Dennis Scholl
Dennis Scholl. Photo: Dale Grant.
Dennis Scholl, The Fire that Called our Names (detail),
2025,
oil on canvas,
170 x 130 x 4 cm (66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Fire that Called our Names (detail),
2025,
oil on canvas,
170 x 130 x 4 cm (66.9 x 51.2 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Evil One and His Flowers (detail),
2025,
oil on canvas,
80 x 60 x 3 cm (31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Evil One and His Flowers (detail),
2025,
oil on canvas,
80 x 60 x 3 cm (31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Installation view of ‘Like a Thief in the Night’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 29 November 2025—28 February 2026. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.Installation view of ‘Like a Thief in the Night’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 29 November 2025 —28 February 2026. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Great Relief (detail),
2025,
oil on wood,
140 x 115 x 4 cm (55.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Great Relief (detail),
2025,
oil on wood,
140 x 115 x 4 cm (55.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Installation view of ‘Like a Thief in the Night’ at PODIUM, Hong Kong, 29 November 2025 —28 February 2026. Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Intake of What Was Lost (detail),
2025,
oil on wood,
65.5 x 49 x 4 cm (25.8 x 19.3 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.Dennis Scholl, The Intake of What Was Lost (detail),
2025,
oil on wood,
65.5 x 49 x 4 cm (25.8 x 19.3 x 1.6 in). Photo: Lok Hang Wu. Courtesy of the artist and PODIUM, Hong Kong.
Biography
Through his lush and intricate oil paintings and drawings, Dennis Scholl (b. 1980, lives and works in Berlin) creates an enigmatic worldview where human and non-human beings oscillate between brutality and beauty, violence and tenderness. Referencing Christian pictorial traditions, religious rituals, and mythological motifs, the subject matters in his works metamorphose into ritual offerings that capture the psychological turmoils arising from the everchanging tensions between sacrifice, vulnerability, and sanctuary. His recent solo exhibitions include M+B Los Angeles (2024), Kunstverein Göttingen (2024), and Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld (2022). He also participated in group exhibitions at Kunstverein Meißen (2025), Museum Reinickendorf, Berlin (2024), Kunstverein Göttingen (2024), Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne (2024), HAUNT, Berlin (2023), Kunstverein Gera (2022), among others. His works are collected by Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Bundeskunstsammlung, Bonn; Olbricht Collection, Berlin, and Robert Runták Collection, Olomouc. Scholl graduated from the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg.
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WorksDennis Scholl
The Great Relief
2025
Oil on canvas
140 x 115 x 4 cm | 55.1 x 45.3 x 1.6 in
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The Evil One and His Flowers
2025
Oil on canvas
80 x 60 x 3 cm | 31.5 x 23.6 x 1.2 in
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The Intake of What Was Lost
2025
Oil on canvas mounted on wood
65.5 x 49 x 4 cm | 25.8 x 19.3 x 1.6 in (framed)
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Pastures of Time
2025
Oil and pastel on canvas
57 x 67 x 4 cm | 22.4 x 26.4 x 1.6 in (framed)
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Proximity to Light
2025
Oil on wood
34 x 28 x 4 cm | 13.4 x 11 x 1.6 in (framed)
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A Tear in The Fabric of The Sky
2025
Oil on wood
36 x 27 x 4 cm | 14.2 x 10.6 x 1.6 in (framed)
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A Wanderer’s Convictions
2025
Sanguine on paper
37.5 x 28 cm | 14.8 x 11 in
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An Undearable Proximity
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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Transformation
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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A Halting of Their Restless Dance
2025
Sanguine on paper
41 x 29.5 cm | 16.1 x 11.6 in
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A Question of Fate and Devotion
2025
Sanguine on paper
37.8 x 28 cm | 14.9 x 11 in
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ExhibitionsDennis Scholl: Like a Thief in the Night
Artist: Dennis Scholl
Hong Kong
29 November 2025—28 February 2026
Vitalis Violentia
Artists: Dew Kim, Dennis Scholl, Tseng Chien-Ying, Wang Pei, Hannah Woo
Hong Kong
28 September—23 November 2024
News
HypeArt: Dennis Scholl’s brings beauty and brutality to PODIUM in his new solo show
09 December 2025
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Dennis Scholl's solo presentation ‘New Wounds or on the Beginning of Immediacy’ at Kunstverein Göttingen
25 July 2024
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