MARKUS KARSTIESS *1971, lives and works in Solingen and Dusseldorf AUSBILDUNG / EDUCATION 1992-98 Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Masterclass of Jannis Kounellis STIPENDIEN / GRANTS 1998/99 DAAD New York City 2002 Else-Heiliger-Fond, Berlin 2005 Gastatelier Raketenstation Insel Hombroich 2006 Arbeitsstipendium der Kunststiftung NRW AUSSTELLUNGEN / EXHIBITIONS 2008 -Supernatural, Kunsthalle Andratx, Mallorca, curated by Friederike Nymphius (G) 2007 -La Specola, VAN HORN, Dusseldorf (S) -Special Presentation at VAN HORN, Art Forum Berlin (with Alexander Esters) (S) -Regarding Düsseldorf II, 701 e.V., Dusseldorf, curated by Pia Witzmann (G) 2006 -Construction is our Business, Worringer-103, Dusseldorf (G) -displace, Galerie Barbara Oberem, Bonn (G) -Casa Mia, Laden, Dusseldorf (G) -brachsenke, Moema, Moenchengladbach -Der letzte Schnitt 2, Malkasten Dusseldorf (G) -Gui `06, Mintropstr.11, Dusseldorf (G) 2005 -Schickeria Tombola, Berlin (G) -IMA, FIH Raketenstation Insel Hombroich (G) -SITE 8, Nachtfoyer Kunsthalle Dusseldorf (G) -Museum Baden, Solingen -Staedtische Galerie Remscheid (G) -Casa Mia, mmki, Kunstsalon Berlin (G) -Freudenberger Karstiess, Kunstverein Schwerte (G) 2004 -10 Jahre Laden, Dusseldorf (G) -Private View, P.S.1/MoMA, New York, USA (G) -Besides, Popularity is..., Site, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf (G) -Trendwaende, Kunstraum Dusseldorf (G) -Teufel Newspaper, Berlin (G) 2003 -Kadmiumsekunden, Villa de Bank, Enschede, NL (S) -Tokyo Expressway Remix, Japan (S) -1. Int. Architecture Biennale, Rotterdam, NL -Vor der Arbeit, Eller Bahnof, Dusseldorf (G) -um, Laden, Dusseldorf (S) -EHF, Berlin -FIH Festival, Raketenstation Insel Hombroich (G) (S) solo (G) group