Lang / Baumann
Lang / Baumann is a Swiss artist couple. Sabina Lang (born March 14, 1972 in Bern , Switzerland) and Daniel Baumann (born February 9, 1967 in San Francisco , USA ) have been working together since 1991. Her work includes installations , sculptures , large-scale wall or floor paintings, inflatable structures and architectural interventions. Most of her work is site specific .
Life
Sabina Lang
Sabina Lang was born on March 14, 1972 in Bern and grew up in Victoria (British Columbia) , Canada , Bremgarten near Bern and Bern . 1988–1989 she attended a preliminary course at the School of Design in Bern. 1989–1990 she completed an apprenticeship as a decoration designer. In 1991 she exhibited for the first time in the riding hall in Bern .
Daniel Baumann
Daniel Baumann was born on February 9, 1967 to Swiss parents in San Francisco , USA and grew up in Bolligen , Canton Bern . 1984–1988 he completed an apprenticeship as a structural draftsman and from 1988–1991 he obtained the federal Matura on the second educational path. He exhibited in the riding arena in Bern in 1988.
collaboration
From the end of the 1980s, Sabina Lang and Daniel Baumann moved in the alternative art scene, especially in the area around the Reithalle Bern, where they also got to know each other and where their first joint performances and exhibition participations took place. In 1991, on the occasion of a cultural exchange between the cities of Bern and Leipzig , they exhibited together for the first time in the premises of the Eigen + Art gallery in Leipzig and then decided to work together from now on. In 1991 they moved into their first joint studio in Thun , and in 1993 the studio in the Burgdorf factory .
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Her early work consisted of large-format collages, painting, photography, screen printing as well as performances with various analog projection and sound devices, in some cases they appeared as actors themselves. Spatial works, works with writing and poster campaigns in public spaces were added later. In 1995 the first inflatable installation (Breathing Pillows) was created in De Fabriek Eindhoven , Netherlands . In 1996 followed a three-month stay at the Studio of Young Artists' Association , Budapest . 1996–1997 they spent a year as a fellow at the Swiss Institute in Rome . In addition to participating in various exhibitions in Switzerland and neighboring countries, their installations with dolls, especially on the occasion of the two group exhibitions "Nonchalance" (Center Pasqu'art in Biel , 1997, curated by Christoph Doswald ) and "Free View of the Mediterranean" ( Kunsthaus Zürich , 1998, curated by Bice Curiger and Juri Steiner ) Well known in the Swiss art scene. At the end of the 1990s, her artistic language developed in the direction of opulent colors in room installations, wallpapers, carpets or modular objects. Increasingly, they expanded their work with a functionality (e.g. "Infomobile" 1999, Kunsthalle Bern ).
Around the year 2000 they attracted attention with line drawings on football fields (“Wankdorf” and “Dynamo Kiev” 2001). In 2002, on the occasion of the Swiss national exhibition Expo.02, and at the invitation of the artistic direction, her project Hotel Everland was created (curated by Gianni Jetzer ). Hotel Everland was exhibited from 2006 to 2007 on the roof of the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst in Leipzig (curated by Barbara Steiner) and from 2007 to 2009 on the roof of the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler).
Since the beginning of the 2000s, sculptural works (stair series “Beautiful Steps” or “Diving Platform”), abstract variations of the inflatable works (“Comfort” series), interventions in public spaces and on facades as well as close references to architecture have been created.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1995: De Fabriek, Eindhoven NL
- 1996: Galerie Martin Krebs, Bern CH
- 1998: CAN Center d'Art, Neuchâtel CH
- 1999: Information room Kunsthalle, Bern CH
- 1999: Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne CH
- 2001: Swiss Institute, New York USA
- 2001: Art Association, Freiburg D
- 2001: Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich CH
- 2002: "Hotel Everland" Expo.02, Yverdon CH
- 2006: Spiral / Wacoal Art Center, Tokyo JP
- 2006: "Hotel Everland" Gallery for Contemporary Art, Leipzig D
- 2007: "Hotel Everland" Palais de Tokyo, Paris F
- 2007: Locust Projects, Miami USA
- 2007: Villa du Parc, Annemasse F
- 2008: Galerie Loevenbruck, Paris F
- 2009: Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing PRC
- 2009: Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers F
- 2010: Galeria Foksal, Warsaw PL
- 2011: Fri-Art. Center d'Art Contemporain, Friborg CH
- 2011: "Beautiful Tube" Wroclaw Contemporary Museum, Wroclaw PL
- 2013: Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen D
- 2014: les églises - center d'art contemporain, Chelles F
- 2014: sic! Room for Art / Elephanthouse, Lucerne CH
- 2014: “Beautiful Steps # 10” Casino Forum d'art contemporain, Luxembourg LU
- 2014: Parc Jean-Jacques-Rousseau, Ermenonville F
- 2015: Sasso Corbaro, Bellinzona CH
- 2015: House for Art Uri, Altdorf C
- 2017: "Beautiful House # 2" Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers F
- 2018: le 109, Pôle de cultures contemporaines, Nice F
Art in construction / orders (selection)
- 1996: Staldenkehr, Burgdorf CH, client: City of Burgdorf
- 1998: SVA, Zurich CH, client: Social Insurance Institution of the Canton of Zurich
- 2002: Fountain for Schaffhauserplatz, Zurich CH, client: City of Zurich
- 2002: Apprenticeship workshops Felsenau, Bern CH, client: City of Bern
- 2009: Railway station, Bolligen CH, client: Canton of Bern
- 2011: Outdoor pool between the woods, Zurich CH, client: City of Zurich
- 2011: Culture and Congress Center, Thun CH, Client: City of Thun
- 2012: Pedestrian and bicycle underpass Ulmberg tunnel, Zurich CH, client: City of Zurich
- 2012: Swiss National Bank, Zurich CH, client: SNB
- 2012: Vaudoise, Lausanne CH, client: Vaudoise Assurance
- 2013: KVA Energiezentrale Forsthaus, Bern CH, client: ewb , architecture: Graber Pulver Bern / Zurich
- 2013: Rives de Saône: Rochetaillée, Lyon F, client: Grand Lyon
- 2015: State hospital, Feldkirch A, client: State of Vorarlberg
- 2016: Hagen school building, Altdorf CH, client: Altdorf municipality
- 2018: Complexe scolaire et sportif du Reposoir, Nyon CH, client: Ville de Nyon
- 2018: Rehabilitation Clinic, Bellikon CH, Client: SUVA
- 2018: Cantonal school, Wettingen CH, client: Canton Aargau
Works in collections
- City of Bern art collection
- Art collection of the canton of Bern
- Art collection of the city of Biel-Bienne
- Collection du Fonds cantonal d'art contemporain Genève
- Art collection of the Swiss Confederation
- FMAC Fonds municipal d'art contemporain de la ville de Paris F.
- FRAC Nord pas de Calais F.
- FNAC, Fonds National d'art contemporain, Paris F
- Swiss National Bank Zurich
- Kunsthaussammlung Biel Foundation
- Collection Migrosmuseum, Zurich
- Collection Olivier Mosset, La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Vaudoise Assurance, Lausanne
- Swiss Mobiliar, Bern
- Bank Vontobel Geneva
- Edition 5, Erstfeld
- Thyssen Contemporary Art Foundation, Vienna A
Awards (selection)
- 1995: Working year of the Danioth Foundation, Canton Uri
- 1996: Working year of the Elisabeth Forberg Foundation, Basel
- 1996: Istituto Svizzero di Roma
- 1997: Cahier d'artiste, Pro Helvetia
- 1997: Aeschlimann Corti Foundation sponsorship award
- 1997: Art Prize of the Canton of Bern
- 1998: Atelier, Studio of Young Artists' Association, Budapest
- 1998: Prize for Art, Federal Office for Culture
- 2000: Main prize from the Aeschlimann Corti Foundation
- 2002: Prize for Art, Federal Office for Culture
- 2003: Atelier in Cape Town, Pro Helvetia
- 2005: Atelier in New York, Federal Office of Culture
- 2006: Summer Academy in the Paul Klee Center, Bern
- 2006: City of Bern Art Prize
- 2008: Art monograph, Canton of Bern
- 2010: Culture Prize, Burgdorf Civic Community
Publications
Monographic publications, artist books
- 1997: "L / B. Collection Cahiers d'artistes Edition 1997 “, Lars Müller Publishers, Baden CH, Ed .: Pro Helvetia, ISBN 3-907044-64-9
- 2008: "Hotel Everland", Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel CH, Ed .: L / B, ISBN 978-3-85616-348-8
- 2008: "Beautiful Book", JRP | Ringier, Zurich CH, Ed .: Kanton Bern & Éditions Loevenbruck Paris, ISBN 978-3-905829-90-7
- 2009: "L / B. I'm Real “, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, Beijing PRC, Ed .: Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing-Lucerne, ISBN 978-3-9523342-3-2
- 2013: "More is More", Die Gestalten Verlag, Berlin D, ed .: Sabina Lang, Daniel Baumann, Editions Loevenbruck, ISBN 978-3-89955-481-6
- 2015: “Percorsi Obbligati”, Museo Civico Villa dei Cedri, Bellinzona CH, ed .: Sabina Lang, Daniel Baumann, self-published
documentary
- 2009: “L'Art et la Manière. L / B “, Arte TV, Image & Compagnie, Paris F, Ed .: un film de Claire Laborey
