KOTZ is an artist collective that coalesced in Leipzig in 2019, bringing together Salvador Marino, Don Elektro, and Marian Luft. Since its inception, the group has collaborated on multimedia installations and online publications, drawing inspiration from internet and low culture, as well as high culture, to craft Kafkaesque moments.
Internationally acclaimed, KOTZ has left an indelible mark on contemporary art with exhibitions in Germany, Russia, Turkey, the USA, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Belgium. Their provocative approach, inspired by the German term for „vomiting,“ questions established artistic innovations, earning them the esteemed title of Forbes Nr. 1 Art Gang.
Operating under the motto „Bad Art Well Made,“ KOTZ invites audiences to embrace imperfections and participate in art accessible to a broad audience. Central to KOTZ‘s exploration is a profound questioning of the very essence of art in the face of commercialization, prompting a reflection on the purpose of aesthetics in our era of overwhelming abundance.
Join the artistic revolution with KOTZ Art Hoolz.
Curriculum Vitae:
2024 SCHNITZEL PAVILLON, Number 1 Mainroad, Berlin 2023 LIMBO IN THE LIMBUS EN EL LIMBO, Overkill Festival, Enschede; TOTAL RECALL / GÖTUNGSDELIKTE, Mzin / Mdbk, Leipzig; CASPÆR, Rügen 2022 TERMINAL B, Smena, Kazan - TOTAL RECALL / GÖTUNGSDELIKTE, BSMNT, Leipzig; HOT KOTZ BUNS, BSMNT, Leipzig 2021 TOXICFEST #4 Mock Jungle, Bologna; NINA KUMMER UND K.O.T.Z., Galerie-Glaskasten, Chemnitz; TOXICFEST #3 BSMNT, Leipzig; OPPORTUNITY ISLAND Georg-Schwarz-Straße 138, Leipzig; TOXICFEST #2, Hong Kong; LAST MINUTES, The Pool, Istanbul; LATE WAKE-UP/ SAFE PLACE ROUTINES Rheuroom Institut, Basel; TOXICFEST #1, TickTack, Antwerpen; ¡EL SIGUIENTE! Plague Space, Krasnodar 2020 PHILOSOFAS / QUO VADIS BAE?, BSMNT, Leipzig; EXCEPTION OF (NOT) BEING, Essenza Club and Rhizome Parking Garage; GARDEN OF DEATH, Plague Pro; BURIAL OF THE WHITE MAN, Kleiner Gleichberg 2019; BENEATH THE BEACH, SEAMLESS PAVING STONES, Rhizome Parking Garage
KOTZ is an artist collective that coalesced in Leipzig in 2019, bringing together Salvador Marino, Don Elektro, and Marian Luft. Since its inception, the group has collaborated on multimedia installations and online publications, drawing inspiration from internet and low culture, as well as high culture, to craft Kafkaesque moments.
Internationally acclaimed, KOTZ has left an indelible mark on contemporary art with exhibitions in Germany, Russia, Turkey, the USA, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Belgium. Their provocative approach, inspired by the German term for „vomiting,“ questions established artistic innovations, earning them the esteemed title of Forbes Nr. 1 Art Gang.
Operating under the motto „Bad Art Well Made,“ KOTZ invites audiences to embrace imperfections and participate in art accessible to a broad audience. Central to KOTZ‘s exploration is a profound questioning of the very essence of art in the face of commercialization, prompting a reflection on the purpose of aesthetics in our era of overwhelming abundance.
Join the artistic revolution with KOTZ Art Hoolz.
Curriculum Vitae:
2024 SCHNITZEL PAVILLON, Number 1 Mainroad, Berlin 2023 LIMBO IN THE LIMBUS EN EL LIMBO, Overkill Festival, Enschede; TOTAL RECALL / GÖTUNGSDELIKTE, Mzin / Mdbk, Leipzig; CASPÆR, Rügen 2022 TERMINAL B, Smena, Kazan - TOTAL RECALL / GÖTUNGSDELIKTE, BSMNT, Leipzig; HOT KOTZ BUNS, BSMNT, Leipzig 2021 TOXICFEST #4 Mock Jungle, Bologna; NINA KUMMER UND K.O.T.Z., Galerie-Glaskasten, Chemnitz; TOXICFEST #3 BSMNT, Leipzig; OPPORTUNITY ISLAND Georg-Schwarz-Straße 138, Leipzig; TOXICFEST #2, Hong Kong; LAST MINUTES, The Pool, Istanbul; LATE WAKE-UP/ SAFE PLACE ROUTINES Rheuroom Institut, Basel; TOXICFEST #1, TickTack, Antwerpen; ¡EL SIGUIENTE! Plague Space, Krasnodar 2020 PHILOSOFAS / QUO VADIS BAE?, BSMNT, Leipzig; EXCEPTION OF (NOT) BEING, Essenza Club and Rhizome Parking Garage; GARDEN OF DEATH, Plague Pro; BURIAL OF THE WHITE MAN, Kleiner Gleichberg 2019; BENEATH THE BEACH, SEAMLESS PAVING STONES, Rhizome Parking Garage