BERND RIBBECK . CLAUDIA WIESERinstallation views selected works curriculum selected text
Ribbeck Wieser Apr 22 - Jun 05 | 2021
Bernd Ribbeck
Born in 1974 in Köln, Germany
Living and working in Berlin
Education
- 1995-2003 MFA, Hochschule der Künste Berlin, Akademie der bildenden Künste München and Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany
- 1994-1995 Art History, Universität Köln, Germany
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2021
- Solo [With Clauida Wieser], Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
2020
- Mehdi Chouakri Galerie, Berlin
2018
- Galleria Norma Mangione, Turin
- Mehdi Chouakri Galerie, Berlin
2017
- Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid.
2016
- Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, Switzerland
- Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2015
- Norma Mangione Gallery, Turin, Italy
- Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2014
- Galerie Kamm, Berlin
- Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
2013
- Harris Lieberman, New York, NY
2012
- Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
2010
- Ben Kaufmann, Berlin, Germany (with Alois Corbett)
- Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
- Norma Mangione Gallery, Turin, Italy
2009
- Harris Liebermann, New York, NY
- Alison Jacques Gallery, London, UK
- Oldenburger Kunstverein (with Claudia Wieser) Oldenburg, Germany Peter
- Kilchmann (Project Space), Zurich, Switzerland
2008
- Here We Stand, Lost in Wonder, Harris Lieberman, New York, NY (with Simon Dybbroe Møller)
- Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
2007
- Art 38 Basel Statements, Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
2006
- Hollybush Gardens, London, UK
- Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany
2005
- Art Forum Berlin, Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
2004
- Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany Stichting Villa de Bank, Enschede, Netherlands
2003
- Bernd Ribbeck – Peintures, Galerie Pitch, Paris, France
2002
- Fanny Geisler und Susanne Rindsberg zeigen, Munich, Germany
2001
- Bernd Ribbeck – Malerei, Galerie Schneiderei, Köln, Germany
Group exhibitions (selection)
2020
- “small is beautiful: (A)rtschwager to (Z)augg”; Galerie Mai36, Zurich
- Canti Concatenati, Galleria Norma Mangione, Turin
2019
- Concrete Contemporary, Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich
- “Gestalten – Ein Jahrhundert abstrakte Kunst im Westen”,Kunsthaus, Aachen, Germany
- Kunst Uber Kunst, Mehdi Chouakri galerie, Berlin
- “Modern/Vormodern“,Augsburger Kunstverein, Augsburg
- Haus Werk – The Bauhaus in contemporary art“ McClelland Sculpture Parc and Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2018
- Giant Size, Mehdi Chouakri Galerie, Berlin
2016
- “Poème de l’angle droit”, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid.
- “Salvo è vivo – An Homage”, Mehdi Chouakri Gallery, Berlin, Germany
- “Handjoerg Dobliar & Bernd Ribbeck”, CCAAndratx, Mallorca, Spain
2015
- Supernova, MAGMuseo Alto Garda, Riva del Garda. Italy
- Look/See”, James Barron Art/Kent, New York, US
- Mart (Museo dʼArte Moderna e Contemporanea), Trento, Italy
- “German Promises” invited by Armin Boehm & Ornis Althuis, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014
- Ground Control to Major Tom | Marion Scharmann, Cologne
2013
- Crossing Lines | Ruth Leuchter, Düsseldorf Rapport | L40, Berlin
- Painting Forever! Keilrahmen | KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin Linien | Kunsthaus Dresden.
- Cumuli: One Collection of Things | L40, Berlin
- Intimate Distance | cur. by Shi-ne Oh, Arario Gallery Cheongdan Space, Seoul
2012
- Algebraic Topology | Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
- The Human Senses and Perception in Contemporary Art, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
- Made in Germany Zwei, Internationale Kunst in Deutschland, Sprengel Museum Hannover, the Kestnergesellschaft and the Kunstverein Hannover, Germany Status Berlin
- Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany
A Spring Trip to Philadelphia, Galerie für Gegenwartskuns, Bremen, Germany Abstract Confusion, Neue Galerie Gladbeck, Gladbeck, Germany
2011
- Ars Apocalipsis – Kunst und Kollaps, Kunstverein Kreis Gütersloh, Germany
- Herbei ein Licht, Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore, Ireland, curated by Declan Clarke & Paul McDevitt
- Abstract Confusion, B05, Montabaur, Germany, curated by Christian Malycha Malerei – konkret.analytisch.radikal.oder so, Overbeck–Gesellschaft, Lübeck, Germany, May 1 – June 12
- The Secret Life of Abstract Forms, Gallery Hopstreet, Brussels, Belgium, curated by Barbara Scheuermann
- HotSpot Berlin – Eine Momentaufnahme, Georg–Kolbe–Museum, Berlin, Germany, curated by Eugen Blume / Sebastian C. Strenger
- Vollendet das ewige Werk, Sammlung Rheingold, Schloss Dyck, Neuss, Germany, curated by Gregor Jansen
- Paint, Pigment and Colour, Avlskarl Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark, cur. Jan Wentrup
- The Cosmos of Rudolph Steiner/ Rudolph Steiner and Contemporary Art,
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Germany
2010
- Die Nase des Michelangelo, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland
- The Long Dark, Kettles Yard, Cambridge, UK
- Wenn die Nacht am Tiefsten ist, ist der Tag am nächsten, Stern Pissaro Gallery, London, UK, curated by Birte Kleemann & Gabriel Vormstein
- Rudolf Steiner und die Kunst der Gegenwart, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Germany, curated by Ulrike Groos & Markus Brüderlin
- The Berlin Box, CCAAndratx, Spain, curated by Frederike Nymphius
- Concetto Spaziale, Galleria S.A.L.E.S., Rome, Italy
- Decolté – Décollage, The Forgotten Bar, Berlin, Germany
2009
- The Long Dark, Hatton Gallery, Newcastle, UK
- Slow Paintings, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany, curated by Fritz Emslander, Markus Heinselmann & Stephanie Kreuzer
- Access all areas, Max Hetzler, Berlin, Germany
- Cave Painting, PSMGallery, Berlin, Germany
- Remote Memories, Kai 10: Raum fur kunst, Arthena Foundation, Dusseldorf, Germany (cat.)
- Time after time, Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
- In the Long Dark, International 3, Manchester, UK
2008
- Dacey/Dobliar/dornfeld/ribbeck, Galeria Casado Santapau, Madrid, Spain
- Meisterwerke des 21.Jahrhunderts, Galerie Ben Kaufman, Berlin, Germany
- Manifesta 7, Trentino, South Tyrol, Italy
- Hase, Krebs und Nachtigall, Mezzanin, Wien, Austria
- run run, GI Glasgow International Festival, Collins Gallery, Glasgow, UK, cur. by
Sorcha Dallas and Alex Frost
2007
- Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
- Freunde für immer, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany
- Neuer Konstruktivismus, Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefel, Germany (cat.)
- All hands on deck, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany
- Form Matters -‐ New Formalism, Kirkhoff Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Our affects fly out of the field of human reality, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin, Germany
- Compilation III, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany (cat.)
2006
- Abstraktion und Überleben, Kunstbunker, Nürnberg, Germany TEAM, Arndt & Partner, Berlin, Germany.
- Memory lines and washing lines, Galerie Mark Müller, Zurich, Switzerland KN’-‐YAN, Galerie Christine Mayer, Munich, Germany
- Zeichen und Wunder, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Germany(cat.)
- La Boom 2, Projektraum Sies+Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Nicht weit vom Stamm, Konrad Fischer Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Problems on the way to the modern world, Galerie Kamm, Berlin, Germany
2005
- Kamm und Campana, Kunstverein, Nürnberg, Germany
- Devil’s Punchbowl, Chris Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
- Liquid Crystal, Lothringerstrasse 13, Munich, Germany
- Celebration, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, Germany
2004
- Winde klirren die Fahnen, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich, Germany
- Implosion, Raum 500, Munich, Germany
- Ideale Forderungen | Center, Berlin, Germany
- Schnittraum, Köln (Teil der Ausstellung von Simon D. Möller)
- Dessins, Galerie Pitch, Paris, France
2003
- Vier Schüler von Helmut Federle, Galerie Krohn, Basel, Switzerland Raum 500, Munich, Germany
2002
- Les mesures – la pose, Paris Project Room, Paris, France catalog
- Studenten der Kunstakademie, Ck Consult Hölz, Düsseldorf, Germany
2000
- Besondere Kennzeichen: Malerei, Galerie der Künstler, Munich, Germany catalog
- Genre Painting, G7, Berlin, Germany
Collections
- Museum of Modern Art, New York
- Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich
- UBSCollection, Zürich
- Sammlung de Belvedere / 21er Haus, Wien
- The Museum of Everything, London
- Sammlung Goetz, München
- Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, München
- Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf
- Kunstsammlung NRW
- Wilhelm-Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen
- Sammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Sammlung der Deka Bank, Frankfurt/Main
- Sammlung Viehof, Mönchengladbach
- Sammlung Arthena Foundation/Monika Schneekamp Düsseldorf
- K21: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-‐Westfalen, Düsseldorf
Claudia Wieser
Born in 1973 in Freilassing, Germany
Living and working in Berlin
Education
- 1993-1997 Apprenticeship as blacksmith
- 1997-2003 MA, Painting, Akademie der Bildenken Künste München with Axel Kasseböhmer and Markus Oehlen
Solo Exhibitions (selection)
2022
- La Granja, Von Bartha Gallery, Copenhague
2021
- Solo [With Bernd Ribbeck], Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid.
- REHEARSAL, Public Art Fund, New York
2020
- Lobby, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
- Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
- Comedies, Histories and Tragedies, Von Bartha, S-chanf
Generations, Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha - As If, Kunstpavillon im Alten Botanischen Garten, Munich
2019
- Claudia Wieser (mit Jochen Plogsties), G2 Kunsthalle, Leipzig
- Forum, Jessica Silverman Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
- Smart Museum of Art, Chicago
- B Art Galleries, Buffalo, New York
- Shift, Mithraeum Bloomberg Space, London
2018
- Inside stop making sense, BNKR_ Space, Munich
- Box, Farbvision, Berlin
- Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
2017
- What Remains, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
- “Waiting in the Wings” Museo d’arte contemporanea Villa Croce, Genoa
2016
- Stories, Studio SALESdi Norberto Rufferi, Roma ROMA
2015
- All That Is, Arratia Beer, Berlin
2014
- Galeria Casado Santapau, Madrid
- Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf
2013
- Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York
- Galerie Kamm, Berlin
2012
- Kiosk Gallery,Ghent, Belgium
- Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Galleria S.A.L.E.S, Rome
- Eva Winkeler, Frankfurt, Germany
2011
- Berlin, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Claudia Wieser: Muster und Formen, April 30-June 11
- Berlin, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Poul Gernes, March 19-April 23, 2011
2010
- Zurich, Shau Ort, Claudia Wieser: Portraits, December 11, 2010- February 12, 2011
- New York, The Drawing Center NY, Claudia Wieser: Poems of the Right Angle, September 11-November 18, 2010
2009
- Düsseldorf, Germany, Sies + Höke Galerie, Invitation, May 8 – June 13, 2009
- Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Eva Winkeler, The Shining Brow, March 9 – October 16, 2009
2008
- Berlin, Germany, Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Teppich des Lebens (Carpet of Life), October 4-November 8, 2008
- New York, Renwick Gallery, Licht aus Berlin, (with Hansjörg Dobliar), May 16- June 21, 2008
2007
- Zurich, Schau Ort, In der Geometrie gibt es keine Sekten, January 13-March 10, 2007
- Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Eva Winkeler, Angle of View, January 27 – March 23, 2007
2004
- Munich, Ben Kaufmann Gallery, Claudia Wieser: Tagundnachtgleiche, July 9- August 14, 2004
Group exhibitions (selection)
2022
- Art Extravaganza, Berlin, commission by Brookfield Properties, curated by Alter-Projects
- Sculpture in the City, 11th Edition, London
2021
- Ways of Seeing Abstraction, Works from the Deutsche Bank Collection, PalaisPopulaire, Berlin
2020
- Die absurde Schönheit des Raumes, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
art & function, Rathausgalerie | Kunsthalle Munich
modern vormodern, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg
2019
- Hinge Picture/Memory Images, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans
between the worlds, Kunstraum BOGENHAUSEN, Munich - Haus Werk, The Bauhaus in contemporary art“ McClelland Sculpture Parc and Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
2018
- Eruption from the Surface, The Origami Principle in Art ,Marta Herford Museum, Germany
2017
- SUR/FACE: Mirrors, Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt
2016
- Conversation Piece, Part 3, Fondazione Memmo , Roma
Thinking Tantra, Drawing Room, London - “Poème de l’angle droit”, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid.
- Über das Interieur in der Gegenwartskunst, Kai 10 | Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf.
- Neue Galerie Gladbeck, Gladbeck.
- “Kollision,Im Labyrinth der unheimlichen Zufälle” Group Exhibition at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien. Berlin.
- Tantra, Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai.
- Sitting on a branch, von Bartha Galerie, Basel.
2015
- Über das Interieur in der Gegenwartskunst, Kunsthalle Nürnberg
- Perpetuum Mobile, Galerie Casado Santapau, Madrid
- Passing Leap, Hauser & Wirth
- Be Abstract, Kunstverein Schwäbisch – Hall
- Disegni Scelti Dall Àrchivio, Drawing Storage, Goethe Zentrum Bologna, Bologna
Vom Großen und Ganzen, die Sammlung Haus N, Gerisch – Stiftung Neumünster, Neumünster - Avantgarde Mecanique – Homage to Franciska Clausen, Kunsthalle PLU41, Berlin
- Drawing Biennial, Drawing Room, London
2014
- Wo ist hier? #1: Malerei und Gegenwart, Kunstverein Reutlingen, Reutlingen
- Der Garten der Pfade die sich verzweigen II, l´oiseau présente…, zu Gast im Ballhaus Ost, Berlin
2013
- Pneuma, Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo (curated by Björn Dahlem)
- Paris, Moin Un, PATHFINDER– And to End
- Clermont-Ferrand, France, La Tôlerie, Brigadoon
- Paris, Petit Palais, Prix Canson Nominees
- Esslingen, Germany, Villa Merkel, Goldrausch
- London, Drawing Room, Drawing Biennial
- Malmö, Sweeden, Signal Center for Contemporary Art, Above the Rim of the Glass
- Erfurt, Germany, Kunsthaus, Empire Strategies
2012
- Madrid, Spain, Galeria Casado Santapau, Algebraic Topology
- Nuremberg, Germany, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Goldrausch, October 17, 2012 – January 12, 2013; will travel to Esslingen, Germany, Villa Merkel, 2013.
- Ludwigshafen, Germany, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Punk. Systeme. Vom Pointilismus zum Pixel, June 16 – September 30, 2012.
- Bedburg-Hau, Germany, Museum Schloss Moyland, Asche und Gold – Eine Weltenreise
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Deka – Bank: Next Generation – Junge Künstler aus der Sammlung Deka – Bank
- Brussels, Belgium, Hopstreet, Burning Colors
- Herford, Germany, MARTa Herford, Asche und Gold- Eine Weltenreise, January 28-April 22, 2012
2011
- New York, Vogt Gallery, Eyes Wide Shut: Contemporary Drawings from Germany, curated by Birgit Sonna
- Paris, Galerie Xippas, There are two sides to every coin, and two sides to your face, curated by Carlos Cardenas
- Berlin, Babusch, Project 8: Based around Babusch
- Belgium, Hopstreet, The Secret Life of Abstract Forms, curated by Barbara J. Scheuermann, April 30-June 4, 2011
- Stuggart, Germany, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (in cooperation with Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg), The Cosmos of Rudolf Steiner
- New York, Marianne Boesky Gallery, Dwelling
2010
- Berlin, Galerie im Regierungsviertel, Abstrakt:The Forgotten Bar Project¸ December 4, 2010
- Kolkata, India, Experimenter, Where am I?, curated by Barbara J. Scheuermann, November 12-December 4, 2010
- Basel, Switzerland, Ausstellungsraum Klingental, The Photograph and the Artist, August 8-December 9, 2010
- Düsseldorf, Germany, K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Intensif-Station: 26 Artists’ Rooms in the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
- New York, Sean Kelly Gallery, Memories of the Future, curated by Laurent Grasso, June 25-July 30, 2010
- Munich, Galerie Sabine Knust, Festival des Beaux Arts
- Berlin, Galerie im Regierungsviertel, Seismograph: The Forgotten Bar Project
- Berlin, Institut Francais Berlin, Ins Blickfeld gerückt
- Rome, Galleria S.A.L.E.S, Concetto Spaziale (with Hansjörg Dobliar, Bernd Ribbeck), March 10
- Miami, The Webster, (organized by Bortolami Gallery), Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines
- Bordeaux, France, Capc Mueé d’ Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, Capture life in Art (curated by Aurélie Voltz), February 6-August 22, 2010
2009
- Berlin, Samsa, Jewelry
- Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, Access All Areas: A Drawing Exhibition, (organised by Arturo Herrera and Tanja Wagner)
- Madrid, Parra & Romero, Geoplay (Part II)
- Oldenburg, Germany, Kustverein Oldenburg, Ich und Du
- Munich, Andreas Grimm, Maximal Minimal
- Berlin, Sox, Podrostok
- Zürich, Katz Contemporary, Botanischer Wahnsinn (Botanical Madness)
2008
- Berlin, Arratia, Beer, Want, December 5, 2008-January 30, 2009
- Munich, Tanzschule Projects, Meisterwerke der Menschheit 5, November 28 -November 30, 2008
- Louis, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, Lutz Bacher, Aida Ruilova, and The Front Room
- London, Zabludowitcz Collection, The Krautcho Club/ In and Out of Place
- Zurich, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Between the Lines, August 28-December 10, 2008
- Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland, Kunst(Zeug)Haus,Die Kugeln! Die Kreise! Die Räder! (The Spheres! The Circles! The Wheles!), August 16-September 28, 2009
- Basel, Switzerland, Kunsthaus Baselland, Eternal Flame, (curated by Burkhard Meltzer)
- Berlin, Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects, In Unsren Herzen Brennt Eine Sehnsucht (In our Heart a Longing Burns), curated by Katharina Fichtner, July 19-August 23, 2008
- London, Projectspace176, Past-Forward, (curated by Vincent Honoré)
- Wolfsburg, Germany, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, In the Shadows
- Berlin, forever and a day Büro, Collage
- Paris, Galerie Carlos Cardenas, I/you grit my/your teeth
- Vienna, Galerie Mezzanin, Hase, Krebs und Nachtigall
- New York, Harris Lieberman Gallery, Out Riding Feet, curated by Matt Saunders
2007
- Warszawa, Poland, Wroclaw + Warszawa, La Boum III
- Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Eva Winkeler, Side B
- Munich, Lenbachhaus, Perspektive
- Berlin, Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Unsere Affekte fliegen aus dem Bereich der menschlichen Wirklichkeit heraus, April 26-June 9, 2007
- Berlin, Croy Nielsen Berlin, Design by Accident, January 20-February 17, 2007
2006
- Berlin, Galerie Arndt & Partner, Team, August 5-August 9, 2006
- New York, Sikkema Jenkins, I’m yours now, June 28-August 18, 2006
- Gstaad, Switzerland, Patricia Low Contemporary, Finding Neverland, June 18 – September 8, 2006
- Paris, Galerie Jean Brolly, Nous tous sommes la pluie, June 10-July 29, 2006
- Düsseldorf, Germany, Sies & Höke Galerie, La Boum II, curated by Ben Kaufmann, March 31 – April 30, 2006
- Waldkraiburg, Germany, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Zeichen und Wunder, March 30-May 7, 2006
- New York, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, Take Only Pictures, March 8-April 14, 2006
2005
- Frankfurt, Germany, Galerie Jacky Strenz, Square Dance, December 2, 2005-February 15, 2006
- Munich, Lothringer Dreizehn, Liquid Crystal, November 5, 2005 – January 29, 2006
- Köln, Germany, Art Cologne, Open Space at Art Cologne, October 28-November 1, 2005
- Berlin, Galerie Carlier, Ticker 10, July 28-August 6, 2005
- Zurich, Kunsthof Zürich, Invasionswetterlage (Invasion Weather), May 20-June 12, 2005
- Berlin, Center,Villa in Phoenix, May 19-June 30, 2005
- Munich, Lenbachhaus, Favoriten, February 12-May 16, 2005
2004
- Munich, Raum 500, IMPLOSION, November 19-November 21, 2004
- Munich, Hauptbahnhof, Höhenunterschied 27 cm, 2004
- Berlin, Chausseestraße, Im Mai, 2004
- Düsseldorf, Germany, Bravo, Berendes, Ribbeck, Wieser, 2004
2003
- Munich, Raum 500, Klein Arbeiten, November 28-November 30, 2003
- Munich, Christoph Blum, Transformers zu Gast bei Christian Gries, curated by Doris Mampe and Kim Nekarda, 2003
- Munich, IMMERDEEP – Im Zeitalter der Postironie, (with Lena Bröcker & Franka Kaßner), 2003
- Munich, Kunstverein München, The State of the Upper Floor: Panorama, curated by Michael Beutler, 2003
2002
- Munich, Club Verantwortung, Lange Nacht der Museen, October 19, 2002
- Paris, Paris Project Room, Les Mesures/ La Pose: Florian Balze + Bernd Ribbeck + Claudia Wieser, September 21-September 25, 2002
- Munich, Pinakothek der Moderne, Musterraum, September 2002 (Opening)
- Zurich, HGKZZurich, Galerie des Studienbereichs Fotografie, 2002
2001
- Munich, Akademiegalerie München, Malerei und Fotografie, (with Stefanie Ullmann & Meike Waldmann), 2001
Collections
- Deutsche Bundesbank Kunstsammlung, Frankfurt, Germany
- Krupp Family Foundation, Boston, USA
- Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
- Jill and Peter Kraus Collection, New York, USA
- Kunstsammlung der Deutschen Flugsicherung, Langen, Germany
- Sammlung Schürmann, Herzogenrath, Germany
- Zabludowicz Collection, London, United Kingdom
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BERND RIBBECK . CLAUDIA WIESER
An early apprenticeship as blacksmith at Bergmeister Kunstshmiede led Claudia Wieser to the prestigious Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich, where she completed an MA in Painting. Geometry acts as a point of departure for Wieser, as evinced by her spherical wooden sculptures, hand-painted ceramics, multi-faceted mirrors, and gold leaf geometrics applied to hand-made paper or book pages. In her installations this inquiry into shape, form, and color is offset by wallpaper digitally printed with art historical references to Byzantine and Renaissance art or nineteenth-century architecture and design.
Craftsmanship and art intersect in Wieser’s oeuvre, just as trompe l’oeil illusionism is continuous with austere abstraction in her Bauhaus-inspired praxis. Her Gesamtkunstwerks thus re-forge the overdetermined idealization of form in Abstract art. A spiritual essence has often been attributed to Wieser’s art, yet it is not form, abstracted from reality, that suffices to qualify this spirituality, as Wassily Kandinsky specified in 1977. Rather, the spiritual is expressed by the alchemical, Hephaestically labor-intensive dilation and contraction of form into dimension, plane, cut, and its final liquidation into illusion.
Astarte Rowe.