Hans Schabus
Hans Schabus (born January 25, 1970 in Watschig, municipality of Hermagor-Pressegger See in Carinthia) is an Austrian contemporary artist . He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna in Vienna with Bruno Gironcoli . He became famous for the design of the Austrian pavilion at the 40th Venice Biennale in 2005. Schabus lives in Vienna.
Life
From 1991 to 1996 Schabus attended the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna . Hans Schabus has been teaching the sculpture and spatial art class at the University of Applied Arts Vienna since 2014 .
Awards
- 2001 Hilde Goldschmidt Prize, Kitzbühel, Austria
- 2002 State grant for fine arts, Austria
- 2005 MAK Schindler Scholarship / MAK Schindler Scholarship, Los Angeles, USA
- 2005 Cardinal König Art Prize
- 2006 Arnold Bode Prize
- 2006 Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 2000: The Passenger , Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Austria
- 2002: I don´t look back, I look in front , James Cohen Gallery, New York
- 2003: Transport , Bonner Kunstverein , Bonn
- 2004: The rendezvous problem , Kunsthaus Bregenz , Bregenz
- 2005: Everything must be on fire , Kerstin Engholm Gallery, Vienna
- 2006: Internal Security , Kasseler Kunstverein , Kassel
- 2007: Deserted Conquest , Site Santa Fe, USA
- 2008: Next Time I'm Here I'll Be There , Barbican Center , London
- 2009: Is it a river? , Zero ..., Milan
- 2011: Remains of the Day , Collective, Edinburgh
- 2011: “The Space of Conflict”, Fundação Caixa Geral de Depósitos - Culturgest, Lisbon
- 2011: “Nothing works anymore”, Institut d'Art Contemporain, Villeurbanne
- 2012: “Vertical Effort”, 21er Haus , Vienna
Projects
- 2004: Bone Graves - Times Hunter , Austria
- 2005: vinyl record , Italy
- 2006: In Search of the Endless Pillar , Austria
- 2008: Open up Kommunikation , Austria
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans Schabus in the catalog of the German National Library
- basis-wien: Schabus, Hans
- Biennale di Venezia: Hans Schabus
- Hans Schabus - The rendezvous problem at artnet.de
- Secession: Hans Schabus - Austronaut
- Hans Schabus in portrait at spike art quarterly, No.4 / summer 2005
- Works by Hans Schabus In: Digitales Belvedere
- Hans Schabus crosses the USA on his bike and takes a photo every day at exactly 12:00 noon
- Cafe Hansi in the mumok - Museum of Modern Art Ludwig Foundation, Vienna
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schabus, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Watschig, municipality of Hermagor-Pressegger See , Carinthia |