Nicole Wermers
Nicole Wermers (* 1971 in Emsdetten ) is a German collage artist , sculptor and installation artist . She uses different materials for her work, including metal, ceramics, stone and everyday objects.
life and work
Nicole Wermers was born in Emsdetten, Westphalia , in 1971 . From 1990 to 1997 she studied at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts with Sigmar Polke and Claus Böhmler . In 1999 she obtained a Master of Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London . She lives and worked in London. Nicole Wermers has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich since 2017 .
Well-known, three-dimensional works by Nicole Wermers are Wasserregal / watershelf , (2011), Abwaschskulptur / dishwashing sculpture (2012–2013), Il Dehors , (2012) Untitled Chairs (2014–15) and Sequence I – IV (2015)
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2016 Givers & Takers , Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
- 2015 Turner Prize 2015 , Tramway, Glasgow
- 2015 Infrastructure , Herald St, London
- 2014 The London Shape, Stanley Picker Gallery, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames
- 2013 Manners , site specific installation, Tate Britain, London
- 2013 oysters with mustard , SALES, Rome
- 2012 Il Dehors , German Academy Rome Villa Massimo , Rome
- 2012 Spray, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
- 2011 Hôtel Biron , Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia , Düsseldorf
- 2011 Buhuu Suites, Herald St, London
- 2008 Public Rain , Herald St, London
- 2008 Public Rain Fries, Georg Kargl Box, Vienna
- 2007 Mass and Dissolution , Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado
- 2007 branches , producers gallery Hamburg
- 2006 Earring , Camden Arts Center, London
- 2006 Rich Relatives , Herald St, London
- 2004 Chemistry Vienna Secession , Vienna
- 2003 Borgmann-Nathusius Gallery, Cologne
- 2002 French Junkies , producers gallery Hamburg
Group exhibitions
- 2016 Quiz 2 , MUDAM, Luxembourg
- 2016 Display Show, Stroom, The Hague
- 2015 Function Follows Vision, Vision Follows Reality , Kunsthalle Wien Karlsplatz
- 2015 Overbeauty , Salzburg Art Association
- 2014 A Singular Form , curator : Pablo Lafuente, Wiener Secession, Vienna
- 2014 Here And Now / Hic Et Nuc, Klosterneuburg Abbey, Klosterneuburg near Vienna
- 2014 quiz , curated by Alexis Vaillant and Robert Stadler, Ensemble Poirel, Nancy
- 2013 Villa Massimo , Martin-Gropius-Bau , Berlin
- 2013 Perspectives On Collage , Photographers Gallery, London
- 2012 Re-generation , MACRO, Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rome
- 2012 A wavy line is drawn across the middle of the original plans , Kölnischer Kunstverein , Cologne
- 2012 Out of Focus, Saatchi Gallery, London
- 2011 Arkhaiologia - Archeology in Contemporary Art, Center PasquArt, Biel
- 2011 A Darkness More Than Night, QUAD, Derby
- 2010 The New Décor , Hayward Gallery , London
- 2010 The New Decor, Garage Center for Contemporary Arts, Moscow
- 2008 Experimenta Folklore , Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main
- 2008 Art Sheffield 08 , S1 Artspace, Sheffield
- 2007 Weltempfänger , Galerie der Gegenwart, Hamburger Kunsthalle
- 2007 Half Square, Half Crazy , Villa Arson Center d'Art, Nice
- 2007 What We Bought , Camera Austria at the Kunsthaus Graz
- 2006 Tate Triennale , curated by Beatrix Ruf, Tate Britain, London
- 2006 100 days = 100 videos , Heidelberger Kunstverein , Heidelberg
- 2006 The Subversive Charm Of The Bourgeoisie , Van Abbemuseum , Eindhoven
- 2004 Pin Ups, Contemporary Collage and Drawing , Tate Modern , London
- 2002 Dorothea von Stetten Art Prize , Kunstmuseum Bonn
- 2001 German Leitkultur , Kunsthalle Friedericianum, Kassel (publication)
- 2001 Selection of the Videonale Bonn , Museum Ludwig , Cologne
- 2001 Change of scene XX , Museum of Modern Art , Frankfurt am Main
- 2001 Videonale Bonn , Bonner Kunstverein
- 2001 Zero Gravity , Art Association for the Rhineland and Westphalia, Düsseldorf
- 2001 Osthaus Museum Hagen Collection , Hagen
Awards
- 2015 Turner Prize (nomination)
- 2013 Stanley Picker Fellowship, Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames
- 2012 Villa Massimo scholarship from the German Academy, Rome
- 2005 Artist in Residence, Camden Arts Center, London
- 2004 Delfina Studio Trust, London
- 2003 New Art Scholarship in Hamburg eV
- 2002 Dorothea von Stetten Art Prize (winner)
- 1999 German Academic Exchange Service
Web links
- Nicole Wermers website
- Nicole Wermers at Herald St [1]
- Nicole Wermers at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery [2]
Public collections
- Tate, London
- Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt am Main
- Federal Art Collection, Berlin
- Hamburger Kunsthalle / Gallery of the Present, Hamburg
- Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum, Hagen
- Government Art Collection, London
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tramway Nicole Wermers accessed on June 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Bonner Kunstverein Nicole Wermers ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 9, 2015
- ↑ Show studio Nicole Wermers accessed on June 9, 2015 (English)
- ^ Academy of Fine Arts Munich , accessed on April 5, 2018.
- ↑ Contemporary Art Daily Nicole Wermers at Herald St accessed on June 9, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Secession Nicole Wermers ( Memento of the original from March 16, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 9, 2015
- ↑ Georg Kargl Nicole Wermer's biography, accessed on June 9, 2015
- ↑ The Guardian Turner prize 2015 shortlist: three women - and a housing estate accessed on June 9, 2015 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wermers, Nicole |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German photographer, sculptor and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emsdetten |