esther kläs

ESTHER KLÄS
Esther Kläs è nata nel 1981 a Mainz, Germania. Ha studiato alla Art Academy of Duesseldorf (2001-2007) e poi
al MFA Hunter College a New York (2008-2010). Vive e lavora a New York.
Esther Kläs was born in 1981 in Mainz, Germany. She studied at the Art Academy of Duesseldorf (2001-2007) and
then at the MFA Hunter College in New York City (2008-2010). Lives and works in New York.
SOLO SHOW
2012: Better Energy, MoMA PS1, New York
2011: Nobody Home, Peter Blum gallery, New York
2009: You, and the Dance with the Tortoise, Parkhaus, Duesseldorf, Germany
OFFICIAL, Envoy Gallery, New York, NY
GROUP SHOW
2011:
RISE, ROSE, RISEN, Emily Harvey Foundation, Venezia, a cura di C L E A R I N G
STONE SOUP, with Thomas Fougeirol, C L E A R I N G, New York
Tranches de Savoir, curated by C L E A R I N G, Cultural Services of the French Embassy, New York
Opossums Persimmons, with Nancy de Holl, Bureau, New York
Esther Kläs · Elizabeth Newman, curated by Chris Sharp, SpazioA gallery, Pistoia
2010:
Everything in Moderation, 106 Green, Brooklyn, NY
Knight´s Move, curated by Fionn Meade, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, NY
MFA thesis show, Times Square Gallery, NY
Shape language, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, NY
houseWarning, Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH
Immaterial, curated by Fairfax Dorn, Ballroom, Marfa, TX
2009: Jamsession, La Generale, Sèvres, France
Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg
2008:
Concrete Jungle, Theatergalerie, Mönchengladbach, Germany
Believe me, KIT, Duesseldorf, Germany
UNTER TAG (11min), Gloria Halle, Duesseldorf, Germany
On producabillity, 5533, Istanbul, Turkey
Jamsession, Gloria Halle, Duesseldorf, Germany
Paramount, Bel-etage, Koeln, Germany
Mousseux et Dames, Lepsien Art Foundation, Duesseldorf, Germany
New Talents, Koeln, Germany
46 Beard Street, Brooklyn, NY
2007: Jikishiten Galery, Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts, Nagoya Japan
give me a piece of your mind, Art Academy, Duesseldorf, Germany
Venezia, Alte Post, Neuss, Germany
Von oben gesehen, KIK, Duesseldorf, Germany
BAMBY, Lepsien Art Foundation, Duesseldorf, Germany
2006: Wir waren mal Freunde gewesen, Gloria Halle, Duesseldorf, Germany
Commander 3000, Acapulco, Duesseldorf, Germany
miss commander and her boxing boyfriend, MAXIM, Koeln, Germany
Political wellness, Kunst im Hafen, Duesseldorf, Germany
2005: Es wird vielleicht Probleme geben, University of Bonn, Art History department, Germany
CRYSTAL COWBOYS, (with Martin Weidemann), Acapulco, Duesseldorf, Germany
eme3, (with Susanne Karrasch), Barcelona, Spain
2004: Bernadett, Reinraum, Duesseldorf, Germany
2002: Hotel Ufer, Duesseldorf, Germany
AWARDS AND RESIDENCES
2010: Tony Smik Award
2009-2010: DAAD - German Academy Exchange Service, New York
2007-2008: Lepsien Art Foundation
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- M. Prince, Antic Measures, “Frieze.com”, November 15, 2011
- P. Plagens, Abstracts (Subtle or Semi) And Bold Dimensions, “Wall Street Journal”, December 10, 2011
- It’s a Draw: Esther Kläs at Peter Blum Gallery and ‘Cory Arcangel vs. Pierre Bismuth’ at Team Gallery, “New York Observer”, December 5, 2011
- E. Bryant, Brooding and Delicate: Esther Kläs’s sculptures have weight, “Modern Painters”, November 2011
- Possible Press Vol. 1, issue 3, December 2010, Philadelphia
- Knight’s Move, exhibition catalogue, Sculpture Centre, New York, 2010
- Jahreskatalog des Förderprogramms 2007/08 der Lepsien Art Foundation, Lepsien Art Foundation, 2008
- Believe me, KIT, exhibition catalogue