Susanne Hofer (artist)

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Susanne Hofer (born July 29, 1970 in Lucerne ) is a Swiss artist specializing in video and installation. She lives and works in Zurich .

life and work

Susanne Hofer graduated from high school at the Reussbühl Cantonal School in 1990 and studied art and education at the Lucerne School of Design from 1990 to 1995 .

She works as a freelance artist in the fields of video and video installation. Her works are exhibited at home and abroad and are in various collections.

In 1996 she and the video artist Marianne Halter won the Swiss Video Show Prize from VIPER Lucerne. She received numerous grants for her work. With various studio stays she was in Berlin, Paris, Chicago, New York and Miami. From 2012 to 2014 it was part of the OG9 project, an artistic temporary use project of the Kunsthaus Aussersihl.

Susanne Hofer is co-founder of the Kunsthaus Aussersihl and the Wall & Stage project space in Zurich.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2019: Slamming Doors and a Rocking Ship , Fresh Window Gallery, New York
  • 2018: Roundelay , Gallery WidmerTheodoridis, Eschlikon
  • 2018: beyond being , Thierry Goldberg Gallery, Miami
  • 2017: By the Sea , Kunstraum Baden, Baden
  • 2017 blinkern (together with Sebastian Sieber), Lokal 14, Zurich
  • 2015: The Clearing , Galerie Marianne Grob, Basel
  • 2014: Suite of rooms , Christinger De Mayo Gallery, Zurich
  • 2014: Archipel , art space, lower ground floor, Kreuzlingen
  • 2010 Inner and Outer Spaces , Kunstmuseum Luzern , Luzern (Sound: John Wolf Brennan )

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2019: Liked , Villa Renata, Basel
  • 2017: Unexpected Treasures , Binz 39, Zurich
  • 2017: The Art Collection of the Canton of Zurich 1944-2017, Haus Konstruktiv , Zurich
  • 2017: Affaires naturelles , Art Pavilion, Lucerne
  • 2016: Intoxicated - between soaring and falling , Ittingen Charterhouse, Warth
  • 2015: Diamonds always come in small packages, Kunstmuseum Luzern , Luzern
  • 2015: Header, hairline, footnote, Kreuzbergpavillon, Berlin
  • 2014: surface scratching , Kunsthalle, Lucerne
  • 2013: Superstructures , Arroniz Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico

Art in architecture (selection)

  • 2018: Joyeux Tropiques , Vocational School Fashion and Design Zurich
  • 2012: Fresh air curtains , Raiffeisenbank Oberseetal

Literature (selection)

  • Sabine Altorfer: A city built out of illusion and junk. In: Aargauer Zeitung , September 4, 2017.
  • Irene Müller: Different Stages of Beauty. In: Kunstbulletin, October 2017.
  • Light Bulb Magic. In: The Wall Street Journal , July 2014

Web links

Itemized list

  1. ↑ Hofer, Susanne - SIKART Lexicon on Art in Switzerland. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Susanne Hofer. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  3. ^ Susanne Hofer - Art Forum Central Switzerland. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  4. ↑ videoart.ch. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Susanne Hofer. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  6. ^ Work grants from the Canton of Lucerne. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Work grants. Retrieved November 4, 2019 .
  8. ↑ Kunsthaus Aussersihl. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  9. ^ The Editors of ARTnews: Susanne Hofer's Lyrical Projections at Fresh Window Gallery in Brooklyn. In: ARTnews. July 25, 2019, Retrieved November 7, 2019 (American English).
  10. ↑ Exhibitions - widmertheodoridis - gallery for contemporary art | gallery for contemporary art. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  11. ^ Beyond Being Images - Thierry Goldberg Gallery. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  12. ^ City of Baden Switzerland: City of Baden: Susanne Hofer. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  13. ↑ LOCAL 14 - Previous exhibitions. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  14. ^ Gallery Marianne Grob | susanne hofer - the clearing - september to november 2015. accessed on 7 november 2019 .
  15. ^ Archipel, video installation - Kunstraum Kreuzlingen. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  16. ↑ Susanne Hofer / John Wolf Brennan. Inner & Outer Spaces. Accessed November 7, 2019 (German).
  17. ↑ Liked - Villa Renata. Retrieved November 7, 2019 .
  18. ↑ surface scratching - the vulnerability of things - 02.03.-23.03.2014. April 15, 2016, accessed on November 7, 2019 (German).
  19. ↑ Superstructures. In: Arróniz Arte Contemporáneo. February 6, 2013, Retrieved November 7, 2019 (mexican Spanish).
  20. ^ Prix ​​Visarte. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  21. ^ Prix ​​Visarte. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  22. ↑ A city built from illusion and junk. Retrieved on November 3, 2019 (Swiss Standard German).
  23. ^ Susanne Hofer - Different stages of beauty. Retrieved November 3, 2019 .
  24. ^ Peter Plagens: Fine Art: Playing With Senses and Memory . In: Wall Street Journal . July 5, 2014, ISSN  0099-9660 ( wsj.com [accessed November 3, 2019]).
personal data
SURNAME Hofer, Susanne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss artist
DATE OF BIRTH July 29, 1970
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne