Johannes Kahrs (artist)

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Johannes Kahrs (* 1965 in Bremen ) is a German artist.

Life

From 1988 to 1994 Johannes Kahrs studied at the Berlin University of the Arts . In 1992/93 he lived and worked in Barcelona . In 1994 Kahrs was a master student in Walter Stöhrer's class at the Berlin University of the Arts .

From the mid-1990s, Kahr's works were presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions on the international art scene, e. B. in the Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) in Gent (2001), in the Drawing Center in New York City (1997), in the Scottish Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh (1997), at the first Berlin Biennale (1998), from the Society for Current Art in Bremen (1998) and from the PS1 Contemporary Art Center in New York City (1997 and 1999).

Johannes Kahrs has received several work grants from the Berlin Senate (1995 and 1999), from the Kunst-Werke Berlin e. V. (1996/1997), from the Institut français Berlin for a stay in Paris (1997) and from the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media , Christina Weiss , for a stay at the Deutsche Akademie Rome Villa Massimo (2005).

Kahrs deals with painting, graphics, video art as well as sound and sculptural installations. His themes reflect the banal and brutal imagery of modern media. In his large-format oil paintings and pastel drawings, which are reminiscent of Francis Bacon , Sigmar Polke and Gerhard Richter in their figurative, expressive structure , Kahrs developed an original style that ironically questions social conventions and viewing habits. Since 2003 Kahrs has been represented by the Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp .

Johannes Kahrs lives and works in Berlin.

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

  • 1994: Schlag Doch (fictional portrait J. Bartsch) , DAAD Gallery , Berlin
  • 1995: Dating , art project in public space in collaboration with zitty , Berlin
  • 1997: Thompson Homestead, Slater, Missouri , in collaboration with the Belgian magazine passe-partout in the Transit gallery, Leuven
  • 1997: 93'09 "anteroom / 4 clacks , Vereniging voor het Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst, Gent
  • 1998: Why don't you paint my portrait , GAK Society for Current Art , Bremen
  • 2001: Ah , traveling exhibition, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK) Gent , Fonds régional d'art contemporain (Frac) des Pays de la Loire , Kunstverein Munich
  • 2002: Down'n Out , Künstlerhaus Bethanien , Berlin
  • 2007: Men with music , Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC), Bergamo

Group exhibitions

Awards

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kahrs, Johannes
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Bremen