Peter Zimmermann's Palladium acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Manila

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Palladium, 2022, epoxy on canvas

Nunu Fine Art is pleased to announce the donation of Palladium, a work by German artist Peter Zimmermann, to The M Museum in Manila, Philippines, where it will enter the museum's permanent collection. 

Born in 1956 in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany, and currently based in Cologne, Zimmermann began his artistic career in the 1980s. Using the covers and titles of atlases, art books, travel guides, and dictionaries as source material, he developed his signature "Book Cover Paintings," transforming these images into visually striking abstract works through the use of oil paint and epoxy resin. Through the layering of colors and the fluid qualities of his materials, Zimmermann creates large-scale works of deep luminosity and rich complexity, in which seamlessly blended gradients of color are rendered on aluminum composite panels to produce an effect that is almost liquid in appearance. 

Palladium was exhibited at Nunu Fine Art Taipei in 2023, where it received widespread attention. As part of the two-city exhibition Painting Rules, co-organized by Nunu Fine Art and The M Museum in Manila, audiences were invited to experience the work firsthand and to reconsider the formal language and perceptual experience of contemporary painting at a time of rapid transformation in the production and consumption of images. The acquisition of Palladium marks a significant milestone in the artist's career and adds an important chapter to the growing landscape of contemporary art collections across Asia. 

”Peter Zimmermann: Painting Rules“ opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila

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Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Manila.

Nunu Fine Art is honored to collaborate with the Metropolitan Museum of Manila (The M), Philippines to present ”Painting Rules“, a solo exhibition by German artist Peter Zimmermann (b. 1956). This exhibition marks Zimmermann’s first solo presentation in the Philippines. ”Painting Rules“ will open at the Metropolitan Museum of Manila on February 4, 2026, and will subsequently travel to Nunu Fine Art Taipei from April 11.

”Painting Rules“ centers on Zimmermann’s newly developed sticker-based installation works, presented alongside a new body of epoxy paintings. Together, these works reflect a significant shift and experimental turn in his recent practice. Through this dual presentation, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider painting within a contemporary context shaped by the rapid evolution of digital imagery and artificial intelligence.

”Peter Zimmermann: Painting Rules“

｜Venue: Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Philippines

｜Exhibition Dates: February 4, 2026 – April 30, 2026

Peter Zimmermann's "Spiga" in the King Car Cultural & Educational Foundation’s Collection

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German artist Peter Zimmermann has a rich and diverse body of work. His "Book Cover Paintings" series focuses on epoxy resin representations of book covers of atlases, art books, and more. By defining the relationship between text and image, Zimmermann interprets his views and explores the gap between our "perception" and "presentation" of objects.

Zimmermann's abstract paintings draw inspiration from collected photographs or documentary images. The work titled "Spiga" originates from a forest on the outskirts of Cologne, a place Zimmermann frequents. The roots of an ancient tree in this century-old forest inspired the creation of the painting.

Zimmermann’s mother is German, and his father was Italian. Following his father's early death, Zimmermann developed a deep connection with Italian culture and language. "La Spiga" refers to the Italian word for "wheat ear." His original intention derives from a parable from the Bible about appreciating blessings, echoing the cyclical growth of the ancient tree roots in the Colognian forest.

Peter Zimmermann’s Travel Guides Series on View at Kunstmuseum Villa Zanders

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Installation view of Peter Zimmermann’s Travel Guides series (Courtesy of the artist)

Renowned German contemporary artist Peter Zimmermann’s Travel Guides series is currently on view in the exhibition, Bibliomania: The Book in the Art, at Kunstmuseum Villa Zanders, Germany. The exhibition incorporates artworks of multiple forms and media such as painting, drawing, photography, film, installation, and artist’s book, exploring the importance of the paper-based medium of “book” in this age of digital media, as well as rethinking and recreating the role “book” plays in contemporary societies.

 The Travel Guides series marks the beginning of Zimmermann’s use of epoxy. Graduated from art school and started creating conceptual art in the 1980s, Zimmermann imitates and enlarges book covers to challenge the interaction between one’s perceptions and feelings, including one’s experience of interpreting these paradoxical artworks. This series also became the first milestone in Peter Zimmermann’s career as a professional artist.

Peter Zimmermann’s Rhapsody on A Theme of Organism

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Who doesn't want to work in such an office?! Peter Zimmermann built a full installation for the newly completed building at HZI Campus Braunschweig, Germany, a public research institution that belongs to the largest non-university scientific organization in Germany: Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres. Emitting light and glowing, colored three-dimensional structures of different sizes cluster together, float away and meander above the wall of the HZI as if they have settled here and are constantly multiplying. biological. These mysterious objects call to mind micro creatures that may refer to the observation of bacteria and viruses that the research center specializes in and demand viewers' consideration in the most inspiring way.

Peter Zimmermann’s Catalog is produced by Nunu Fine Art and Leopold-Hoesch-Museum

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圖｜Image: 彼得．辛莫曼的最新畫冊《抽象》Peter Zimmermann’s latest catalog “Abstractness”

Image: Peter Zimmermann’s latest catalog “Abstractness”

Nunu Fine Art cooperated with Leopold-Hoesch-Museum in Düren, Germany to produce our represented artist Peter Zimmermann’s latest catalog “Abtractness”.  In this catalog, we can see Peter Zimmermann started his art career by expressing how the images open up the access to the world but also limit our perception with his epoxy resin paintings of Michelin and Polyglott travel guides. Discovering on how the images form our relationship to art and how new representational possibilities shape our imagination, we may also get a glimpse on his reflection on the development of digital media and the associated multiplication in the early 1990s.

In order to create more opportunities for people getting the access to appreciate Peter Zimmermann’s works and to know the concept behind them, it is a delight for Nunu Fine Art to support Leopold-Hoesch-Museum producing this publication, which brings together Zimmermann ‘s early works and a selection of current productions.  

Peter Zimmermann Solo Exhibition at Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen, Germany

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Peter Zimmermann's latest work series is currently presented at Galerie Stadt Sindelfingen, Germany. As one of the representative contemporary artists, he often combines complex image algorithms with media such as epoxy, acrylic and oil paint. In fact, the abstract works are actually created with digital patterns, and then he emulates the patterns with hundreds of brushstrokes layer by layer. Zimmemann is also constantly trying new media. In addition to his highly recognizable epoxy paintings, this solo exhibition presents his animated piece of video art that illustrates the production process of all his works undergo. Besides, there is also a long frieze that looks like a 3-D wall object made from stickers running though the entire exhibition. The grand retrospective occupies a total of eleven gallery spaces, showing a variety of media and together constructs an overall creative conception.

Making of "The Garden" by Peter Zimmermann

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Uploaded by Peter Zimmermann on 2018-11-23.

Hallmark, the biggest greeting card company in the world, is also known as its dedication to collecting artworks for more than 60 years. This time, Hallmark company is pleased to commission Peter Zimmermann, a famous contemporary artist from Germany to create a gigantic epoxy installation in the length of 14 meters. The documentary records the whole process of the creation. And, the artwork ends up to be Hallmark’s permanent collection.

Peter Zimmermann at Hallmark Collection

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圖片取自彼得・辛莫曼官網｜Photo credit to Peter Zimmermann’s website

Photo credit to Peter Zimmermann’s website

Hallmark, the biggest greeting card company in the world, is also recognized for its art collection which leads an established history for over sixty years. With the guidance of current curator, Hallmark Art Collection commissioned Peter Zimmermann, whose works have been admired worldwide, to create an epoxy installation in length of 14 meters as their permanent collection. The installation of the work has just been done. 

Rose Wylie, Petah Coyne, Isabel & Alfredo Aquilizan in the exhibitions of 56th La Biennale di Venezia

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 NUNU FINE ART congrats on Rose Wylie, Petah Coyne and Isabel & Alfredo Aquilizan in the exhibitions of 56th La Biennale di Venezia. Rose Wylie presents her artworks curated by Susie Allen, Laura Culpan, and Dea Vanagan of Artwise. Petah Coyne is pleased to announce her inclusion in Glasstress 2015 Gotika, a joint exhibition co-curated by The State Hermitage Museum and Berengo Studio and Isabel & Alfredo Aquilizan also present their artworks curated by Tagore Foundation International and the Polo museale del Veneto named Frontier Reimagined. Welcome here and share their remarkable success with us.