Philomene Magers

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Philomene Magers (* 1965 in Bonn ) is a German gallery owner. She founded the Sprüth Magers gallery with Monika Sprüth .

biography

Philomene Magers studied art history, philosophy, Christian archeology and German studies in Bonn and Munich from 1984 to 1990 .

In 1990 she opened her gallery in Bonn with a solo exhibition by Sylvie Fleury . In 1992 she moved the gallery to Cologne . Here she showed u. a. important exhibitions such as Ad Reinhardt 16, 1955 (1992), Robert Morris Felt Pieces (1994) and John Baldessari photographs and text paintings from the 1960ies in the National City exhibition (1997). During this time she also worked with the American minimalists Donald Judd and Dan Flavin . Above all, Magers showed the concept , which had been underrepresented in Germany until then - and minimal art from America . In addition, she supplemented her program with the American artist Ed Ruscha , who, like Robert Morris, Donald Judd and John Baldessari, is still part of the gallery program today.

Philomene Magers exhibited the two American artists Karen Kilimnik and Andrea Zittel early on, and helped them achieve international recognition.

In 1998 Philomene Magers and Monika Sprüth merged their galleries. This was followed by branches in Munich (2000), London (2003) and Berlin (2008) under the name Sprüth Magers . After moving to Berlin in 2008, the exhibition programs in Cologne and Munich were discontinued.

In 2016, Magers and Sprüth opened their Los Angeles branch and an office in Hong Kong . Sprüth Magers represents in addition to the named artists a. a. Richard Artschwager , Thomas Demand , Cyprien Gaillard , Andreas Gursky , Barbara Kruger , Jenny Holzer , Louise Lawler , Reinhard Mucha , Sterling Ruby , Ed Ruscha , Cindy Sherman , Ryan Trecartin and Rosemarie Trockel .

In 2015, Philomene Magers was in ArtReview's “Power 100” list, together with Monika Sprüth, in 13th position of the 100 most influential people in the art business, after Philomene Magers was named in 2014 in the Guardian as one of the most important personalities in the art business. The journalist Tobias Timm described Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers in an article of the time "as the most successful gallery owners in the world." In an Impulse article, Sam Keller described Sprüth Magers as one of the most respected and influential galleries in the world.

Philomene Magers has been married to director and producer Jan Schmidt-Garre since 1996 . You have two sons and live in Berlin.

Publications (selection)

  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (Ed.): Ed Ruscha, Gunpowder and Stains . Cologne: King 2000.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (ed.): Frances Scholz. I give abstraction back to the world . Cologne: King 2008.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (Ed.): Thomas Scheibitz. The Goldilocks Zone . Cologne: King 2008.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (ed.): Donald Judd. Working Papers, Donald Judd Drawings 1963-93. 2012, exhibition catalog. London 2012.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (Ed.): Cindy Sherman. A play of sleves . New York, Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz 2007.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (Ed.): Ed Ruscha. Metro Mattresses . London: Phaidon 2016.
  • Monika Sprüth, Philomene Magers (ed.): Andro Wekua. Some Pheasants in Singularity . London: Koenig 2016.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Philomene Magers - gallery owner in a global world - deutschlandradiokultur.de
  2. ↑ German art-world feminists stake their claim in LA with new Spruth Magers gallery - LA Times
  3. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur
  4. ^ Website of the gallery , accessed on December 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Website of the gallery , accessed on December 6, 2016.
  6. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur , accessed on December 6, 2012.
  7. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur
  8. ^ Art Forum International . Volume 240, June - July 2016, Get Involved! Participation as an artistic strategy, p. 317
  9. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur
  10. ^ ArtReview, 2016 Power 100
  11. ^ The Guardian
  12. ↑ Time
  13. ↑ When money loves art. impulse.de April 13, 2010, accessed December 6, 2016
  14. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur
  15. ↑ Deutschlandradio Kultur
personal data
SURNAME Magers, Philomene
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German gallery owner
DATE OF BIRTH 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn