Wolfgang Sohm

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Wolfgang Sohm (* 1960 in Vienna ) is an Austrian conceptual artist .

life and work

Wolfgang Sohm studied sculpture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna . His father and cameraman Willi Sohm introduced him to media art early on . He trained as a microcomputer specialist.

Since 1979 his works have included concepts, processes and interventions in media, social, virtual and public space. In addition to room-bound installations, his work Die Kollektiv Personality Weiß has been a continuous block of works that has been running since 1980, which is also based on methods of expanded cinema in various collaborations .

Publications

  • Iron for Europe. Iron for Europe. Exhibition catalog, iron for Europe. in the house Wittgenstein Vienna 1992. Juniblochen. in Wolkersdorf Castle in Lower Austria 1994, edition ausart, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-901796-00-2 .
  • Common to Opposite - The Collective Personality 1980–1982. edition ausart, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-901796-21-5 .

literature

  • Task is the edge of the world. Pp. 49-54. In: Peter Assmann , Peter Kraml (eds.): Fiktion / non-fiction - Weltanschauungen between imagination and reality. Upper Austrian State Museums, Linz 1995, ISBN 3-900746-80-X .
  • City scene - Against the regulation of public space. P. 63. In: Werner Fenz (Ed.): Offsite Graz. Art in public space. Leykam, Graz 2005, ISBN 3-7011-7496-2 .
  • Biographies - Wolfgang Sohm. S. 186. In: Gabriele Matzinger: CAN ART - IS ART. Praesens Verlag, Vienna 2008, ISBN 3-7069-0332-6 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Künstlerhaus Wien  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Personal page on Wolfgang Sohm, accessed on August 31, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.k-haus.at  
personal data
SURNAME Sohm, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna