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*1971, lives and works in Solingen and Dusseldorf
AUSBILDUNG / EDUCATION
1992 - 98 Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Masterclass of Jannis Kounellis
2008-2011 Artistic Director of Kunstverein Schwerte (with Christian Freudenberger)
STIPENDIEN UND PREISE / GRANTS AND AWARDS
1998/99 DAAD New York City
2002 Else-Heiliger-Fond, Berlin
2005 Gastatelier Raketenstation Insel Hombroich
2006 Arbeitsstipendium der Kunststiftung NRW
2007/08 Art Commission Project Subway Birkenstr, City of Dusseldorf
2009 Catalogue grant, WestLB, Düsseldorf &Working & Catalogue grant, Kunststiftung NRW
2010 Project Grant, Sparda Bank
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Doom Mood, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf (solo)
Red Hot - Ceramic in Contemporary Art, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, DE (cat.)
Art in the City, Egmont Park, Brussels, BE
The Secret Life of Abstract Forms, Hopstreet Gallery, Brussels, BE, curated by Barbara Scheuermann
Stage Sculpture for "Death Fragments - Büchner 23 years old", Tetsuo Furudate, Edwin van der Heide, Theatre Bielefeld, DE
2010
Neues Rheinland.Die postironische Generation, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE (cat.)
Curie Kabinett, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf, DE
Larger Than Life - Stranger Than Fiction, 11. Triennale Fellbach, DE (cat.)
The Fate of Irony, Kai 10 - Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf, DE (cat.)
Curie Cabinet, Kunstverein Schwerte, DE
Silent Revolution, K21 Kunstsammlung NRW im Ständehaus, Düsseldorf, DE (sculpture garden curated by Doris Krystof, Markus Karstieß & Moritz Wesseler)
Ida Ekblad & Markus Karstieß, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin, DE (two-person show)
2009
Private view, Städt. Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, DE (cat.)
Nacht Ego, Museum Baden, Solingen, DE (solo, cat.)
Cocks & Tails, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf, DE (solo)
Augensterne, Ausstellungsraum Ursula Werz, Tübingen, DE (solo, cat.)
Special Presentation at VAN HORN, Art Forum Berlin (with Georganne Deen) (S)
2008
Supernatural, Kunsthalle Andratx, Mallorca, curated by Friederike Nymphius (G)
VAN HORN at LISTE 08, Special presentation (with Georganne Deen), Liste Basel#
pilot projekt_1, pilot e.V., Duesseldorf
2007
La Specola, VAN HORN, Dusseldorf (S)
Special Presentation at VAN HORN, Art Forum Berlin (with Alexander Esters) (S)
Wesen, Interfood-Vitrine, Aachen (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)
PUBLICATIONS
"Mit Feuer und Flamme - Red Hot", Museum Villa Rot, edited by Hoenes-Stiftung, Dr. Stefanie Dathe, Museum Villa Rot,
published by Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei 2011, ISBN 978-3-933614-96-4
"Schatten & Wesen - 9 Ausstellungen im Kunstverein Schwerte" 2008-2010
by Christian Freudenberger & Markus Karstieß, published by Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2010
essays by Stefanie Kreuzer and Ulfried Weingarten, 120 pages, german/english, ISBN 978-3-86678-486-4
"Neues Rheinland.Die postironische Generation", published by Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, DISTANZ Verlag Berlin 2010, with texts by Markus Heinzelmann, Jörg Heiser, Noemi Smolik, Stefanie Kreuzer, Doris Krystof and others, german / english, ISBN 978-3-942405-20-1
"The Fate Of Irony", published by Kai10, Raum für Kunst der Arthena Foundation Düsseldorf, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2010
essays by Zdenek Felix & Ludwig Seyfarth, Jörg Heiser & Sarah Khan, Monika Schnetkamp and others
german/ english ISBN 978-3-86678-429-1
"Larger than Life - Stranger than Fiction", 11. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach, published by Kulturamt d. Stadt Fellback, Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft KÖln 2010, essays by Ulrike Groos, Heike van den Valentyn, Georg Imdahl, Heinz-Norbert Jocks and others, german/english, ISBN 978-3-940953-53-7
"Markus Karstieß - Nacht Ego", published by Kunstmuseum Baden Solingen, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2009
essays by Magdalena Kröner, Carl-Friedrich Schröer, german/english, ISBN 978-3-86678-364-5
AUSBILDUNG / EDUCATION
1992 - 98 Kunstakademie Dusseldorf, Masterclass of Jannis Kounellis
2008-2011 Artistic Director of Kunstverein Schwerte (with Christian Freudenberger)
STIPENDIEN UND PREISE / GRANTS AND AWARDS
1998/99 DAAD New York City
2002 Else-Heiliger-Fond, Berlin
2005 Gastatelier Raketenstation Insel Hombroich
2006 Arbeitsstipendium der Kunststiftung NRW
2007/08 Art Commission Project Subway Birkenstr, City of Dusseldorf
2009 Catalogue grant, WestLB, Düsseldorf &Working & Catalogue grant, Kunststiftung NRW
2010 Project Grant, Sparda Bank
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011
Doom Mood, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf (solo)
Red Hot - Ceramic in Contemporary Art, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, DE (cat.)
Art in the City, Egmont Park, Brussels, BE
The Secret Life of Abstract Forms, Hopstreet Gallery, Brussels, BE, curated by Barbara Scheuermann
Stage Sculpture for "Death Fragments - Büchner 23 years old", Tetsuo Furudate, Edwin van der Heide, Theatre Bielefeld, DE
2010
Neues Rheinland.Die postironische Generation, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen, DE (cat.)
Curie Kabinett, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf, DE
Larger Than Life - Stranger Than Fiction, 11. Triennale Fellbach, DE (cat.)
The Fate of Irony, Kai 10 - Arthena Foundation, Düsseldorf, DE (cat.)
Curie Cabinet, Kunstverein Schwerte, DE
Silent Revolution, K21 Kunstsammlung NRW im Ständehaus, Düsseldorf, DE (sculpture garden curated by Doris Krystof, Markus Karstieß & Moritz Wesseler)
Ida Ekblad & Markus Karstieß, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin, DE (two-person show)
2009
Private view, Städt. Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, DE (cat.)
Nacht Ego, Museum Baden, Solingen, DE (solo, cat.)
Cocks & Tails, VAN HORN, Düsseldorf, DE (solo)
Augensterne, Ausstellungsraum Ursula Werz, Tübingen, DE (solo, cat.)
Special Presentation at VAN HORN, Art Forum Berlin (with Georganne Deen) (S)
2008
Supernatural, Kunsthalle Andratx, Mallorca, curated by Friederike Nymphius (G)
VAN HORN at LISTE 08, Special presentation (with Georganne Deen), Liste Basel#
pilot projekt_1, pilot e.V., Duesseldorf
2007
La Specola, VAN HORN, Dusseldorf (S)
Special Presentation at VAN HORN, Art Forum Berlin (with Alexander Esters) (S)
Wesen, Interfood-Vitrine, Aachen (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)
PUBLICATIONS
"Mit Feuer und Flamme - Red Hot", Museum Villa Rot, edited by Hoenes-Stiftung, Dr. Stefanie Dathe, Museum Villa Rot,
published by Biberacher Verlagsdruckerei 2011, ISBN 978-3-933614-96-4
"Schatten & Wesen - 9 Ausstellungen im Kunstverein Schwerte" 2008-2010
by Christian Freudenberger & Markus Karstieß, published by Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2010
essays by Stefanie Kreuzer and Ulfried Weingarten, 120 pages, german/english, ISBN 978-3-86678-486-4
"Neues Rheinland.Die postironische Generation", published by Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, DISTANZ Verlag Berlin 2010, with texts by Markus Heinzelmann, Jörg Heiser, Noemi Smolik, Stefanie Kreuzer, Doris Krystof and others, german / english, ISBN 978-3-942405-20-1
"The Fate Of Irony", published by Kai10, Raum für Kunst der Arthena Foundation Düsseldorf, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2010
essays by Zdenek Felix & Ludwig Seyfarth, Jörg Heiser & Sarah Khan, Monika Schnetkamp and others
german/ english ISBN 978-3-86678-429-1
"Larger than Life - Stranger than Fiction", 11. Triennale Kleinplastik Fellbach, published by Kulturamt d. Stadt Fellback, Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft KÖln 2010, essays by Ulrike Groos, Heike van den Valentyn, Georg Imdahl, Heinz-Norbert Jocks and others, german/english, ISBN 978-3-940953-53-7
"Markus Karstieß - Nacht Ego", published by Kunstmuseum Baden Solingen, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld 2009
essays by Magdalena Kröner, Carl-Friedrich Schröer, german/english, ISBN 978-3-86678-364-5