Harald Falckenberg
Harald Falckenberg collected post-war counterculture art, especially from Germany and the United States. The collection holds more than 2,200 works by about 450 artists and is on long-term loan to the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, shown in the Phoenix halls in Harburg.
Artists named in the collection
Martin Kippenberger, Albert Oehlen, Franz West, John Baldessari, Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince, Sarah Lucas, Mike Kelley, Raymond Pettibon, Wolfgang Tillmans
On record
- He bought the Phoenix building in Hamburg-Harburg in 2007, with 6,000 square metres of exhibition space.
- In 2011 he agreed with the City of Hamburg to lend the collection and space to the Deichtorhallen, and the agreement was later extended to 2032.
- He died in November 2023, aged 80.
Institutional roles
- Professor, Hochschule für Bildende Künste Hamburg, from 2008
Questions
What does Harald Falckenberg collect?Harald Falckenberg collected post-war counterculture art, especially from Germany and the United States. The collection holds more than 2,200 works by about 450 artists and is on long-term loan to the Deichtorhallen in Hamburg, shown in the Phoenix halls in Harburg.
Which artists are in the Harald Falckenberg collection?Cited sources name works by Martin Kippenberger, Albert Oehlen, Franz West, John Baldessari, Paul McCarthy, Richard Prince, Sarah Lucas, Mike Kelley.
Can the public see the collection of Harald Falckenberg?Yes. Works are shown at Falckenberg Collection, Deichtorhallen Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.
Sources
- Hamburg art collector and patron Harald Falckenberg dies aged 80, The Art Newspaper, 2023
- Falckenberg Collection, Deichtorhallen Hamburg
Last verified 2026-10-31.
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