Thomas Demand Carpet, 2025
UV print on non-woven wallpaper
Dimensions variable
Edition of 3
Thomas Demand's wallpaper work features a pattern of blue and red circles against a lighter background. The pattern draws on the vintage carpeting in Berlin’s ICC, the International Congress Centrum. While the original carpet is grey, it has here been interpreted by Demand in a color version.
Inaugurated in 1979 in what was then West-Berlin, the ICC was at the time the most expensive structure built in the city. A prime example of the high-tech architectural style, architects Ursulina Schüler-Witte and Ralf Schüler designed the ICC as a Gesamtkunstwerk in which every detail of the building contributes to its futuristic appearance. The ICC was declared a landmark in 2019, but has been largely abandoned in recent years due to its costly upkeep.
The wallpaper was specifically designed by the artist for the presentation at Esther Schipper Berlin, March 14 – April 17, 2025.
Another wallpaper by Demand, Saal, is installed in the Metzlersaal at Städel Museum, since 2011
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
– The purchaser retains the right to wallpaper a wall, or several walls which are not directly connected, of any dimension.
– Production and installation costs are not included in the purchase price.
– The artist will tailor the wallpaper to the dimensions of the desired space.
– The gallery will coordinate the design and production with the studio.
– The work may be installed at a new location (at the additional cost of the new design and production) but may not be split or shown simultaneously at different locations.
COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN SALE
– Right to install wallpaper in a chosen space
– Certificate of authenticity
– Installation instructions
COMPONENTS NOT INCLUDED IN SALE
– Design fee (EUR 1,500)
– Printing of wallpaper (dependent on size: EUR 31.50 per sqm, plus fixed costs of EUR 500)
– Installation costs
Inaugurated in 1979 in what was then West-Berlin, the ICC was at the time the most expensive structure built in the city. A prime example of the high-tech architectural style, architects Ursulina Schüler-Witte and Ralf Schüler designed the ICC as a Gesamtkunstwerk in which every detail of the building contributes to its futuristic appearance. The ICC was declared a landmark in 2019, but has been largely abandoned in recent years due to its costly upkeep.
The wallpaper was specifically designed by the artist for the presentation at Esther Schipper Berlin, March 14 – April 17, 2025.
Another wallpaper by Demand, Saal, is installed in the Metzlersaal at Städel Museum, since 2011
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
– The purchaser retains the right to wallpaper a wall, or several walls which are not directly connected, of any dimension.
– Production and installation costs are not included in the purchase price.
– The artist will tailor the wallpaper to the dimensions of the desired space.
– The gallery will coordinate the design and production with the studio.
– The work may be installed at a new location (at the additional cost of the new design and production) but may not be split or shown simultaneously at different locations.
COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN SALE
– Right to install wallpaper in a chosen space
– Certificate of authenticity
– Installation instructions
COMPONENTS NOT INCLUDED IN SALE
– Design fee (EUR 1,500)
– Printing of wallpaper (dependent on size: EUR 31.50 per sqm, plus fixed costs of EUR 500)
– Installation costs
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