Christoph Niemann (illustrator)

Christoph Niemann in the Literaturhaus Munich

Christoph Niemann (born December 21, 1970 in Waiblingen ) is a German illustrator, graphic artist and (co-) author of various books.

Life

Niemann grew up in Ludwigsburg . He studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . In 1997, Niemann moved to New York City . Eleven years later he returned to Germany with Lisa Zeitz and three sons and has lived in Berlin ever since.

His work has appeared on the covers of The New Yorker , Atlantic Monthly , The New York Times Magazine, and American Illustration , among others . Since 2008, Niemann has been writing and illustrating the New York Times Abstract City blog , which has been managed by the New York Times Magazine since 2011 under the title Abstract Sunday .

In 2012 he designed a stamp for Deutsche Post (MI no. 2932); in that year he also received the Sondermann Prize for comic art . His picture book Der Kartoffelkönig was nominated in 2014 for the German Youth Literature Prize in the non-fiction category.

Publications (selection)

• Souvenir . Diogenes, Zurich 2017, ISBN 978-3-257-02149-3 .
• Sunday sketching . Abrams, New York City 2016, ISBN 978-1-4197-2268-4 .
  • Sunday sketching . Knesebeck, Munich 2016, ISBN 978-3-86873-978-7 .
• The Potato King (original edition). Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2013. ISBN 978-3-941087-49-1 .
• Abstract City . Abrams, New York City 2012, ISBN 978-1-4197-0207-5 .
  • Abstract City. My life bottom line. Knesebeck, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-86873-456-0 .
• That's how. 2011, ISBN 978-0-06-201963-9 .
  • This is how it works! Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-941787-30-8 .
• SUBWAY . Greenwillow Books, New York City, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-06-157779-6 .
• I (love) NY: a playful declaration of love to New York. Knesebeck, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-86873-279-5 .
• Illustrations for: TC Boyle Windsbraut Book Guild Gutenberg, Frankfurt am Main / Vienna / Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-940111-51-7 .
• The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters , 2008, ISBN 978-0-06-157776-5 .
  • The little dragon. Jacoby & Stuart , Berlin 2008, ISBN 978-3-941087-00-2 .
• The Police Cloud. Schwartz & Wade Books, New York City 2007, ISBN 978-0-375839634 .
• The good portrait. Maro, Augsburg 1998, ISBN 3-87512-659-9 .

In magazines

• Tricks in time magazine No. 32, August 2015, pages 28 to 37.

Exhibitions

• 2015: Christoph Niemann. Bottom line . Museum of Applied Arts Vienna (MAK), Vienna.
• 2016: Christoph Niemann. Bottom line . Museum for Arts and Crafts , Hamburg, January 20 to April 10.
• 2017: Christoph Niemann. That's how! Cartoonmuseum Basel , Basel, May 5 to October 29.
• 2017: Christoph Niemann. Modern Times . Galerie Stihl , Waiblingen, 23 September 2017 to 7 January 2018.
• 2018: Christoph Niemann . From his or her view. Literaturhaus Munich , November 9, 2018 to February 3, 2019.

Movies

• 2017: Documentation: Netflix series "Abstract. Design as Art." Episode 1: Christoph Niemann: Illustration

Web links

• Literature by and about Christoph Niemann in the catalog of the German National Library
• Artist's website
• Blog Abstract City
• Design website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.zvw.de/inhalt.waiblingen-stihl-galerie-neue-ausstellung-von-christoph-niemann.fb39046d-6dd0-4fcb-9e9f-8943f27c9e0d.html
2. ↑ https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.christoph-niemann-in-der-galerie-stihl-entlarven-ohne-zu-beleidigen.45a5b6bb-7c9f-48dd-9b11-eff3804d549f.html
3. ↑ Cogito, Lego sum in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung from April 15, 2012, page 29
4. ↑ The talented Mr. Niemann in FAZ from September 8, 2015, page 12
5. ↑ Abstract: The Art of Design | Netflix. Retrieved April 6, 2017 . 
6. ↑ SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg Germany: Netflix series about design as art: "Fun is not part of my job" - SPIEGEL ONLINE - style. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .