Zoltán Jókay

Zoltán Jókay (* 1960 in Munich ) is a photographer living and working in Germany , Eichenau .

Life

Born in Munich in 1960 as the son of Hungarian refugees, Zoltán Jókay studied communication design with a focus on photography. For a living he works part-time as a dementia carer in a retirement and nursing home. For more than 25 years, Zoltán Jókay has been grappling with the possibilities and limits of interpersonal closeness.

Prices

2012 Shortlisted for the European Publisher Award
2011 Scholarship by the Art Fund Foundation
2011 International Photography Award Emergentes DST
1999 Prize for Photography of the city of Munich (cat.)
1995 Aenne Biermann prize for Contemporary German Photography
1994 Art Promotion Grant of the City of Munich
1990 Scholarship for Contemporary German Photography of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation

Artist in residencies

2009 “Artist in residence” La Paz, grant by the Goethe-Institut
2003 "Artist in residence" Rottweil, Fremde Heimat - five artists from five continents (cat.)
2002 "Artist in residence" Budapest, grant by the city of Munich
2000 "Artist in residence" Ravensburg (cat.)
1995 “Artist in residence” Fotofeis, Edinburgh

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

2013 Sprengel Museum Hannover
2012 Sabine Schmidt Gallery, Cologne
2006 Münsterland Museum Burg Vischering
2006 Goethe-Institut Riga
2005 Goethe Institute, Budapest, Hungary
2004 Sprengel Museum Hannover
2001 City Gallery Ravensburg (cat.)
2000 Bodo Niemann Gallery, Berlin
1994 Photo Museum in the Münchner Stadtmuseum, Munich

Group exhibitions (selection)

2013 The Look Behind, Märkisches Museum Witten
2012 Photo Phnom Penh
2010 Dong Gang International Photo Festival, South Korea (cat.)
2010 Si Fest 2010 “Global Photography / True Stories” Savignano, Italy (cat.)
2010 Süsser Vogel Jugend, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
2005 Gallery Sabine Knust , Munich (with Frauke Eigen)
2003 Scholarship holders today - 20 years of sponsorship awards from the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Foundation, Museum Folkwang, Essen (cat.)
2003 The photographed person in pictures, Museum Folkwang, Essen (cat.)
2003 A look at private collections of contemporary photography, Museum Folkwang, Essen (cat.)
2003 Un autre regard - portraits allemands. Ves Recontres de la Photographique Africaine, Bamako, Mali (cat.)
2003 Fremde Heimat- five artists from five continents / my contribution: video collage questioning people about their definition of “homeland”
2002 Acquisitions, Museum Folkwang, Essen
2000 Heimat Kunst, House of World Cultures, Berlin (cat.)
2000 children of the 20th century, Aschaffenburg City Gallery, Middle Rhine Museum Koblenz (cat.)
1999/2000 Me and the others: photography and video works, Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal; Munich City Museum, Munich (cat.)
1999 Espace Photographique Contretype, Brussels
1998 Streetlevel Gallery, Glasgow
1997 Photography as a gesture, State Museum Schwerin (cat.)
1996 Galerie Lichtblick, Cologne (with Andreas Mader)
1995 Fotofeis, Edinburgh (cat.)
1995 Aenne Biermann Prize for German contemporary photography, Gera (cat.)
1993 Scholarship holders of the Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation, Essen (cat.)
1989 First German Photo Prize, Stuttgart (cat.)

Purchases for public collections

Folkwang Museum , Essen
Pinakothek der Moderne , Munich
Sprengel Museum , Hanover
Stedelijk Museum , Amsterdam
City Museum , Munich

bibliography

Monographs:

2001 "Zoltán Jókay - der, die, das", texts by Thomas Knubben and Claudio Hils, Städtische Galerie Altes Theater, Ravensburg
2004 "Zoltán Jókay - Portraits 1989–2003", text by Inka Schube, Sprengel Museum Hannover

Text contribution for Sibylle Fendt's monograph: Gärtners Reise, Kehrer Verlag, 2012

Catalogs

1995 "Artist in residence", Fotofeis, Edinburgh
1995 "Aenne Biermann Prize for German Contemporary Photography", Gera
1997 "Photography as a Gesture - Positions of Contemporary Photography", art collections, State Museum Schwerin
1999 "Me and the Others - Positions of Contemporary Photography from Europe", Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal; Munich City Museum, Munich; Nikolaj - Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, Copenhagen
1999 "Promotion Prize for Photography of the City of Munich", Munich
2000 "Children of the 20th Century", City Gallery Jesuit Church, Aschaffenburg; Middle Rhine Museum, Koblenz (catalog)
2000 "Heimat Kunst", House of World Cultures, Berlin
2003 Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius; Arsenals Art Hall, Riga
2003 "Artist in residence" Rottweil, Fremde Heimat - five artists from five continents
2010 Si Fest 2010 “Global Photography / True Stories” Savignano , Italy
2010 Dong Gang International Photo Festival, South Korea

literature

Mosebach, Ursula, in: Hejo Busley, Angelika Schuster-Fox, Michael Gumtau (eds.): History in the shadow of a big city. Eichenau 1907-2007. Herbert Utz Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-8316-0717-6 or ISBN 978-3-8316-0717-4 : p. 242,
"The whole city - La ville entière - The Entire City", 2001, text by M. Flügge, Institute for Foreign Relations e. V.
Eskildsen, Ute (ed.), "Photographic collection in the Museum Folkwang. A picture book", Essen, 2003.
Eskildsen, U .; Ruelfs, E. (Ed.), "Contemporary German Photography - Alfried Krupp von Bohlen and Halbach Foundation Scholarship Holders 1982–2002", Museum Folkwang Essen, 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Jókay, Zoltán
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH	1960
PLACE OF BIRTH	Munich

[1] ttp://www.sprengel-museum.de/ausstellungen/zoltan-jokay-mrs-raab-wants-to-go-home-2009-2012.htm?snr=1

[2] ttp://www.savignanoimmagini.it/