Stefan Bohnenberger
Stefan Bohnenberger (born July 5, 1959 in Munich ) is a German visual artist, filmmaker, author and publisher. He is one of the representatives of poetic conceptual art .
Life
Bohnenberger was born as the fourth child of a racing car driver and yoga teacher from Stuttgart and a dancer at the Burgtheater in Vienna . Bohnenberger grew up in Munich, where he attended the Rudolf Steiner School. First he studied classical guitar for a year at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich. In the 1980 winter semester he moved to the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt and then to the Free University of Berlin , where he studied art and film studies until 1986.
Works of art by Bohnenberger have been exhibited nationally and internationally in various galleries and museums for over 20 years. For example, The Golden Age was exhibited in 1991 in the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart . In 1993 Licht-Raum was exhibited in both the Folkwang Museum and the Bauhaus Dessau . In 1995 Goldquadrat was exhibited in the Voges & Deisen Gallery in Frankfurt. After further exhibitions, the exhibition Perfectly Ordinary and the Germanic National Museum in Nuremberg followed in 1998 . One of his last exhibitions at the moment was the exhibition Behind Being, Front Being in the Fumoir / Rookzaal in Brussels, for which the corresponding book was created together with Josef Schlecht.
Numerous short films have been made since he was twelve. In 1982 the travel film On the Transience of the Moment was made with the German playwright and director René Pollesch .
The short film Missa Solemnis from 1984 was made in collaboration with Robert Plitt and Charles Citron. The film won a prize at the 1st Frankfurt School and Youth Show in Frankfurt am Main. His 2001 film Shigerat , which was made in collaboration with Simon Vogel, was presented together with the book in 2002 at the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum in Cologne. The resulting, in collaboration with Milena Bochet film Donkey shot in 2003 at the International Film Festival in Giza and the Argos Film Festival in Brussels listed in 2004, followed by performances at the Lyon Film Festival and Film Festival Marseille in France. In recent years Bohnenberger has increasingly made short video clips, which he calls Heiku films. He only uses master and martini shots for this.
Together with artist Jerry Williams (* 1943), who has lived in Sweden since 1988 , Bohnenberger was the curator for The Grand Panorama in the Slaughterhouse , Konst I Fyrstad in Uddevalla , Sweden in 2001 .
Since 1980 Bohnenberger undertook extensive trips to Central and South America, India and the Sinai Peninsula. He lived at times with the Mezeina Bedouins in South Sinai. Travel diaries (approx. 500 with a total of over 40,000 pages), photographs, films and site-specific installations were created during the trips.
Bohnenberger officially has 22 heteronyms under which he exhibits and around 20 unofficial ones that he uses for assistants. His aim is a labyrinthine anti-ego and a game with market-conform classifications.
From 1986 to 1989 he lived in seclusion on an old farm in Tuscany. At the end of 1989 he moved to Cologne and stayed there for 14 years. Bohnenberger has lived and worked in Brussels since 2003.
Works
Works of art
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In 1990 Bohnenberger created the French cross and the sculpture Pommes d'Or . The french fries cross are two french fries nailed to the wall in the shape of a cross and were the template for the artwork Pommes d'Or , a gold cast of two french fry sticks . Both were shown in an exhibition for two months in 1990 and were for sale. Neither found any buyers. In 2005, the artist and the gallery separated. To get the gold sculpture back, he had to go to court. In the course of the dispute, the French cross was also demanded , but the gallery could not find it . After a six-year dispute with his former gallery, his gallery owners had to surrender the sculpture Pommes d'Or and pay compensation for the two lost chip sticks. The damage was estimated at 2,000 euros, plus five percent interest since May 2010. The gallery had to bear 90% of the legal costs of both instances. According to the usual fee rates, that alone would probably be far more expensive than the amount of compensation. The OLG had thus overturned a decision by the Munich I Regional Court. A revision was not allowed.
Bohnenberger has been working on peep boxes since 1992 . These are mostly small cigar boxes or tennis balls / table tennis balls that can be seen through a peephole . There are small installations in the boxes. For example, a peep box was created with Douglas Henderson (* 1960), which underlines and animates the last scene of “Romeo y Julieta” with a bell sound. A small cinema was created. The boxes are originals and were exhibited in various designs in the Ute Parduhn gallery.
In 1996 he created the Grand Panorama , a huge peep box in which the works of other artists can be seen. The Grand Panorama was first shown in Cologne and during the following thirteen years in Venice, Budapest, Bangalore, Trollhatten, Zagreb, Montevideo, Brussels and Sofia. A total of over 300 artists from all over the world took part in the project.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: On the transience of the moment, with René Pollesch
- 1984: Missa Solemnis (short film in collaboration with Robert Plitt and Charles Citron)
- 1984: A composer with Deja Vu experiences (short film)
- 1985: A film about Heinar Kipphardt's film: The life of the poet Alexander März (short film)
- 1990: P. am Strand (short film)
- 1991: The Rose (short film)
- 1992: Mirage (short film with Andreas Erdmann)
- 1996: Moscow Blue (short film in collaboration with Alexander Stempell)
- 1997: Adolf Magdi (short film)
- 1997: Shisha (short film)
- 1998: Football (short film)
- 2001: Shigerat (film with Simon Vogel)
- 2003: Donkey Shot (In collaboration with Milena Bochet)
- 2003: Labyrinth of spaces in chronological order (short film)
- 2005: Coiffure Liliane, Collectiv L, AJC Productions (short film)
- 2006: B-Movie, A-Productions, Brussels (short film)
- 2007: Sucked by Holes (short film)
- 2008: Boca do Inferno (short film)
- 2009: Square (short film)
- 2011: Seances (short film)
- 2012: Julius Vietnam (short film)
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1990 Pommes d'Or , Galerie Mosel & Chekhov, Munich
- 1990 The Cologne Show , Tanja Grunert Gallery & Jablonka Gallery , Cologne
- 1991 Stefan Bohnenberger / Walter Dahn : Paradise Now , Galerie Six Friedrich and Galerie Mosel & Chekhow, Munich
- 1991 The Golden Age , Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
- 1992 peep boxes on white nights , Kunstverein Freiburg
- 1993 Light rooms , Museum Folkwang & Bauhaus Dessau
- 1993 Le musée vivant , Museum Agen
- 1994 Rendezvous of Friends , Mosel & Chekhov, Munich
- 1994 Apt-Art International , Moscow
- 1994 The large peep box , Galerie Paszti-Bott, Cologne
- 1995 Goldquadrat , Voges & Deisen Gallery , Frankfurt
- 1996 ... Scope , Pierogi Gallery 2000, New York
- 1997 What am I doing here , Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam
- 1998 short films in the multi-storey car park , multi-storey car park in Malkastenpark , Düsseldorf
- 1998 Perfectly Ordinary , Germanisches Nationalmuseum , Nuremberg
- 1999 Peep-Peep Bangalore , Goethe-Institut, Bangalore / India
- 2000 On the Road in India , Goethe-Institut, Bangalore & New Delhi
- 2000 works on paper , Galerie Klein, Bad Münstereifel
- 2001 Prince Stufitz in Paris , Apt-Art International curated by Jacques Mizrahi, Paris
- 2002 I & You , International Symposium, Bitola / Macedonia
- 2003 Mala Spijunka (Grand Panorama) , Goethe-Institut, Zagreb
- 2004 Judas (Grand Panorama) , People's House Saint Gilles, Brussels
- 2006 Weekend en Polyphrenie , Les Contemporains Gallery, Brussels
- 2007 New Peep Works , Pierogi Leipzig
- 2007 Stefan Bohnenberger / David Scher , Pierogi Leipzig
- 2009 very small cinema , with Douglas Henderson , Ute Parduhn Gallery, Düsseldorf
- 2010 Synergy , Museum Felician Rops, Namur / Belgium
- 2011 To be behind, to be in front , Fumoir / Rookzaal, Brussels
- 2011 Siegwalt / Görlitz / Bohnenberger , Eva Siegwalt Foundation, Paris
- 2012 Pomme de Terre , Figge von Rosen Gallery, Cologne
Publications
- Author of
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Secret Lovers, xyz Verlag, Cologne, 1990
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Pommes d'Or, Mosel and Chekhov, Galerie & Verlag KG, Munich, 1990. ISBN 3-925987-09-6
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Walter Dahn / Paradise Now 1 & 2, Mosel and Chekhov, Galerie & Verlag KG, Munich, 1991. ISBN 3-925987-11-8
- Peep boxes on white nights, Stephan Berg , Kunstverein Freiburg + Mosel and Chekhov Munich, 1992. ISBN 3-925987-12-6
- Stefan Bohnenberger / A flip book, Stempell Publications, Cologne, 1993
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Apt-Art Int., Stempell Publications, Cologne, 1995
- A Nagy Sztereoszkóp, Budapest, 1995. ISBN 963-04-5868-3
- The large peep box / The Grand Panorama, Cologne-Venice-Budapest, 1996. ISBN 963-04-7376-3
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Sit down & continue, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 1998. ISBN 3-932189-74-4
- Peep-peep Bangalore, Goethe-Institut Bangalore im Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2000. ISBN 3-89770-099-9
- Stefan Bohnenberger / On the Road in India, Goethe-Institut Bangalore im Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2000. ISBN 3-89770-083-2
- Prinz Stufitz, my India album, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2003. ISBN 3-932189-32-9
- Prof. Dr. Messerli - Polyphrenia Continuum, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2008. ISBN 978-3-89770-313-1
- When values become form, Goethe-Institut Bulgaria in Salon-Verlag Cologne, 2009. ISBN 978-3-89770-347-6
- Baron Stucki & the vacuum smoke hole burner, The Messerli clinical continuum archive, MCAA Zurich, 2011
- Stefan Bohnenberger / Being at the back, being at the front. Fumoir / Rookzaal, Brussels, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2012. ISBN 978-3-89770-407-7
- Stefan Bohnenberger / The processes, Galerie Figge von Rosen Cologne / Berlin in Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2012. ISBN 978-3-89770-420-6
- Involved in
- The Golden Age, Cantz Edition, Ostfildern-Ruit, 1991. ISBN 3-89322-362-2
- Arte Povera 1971 and 20 years later, DuMont Buchverlag Cologne, 1991. ISBN 3-7701-2865-6
- Appropriation of worlds, Wittmaack Verlag Dortmund, 1992. ISBN 3-9802117-8-9
- Vom Daumenkino / Alexander Stempell, Stempell Publications, Cologne, 1993
- Goldquadrat / Wolf Guenter Thiel, Voges & Deisen Gallery, 1995
- Shigerat / material collection for film, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2002. ISBN 3-89770-168-5
- Mala špijunka / The Little Spy, Školska knjiga Verlag, Zagreb, 2004. ISBN 953-0-61576-0
- The Residents, Argos Center for arts & media, Brussels, 2007. ISBN 978-90-76855-23-3
- Schnouf faster Ted / Stephanie Benzaquen, CQOA London, 2012
- Subject in
- Mala špijunka = The little spy, 2004. Exhibition catalog. Editor. Školska knjiga publishing house, Zagreb. ISBN 953-0-61576-0
- Prof. Dr. Messerli - Polyphrenia Continuum, Salon-Verlag, Cologne, 2008. ISBN 978-3-89770-313-1
Web links
- Literature by and about Stefan Bohnenberger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Stefan Bohnenberger
- Videos by Stefan Bohnenberger
- Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne
Individual evidence
- ^ AJC Catalog - Donkey Shot.Retrieved October 24, 2012
- ↑ Stefan Bohnenberger's Films.Retrieved October 24, 2012
- ^ Artists of the Mosel and Chekhov Gallery. Accessed October 24, 2012
- ↑ Galleri Thomassen - Jerry Williams CV ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2010 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.
- ↑ Jerry Williams - Resume
- ↑ Two dry French fries disappeared: Artist receives 2000 euros in damages tagesspiegel.de, accessed on October 23, 2012.
- ^ Dispute with gallery: 2000 euros for 22-year-old chips - FTD.de ( Memento from February 10, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) February 9, 2012
- ^ Judgment in Munich: Two fries for 2000 euros - SPIEGEL ONLINE February 9, 2012
- ↑ Douglas Henderson: Exhibitions ( Memento of the original from July 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Exhibition in Stuttgart: "The golden age": Vanitas and French fries - DIE ZEIT - Edition 51/1991. Accessed on October 24, 2012
- ↑ KUNSTFORUM international - Bildlexikon - Volume 122, 1993, exhibitions: Freiburg, p. 443 ( Memento of the original dated August 30, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 24, 2012
- ↑ Voges + Partner Gallery VOGES GALLERY 1995. Retrieved October 25, 2012
- ↑ Parkhaus Düsseldorf shows short films in the multi-storey car park in Düsseldorf - exhibitions in kunstaspekte. Accessed on October 24, 2012
- ^ Exhibition - Ute Parduhn Gallery - June 12, 2009 - August 30, 2009
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bohnenberger, Stefan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German visual artist, filmmaker, author and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th July 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |