Since 2021

18,2 – Raum für Kunst

18,2 – Raum für Kunst is an independent art space dedicated to contemporary art that engages with current socio-political issues. Its focus lies on emerging artists, particularly those connected to the Academy of Fine Arts, as well as artists from an international context. The program presents works in photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, and installation, which interact with and challenge one another through changing exhibitions.

Website: 18,2 - Raum für Kunst

Schwabing: Georgenstr. 72, 80799 Munich
Founder: Thomas Angermeier
Current director: Thomas Angermeier
Type of space: Independent art space

18,2 – Raum für Kunst is an independent art space dedicated to contemporary art that engages with current socio-political issues. Its focus lies on emerging artists, particularly those connected to the Academy of Fine Arts, as well as artists from an international context. The program presents works in photography, painting, sculpture, drawing, and installation, which interact with and challenge one another through changing exhibitions.

Exhibition view featuring a bust in an orange sweater next to a citrus juicer with an orange and a framed picture.

Exhibition view of “Who’s got the ball(s)?” by Jep Goldstein, 2025. Photo: Thomas Angermeier.

Exhibition space seen from above, featuring a carpet, tables, framed works on the walls, and a person in the room.

View of the exhibition “Weißt Du worum es hier geht?”, 2025. Photo: Thomas Angermeier.

Exhibition visit with several people standing in front of a wall displaying small artworks. A figure is positioned above the wall.

View of the exhibition “Weißt Du worum es hier geht?”, 2025. Photo: Thomas Angermeier.

Exhibition space with many visitors and artworks displayed on the walls.

Exhibition view of the exhibition “Weißt Du worum es hier geht”, 2025. Photo: Thomas Angermeier.

View from outside into a lit exhibition space with a sculpture on a pedestal and framed works on the walls.

Exterior view of Kunstraum 18,2 – Raum für Kunst featuring the exhibition “Risk is ours”, 2024. Photo: Thomas Angermeier.