Caspar Heinemann Debuts First European Solo Show at Kunsthalle Zürich
Kunsthalle Zürich is hosting the inaugural solo exhibition in Europe for Caspar Heinemann, an artist from Glasgow who was born in London in 1994. The focal point of the exhibition is a newly commissioned large-scale installation, titled ABRACADABRA (2026), created specifically for the Zurich space. Heinemann's artistic practice encompasses various mediums, including sculpture, installation, performance, drawing, and text, intertwining language, narratives, and historical elements into tangible forms. Often, he blends queer and countercultural histories with references to unconventional art, non-professionally designed architecture, and spiritual and literary traditions featuring unexpected stories and characters. The new installation, which features a recurring motif of the night sky, invites exploration of themes related to continuity and magical thinking, incorporating hand-embroidered heavy noise-cancelling curtains and wooden pallets, reflecting Heinemann's ongoing fascination with materiality and craft. This exhibition represents Heinemann's first solo showcase in Europe.
Key facts
- Caspar Heinemann was born in London in 1994 and is based in Glasgow.
- Kunsthalle Zürich hosts Heinemann's first European solo exhibition.
- The exhibition revolves around a new large-scale installation titled ABRACADABRA (2026).
- ABRACADABRA (2026) was developed especially for the Kunsthalle Zürich show.
- The installation includes wooden pallets and a heavy noise-cancelling hand-embroidered curtain.
- Heinemann works in sculpture, installation, performance, drawing, and text.
- His practice combines queer and countercultural histories with non-mainstream art, non-professional architecture, and spiritual and literary traditions.
- The night sky is a recurring motif in his work, used to explore continuity and magical thinking.
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Artists
- Caspar Heinemann
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Locations
- Zürich
- Switzerland
- Glasgow
- United Kingdom
- London