Ulrike Kessl

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Ulrike Kessl (* 1962 in Rottweil ) is a German object and installation artist.

education

Kessl studied from 1981 to 1988 at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . From 1986 she became a master class student with Erwin Heerich . Since 1984 she has been working at UNART (experimental form of art therapy / Essen University Hospital). In 1991 she received a scholarship at the Institut des Hautes Etudes en Artes Plastiques in Paris. In 1992 Kessl became an assistant professor at IHEAP and in 1997 artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa (Texas) .

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At the center of Ulrike Kessl's work are experimental, sculptural works that combine an examination of objects and their functionality through to the theming of physical and spatial experiences through specific interventions in the exhibition space. In doing so, she uses a carefully developed artistic language that constantly develops new materials and techniques based on the characteristics of the respective exhibition location. The works cannot be clearly assigned to any conventional genre - neither " installation ", " sculpture " or "site-specific-work". Works by Ulrike Kessl can be found among others. a. in the following public collections: Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum , Duisburg , Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Kunsthalle Bremen and Taejon Art Foundation, Daejeon ( South Korea ).

Ulrike Kessl is a member of the German Association of Artists . She lives in Düsseldorf.

Awards

  • 1989 Prize of the City of Düsseldorf
  • 1993 Art-in-building competition for the Duisburg-Meiderich Waterways and Shipping Authority: First prize and realization
  • 1991–93 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Scholarship , Duisburg
  • 1997 Working grant from the Art Fund Foundation , Bonn

Solo exhibitions and installations (selection)

  • 1990 Schmela Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 1993 Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
  • "Future lies ahead", Expo, Taejon, Korea
  • Exhibition hall Am Hawerkamp, ​​Münster
  • 1995 Kunsthaus Essen
  • 1996, 2000, 2001 Galerie Kraushaar, Düsseldorf
  • 2001 Installation project for the RWE tower, Essen
  • 2003 Forum Art, Rottweil
  • 2004 My Father's Eyes, Andreas Brüning Gallery, Düsseldorf
  • 2006 Zoopapapa, Public Space, Düsseldorf
  • Goethe Institute and Bab el Kebir Gallery, Rabat, Morocco
  • 2007 Gropius Bau, Berlin
  • 2008 City Remscheid Gallery; Museum Baden, Solingen
  • 2009 Art Association Region Heinsberg
  • Field Institute Hombroich
  • International Art Prize 5x5 Castelló, Castelló, Spain

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Members "K" / Ulrike Kessl (accessed on September 7, 2015)

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Kessl, Ulrike
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German object and installation artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Rottweil