Philipp Simon’s work, centred around drawing, explores consciousness and the construction of identity, as he probes the boundaries of inner and outer states, of Self and world. As Simon unveils the interfaces between rational understanding and sensation, societal constructs designed to offer a sense of stability begin to disintegrate. Often, his drawings are embedded in sculptural structures, that aim to disrupt the aura of the exhibition space. The collapse of life into the supposedly autonomous realm of art repeats itself in Simon’s use of exhibition space, as well as in his choice of materials, employing collage, frottage, and pre-used paper, that render the conditions of production visible.
Recent solo exhibitions include: Dialogue n°2, Lo Brutto Stahl, Paris, FR (duo with Max Ruf) (2024); DIESEL–ONLY, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin (2023); Incomplete Nature, Kirchgasse, Steckborn, DE (2022); The Big Picture, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin (2021); [no title],15 Orient Gallery, New York, USA (2020); synthetic, access, Italy, Rollaversion, London, UK (2019); Leibliches Hören und sein Knecht, with Lukas Quietzsch, Kunstbunker, Nürnberg, DE (2019); Die dritte Person, Schiefe Zähne, Berlin, DE (2018); Buffet der guten Zwecke, with Lukas Quietzsch, Kunstverein Freiburg, DE (2017).
Group exhibitons include Binz39, Zürich, CH (2024), Stadtgalerie Bern, CH (2023), Braunsfelder, Cologne, DE(2023), Kirchgasse, Steckborn, CH (2021), Exile Gallery, Vienna, AT(2019), The Wig, Berlin, DE (2018), Kingsgate Project Space, London, UK(2018).
His novel Nature has been released with Korbinian Verlag in October 2024.
Studio visits: 21.11.2024, students can register at
*The lecture will be held in English.
*** Upcoming Jour Fixe Lectures (2025):
The White Pube
The Wig