Esther Schipper
Martin Boyce , Scotland
"Walk With Me"
Martin Boyce, Spook School, 2016, Impressions photographiques giclées, 19 x 12,5 cm chacune (encadré), 21 parties 52 x 42 x 2 cm chacune (encadré), 21 parts, Courtesy de l'artiste de la galerie Esther Schipper, Berlin/ Paris/Seoul Photo © Martin Boyce Studio
“Walk With Me” is an exhibition conceived by the Scottish artist Martin Boyce in collaboration with Galerie Nathalie Seroussi and Esther Schipper, Paris. Taking the work of Raymond Hains as inspiration for the exhibition, Boyce will exhibit his photo series Spook School, 2016. Consisting of 21 photographs of the interior of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art, the images were taken after the first fire in 2014, but before the catastrophic second in 2018. Unbeknown to the artist at the time, these photographs now document the building in a moment of phantom-like limbo, not quite dead but not yet fully brought back to life. In these images, which Boyce has drawn much of the light and colour out of, we see the school in a state of renovation and repair. There is hope in its bones but
in fact it was just a tinder box waiting for a match. In the exhibition the match comes courtesy of Hains. An outsize box of matches, Saffa, Omagio a Mondrian e a De Chirico, 1970, will be exhibited alongside one of Boyce’s fireplace sculptures. Here is perhaps where the spectre of Surrealism appears. Hains’ open matchbox revealing another kind of space.
Solo show of Martin Boyce
From May 22nd to July 26th, 2025
The gallery
Specializing in contemporary art and representing over 48 artists and estates, Esther Schipper has a presence in Berlin, Paris, and Seoul. With over thirty years of organizing exhibitions, Esther Schipper is recognized for providing artists with a platform to present projects that explore new territories, initiate major conceptual departures, and give rise to new bodies of work. Building on a pioneering program, the gallery initially focused on providing institutional support and exploring markets for radically experimental and ephemeral works. Today, Esther Schipper represents international artists from various generations, working in a variety of mediums. Its program includes both established artists and emerging talents.
Gallery artists
Rosa Barba, The Estate of Stefan Bertalan, Julius von Bismarck, Martin Boyce, Matti Braun, AA Bronson, Sarah Buckner, Angela Bulloch, Nathan Carter, Etienne Chambaud, David Claerbout, Thomas Demand, Jean-Pascal Flavien, Ceal Floyer, Simon Fujiwara, Ryan Gander, General Idea, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Andrew Grassie, Grönlund-Nisunen, Martin Honert, Pierre Huyghe, Karolina Jabłońska, Ann Veronica Janssens, Hyunsun Jeon, Christoph Keller, Annette Kelm, Tomasz Kręcicki, Gabriel Kuri, Jac Leirner, Liu Ye, Isa Melsheimer, Prabhavathi Meppayil, Ari Benjamin Meyers, Roman Ondak, Philippe Parreno, Sojourner Truth arsons, Thomias Radin, Ugo Rondinone, Christopher Roth, Cemile Sahin, Anri Sala, Karin Sander, Julia Scher, Tino Sehgal, Daniel Steegmann Mangrané, Hito Steyerl, Sun Yitian, Tao Hui, Anicka Yi
