Olaf Holzapfel – Une réalité insolite

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Opening on September 17, from 6 to 9pm
On the occasion of La Nuit des Bains, during Geneva Art Week

Xippas Geneva is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Olaf Holzapfel.

Known for his poetic exploration of landscape, architecture, and vernacular traditions, the German artist develops a practice that brings together sculpture, drawing, painting, and installation. For this exhibition, Olaf Holzapfel presents a new body of works that continues his investigation into material, craftsmanship, and the relationship between nature and the built environment.

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Guided Walk at the Geneva Botanical Garden with Olaf Holzapfel and Marion Festal

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Olaf Holzapfel in Conversation with Julie Portier at Villa Merkel

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Olaf Holzapfel in a duo exhibition at the Villa Merkel, Germany

Chaguarbild 5, 2011/2014, Chaguar, Naturfarben, 140 x 97 cm, ifa Collection

Olaf Holzapfel is participating in the group exhibition The Event of a Thread in Yerevan, Armenia.

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Olaf Holzapfel will participate in Productive Unrest, an exhibition exploring art and audiences in art exhibitions in the GDR during the 1980s.

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Olaf Holzapfel will be featured at the Museum of Fine Arts Leipzig in the exhibition Bilderkosmos #3: Leipzig in Dialogue.

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Olaf Holzapfel featured in “Kunstkammer Gegenwart – Abstraction,” State Art Collections Dresden, Residenzschloss

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Interview with Olaf Holzapfel in Sculpture Magazine, January/February 2026

Olaf Holzapfel Biennial of Urban Art

Olaf Holzapfel is participating in the Biennale (re)connecting.earth in Geneva.

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CONVERGENCES - exhibition with Alain Biltereyst and Olaf Holzapfel at Fondation CAB
Curated by Albert Baronian

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Olaf Holzapfel participates to the Setouchi Art Triennale

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Olaf Holzapfel participates to the Sea Art Festival 2025

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Olaf Holzapfel takes part in the Blickachsen Biennal in Germany

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Olaf Holzapfel winner of Zurich Art Prize 2024

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