Schmill ART

21/09/2026

We are incredibly proud to present this landmark exhibition, where we return to Europe joining a diverse group of artists in a space dedicated to capturing the agony of the human condition.

The exhibit represents a profound journey back to the very origins of Schmill’s art. Eight years after his passing, his work finally shares walls with his two greatest masters: Rembrandt and Goya. It also honors his roots as a young painter, reflecting the foundational guidance he received from his art teacher, José Antonio Bardasano a Spanish exiled painter who found refuge in Mexico.

This extraordinary achievement was made possible by those who have never stopped giving their unconditional support to keep Schmill’s art alive: César Oropeza and Carlos Arenas, who curated and turned this project into a reality.

📍 Les Bernardes. Espai de Cultura Contemporània, Girona Spain

January 14, 2027

12/05/2026

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José Manuel Schmill es una presencia constante en mi memoria. A propósito de su natalicio –habría cumplido noventa y dos años en abril–, he sentido la necesidad de escribir estas líneas.

31/03/2026

Master of any technique: oil, pastel, watercolor, dry point, pen, engraving, charcoal. Whether Schmill is shouting or simply whispering, we are shown what lurks in the minds of men and feel the very soul of what art can achieve .

25/03/2026

In Mexico and many countries throughout Central and South America, as well as Europe, Jose Manuel Schmill is considered the Poet of Disharmony. Through his magnificent body of work, we are shown the possibilities of the human conditon; the good and the bad, the fears and the joys, as well as the terror and the gentle kindness of which we are capable.

07/03/2026

In memory of Schmill
March 7, 2018 A life guided by sensitivity, rebellion, and an uncompromising devotion to painting.
Through the gesture of the brush, he transformed the visible world into something deeply personal, each canvas carrying a fragment of his spirit.

Time moves on, yet his presence endures:
in the works he left behind, in the memories of those who knew him, and in the quiet dialogue between artist and viewer.

19/11/2025

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A landmark exhibition presents the Mexico German artist’s powerful gothic dimension during Art Basel week. Schmill’s return to Paris after more than six decades unfolds…

18/10/2025

CURRENTLY AT MARCHÉ PAUL BERT STAND 209 ALLÉE 4 IN COLLABORATION with ARCHIBALD PEARSON

12/10/2025

SCHMILL RETURNS TO PARIS, 62 YEARS AFTER HIS PARTICIPATION IN THE THIRD BIENNALE DE PARIS IN 1961, THIS TIME DURING ART BASEL WEEK AT THE PAUL BERT ART MARKET.

ARCHIBALD PEARSON AND SCHMILL’S REPRESENTATIVES ARE DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE THIS EXHIBITION, HIGHLIGHTING THE GOTHIC DIMENSION OF THE MEXICO-GERMAN ARTIST.

JOSÉ MANUEL SCHMILL INVITES US TO STEP INTO A BODY OF WORK THAT TRANSCENDS CONVENTION, FEARLESSLY PROBING THE PROFOUND DEPTHS OF HUMAN EXISTENCE. ENIGMATIC AND PROLIFIC, SCHMILL DEVOTED HIS LIFE TO AN ARTISTIC PURSUIT THAT DEFIED BOTH CATEGORIZATION AND HASTY INTERPRETATION. HIS LEGACY, MARKED BY RADICAL HONESTY AND AN OBSESSIVE ATTENTION TO TECHNIQUE, CONFRONTS US WITH BEAUTY AND HORROR, FRAGILITY AND RESILIENCE OF THE BODY, OPENING A LASTING RIFT IN THE LANDSCAPE OF CONTEMPORARY ART.

PARIS, OCTOBER 18 | 11:30 AM
THE EXHIBITION WILL BE ON VIEW UNTIL NOVEMBER 30.

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SCHMILL REVIENT À PARIS 62 ANS APRÈS SA PARTICIPATION À LA TROISIÈME BIENNALE DE PARIS EN 1961, CETTE FOIS PENDANT LA SEMAINE D’ART BASEL, AU MARCHÉ D’ART PAUL BERT.

ARCHIBALD PEARSON ET LES REPRÉSENTANTS DE SCHMILL ONT LE PLAISIR D’ANNONCER CETTE EXPOSITION DE SCHMILL, AUTOUR DE L’ANGLE GOTHIQUE DE L’ARTISTE MEXICO-ALLEMAND.

JOSÉ MANUEL SCHMILL NOUS INVITE À PÉNÉTRER UNE ŒUVRE QUI TRANSCENDE LES CONVENTIONS, EXPLORANT SANS DÉTOUR LES PROFONDEURS DE L’EXISTENCE HUMAINE. ÉNIGMATIQUE ET PROLIFIQUE, SCHMILL A CONSACRÉ SA VIE À UNE QUÊTE ARTISTIQUE QUI DÉFIAIT AUSSI BIEN LES CLASSIFICATIONS QUE LES INTERPRÉTATIONS HÂTIVES. SON LEGS, MARQUÉ PAR UNE HONNÊTETÉ RADICALE ET UNE TECHNIQUE OBSESSIONNELLE, NOUS CONFRONTE À LA BEAUTÉ ET À L’HORREUR, À LA FRAGILITÉ ET À LA RÉSISTANCE DU CORPS, OUVRANT UNE BRÈCHE PERSISTANTE DANS LE PAYSAGE DE L’ART CONTEMPORAIN.

PARIS, 18 OCTOBRE | 11H30
VOUS AVEZ JUSQU’AU 30 NOVEMBRE POUR VISITER L’EXPOSITION.

09/05/2025

“Algunos piensan que soy paranoico porque pinto cosas monstruosas, pero me gustan las dos caras de la vida, o la belleza del horror.”
—José Manuel Schmill

Y así como en Schmill encontramos el lado amable de la vida —lo bello, la luz, el sol, el color—, también nos encontramos con su lado oscuro. Al mostrarnos muchos de sus cuadros pertenecientes a esta pintura cruel, monstruosa, terrorífica, lo que hace es revelarnos, con singular valor, ese lado del mundo que preferimos no ver… y tal vez hasta la parte inexplorada de nuestra propia alma.

“Some think I’m paranoid because I paint monstrous things, but I like both sides of life — or the beauty of horror.”
—José Manuel Schmill

Just as Schmill reveals the gentle side of life —the beauty, the light, the sun, the color— he also brings us face to face with its darker side. By showing us many of his cruel, monstrous, terrifying paintings, he dares to unveil the side of the world we’d rather not see… and perhaps even the unexplored parts of our own soul.

30/04/2025

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