Bodo Korsig

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Bodo Korsig (* 1962 in Zwickau ) is a German artist who works across media and genres with various techniques and materials, including woodcuts, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, video and performance.

Korsig became known for his influential, large-format woodcuts and monotypes. His work is represented in over 50 museums worldwide, as well as in public and private collections.

Artistic creation

Korsig lives and works in Trier and New York. He studied sculpture and stone restoration in Berlin. Korsig also works as a sculptor, photographer, set designer and video artist.

In addition to sculptures and installations, he carried out numerous projects in public spaces, including the work “State of Mind” (2012) at Erbeskopf (Rhineland-Palatinate) or the installation “Connecting the dots - Challenge the status quo” (2018) at Hsinchu Science Park in Taiwan.

In the course of his career, the artist produced over 40 limited artist books , which were created in collaboration with international writers such as John Ashbery (USA), Peter Wawerzinek (DE), Paul Auster (USA) and Akira Tatehara (JPN).

Exhibitions (selection)

State of Mind, Erbeskopf (DE), 2012
  • 2000, Trussardi Art Center, Milano, Italy
  • 2000, Maier Museum of Art, Lynchburg, Virgina, USA
  • 2001, Tucson Museum of Art, Arizona, USA
  • 2001, Kunstmuseum Bochum , Germany
  • 2002, Smart Museum of Art Chicago, USA
  • 2002, Fukumitsu Art Museum, Japan
  • 2003, Musée d'Histoire , Luxembourg, Luxembourg
  • 2006, Allentown Art Museum, USA
  • 2007, Leonardimuseum Dresden, Germany
  • 2007, Tenri Cultural Institute New York, USA
  • 2007, Czech Museum of Fine Arts Prague, Czech Republic
  • 2008, Huan Tie Museum, Beijing, China
  • 2009, Jyväskylä Art Museum, Finland
  • 2009, Museum Biederman Donaueschingen, Germany
  • 2010, Greenfieldsacks Gallery Los Angeles, USA
  • 2010, The Dishman Art Museum, USA
  • 2011, Städtische Gallery Saarbrücken , Germany
  • 2011, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck , Germany
  • 2011, UTSA Satellite Space San Antonio, USA
  • 2011, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot, Germany
  • 2012, Inside-out Art Museum Beijing
  • 2013, Museo de Arte Popular, Mexico
  • 2013, National Museum of History, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • 2014, Museum, Westerland, Germany
  • 2015, Kunstverein Pforzheim, Germany
  • 2015, ZKM Karlsruhe , Germany
  • 2015, GASK Kutna Hora, Czech Republic
  • 2015, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL, USA
  • 2016, Museum Simeonstift Trier, Germany
  • 2016, Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL USA
  • 2017, Jewish Institute of Religion Museum, New York, USA
  • 2017, Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg, Germany
  • 2018, Museum am Dom Trier

Awards and grants (selection)

  • 1995, Ramboux Prize, Trier
  • 1995, Hertogenbusch scholarship, Netherlands                     
  • 1996, scholarship art fund , Berlin
  • 1997, Art Prize 1997 Woodcut, Ludwigsburg
  • 1997, International Studio Program, New York
  • 2003, Max Kade Foundation , Grant / USA
  • 2004, Grand Prix 4th International Triennial Prague 2004
  • 2005, Art / Omi, New York
  • 2012, Artist Residency Inside-Out Art Museum Beijing, China
  • 2013, Artport Art Prize
  • 2015, Artist Residency Largo das Artes Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 2015, Jozi Art: Lab Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 2017, CCA Andratx, Spain
  • 2018, Residency.ch Art Center Bern, Switzerland

Public collections (selection)

Literature (selection)

  • Weimar 1995, Bodo Korsig, Search and Destroy, ed. v. ACC Galerie Weimar, ISBN 3-9804516-2-3 .
  • Trier 1997, Bodo Korsig, Grenzwege - woodcuts and objects, Beate Thurow / Kai Uwe Schierz (authors), ed. v. Städtiches Museum Simeonstift Trier, ISBN 978-3-930866-11-3 .
  • New York 1998, Garner Tullis and the Art of Collaboration, ed. v. David Carrier.
  • Reutlingen 1999, The woodcut of the 20th century, ed. v. Municipal Art Museum Reutlingen, ISBN 3-933820065 .
  • New York 1999, Bodo Korsig, Fate, Encaustic Work by Robert Saltonstall Mattison, Fay Hirsch and John Yau, ISBN 978-3-9805876-2-4 .
  • Bochum 2001, Cut in wood, ed. v. Museum Bochum, Wienand Verlag, ISBN 3879097577 .
  • Hamburg 2002, The new woodcut, Birgit Ahrens (author), ed. v. Ernst Barlach House Hamburg.
  • Frankfurt 2002, Bodo Korsig, Witnesses, ed. v. Dr. Roland Augustin, ISBN 3-9807602-5-1 .
  • Esch-sur-Alzette 2003, Grenzgang, ed. v. Nico Helminger / Bodo Korsig, Edition Phi, ISBN 2-87962-170-4 .
  • Chicago 2003, Confronting Identities in German Art, ed. v. Smart Museum of Art Chicago, ISBN 0-935573-36-4 .
  • Bietigheim-Bissingen 2006, Bodo Korsig, Where can I buy a new brain ?, ed. v. Municipal Gallery Bietigheim-Bissingen, ISBN 978-3-927877-65-8 .
  • Saarbrücken 2007, Bodo Korsig Photosynthesis, Ralph Melcher (Author), ed. v. Saarland Cultural Heritage Foundation Saarland Museum, ISBN 978-3-932036-30-9 .
  • Bielefeld 2008, Die Zwickauer Gemäldesammlung, Petra Lewey / Wilfried Stoye (authors), ed. v. KERBER VERLAG Bielefeld, ISBN 978-3-86678-113-9 .
  • Remagen 2012, Biomorph: Hans Arp in dialogue with current artist positions, ed. v. Oliver Kornhoff, Arp Museum, ISBN 978-3-940953-834 .
  • Bielefeld 2012, Bodo Korsig, LIMITS, ed. v. Ernest W. Uthemann, Kerber Verlag Bielefeld, ISBN 978-3-86678-527-4 .
  • Luxemburg 2012, Bodo Korsig ORIGIN, Nico Helminger (author), ed. v. mediArt Luxembourg, ISBN 978-99959-817-0-9 .                      
  • New York 2018, "HOME (less)" by Laura Kruger, Jewish institute of Religion Museum, New York, US, ISBN 1-884300-54-5 .
  • Trier 2018, “LebensWertArbeit” Authors Bernhard Serexhe and Gabriele Lohberg, ed. v. Museum am Dom Trier, ISBN 978-3-945277-04-1 .

Web links 

Commons : Bodo Korsig  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bodo Korsig: Biography. Retrieved July 21, 2018 .
  2. ↑ Bodo Korsig: Making Peace With The Past | Art in print . In: Art in Print . ( artinprint.org [accessed July 21, 2018]).
personal data
SURNAME Corsican, Bodo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwickau