Marc Burckhardt: ‘Don’t Wake Daddy XX’ Exhibition — A Decade of Cult Pop-Surrealism

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Written By Dutch Uncle

Marc Burckhardt marks an important milestone as he joins the 20th-anniversary edition of Don’t Wake Daddy XX at Feinkunst Krüger, Hamburg. Don’t Wake Daddy is one of the world’s longest-running annual Lowbrow/Pop Surrealism exhibitions, curated by Heiko Müller.

The show opens on 29 November 2025 in Hamburg at Feinkunst Krüger. It marks a clear milestone for an exhibition that has gathered 192 artists from 28 countries across two decades.

Marc has taken part for over ten years, and his presence gives this anniversary a grounded sense of continuity.

Marc Burckhardts artwork in the show

Marc presents Equuus Marini, acrylic and oil on wood, 20 × 20 cm.

His approach sits well within the tone of the exhibition. The scale is contained. The detailing is firm. Each edition of the show moves forward in small steps, and Marc’s new piece sits within that pattern.

The atmosphere of the event remains direct and playful, with a focus on figurative tension, surreal humour and scenes that shift between clarity and strangeness.

Marc exhibits alongside this stellar group of participating artists:




Ana Juan @anajuan_art
Alexandra Lukaschewitz @alexandra.lukaschewitz
Amandine Urruty @amandineurruty
Anthony Ausgang @anthonyausgang
ATAK @atak.georgbarber
Bene Rohlmann @bene_rohlmann
Brad Woodfin @bradwoodfin
Ciou @ciou_officialpage
Christine Brey @christine_brey
Darla Jackson @darlajacksonsculpture
Elmar Lause @elmarlause
Erlend Tait @erlendtait
Femke Hiemstra @femtasia
Fred Stonehouse @fstoney1960
Glenn Barr @glbarr
Gregory Hergert @gregoryhergert.art
Heiko Müller @heikomullerart
Jan Thomas
Johnny Akihito Noda @wc_johnny
Malojo @malojo_art
Marc Burckhardt @marc_burckhardt
Marcus Schäfer
Matthew Dutton @mduttonart
Mario Maplé @mariomaple
moki @mioke.de
Nick Sheehy @showchicken
nwrznls @nwrznls
Paul Chatem @paulchatem
Ryan Heshka @ryanheshka
Skot Olsen @olsenskot
Stig Bergas @stigbergas
Susanne König @suflanda
+ Special Guest @speialguest

And here are all of the pop-surreal artists who have shaped the Don’t Wake Daddy exhibition over the past 20 years…

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