biografia di A.R. PENCK (1939-2017)

Personal data


Birth : 10/05/1939 - Dresden, Germany
Death : 05/02/2017 - Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Germany

Address

Berlin, Germany

Representatives

Galeria Arnés + Röpke – Colmenares 11 – Madrid, Spain
Galerie Brigitte Schenk – Albertusstrasse 26 – Cologne, Germany
Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont – 38, avenue Matignon – Paris, France
Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany
Galerie Michael Werner – Gertrudenstrasse 24-28 – Cologne, Germany
Galerie Peter Borchardt – Grosse Elbstrasse 68 – Hamburg, Germany
Michael Werner Gallery – 4 East 77th Street – New York NY, United States
Steven Vail Galleries – Suite 1803 666 Walnut Avenue – Des Moines IA, United States

Professional data


Work and Life

1969:Named under pseudonym a.r. Penck, Germany
1956:First Exhibition, Germany
1954:First prinst and portraits, Germany
Lives and works in Dublin, London and Berlin

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Acrylic/canvas
Print-Multiple : Serigraph
Sculpture-Volume : Bronze - Iron - Marble - Sculpture, wood - Steel
Photography :
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache

Subject

abstraction/figuration
color
men

Artistic periods

1970 : Definition of concept "Standar
1969 : Pictural language with signs and basic symbols, Germany
1961 : Paints "Pictures of the World" (Weltbilder) full of prehistoric men, Germany

Movements and styles

Neo-expressionnism
Jungen Wilden

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2006

Vonderbank art gallery – Hamburg, Germany
09/14/2006 – 10/31/2006

Major works from the 1960’s – 1980’s
Leo Koenig Inc. Gallery – New York NY, United States
06/27/2006 – 08/05/2006

Mitchell-Innes & Nash – New York NY, United States
05/05/2006 – 06/17/2006

2004

Constructions
Michael Werner Gallery – New York NY, United States
10/20/2004 – 12/18/2004

Paintings from the Seventies
Galerie Michael Werner – Cologne, Germany
02/26/2004 – 04/17/2004

2003

Galerie Jerôme de Noirmont – Paris, France
05/07/2003 – 07/19/2003

2002

Galeria Fernando Santos – Oporto, Portugal
03/2002 – 04/2002

A.R. Penck
Galerie Art Forum – Hanover, Germany
05/01/2002 – 07/30/2002

Espaço de Exposições Mundial-Confiança – Lisbon, Portugal
04/18/2002 – 06/11/2002

2001

Neue Bilder, Skulpturen + Zeichnungen
Galerie Triebold – Rheinfelden BL, Switzerland
2001 – 09/08/2001

2000

Sur les méthodes de la peinture
Galerie Jerôme de Noirmont – Paris, France
11/17/2000 – 01/13/2001

1996

La Mort du Temps
Galerie Jerôme de Noirmont – Paris, France
09/27/1996 – 11/23/1996

1968

Galerie Michael Werner – Cologne, Germany
1968

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Jule Kewenig – Mauritius Str. 102-104 – Frechen, Germany

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Galerie Art & Public – 35 rue des Bains – Geneva GE, Switzerland

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Michael Werner Gallery – 4 East 77th Street – New York NY, United States

2003

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Brigitte Schenk – Albertusstrasse 26 – Cologne, Germany

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bernard Cats – 15 rue Ernest Allard – Brussels, Belgium

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Bernard Cats – 15 rue Ernest Allard – Brussels, Belgium

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

KUNSTKÖLN 2003 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
04/05/2003 – 04/09/2003
Represented by : Galerie Manus Presse – Lieschingstrasse 6 – Stuttgart, Germany

St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n°7
Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France
01/31/2003 – 02/03/2003
Represented by : Frank Pages Art Gallery – Kreuzstrasse – Baden-Baden, Germany

2002

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Jérôme de Noirmont – 38, avenue Matignon – Paris, France

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Blau – Odeonsplatz 12 – Munich, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Frank Hänel – Kranzplatz 12 – Wiesbaden, Germany

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries – Bilderdijkstraat 165 -C – Amsterdam, Netherlands

2001

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Blau – Odeonsplatz 12 – Munich, Germany

art-vienna, n° 1
Technisches Museum – Vienna, Austria
05/10/2001 – 05/13/2001
Represented by : Galerie Bose – Alte Chaussee 27 – Wittlich, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Aschenbach Galerie – Bilderdijkstraat 165 C – Amsterdam, Netherlands

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Aschenbach & Hofland Galleries – Bilderdijkstraat 165 -C – Amsterdam, Netherlands

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Atc-Weihergut – Biberngasse 31 – Salzburg, Austria

Art Innsbruck, n° 5
Innsbruck, Austria
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : Galerie Bose – Alte Chaussee 27 – Wittlich, Germany

2000

Kunst 2000 Zürich, n° 7
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
11/24/2000 – 11/27/2000
Represented by : Galerie Annamarie M. Andersen – Bodmerstrasse 8 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland

ACAF 7 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Royal Exhibition Building – Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/04/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Conny Dietzschold – Galerienhaus Seipple Zeughausstr 26 – Cologne, Germany

KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Ackermann – Bertram Blank Strasse 8 – Bergisch Gladbach, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Aschenbach Galerie – Bilderdijkstraat 165 C – Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sthml Art Fair, n°20
Sollentuna, Sweden
03/09/2000 – 03/12/2000
Represented by : Galerie Forsblom – Norra Esplanaden 27C – Helsinki, Finland

1999

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst
Frankfurt, Germany
1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galería Maior – Plaça Major, 4 – Pollensa, Mallorca, Spain

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Rotaross – Via A. Costa 2 – Novara, Italy

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Galeria BAT-Alberto Cornejo – Rios Rosas 54 – Madrid, Spain

Art Cologne, n° 32
KölnMesse GmbH – Cologne, Germany
11/07/1998 – 11/15/1998

ACAF 6 – Australian Contemporary Art Fair / Melbourne Art Fair
Melbourne VIC, Australia
10/01/1998 – 10/04/1998
Represented by : Akky Van Ogtrop Fine Arts Gallery – 9 The Rampart Castlecrag – Sydney NSW, Australia

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Ascan Crone – Kochstr.60 – Hamburg, Germany


Group exhibitions

2003

Sept Lieux – Sept Matières
Hôtel du Département, Centre d’Art Présence Van Gogh, Château de l’Empéri, Galerie du Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Musée de l’Arles Antique – Marseille, France
10/17/2003 – 01/15/2004

2001

Sculpture Contemporaine
Les Subsistances – Lyon, France
11/23/2001 – 01/20/2002

2000

Et l’art se met au monde…
IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Villeurbanne, France
06/23/2000 – 10/29/2000

1997

Deutschlandbilder – Kunst aus einem geteilten Land
Martin-Gropius-Bau – Berlin, Germany
09/07/1997 – 01/11/1998

La sculpture des peintres
Fondation Maeght – Saint-Paul-de-Vence, France
07/02/1997 – 10/19/1997

1984

Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1984

1982

Documenta 7
Museum Fridericianum, Neue Galerie, Orangerie, Auepark – Kassel, Germany
06/19/1982 – 09/28/1982

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

Arte y Parte n° 38
Santander, Spain
04/2002-05/2002

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