Art Cologne

Christopher Aque's practice connects longing and desire to spaces both public and private. Working between sculpture, photography, and video, Aque often combines images or traces of individuals with those of urban sites, subtly making evident the inherent vulnerability of private desires set within the latent economic, social, and political dynamics of public space. Deliberate choices in process and material further the dichotomy between an underlying tenderness and unyielding surroundings – soft gum bichromate prints and cyanotypes are made by germicidal UV-C lights, delicate glass elements are situated amongst plexiglass and metal components of sculptures.

Aque (*1987, United States) lives and works in New York. His third solo exhibition at the gallery will take place in October 2025. Other recent solo exhibitions have taken place at Laurel Gitlen, New York, and Regards, Chicago. His work has been included in group shows at Charim Galerie, Herald St., Abrons Arts Center, and SculptureCenter. Aque received an MFA from Hunter College in 2016.