and to participate in an advanced training in July 2013.
  
   
• COLLECTORS JOURNEY TO MOSCOW
  
  
  In cooperation with the Russian Society of North Rhine-Westphalia
  
  9-12 MAY 2013 : MOSCOW
  
  The Russian Society of North Rhine-Westphalia in cooperation with ARTGATE brought German and Russian personalities by way of an art trip to Moscow. Not only is it a discovery of exceptional art sights and outstanding outlets of Russian culture, but the trip also promoted the intensification of international understanding with substantial support from Moscow museums.
  

  Oleg Kulik, At The Temple, 1999, © courtesy to Regina Gallery
   

   

• SYMPOSIUM ON THE CHINESE ART MARKET
  
  8 Chinese art experts speak offer straight talk on structures, institutions, and future perspectives
  
  
  In cooperation with the Konfuzius-Institute Düsseldorf
  
  19-20 APRIL 2013 : DÜSSELDORF
  
  A symposium conceptualised by ARTGATE for the Konfuzius-Institute Düsseldorf uncovered questions specifically in relation to the contemporary art market in China and clarified collector strategies, the inner workings of art institutions and China’s relevance and future perspectives in the world art market structure. In cooperation with the Art Cologne art fair, an additional talk was held with selected speakers of the symposium at the fair in Cologne itself.
  
   
• RUSSIAN ART BRUNCH FOR INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
  
  
  In cooperation with the Russian Society of North Rhine-Westphalia and Christel Heilmann
  
  17 MARCH 2013 : METZKAUSEN
  
  ARTGATE and the Russian Society of North Rhine-Westphalia organised a fine Russian art brunch at famous German jeweler Christel Heilmann’s private residency. This invitation brought together more than 100 German and Russian art lovers from North Rhine-Westphalia in an informal atmosphere. Amongst outstanding figures from the Düsseldorf/Cologne area, the brunch was also attended by the consul of the Russian consulate in Bonn.
  

  Christel Heilmann and Russian artist George Pusenkoff
   

   

Having worked five years as national and international brandmanager for L´Oréal and Schwarzkopf & Henkel, Leoni Spiekermann turned her passion for the arts into her job and worked as general manager for the Association of Friends of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. As patron relation manager she was responsible for more than 100 art programmes and events for over 900 VIPs and art collectors.

In January 2013 she founded with ARTGATE Consulting an internationally operating consultancy for cultural communication. The concepts of ARTGATE function as future-oriented bridge between culture and business with the goal of purposefully connecting people through tailor-made marketing projects. The consultancy's art projects form an innovative platform communicating new products and services to exclusive target groups, especially in connection with new technologies and emerging art markets, such as, above all, China.

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