Valerie Krause


Valerie Krause (b. 1976, Herdecke, Germany) work emphasises volumes and the hidden dynamism that solid bodies can hold. Her sculptures adopt elementary forms: they are not strictly geometrical constructs, but shapes that seem to assume movement in space, accompanied by a gentle minimisation of the forms. The relation between objects and the surrounding space is a central theme in Krause’s artistic research. Walking through her sculptures we perceive space, as a place that express changing. The interchange of materials such as plaster, steel and wood is accompanied by changes in the forms, some of them rigid, static, others more dynamic. Through layers, twisting and emphasised diagonals, she underlines the intrinsic dynamism of the material, denoting an impression of instability that interferes with the spectator’s perception of the space.

Recent solo shows include: Galerie Greta Meert, Brussels (Belgium, 2020; 2015; 2013), Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2019, Berlin 2015; 2013, Marseille 2014), L21 Gallery (Palma De Mallorca, 2020 and 2017; 2015, Madrid), Kunst-Station Sankt Peter (Köln, 2016), Vitrine der Landesvertretung (Berlin, 2013). Recent group shows include: Galerie Greta Meert (Brusselles, 2018; 2011), Galerie L21 (Palma de Mallorca,  2022, 2016), Kunst im Tunnel (Düsseldorf, 2016), Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen (2016), Haus der Kunst (Palermo, 2016), Rolando Anselmi (Rome, 2016; Berlin, 2014), Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf, 2022; 2014), Bundeskunsthalle Bonn (Germany, 2013), Galleria d’Arte Moderna di Palermo (Palermo, 2013), Skulpturenpark Köln (Köln, 2013), Kunsthalle Recklinghausen (2011).

She has received the prize for New Talents by Audi at Art Cologne. Her work is part of public collections like the contemporary art collection of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Konrad Adenauer Siftung in Italy or the Collection of NRW.


“O.T.”, 2022
Steel, jute, plaster

63 x 50 x 40 cm
“O.T.”, 2010
Plaster, steel

80x122x17 cm
“Raum und Zeit III”, 2012 Eisenguß/ cast iron

17x21x12 cm
Ed. 7+3
“O.T.”, 2016
Kreide/chalk

1,5x220x310 cm
“O.T.”, 2010
Plaster, styrofoam, chipboard, steel

165x84x70 cm
“O.T.”, 2009
Plaster, steel, leaf aluminum

62x65x68 cm
“Schnittmenge”, 2009
Wood, Color

170x170x1 cm
“Anlandung 2”, 2010
Plaster, steel

80x57x78 cm
“O.T.”, 2011
Steel, fabric

92x170x170 cm
“O.T.”, 2011
Concrete

7x118x100 cm