Dieter Finke (sculptor)

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Dieter Finke (born March 10, 1939 in Berlin ; † May 8, 2011 there ) was a German sculptor .

Career

From 1959 to 1961 he studied sculpture at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin with Paul Dierkes , from 1961 to 1965 with Renée Sintenis , and since 1964 as a master student . In 1965 he received a scholarship from the Villa Serpentara in Olevano, Rome. In 1967 he received the Georg Kolbe Prize . In 1976 the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam invited him to work as a guest. A year later, in 1977, he received a guest studio at PS1 in New York. Since 1974 Dieter Finke lived and worked alternately in Berlin and New York.

Exhibitions (selection)

Installations, art in construction

  • 1973 Kinetic light sculpture (Plexiglas) design of the entrance area of ​​the BFA, Berlin
  • 1977 PS1, New York
  • 1977/78 two stage installations, Theater for the New City, New York
  • 1978 Brooke Jackson Gallery Iolas, installation for performance
  • 1989 Installation wood / bronze Berlex Laboratories Inc., Wayne, New Jersey

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personal data
SURNAME Finke, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 10, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 2011
Place of death Berlin