Julius von Bismarck Julius von Bismarck

Julius von Bismarck

Born 1983 in Breisach am Rhein, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin and in Switzerland.
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Julius von Bismarck & Benjamin Maus, Round About Four Dimensions, aluminium, stainless steel, brass, polymers, electronics; 230 x 230 x 230 cm. Exhibition view: Exploring the Unknown, CERN, Switzerland, 2023. Photo © Julius von Bismarck.

Introduction

Ambitious and expansive, von Bismarck's projects are rooted in extensive research and experimentation to invent entirely new technological apparatuses that articulate and give form to his ideas.

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Selected works

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Julius von Bismarck
The Day the Ocean turned Black, 2025
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper
210,2 x 360,6 cm (unframed)
214,4 x 373,2 cm (framed)
Edition of 6
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Julius von Bismarck
Boulder (Granitic Gneiss I), 2025
Stone, resin, metal, wood
236 x 150 x 80 cm
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Julius von Bismarck
Boulder (Granitic Gneiss II), 2025
Stone, resin, metal, wood
178 x 130 x 80 cm
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Boulder (Pink Granitic Gneiss), 2025
Stone, resin, metal, wood
213 x 140 x 80 cm
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Julius von Bismarck
Landscape Painting (Mine), 2025
Archival pigment print on paper
180 x 360 cm (unframed)
184,4 x 373,2 x 5 cm (framed)
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Julius von Bismarck
Beetle on A Horse, 2024
Burnt wood
444 x 233 x 125 cm
Edition of 3
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Julius von Bismarck
Grenzen der Intelligenzen, 2024
4k video, stereo sound
Duration: 20:00 min
Edition of 5
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Julius von Bismarck
Zwei Wölfinnen (Wilde Mutter), 2024
Wood, winches, controllers, wooden plinth
154 x 131 x 60 cm (sculpture and plinth)
20 x 202 x 134 cm (pedestal)
Edition of 3
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Julius von Bismarck
Zwei Wölfinnen (Im Wolfspelz), 2024
Wood, fur, winches, controllers, wooden plinth
154 x 131 x 63 cm (sculpture and plinth)
20 x 202 x 134 cm (pedestal)
Edition of 3
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Julius von Bismarck
Zea Mays, 2024
Pressed and dried plant and grasshopper, mounted on stainless steel
269 x 70 cm
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Julius von Bismarck
Geh aus mein Herz!, 2023
4k video, stereo sound
Duration: 55 min
Edition of 6
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Julius von Bismarck
The Elephant in the Room (Giraffe), 2023
Wood, metal, fur
545 x 236 x 236 cm
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Julius von Bismarck
The Elephant in the Room (Otto von Bismarck), 2023
Wood, metal, paint
380 x 150 x 318 cm
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Julius von Bismarck
three days of water - three days of food, 2022
Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta paper
82,8 x 132,8 cm (framed)
Edition of 4
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Julius von Bismarck
Shahidlar 1, 2020
Glazed ceramic, rotating LED display
50 x 220 x 220 cm
Edition of 1 plus 1 AP
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Julius von Bismarck
Freiheit Recht Friede 1, 2020
Glazed ceramic, rotating LED display
96 x 96 x 64 cm
Edition of 1
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Julius von Bismarck
Eternitate, 2020
Glazed ceramic, rotating LED display
150 x 150 x 27 cm
Edition of 1
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Julius von Bismarck
Partisan Glade 1, 2020
Glazed ceramic, rotating LED display
100 x 100 x 110 cm
Edition of 1
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Julius von Bismarck
Fire with Fire (Video Test), 2020
LED screen, HD video (color, stereo)
Duration: 67:40 min
Edition of 5
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Julius von Bismarck
Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Delta), 2018
Fine art inkjet print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta paper
Diptych
165 x 110 cm each (2 parts)
Edition of 3
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Julius von Bismarck
Irma to Come in Earnest, 2017
HD video (b/w, stereo)
Duration: 51:41 min
Edition of 3

Gallery Exhibitions

Zwei Wölfinnen Julius von Bismarck

Zwei Wölfinnen

Julius von Bismarck
Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Zwei Wölfinnen, a presentation by Julius von Bismarck, whose representation was announced earlier this year. On view are two sculptures of she-wolves: one appears as a...
April 26—June 15, 2024
Esther Schipper, Berlin

External Exhibitions

Tiān Gōng Kāi Wù: Rocks, Fire, Thunder Julius von Bismarck

Tiān Gōng Kāi Wù: Rocks, Fire, Thunder

Julius von Bismarck
Beiqiu Museum of Contemporary Art presents Tiān Gōng Kāi Wù: Rocks, Fire, Thunder, the first solo exhibition in China by German artist Julius von Bismarck. Drawing inspiration from the seventeenth-century Chinese encyclopedia...
November 11, 2025—February 1, 2026
Beiqiu Museum of Contemporary Art, Nanjing
Julius von Bismarck Normale Katastrope (Normality Bias)

Julius von Bismarck

Normale Katastrope (Normality Bias)
Julius von Bismarck’s first major institutional solo exhibition in Austria, Normale Katastrope (Normality Bias) at KunstHausWien, confronts human hubris, responsibility, and agency in the face of ecological collapse. Engaging with the elemental...
September 10, 2025—March 8, 2026
Kunst Haus Wien
The Orobie Biennial – Thinking Like a Mountain With Julius von Bismarck

The Orobie Biennial – Thinking Like a Mountain

With Julius von Bismarck
The fourth cycle of The Orobie Biennial -Thinking Like a Mountain program, held by GAMeC that engages local communities through the participation of international artists, will open on June 7, 2025. The...
June 7—September 14, 2025
GAMeC, Bergamo
The Mimicry of Tethys Julius von Bismarck

The Mimicry of Tethys

Julius von Bismarck
The permanent installation of The Mimicry of Tethys, 2019, created specifically for the site, shows an impressive offshore buoy that moves synchronously with a twin buoy in the Atlantic and transmits real-time...
Permanent Installation
Third Place — The Extended Foyer of the Sprengel Museum, Hanover
Flipping the Coin at 11:11 presents Calle 22 Julius von Bismarck

Flipping the Coin at 11:11 presents Calle 22

Julius von Bismarck
Flipping the Coin at 11:11 presents Julius von Bismarck's work Calle 22
September 12—21, 2024
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Gewaltenteilung Julius von Bismarck

Gewaltenteilung

Julius von Bismarck
For the exhibition at the Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Julius von Bismarck has dedicated himself to the highly topical issue of the forces of nature. In the past, he has already captured bolts...
11 November 2017 - 29 July 2018
Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg
When Platitudes Become Form Julius von Bismarck

When Platitudes Become Form

Julius von Bismarck
Julius von Bismarck explores in his art how people define their place within their immediate environment and how society negotiates the concept of nature. He frequently uses deconstruction as a tool to...
26 May 2023 - 14 August 2023
Berlinische Galerie
Feuer mit Feuer Julius von Bismarck

Feuer mit Feuer

Julius von Bismarck
'I draw my inspiration from science and work artistically,' says Julius von Bismarck about his approach to his work. Always in search of alternative forms of perception, he explores the realms of...
04 September 2020 – 24 Januar 2021
Bundeskunsthalle Bonn
Die Mimik der Tethys Julius von Bismarck

Die Mimik der Tethys

Julius von Bismarck
Die Mimik der Tethys (The Expressions of Tethys) consists of a buoy seeming to float high in the centre of the iconic helicoidal ramp of the former FIAT factory at Lingotto. Its...
03 November 2023 – 31 October 2024
La Pista 500, Pinacoteca Agnelli, Turin
Neustadt Julius von Bismarck in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko

Neustadt

Julius von Bismarck in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko
Neustadt (New City) is a fictive city made up of 1:25-scale models of various buildings in the Ruhr region that were demolished since the 2000s. The permanent installation of altogether 23 sculptures...
permanent installation
Emscherkunstweg, Landscape Park Duisburg-Nord, Germany

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Performance: Julius von Bismarck, POLIZEI At Festival of Future Nows 2025 Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin Performance times:...
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Performance: Julius von Bismarck, POLIZEI

At Festival of Future Nows 2025
Neue Nationalgalerie, Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin

Performance times:
Friday, October 31 at 19:00
Saturday, November 1 at 15:30

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Now Representing – Julius von Bismarck

Films

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Over the Ocean the Other Sun is Burning, 2025 Julius von Bismarck

Over the Ocean the Other Sun is Burning, 2025

Julius von Bismarck

Publications

Julius von Bismarck When Platitudes Become Form

Julius von Bismarck

When Platitudes Become Form
The practice of Julius von Bismarck (b. Breisach am Rhein, 1983; lives and works in Berlin) probes what is commonly labeled as nature. He insistently deconstructs his chosen objects to inquire into...
2023
Julius von Bismarck Talking to Thunder

Julius von Bismarck

Talking to Thunder
In a historical moment gripped by environmental catastrophes of our own making, Julius von Bismarck confronts the forces of nature at their unruly extremes. Deploying sculpture, photography, video and technological devices designed...
2019
Julius von Bismarck Animals are dumb and plants are even dumber

Julius von Bismarck

Animals are dumb and plants are even dumber
This monograph is the first comprehensive publication of Julius von Bismarck’s work, which has already attracted considerable notice on account of its inventiveness. The artist uses installations, videos and performances to explore...
2015