Team

    • Lars Bode Founder & Director Lars Bode is the Founder of Bode, a Berlin-based contemporary art gallery. Bode collaborates with a diverse range of international contemporary artists. Lars has worked in both corporate and startup environments for over 15 years developing international markets and launching products in pharmaceuticals. Recently, he has been focused on developing and executing various programs and initiatives at the intersection of art and culture as cultural entrepreneur.

      Lars Bode

      Founder & Director

       

      Lars Bode is the Founder of Bode, a Berlin-based contemporary art gallery. Bode collaborates with a diverse range of international contemporary artists. Lars has worked in both corporate and startup environments for over 15 years developing international markets and launching products in pharmaceuticals. Recently, he has been focused on  developing and executing various programs and initiatives at the intersection of art and culture as cultural entrepreneur.

    • Liatna Rodriguez Lopez Associate Curator Liatna Rodríguez López earned her BA degree in Art History from the University of Havana in 2010 and brings experiences from curating and management to art expertise. Liatna co-created the successful Havana Open House project wich was a collateral offering of the 11th Havana Biennial and co-founded Cuba‘s first private gallery, El Apartamento. She collaborated with various independent spaces in Havana, helping them in their emergence and positioning in the island‘s art scene. Now she's curating for Bode in Cuba, Havana.

      Liatna Rodriguez Lopez

      Associate Curator

       

      Liatna Rodríguez López earned her BA degree in Art History from the University of Havana in 2010 and brings experiences from curating and management to art expertise. Liatna co-created the successful Havana Open House project wich was a collateral offering of the 11th Havana Biennial and co-founded Cuba‘s first private gallery, El Apartamento. She collaborated with various independent spaces in Havana, helping them in their emergence and positioning in the island‘s art scene. Now she's curating for Bode in Cuba, Havana.

    • Marie Asmus Special Projects & Sales Manager Her strength is in strategic business development, and Brand Marketing experience, combined with her work experience made at international large corporations and on the same side being involved in Bode from the very beginning. Colleagues describe her as communicative, creative and very good in networking, wit a passion to bring different people together.

      Marie Asmus

      Special Projects & Sales Manager

       

      Her strength is in strategic business development, and Brand Marketing experience, combined with her work experience made at international large corporations and on the same side being involved in Bode from the very beginning. Colleagues describe her as communicative, creative and very good in networking, wit a passion to bring different people together.

    • Edyta Habbe-Golab Office & Gallery Manager Edyta has a degree in Art History (Master of Arts) and has gained many years of experience in the gallery field whilst steadily developing her interest in contemporary art. With her strong communication and social skills, she is mainly responsible for organizing the daily office operations at the gallery and creates the basics for a pleasant and productive working environment. Her tasks also go beyond bookkeeping and handling the international art shipping.

      Edyta Habbe-Golab

      Office & Gallery Manager

       

      Edyta has a degree in Art History (Master of Arts) and has gained many years of experience in the gallery field whilst steadily developing her interest in contemporary art. 

      With her strong communication and social skills, she is mainly responsible for organizing the daily office operations at the gallery and creates the basics for a pleasant and productive working environment. Her tasks also go beyond bookkeeping and handling the international art shipping.

    • Valentina Plotnikova Gallery Assistant Given her academic background in Art History & International Relations, Valentina brings her curatorial expertise, art mediation and manages the gallery’s “In Conversation” series talking with the artists about their practice. The scope of her interests stretches from the Dutch Golden Age to the French Impressionism, Russian avant-garde, and classical ballet.

      Valentina Plotnikova

      Gallery Assistant

       

      Given her academic background in Art History & International Relations, Valentina brings her curatorial expertise, art mediation and manages the gallery’s “In Conversation” series talking with the artists about their practice. The scope of her interests stretches from the Dutch Golden Age to the French Impressionism, Russian avant-garde, and classical ballet.