Jan-Philipp Sexauer

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Jan-Philipp Sexauer (born March 28, 1967 in Karlsruhe ) is a German gallery owner in Berlin .

Life

education

After completing his community service , Jan-Philipp Sexauer studied law in Freiburg, West Berlin and Munich. In addition, he took seminars in literary studies and philosophy. During his legal clerkship in Berlin he was a. a. at the Volksbühne Berlin under Frank Castorf , at the Komische Oper Berlin and the German Embassy in Kuala Lumpur . In 1997 he lived in New York City. From 1998 to 2013 he worked as a lawyer in Berlin. He taught students at the Humboldt University and trainee lawyers at the Supreme Court , was a member of the Legal Examination Office and published specialist articles. In addition to his work as a lawyer, he curated art exhibitions. In 2012 he stopped working as a lawyer and in 2013 founded a gallery for contemporary art in Berlin.

Exhibition maker

In 1994 he organized his first art exhibition at the Goethe-Institut Bandung with art students from the Hochschule Institut Teknologi Bandung , which took place together with a photo exhibition of the Goethe-Institut about environmental damage. This gave the students the opportunity to show artistic works that critically reflected on environmental policy during the Suharto dictatorship. He later curated exhibitions in Berlin , Leipzig (2010) and Detroit (2012) a. a. with Norbert Bisky , Jonas Burgert , Eberhard Havekost , Gregor Hildebrandt , Alicja Kwade , Jonathan Meese , Lea Asja Pagenkemper and Norbert Schwontkowski .

Gallery owner

In 2013 he founded the gallery SEXAUER , which represents international artists of a younger generation. He stopped working as a lawyer. In 2014 he showed the last solo exhibition by the painter Herbert Volkmann. In addition to the gallery artists Futo Akiyoshi, Thomas Feuerstein , Ornella Fieres, Jay Gard , Isabelle Graeff, Philip Grözinger, Alexander Iskin, Caroline Kryzecki and Jeewi Lee, he presented works a.o. in solo and group exhibitions. a. by Björn Dahlem , Martin Eder , Gerrit Engel, Yang Fudong , Asta Gröting , Anselm Reyle , Michael Sailstorfer , Roman Signer , Rirkrit Tiravanija , Jorinde Voigt , Franz Erhard Walther , Rebecca Warren , Erwin Wurm and Thomas Zipp . He writes catalog texts and makes short films about the gallery exhibitions. In 2015, together with Andreas Greiner and Ursula Ströbele, he published the book 24h Skulptur - notes on time sculptures on an expanded concept of sculpture.

organizer

In 1998 he founded the Blade Night Berlin skate event , which took place from 1998 to 2000. In 2000 it was the largest skate event in the world with more than 60,000 participants. It was registered as a meeting and had the goal of enforcing the recognition of skates as a vehicle in the sense of the road traffic regulations. The Berlin CDU , SPD and the Greens then spoke out in favor of model tests in 2000 and recognized skates as a means of transport. Since 2008 he has also been organizing the Night of the Pawn artists' night chess tournament .

Awards

Sexauers Galerie was awarded the Berlin Gallery Prize in 2017.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spinnerei: Night of the Pawn special exhibition in the Werkschauhalle Online at www.spinnerei.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Leipziger Volkszeitung: In the direction of art: 12,000 visitors on the autumn tour of the Spinnerei Galleries online at www.lvz.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wayne State University: No.Town beyond the wall: berlin artists in detroit Online at www.wayne.edu. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  4. ↑ Berliner Morgenpost: From career changer to winner Online at www.morgenpost.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  5. ↑ Berliner Zeitung: Gallery owner: How Jan-Philipp Sexauer caused a stir in Berlin Online at www.berliner-zeitung.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  6. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Gallery exhibition Herbert Volkmann / Fruit and Drugs Online at www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Welt: painter Herbert Volkmann died online at www.welt.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ Frieze Magazine: In Formation . Online at www.frieze.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ Monopol Magazin: Dance on the Vulkan - Online at www.monopol-berlin.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  10. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Last pictures of the palace . Online at www.süddeutsche.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  11. ↑ German National Library: 24h sculpture: notes on time sculptures . Online at www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  12. ^ FAZ: Daily Blade Night Show Online at www.faz.net. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  13. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Die Stadt im Rollerkoller - Right of way for the 50,000 skaters Online at www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  14. ↑ Welt: New record number of participants at Blade Night Online at www.welt.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ ZEIT: The Movement Online at www.zeit.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  16. ^ Spiegel: The street belongs to us online at www.spiegel.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  17. ↑ Tagesspiegel: Skaters on the street: After the SPD, the CDU is now online for a try at www.tagesspiegel.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018
  18. ↑ Welt: The CDU also recognizes inline skates as a means of transport Online at www.welt.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  19. ^ The Needle: Berlin's Underground Chess Scene: Night of the Pawn Online at www.needleberlin.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ taz: Uros buy me a drink online at www.taz.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  21. ↑ Spiegel: Kreuzberg Art Bar Twelve square meters plus toilet Online at www.spiegel.de. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  22. ↑ Monopol Magazin: Sexauer receives new online gallery award at www.monopol-magazin.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
  23. ↑ Focus: New Berlin Gallery Prize goes to Sexauer Gallery Online at www.focus.de. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Sexauer, Jan-Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German lawyer, organizer and gallery owner
DATE OF BIRTH March 28, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Karlsruhe