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Isa Genzken

Biography

Born

Bad Oldesloe, Germany, 1948

Education

University of Fine Arts, Hamburg, Germany, 1969 – 1971

University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany, 1971 – 1973

Art History and Philosophy at the University of Cologne, Germany, 1973 – 1975

State Art Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1973 – 1977

Teaching position for sculpture, State Art Academy, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1977 – 1978

Teaching position for design, Fachhochschule Niederrhein, Krefeld, Germany, 1978 – 1979

Guest Professor, Germany University of the Arts, Berlin, Germany, 1990

Guest Professor, Städelschule Frankfurt, Germany, 1991 – 1992

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025

Peder Lund, 'Isa Genzken. Basic Research', Oslo, Norway

2024

Hauser & Wirth, 'Isa Genzken. Wasserspeier and Angels', London, UK

Selected Group Exhibitions

2025

Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, University of California Davis, 'Through Their Eyes: Selections from the Sandretto Re Rebaudengo Collection', Davis CA

2024

Pinakothek der Moderne, 'Eccentric – Aesthetics of Freedom', Munich, Germany

Aspen Art Museum, 'In the House of the Trembling Eye', Aspen CO 

Beacon, 'Watching You, Without Me', Munich, Germany 

Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, 'Carte Blanche à Ari Marcopoulos', Paris, France 

Awards & Grants

2019

Nasher Prize, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas TX

2017

Kaiserring der Stadt Goslar, Goslar, Germany

Bibliography

Monographs

2020

Søren Grammel (ed.), 'Isa Genzken – Werke von 1973 bis 1983', Cologne: Walther König, 2020, ill. (exh. cat.)

Søren Grammel (ed.), 'Isa Genzken – Works from 1973 to 1983', Cologne: Walther König, 2020, ill. (exh. cat.)

Manfred Hermes, 'Isa Genzken. Aussenprojekte. Projects for Outside', London: König Books, Berlin: Galerie Buchholz, ill.

2013

Breitwieser, Sabine (ed.), 'Isa Genzken. Retrospective', New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2013 (exh. cat.)

Artist's Books & Writings

2010

Genzken, Isa, 'Isa Genzken', Mousse Publishing, 2010

2003

Genzken, Isa, 'Isa Genzken. Der Spiegel 1989-1991', Cologne: Walther König, 2003

Publications

2024

Murphy, Maia, Clark, Olivia, Flint, Charlotte (eds.), 'Great Women Sculptors', London/UK: Phaidon, 2024, p. 116, ill. in colour  

2023

Beitin, Andreas, Zechlin, René (eds.), 'Re-Inventing Piet. Mondrian und die Folgen. Mondrian and the Consequences', Cologne: Buchhandlung Walther König, 2023 (exh. cat.)

Press

2024

Nedo, Kito, 'Immer auf Empfang', in: art. Das Kunstmagazin, Hamburg, June 2024, pp. 92-97, ill. 

Gregory, Elizabeth, 'The Best Exhibitions This Week in London, from Robert Rauschenberg to Isa Genzken', on: standard.co.uk, 9 May 2024, ill.

2021

Bulatov, Daniel, 'Antimonumente am Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts. Isa Genzken und Irina Korina', in: Deutschland – Russland. Perspektiven auf die Kunst- und Museumsszene. Special issue of the magazine 'The Tretyakov Gallery Magazine' [German/Russian edition], Moscow, no. 1, vol. 70, 2021, pp. 269-285, ill.

Bulatov, Daniel, 'Anti-Monuments at the Beginning of the 21st Century. Isa Genzken and Irina Korina', in: Germany – Russia. On the Crossroads of cultures. Special issue of the magazine 'The Tretyakov Gallery Magazine' [English/Russian edition], Moscow, no. 1, vol. 70, 2021, pp. 268-285, ill.

Gessler, Joël, 'Conditio Humana', in: STUDIO magazine, Zurich, no. 2, Spring 2021, unpag., ill.