NIKLAS GOLDBACH  

New video work: For the Ages, UHD Video, 5.1, 13:40 min, 2026
On view at Christ-König-Kirche, Bochum
Commissioned by Manifesta 16 Ruhr. Co-Produced by Sammlung Fluentum.

Save the Date: Manifesta 16 Ruhr, Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen
Biennial, 21.06.–04.10.2026
https://manifesta16.org/de


Current:

Focus on Stories
Sammlung Hackelsberger, Cabinet, Berlin
03.05.–12.06.2026

Upcoming:

Manifesta 16 Ruhr
Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen
Biennial, 21.06.–04.10.2026
https://manifesta16.org/de


Recent (Selection):

Permanent Daylight: Leave Them All Behind, Photo Series, 2015
Exhibition view: Focus on Stories, Sammlung Hackelsberger, Cabinet, Berlin (03.05.–12.06.2026). Curated by Harald F. Theiss


Permanent Daylight: Harder Better Faster Stronger

Permanent Daylight: Harder Better Faster Stronger, Photo Series, 2026


1550 San Remo Drive, Video Installation, 2017
Exhibition view: Archistories – Architektur in der Kunst, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (29.11.2025–12.04.2026). Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt


Drift (TOWN AND COUNTRY) I–VI, Photo Diptychs, 2026


Drift (Scherben) I–III, Photo Diptychs, 2025


Drift (Maryon Park), Photo Diptychs, 2025


A State of Happiness, Mixed Media Installation, 2024
Exhibition view: Global Fascisms, HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, 13.08.–07.12.2025. Curated by Cosmin Costinaș & Paz Guevara


Permanent Daylight: The Next Day, Photo Series, 2017
Exhibition view: Global Fascisms, HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, 13.08.–07.12.2025. Curated by Cosmin Costinaș & Paz Guevara


Into The Paradise Machine, Video Screening & Lecture Performance, 2022/23
Event: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 28.09.2025. Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt


Drift (Kunsthalle Karlsruhe), Photo Diptychs, 2024
Exhibition view: Niklas Goldbach: DRIFT, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe @ ZKM, 05.07.–15.10.2025. Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt

 

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Manifesta 16 Ruhr

New video work: For the Ages, UHD Video, 5.1, 13:40 min, 2026
On view at Christ-König-Kirche, Bochum
Commissioned by Manifesta 16 Ruhr. Co-Produced by Sammlung Fluentum.

Save the Date: Manifesta 16 Ruhr, Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen
Biennial, 21.06.–04.10.2026
https://manifesta16.org/de


Current:

Focus on Stories
Sammlung Hackelsberger, Cabinet, Berlin
03.05.–12.06.2026

Upcoming:

Manifesta 16 Ruhr
Bochum, Duisburg, Essen, Gelsenkirchen
Biennial, 21.06.–04.10.2026
https://manifesta16.org/de


Recent (Selection):

Permanent Daylight: Leave Them All Behind

Permanent Daylight: Leave Them All Behind, Photo Series, 2015
Exhibition view: Focus on Stories, Sammlung Hackelsberger, Cabinet, Berlin (03.05.–12.06.2026). Curated by Harald F. Theiss


Permanent Daylight: Harder Better Faster Stronger

Permanent Daylight: Harder Better Faster Stronger, Photo Series, 2026


Exhibition view

1550 San Remo Drive, Video Installation, 2017
Exhibition view: Archistories – Architektur in der Kunst, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (29.11.2025–12.04.2026). Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt


Drift (TOWN AND COUNTRY) I–VI

Drift (TOWN AND COUNTRY) I–VI, Photo Diptychs, 2026


DRIFT (Scherben) I–III

Drift (Scherben) I–III, Photo Diptychs, 2025


DRIFT (Maryon Park)

Drift (Maryon Park), Photo Diptychs, 2025


A State of Happiness

A State of Happiness, Mixed Media Installation, 2024
Exhibition view: Global Fascisms, HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, 13.08.–07.12.2025.
Curated by Cosmin Costinaș & Paz Guevara


Permanent Daylight: The Next Day

Permanent Daylight: The Next Day, Photo Series, 2017
Exhibition view: Global Fascisms, HKW Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, 13.08.–07.12.2025.
Curated by Cosmin Costinaș & Paz Guevara


Into The Paradise Machine

Into The Paradise Machine, Video Screening & Lecture Performance, 2022/23
Event: Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, 28.09.2025. Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt


DRIFT Exhibition

Drift (Kunsthalle Karlsruhe), Photo Diptychs, 2024
Exhibition view: Niklas Goldbach: DRIFT, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe @ ZKM, 05.07.–15.10.2025. Curated by Kirsten Claudia Voigt