Beat Zoderer

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16 meter high stainless steel sculpture "Halm" by Beat Zoderer from 2005. In front of a hedge mosaic, E · ON-Platz, Düsseldorf (photo 2011)

Beat Zoderer (born May 26, 1955 in Zurich ) is a Swiss artist. He deals with installations , sculptures , wall objects, works on paper and collages .

Life

After training and working in architecture firms from 1971 to 1978, he has been a freelance artist since 1979. In 1986 he received a studio grant from the City of Zurich in Genoa , and in 1988 one from the City of Zurich in New York . From 1989 to 1991 he received a federal grant, which in turn was followed by a grant from the City of Zurich.

Zoderer was awarded a Manor Art Prize , Canton Aargau, 1995, a recognition prize from the 'Max Bill / Georges Vantongerloo Foundation', Zumikon / Zurich, 1998, and the Aargauer Culture Prize , 2009. He lives and works in Wettingen in the canton of Aargau.

Solo exhibitions

  • 2010 the end of the margins. Chasa Jaura Museum , Valchava.
  • 2008 Beat Zoderer: New Tools for Old Attitudes , Haus Konstruktiv , Zurich
  • 2004 pictures and rooms. Wilhelm Hack Museum , Ludwigshafen.
  • 2003 spatial interventions. (With Dimitri Vandergrundbek). CCNOA, Brussels.
  • 2003 The false bottom is deeper than you think. Art Museum Bonn .
  • 2002 display. Kunsthalle Winterthur .
  • 2000 City Gallery Altes Theater, Ravensburg. (Cat.)
  • 1999 floor exercise and other wall pieces. Art Association Freiburg. (Cat.)

literature

  • Suzann-Viola Renninger: A purpose becomes a non-purpose. Works by Beat Zoderer. In: Swiss monthly books . Journal of Politics Economy Culture. Issue 07/08, July / August 2007. p. 4.
  • Beat Zoderer: New Tools for Old Attitudes . Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern 2008, ISBN 978-3-7757-2294-0 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zoderer, Beat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 26, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich