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The Beautiful Formula Collective Athens 2026

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The
Beautiful
Formula
Collective

Booth 64
Platforms
Project
Athens
Sep 17-20
2026

Daniel Geiger
Oleksiy Koval
Thomas Rieger
Marie Lou Strauß
Veronika Wenger
Michael Wright

Live
Painting
Performance

Dynamische synchrone Simultanität composition by Oleksiy KovalTHE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall Platforms Project Athens 2026 Photo: rhythmsection.de
Dynamische synchrone Simultanität composition by Oleksiy Koval
THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall
Platforms Project Athens 2026
Photo: rhythmsection.de

The Beautiful Formula Collective is about painting and creating collective works based on The Beautiful Formula Language. The Beautiful Formula Language makes it possible to understand the course of compositions, to realize the compositions and to design new ones. We use the combination of spontaneity, improvisation, and rhythm in applying colors to surfaces. The Beautiful Formula Collective paints not only in the studio, but also in public spaces. The Beautiful Formula Collective has performed and exhibited in Kyiv, Singapore, Zurich, Istanbul, London and Wuhan, to name a few stops.

Dynamische synchrone Simultanität (Detail) composition by Oleksiy KovalTHE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall Platforms Project Athens 2026 Photo: rhythmsection.de
Dynamische synchrone Simultanität (Detail)
THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE
Platforms Project Athens 2026
Photo: rhythmsection.de

The Platforms Project is an international exhibition of the independent art scene and has been presented every year since 2013. The objective of Platforms Project is to map artistic action as it is produced in the context of collective initiatives by artists who decide to join forces in seeking answers to artistic questions by creating the so-called platforms.

platformsproject.com

Wuhan Section composition by Thomas Rieger and Veronika WengerTHE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall Platforms Project Athens 2026 Photo: rhythmsection.de
Wuhan Section composition by Thomas Rieger and Veronika Wenger 
THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall
Platforms Project Athens 2026
Photo: rhythmsection.de

This project is funded by
City of Munich
Department of Arts and Culture

Wuhan Section (Detail) composition by Thomas Rieger and Veronika WengerTHE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 250 x 500 cm, tape, marker on wall Platforms Project Athens 2026 Photo: rhythmsection.de
Wuhan Section (Detail)
THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE
Platforms Project Athens 2026
Photo: rhythmsection.de

Special thanks to Artemis Potamianou and the great Platforms Project team for supporting The Beautiful Formula Collective during the independent art fair.

 

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THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE | 7. KLOHÄUSCHEN BIENNALE

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THE
BEAUTIFUL
FORMULA
COLLECTIVE

LIVE
PAINTING
PERFORMANCE

7.
KLOHÄUSCHEN
BIENNALE
MÜNCHEN
JULY 13
2024
21:00

Daniel Geiger
Oleksiy Koval
Thomas Rieger
Gustav Henno Stolze
Marie Lou Strauß
Veronika Wenger
Michael Wright
In the context of
KLOHÄUSCHEN BIENNALE
DIE RÄUME
13.07. – 03.08.2024
Großmarkthalle, Westtor
Thalkirchner Straße /
Ecke Oberländerstraße
81371 München
http://khbi7.kh-biennale.world/
Curated by
Dr. Karin Wimmer
Veronika Hofmann
Digital Art Space, Munich

Funded by
Curt Wills-Stiftung

The Beautiful Formula Collective
Gustav Henno Stolze, Oleksiy Koval, Daniel Geiger, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Marie Lou Strauß, Michael Wright
KloHäuschen Biennale, Munich 2024
Photo: Veronika Hofmann
Entscheidung links rechts
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Gustav Henno Stolze, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
Projection on wall; 7. KloHäuschen Biennale, Munich 2024
Photo: Veronika Hofmann
Veronika Wenger
7. KloHäuschen Biennale, Munich 2024
Photo: Veronika Hofmann
Entscheidung links rechts
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Gustav Henno Stolze, Marie Lou Strauß, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
Projection on wall; 7. KloHäuschen Biennale, Munich 2024
Photo: Veronika Hofmann

 

 

 

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THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE | AMSTERDAM

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THE
BEAUTIFUL
FORMULA
COLLECTIVE

LIVE
PAINTING
PERFORMANCE

WIHH
GALLERY
AMSTERDAM
MAY 31
2024
17:00

Daniel Geiger
Oleksiy Koval
Thomas Rieger
Veronika Wenger
Michael Wright
In the context of
RHYTHM
SECTION
LOOP
WIHH
Gallery
Amsterdam
May 24 –
June 30
2024
Curated by
Anneke Bosma
Henriëtte van’ t Hoog
Lon Godin

WIHH Gallery
Reguliersdwarsstraat 73
1017 BK Amsterdam
The Netherlands

Opening hours:
Tue-Sat, 12-18h
WIHHgallery@gmail.com

Matrix
The Beautiful Formula Collective 2023
Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger
51 x 41 cm, marker on styrofoam
Photo: rhythmsection.de

The Beautiful Formula Collective is about painting and creating collective works based on The Beautiful Formula Language. The Beautiful Formula Language makes it possible to understand the course of compositions, to realize the compositions and to design new ones. We use the combination of spontaneity, improvisation, and rhythm in applying colors to surfaces. The Beautiful Formula Collective paints not only in the studio, but also in public spaces. The Beautiful Formula Collective has performed and exhibited in Kyiv, Singapore, Zurich, Istanbul, London and Wuhan, to name a few stops.

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The Beautiful Formula Collective 2023
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
200 x 300 cm, projection on glass
WIHH Gallery, Amsterdam 2024
Photo: rhythmsection.de
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THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE – DUO WITH STEVE COLEMAN AND KOKAYI + SPECIAL GUEST: ALINA SOKULSKA

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THE
BEAUTIFUL
FORMULA
COLLECTIVE
–
DUO
WITH
STEVE
COLEMAN
AND
KOKAYI
+
SPECIAL
GUEST:
ALINA
SOKULSKA

LIVE
PAINTING
MUSIC
WORD
DANCE
PERFORMANCE

LOTHRINGER 13 HALLE
NOVEMBER 11 2022
20:00

Daniel Geiger (painting)
Oleksiy Koval (painting)
Thomas Rieger (painting)
Veronika Wenger (drawing)

Steve Coleman (alto saxophone)
Kokayi (wordsmith)

Alina Sokulska (dance)

“ The purest rhythm must be the purest expression of life … all expressions of rhythm are true. ”
– Piet Mondrian

The Beautiful Formula Collective is a group of international artists who produce and stage group works not only in the studio, but also as live painting performances in front of an audience. The Beautiful Formula Collective deals with painting and creates collective works, in a combination of spontaneity, improvisation and the logic of rhythm.
www.thebeautifulformulacollective.com

Steve Coleman is an American saxophone player, spontaneous composer, bandleader and music theorist. Since 1994 Steve has done a series of performance and educational residencies around the United States and in many other countries (Cuba, India, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Brazil, France) through his non-profit, M-Base Concepts, Inc. This non-profit also has a an online music community website; m-base.net, which promotes educational activities through various multimedia formats and interactive media events.
www.m-base.net

Kokayi the Grammy nominated artist, preeminent improvisational vocalist, producer, educator and CEO/Creative Director of Less Talk More Walk LLC. Pronounced “Ko-Kah-Yee” his name is taken from the Swahili word meaning “to summon the people”. Kokayi keeps busy on multiple fronts with several solo and side projects.
www.kokayi202.com

Alina Sokulska is an international dance artist, choreographer, performer, instructor and researcher. She has elaborated on her dance language through the inspiration and deep research and more than 12 years of practice of social dances, in a mix with contemporary dance techniques and movement research concepts.
www.alinasokulska.com

Lothringer 13 Halle
Lothringer Str. 13
81667 Munich
Free admission

Funded by
Bezirk Oberbayern, Munich
Stiftung van de Loo, Munich
Creaventis, Munich
ViniNocco, Munich

Special thanks to
Luzi Gross and Lothringer 13, Munich
Sooya Arts and Sophia Wong, New York
Saudades Tourneen GmbH, Jenbach

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THE BEAUTIFUL FORMULA COLLECTIVE | PLATFORMS PROJECT ATHENS 2022

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THE
BEAUTIFUL
FORMULA
COLLECTIVE

Daniel Geiger
Oleksiy Koval
Thomas Rieger
Veronika Wenger
Michael Wright
In the context of
RHYTHM
SECTION
Platforms
Project
Athens
Booth 54
October 13 – 16
2022
Live
Painting
Performance
Oct 13 – 15 19:00
Oct 16 13:00
Curated by
Sophie-Charlotte Bombeck
www.thebeautifulformulacollective.com

 

Keil composition by Oleksiy Koval
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Keil composition by Oleksiy Koval
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Epigonal composition by Daniel Geiger
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Epigonal composition by Daniel Geiger The Beautiful Formula Collective Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile Platforms Project, Athens 2022
Epigonal composition by Daniel Geiger
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Französischer Wein composition by Veronika Wenger The Beautiful Formula Collective Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile Platforms Project, Athens 2022
Französischer Wein composition by Veronika Wenger
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Französischer Wein composition by Veronika Wenger
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Low Tide composition by Oleksiy Koval The Beautiful Formula Collective Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright 130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile Platforms Project, Athens 2022
Low Tide composition by Oleksiy Koval
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Low Tide composition by Oleksiy Koval
The Beautiful Formula Collective
Daniel Geiger, Oleksiy Koval, Thomas Rieger, Veronika Wenger, Michael Wright
130 x 230 cm, ink on synthetic textile
Platforms Project, Athens 2022

 

Not to be confined by the greatest, yet to be contained within the smallest is a definition, which declared the enterprise of the artists group Rhythm Section.

The substantive trait, which linked the artists of the group Rhythm Section in their works is the commitment to a hyper reflexivity in dealing with the rhythm, not as a compulsion, but as an original constant. The clear handling of the rhythm allows an endless variety of individual variations.

Rhythm Section is a platform for artists, who are interested in an exchange on the subject rhythm in the visual arts.

Rhythm Section consists not only of visual artists representing installation, drawing, video, sculpture, painting, digital art to name a few, but also of art critics and theorists, philosophers, teachers for rhythm and movement.

Parallel to the group shows, Rhythm Section organizes artist talks, lectures and symposiums on the subject rhythm in visual arts.

www.rhythmsection.de

The objective of Platforms Project is to map artistic action as it is produced in the context of collective initiatives by artists who decide to join forces in seeking answers to artistic questions by creating the so-called platforms.

www.platformsproject.com

Funded by
Kreativ-Transfer

 

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