Kollerschlag workshop

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The Kollerschlag workshop was founded in 1985 by the brothers Heinz , Wolfgang and Werner Baumüller and acts as an organizational hub for the conception, planning and execution of art projects. The Kollerschlag workshop is in contact with some of the most important contemporary artists. The mediation activity in the execution of the works reaches the most diverse craft areas. Sculptures and sculptures in all materials and sizes are produced.

At the beginning there was the question of how one could manage to bring internationally known and recognized artists to the then rather unknown place Kollerschlag in the upper Mühlviertel . The brothers found the solution in the idea of ​​not only exhibiting the artists' sculptures here, but also producing them.

Three brothers as partners

  • Wolfgang Baumüller , b. 1954, originally took over the family business and was managing director of the Kollerschlag workshop until 2008. His main area of ​​responsibility is the production of the works of art, whereby he creates the production concepts, which he then implements with partner companies, with whom there is usually a long-term basis of trust.
  • Werner Baumüller , b. 1956, has been managing director since 2008. He was originally a copywriter and is now responsible for customer contacts and concepts.

The implementation

In 1986 the Kollerschlag workshop showed its first exhibition. The text on the invitation began with the words: We'll start with Beuys,…. This also set the bar, and the brothers showed that they were right at the top in terms of quality and awareness of the artists. As a result, there was one exhibition each year. The Baumüller family's house, which originally housed a general store with various magazines, has been converted into a modern gallery by the architects Ortner & Ortner Baukunst . There were a total of 10 vernissages in Kollerschlag, to which more and more guests from all over the world came year after year.

As a result, the Kollerschlag workshop concentrated more and more on the areas of “art and architecture”, “ art in public space ” and “art as part of a corporate culture”.

  • Working Man Frankfurt am Main 1991

  • The Hammering Man in front of the Messeturm , 1991

  • Hammering Man in Frankfurt am Main 1991

  • Hammering Man in Frankfurt am Main 1991

  • Daily bread Wiener Neustadt 1994

  • Daily bread Wiener Neustadt 1994

  • Daily bread Wiener Neustadt sculpture Merkur City 1994

  • A juste en el Vacio (Adjustment to the vacuum) Susana Solano, 1995/96

  • A juste en el Vacio (Adjustment to the vacuum) Susana Solano, 1995/96

  • Holocaust Memorial , Judenplatz, Vienna 2000

  • Color Mix by Dennis Oppenheim during the Blickachsen 8 exhibition, Bad Homburg 2005

  • Alban Berg Monument in front of the Vienna State Opera 2016

  • Alban Berg Monument in front of the Vienna State Opera 2016

  • Alban Berg Monument in front of the Vienna State Opera 2016

  • Alban Berg Monument in front of the Vienna State Opera 2016

Works

Well-known works from the Kollerschlag workshop include the 21.5 m high " Hammering Man " by Jonathan Borofsky in Frankfurt, Jeff Koons ' Puppy, which temporarily stood in front of Arolsen Castle , the 8.5-meter high "Daily Bread" by Tony Cragg in Wr. Neustadt, the “Cythera” by Ian Hamilton Finlay at the Metropolis exhibition in Berlin and Vienna, the Holocaust memorial by Rachel Whiteread and the Alban Berg memorial by Wolf D. Prix in front of the State Opera.

Artist

In addition to the above, there were collaborations with many other well-known artists, such as: Vito Acconci , Joseph Beuys , Chris Burden , Felix Droese , Liam Gillick , Anselm Glück , Alfred Haberpointner , Erwin Heerich , Georg Herold , Jene Highstein, Harald Klingelhöller , Imi Knoebel , Magdalena Jetelová , Per Kirkeby , Peter Kogler , Brigitte Kowanz , Sol Lewitt , Thomas Locher , Matt Mullican , Dennis Oppenheim , Walter Pichler , David Rabinowitch , Sabine Richter , Eva Schlegel , Daniel Spoerri , Johannes Stüttgen , Manfred Wakolbinger , Lawrence Weiner , Erwin Worm and many others.

Participation in exhibitions

Works from the Kollerschlag workshop were on display:

  • Palais Liechtenstein - Vienna (A)
  • Kröller-Müller Museum - Otterlo (NL)
  • Center National d'Art
  • Contemporain de Grenoble (F)
  • New Port Harbor Museum (USA)
  • Tramway - Glasgow (GB),
  • IVAM - Valencia (E), Biennale - Venice (I)
  • Kunst.Halle.Krems - Krems (A)
  • Documenta - Kassel (D)
  • ICA - London (GB)
  • Leo Castelli Gallery - New York (USA)
  • Lisson Gallery - London (GB)
  • Museum Narodnis Gallery - Prague (CZ)
  • Ace Gallery - New York (USA)
  • Van Abbemuseum - Eindhoven (NL)
  • State Gallery Stuttgart (D)
  • Guggenheim Museum Salzburg [with T. Ropac] (A)
  • Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum - Duisburg (D)
  • Kunsthalle Rostock (D)
  • Martin Gropius-Bau - Berlin (D)
  • Overbeck Society - Lübeck (D)
  • Museu de Arte Contemporanea - Porto (P)
  • Municipal Gallery Lenbachhaus - Munich (D)
  • Wolfsburg Art Museum (D)
  • Lucerne Art Museum (CH)
  • Kunsthalle Basel (CH)
  • Lentos - Linz (A)
  • Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn - Bregenz (A)
  • Kuhlenschmidt Gallery - Los Angeles (USA)
  • Art bunker Tumulka - Munich (D)
  • aedes - Vienna (A)
  • Museum of Modern Art Passau (D)
  • Ismaning Sculpture Park (D)
  • Museum Liaunig Neuhaus (A)

literature

  • Museum of Modern Art (Ed.): Werkstatt Kollerschlag presents Tony Cragg, Felix Droese, Anselm Glück, Erwin Heerich, Jene Highstein, Matt Mullican, David Rabinowitch, Klaus Rinke, Beatrix Sassen . Museum of Modern Art, Passau 1992, ISBN 3-928844-00-8 .
  • Art: Holes and trimmings, craftsmen from Upper Austria produce the works of important sculptors. Now her art is shown in two exhibitions. Der Spiegel, May 13, 1996

Web links

Commons : Werkstatt Kollerschlag  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Werkstatt Kollerschlag", a fascinating cultural initiative in 1986
  2. ↑ Holes and Trappings, Der Spiegel May 13, 1996