Matthias Herrmann (photographer)
Matthias Herrmann (born December 4, 1963 in Munich ) is a German ballet dancer and photographer . From 2006 to 2012 he was professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna .
Life
Herrmann graduated from the Heinz Bosl Foundation for Dance in Munich. From 1986 Herrmann worked at the Vienna State Opera . In 1988 he ended his career as a dancer and began studying at the University of Applied Arts Vienna . In 1993, in his senior year, he had his first exhibition at the Vienna Secession. In his works he makes his homosexuality the topic and deals with male sexuality in them. In 1999 Herrmann became President of the Secession and in 2006 he was appointed professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and from 2013 he has been a member of the University of the Academy of Fine Arts. In 2003 he was awarded the Förderpreis and in 2005 the City of Vienna Prize for Fine Arts. In 2013 Matthias Herrmann received the Otto Breicha Prize for his photographic work. Herrmann worked for the Austrian AIDS awareness campaign.
Awards
- 2003 Prize of the City of Vienna
- 2005 Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts
- 2012 Austrian Art Prize for Artistic Photography
- 2013 Otto Breicha Prize
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2015 Galerie Steinek , Vienna (Austria)
- 2013 Museum der Moderne Salzburg , Salzburg (Austria)
- 2012 Galerie Steinek , Vienna (Austria)
- 2007 Lazereti Art Club, Dubrovnik (Croatia)
- 2006 Matice hrvatske, Zagreb (Croatia)
- 2004 Concrete Salon, Paris (France)
- 2002 Muzeum Sztuki / Galeria Potocka, Krakow (Poland)
- 1999 Rupertinum , Museum for Contemporary Art, Salzburg
- 1993 Vienna Secession , Vienna
Participation in exhibitions
- 2012 Leopold Museum (Vienna)
- 2012 Lentos Art Museum Linz
- 2012 21er Haus (Vienna)
- 2011 Kunsthalle Wien
- 2011 Printed Matter (New York)
- 2010 Antebellum Gallery (Los Angeles)
- 2008 Winterthur Photo Museum
- 2007 Australia Center for Photography (Sydney)
Publications (selection)
- Rainer Iglar (Ed.): Matthias Herrmann 8x10 , Fotohof edition , Salzburg, 2004, ISBN 978-3901756443
- Rirkrit Tiravanija (with interview Matthias Herrmann + Rirkrit Tiravanija), Secession, Vienna, Walther König, Cologne, 2003 ISBN 978-3883757025
- Matthias Herrmann et al .: Textpieces 1996-1998 , Edition Stemmle 1999, ISBN 978-3908161905
- Matthias Herrmann: Christopher Wool , Secession 2001, ISBN 3-901926-36-4
- Helmut Draxler, Matthias Herrmann: Michael Krebber , Secession, Vienna, Walther König, Cologne, 2003 ISBN 3-901926-81-X
- Matthias Herrmann: Manfred Erjautz , Secession, Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-901926-39-9
- Jeremy Millar, Matthias Herrmann: Simon Starling , Secession 2001, ISBN 3-901926-34-8
- Matthias Herrmann: 69 , Printed Matter, New York, 2012, ISBN 9780894390623
- Matthias Herrmann: 270 West 17th Street # 20c NY NY 10011 , FOTOHOF edition , Salzburg, 2012, ISBN 978-3-902675-70-5
- Matthias Herrmann: AZ , FOTOHOF edition , Salzburg, 2017, ISBN 978-3-902993-49-6
- Matthias Herrmann: Mantua Mantua , FOTOHOF edition , Salzburg 2020, ISBN 978-3-902993-93-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Matthias Herrmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Artist's website
- Interview with Matthias Herrmann: "Every asshole that I photograph is beautiful", 1998
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the City of Vienna
- ↑ [1]
- ^ ORF Vienna ( Memento of the original dated December 8, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Minister of Culture Claudia Schmied announces the winners of the Austrian Art Prize 2012 on December 27, 2012, accessed on December 28, 2012
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Herrmann, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ballet dancer, photographer and professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |