This summer, L’Atlas is pleased to invite Berlin-based gallery Stallmann Galleries, for a residency and exhibition by Ukrainian artist Daniel Spivakov. Embracing this unique context, the artist has chosen to create his works in situ, investigating how the spatial qualities of the venue can inform both the creative process and the resulting exhibition.
Daniel’s process always starts with printed matter, meaning printing images from diverse sources (photographs from the Condé Nast Archive, museum archives, Instagram, personal photographs…) and image worlds on fabric or other materials, stretching them, and in the last step, painting on top of them. His works are highly serial.
The series Daniel is preparing for Paris takes as its point of departure his most recent exhibition in Berlin Midnight Political Blues (June 2025), incorporating imagery from the political context of past and present events. These images are combined with personal photographs. The development of the works dedicated to the exhibition in Paris will unfold progressively over the coming months, inviting viewers to engage with the evolving narrative of the project.
Previously, Daniel used a commercial gallery space in Berlin as his studio, seeing the works immediately through another lens – considering from the beginning the concept of the exhibition. This leads the artist to a very concentrated process, and the results can change at the last minute.
We invite you to join Daniel Spivakov’s journey to Paris, either during a studio visit during his residency from July 28 to September 10, 2025, or for the final exhibition from September 16 to October 26, 2025.
About Stallmann Galleries
Stallmann Galleries in Berlin stand for a radically contemporary approach to presenting art. Founded by Lina Stallmann, the gallery serves as a platform for international emerging artists who challenge the status quo and search for new directions for the art of tomorrow. A clear thread runs through the program: Stallmann focuses on young artists and offers many of them their first solo exhibitions. The aim isn’t to celebrate innovation for its own sake — instead, the gallery seeks to present works that ask questions about the future of art itself. The artists exhibiting here actively engage with what might happen to art tomorrow, searching for forms of expression that surprise and reveal something not seen before.