Alexandra Bircken
Alexandra Bircken (* 1967 in Cologne ) is a German installation and object artist . She uses different materials for her work, often wood, wool, leather, metals, plaster, stone, as well as everyday objects.
“(…) Your objects and installations are fragments that, as excerpts, refer to something larger, and in which the combination of natural materials shifts our view of reality. Bircken's scenarios are open stages that reflect the conflicting relationship between people and nature and culture. "
Bircken studied at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London , 1990–91 art, 1991–95 fashion design and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honors). In 2004 she received a studio grant from the Kölnischer Kunstverein .
Alexandra Bircken lives and works in Cologne . Since 2018 she has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.
Exhibitions
- 2017 Museum Abteiberg , Mönchengladbach: Alexandra Bircken Stretch
- 2013 BQ Berlin: Inside out , Gallery Weekend (solo exhibition)
- 2013 David Zwirner London: Days in Lieu (group exhibition)
- 2012 Herald St, London: Recent works (solo exhibition)
- 2012 Bonner Kunstverein : U knit (Bonn)
- 2012 Hamburger Kunstverein : Household items (solo exhibition)
- 2012 Sprengel Museum Hannover (group exhibition)
- 2011 Haus der Kunst , Muenchen: Sculptural Action (group exhibition)
- 2011 Studio Voltaire, London (solo exhibition)
- 2011 Kimmerich, New York: Think of me (solo exhibition)
- 2011 Hohenlockstedt Bosskamp Foundation: 1 + 1 (solo exhibition)
- 2010 Kölnischer Kunstverein , Cologne : Alexandra Bircken (solo exhibition)
- 2009 BQ, Berlin: Everything must go (solo exhibition)
- 2009 Herald St, London: Crossings (solo exhibition)
- 2008 Aspen Art Museum, Aspen : Now you see it
- 2008 Art in the Tunnel , Düsseldorf : Walking in many directions
- 2008 Brussels Biennale, Brussels
- 2008 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam : Borders
- 2008 Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal -Unteröwisheim: Alex Bircken / Simon Denny (solo exhibition)
- 2008 Schloss Dyck , Jüchen : Paradise and back - Rheingold Collection
- 2008 Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam : UNITS
- 2008 Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, Barbican Center , London
- 2007 Barbara Gladstone
- 2007 New Museum of Contemporary Art , New York : Unmonumental: The Object In The 21st Century
- 2007 Project Space, London : Hope and Despair
- 2007 Confederation Center of the Arts, Charlottetown : Common Threads
- 2007 Art Association Braunschweig : Reversals
- 2007 Maison populaire - Center d'art Mira Phalaina, Montreal : L'homme nu - Volume 2/3: Paysages visités
- 2007 Maison populaire - Center d'art Mira Phalaina, Montreal : L'homme nu - chapitre 1: Allures anthropomorphes
- 2006 Public space Nuremberg : The large piece of lawn
- 2005 Westfälischer Kunstverein , Münster : five sculptures
- 2005 Maureen Paley, London : Alex Bircken, Mari Eastman, Maaike Schoorel
literature
- Nicolaus Schafhausen, Alexandra Bircken . König, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-86560-509-2 .
- Karen Rosenberg: Art in Review: Alexandra Bircken . In: The New York Times October 5, 2007.
- Kristin M. Jones: Dereconstruction . In: Frieze issue 102, 10/2006.
Web links
- Alexandra Bircken official website
- Alexandra Bircken at Saatchi Gallery
- Alexandra Bircken at Herald Street
- Entry in Art Aspects
- Biography at Kimmerich
Individual evidence
- ↑ Florian Waldvogel, curator at the Rotterdam Museum Witte de With: Florian Waldvogel on Alexandra Bircken ( Memento of the original from June 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: art - Das Kunstmagazin , Radar 2008
- ↑ Video interview of the Stedelijk Museum with Bircken , YouTube 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bircken, Alexandra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German installation and object artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |