Esther Schipper

Esther Schipper founded her first gallery in Cologne in 1989. After German reunification, she opened a satellite space in Berlin in the mid-1990s, ultimately moving its operations there in 1997. The gallery space has since relocated several times within Berlin to accommodate its evolving exhibition program and artists’ needs.

In 2015, Esther Schipper acquired Johnen Galerie and integrated its program under the gallery’s name. Esther Schipper opened a company in Korea in 2017, and a public gallery in Seoul in 2022, as well as a gallery location in Paris on Place Vendôme the same year. In 2024, Esther Schipper started an office and a showroom in New York.

Throughout its almost 40 year history, the gallery has supported artists who push boundaries and redefine traditional exhibition formats.