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JÅRG GEISMAR

1958

 

born in Burgsvik/Gotland/Sweden to German parents
live in Düsseldorf/Germany and Burgsvik/Gotland/Sweden

1980-86

Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf/Germany

1986

DAAD scholarship for New York/USA

1986-88

The New School of Social Research/Parson School of Design, New York/USA

1990

Kunstfonds.e.V., Bonn.scholarship

1993

Foundation Cartier, Jouy-en Josas/France. scholarship

1993/95

Stiftung Kunst und Kultur des Landes NRW, Düsseldorf. scholarship

1995/96

Künstlerdorf Schöppingen. scholarship/ Artist in residence

1997/98

IASPIS, Stockholm/Sweden. scholarship / Artist in residence

2000

AIAV, Akiyoshidai /Japan scholarship / Artist in residence
Werkstatt Graz/Austria. scholarship / Artist in residence

2001

Atelier Artiste's, Marseille/France /Artist in Residence


*SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1997

 

Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel (K)

1998

Hallwylska Museum , ARKIPELAG, Cultural Capital of Europe, Stockholm (c)
Konsthallen Göteborg/Schweden (c)
Gallery Gabriele Rivet, Köln

1999

The National Gallery of Bangkok, Bangkok/Thailand (c)
The Visual Art Council, Lusaka/Zambia, Konstcentrum Gävle/Schweden (c)
Palais Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz/Austria

2000

The Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum of Art and AIAV, Yamaguchi/Japan (c)
Werkstatt Graz/Austria Gallery
Gabriele Rivet, Köln


*SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1990

 

"Treibhaus V", Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf (c)
"Colour and/or Monochrom", The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo and Kyoto/Japan (c)

1991

"L'ecole du Magasin", Centre National d'art Contemporain de Grenoble", Grenoble/France (c)

1992

Sites of Intollerance", The Institut of Contemporary Art PS 1 Museum, New York/USA

1993

XLV. Biennale di Venezia, "INBETWEEN", Venice/Italy, Turkish Papillon (c)

1994

"Der Andere Körper", Offenes Kulturhaus Linz/Austria (c)

1995

"MISSING DIMENSION" Hotel Modern, Düsseldorf (c)

1996

"IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JEANNINE", Begijnhof Prov. Museum v.Beeld. Kunsten, Hasselt/Belgium (c)

1998

"ARKTIS-ANTARKTIS", Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn (c)
"Medialization" Edsvik, Sollentuna/Sweden (c)
"Fest" Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (c)

1999

"Mode of Art", Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf (c)

2000

"You never live twice", Elzeveld, Antwerpen/Belgium (c)
7. Biennale di Venezia/ architecture, "less aesthetics more ethics", Swiss Pavillon (c)

2000/01

"Kabinett der Zeichnungen", Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf/ Kunstverein Lingen Kunsthalle/ Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Kunstverein Stuttgart (c)

2001

"Hotelit" Fort Asperen /Holland
"Introitus" Märkisches Museum , Berlin


*SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

1997

 

Krajewski, Michael. "Jårg Geismar in der Kunsthalle", Kunstbulletin, Switzerland
Rubin, Brigitta, "Ulvskog om Konst", Dagens Nyheter, Stockholm/Sweden

1998

Rönnau, Jens. "Ich versuche die Energie der Gesellschaft in die Kunst mit reinzubringen", Kunstforum International, Köln
Testart, Catarina. "Kommunikation för Kabel", Göteborg Posten, Göteborg/Sweden
Birnbaum, Daniel. "Interview at artnode", artnode, Stockholm/Sweden
Neumaier, Otto. "Jårg Geismar:Low Budget", NOEMA, Vienna/Austria

1999

Teeratada, Pratarn." Jårg Geismar", art4d, Bangkok/Thailand
Strömberg, Mikael."Vi är alla Afrikaner" Aftonbladet, Stockholm/Sweden

2000

Raap, Jürgen. "Jårg Geismar" Kunstforum International, Köln

2001

Neumaier, Otto. "Querweltein", frame, Vienna/Austria

 

* since 1997