BQ (Körperschaft)

Geschäftsführer: Jörn Bötnagel und Yvonne Quirmbach

Jörn Bötnagel and Yvonne Quirmbach began working together in 1995, initially without a dedicated gallery space. They organized shows in temporary venues in Cologne, working with artists with whom they established a personal connection. In October 1998 they decided to set up BQ, their own exhibition space - the name taken from their initials - in a small space in South Cologne. In April 2009 the gallery moved from Cologne to Berlin. Here BQ separated the administration (Büro BQ) from the shows (BQ), which took place in temporary exhibition spaces, rented from show to show in different parts of Berlin. Since March 2011 the gallery is based in a permanent space in Berlin-Mitte next to the Volksbühne.