1 1963 Born in Düsseldorf 1982-83 Studied Philosophy and English

1 1963 Born in Düsseldorf 1982-83 Studied Philosophy and English

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STEFAN KÜRTEN
BIOGRAPHY
1963
1982-83
1983-89
1989-90
1992-94
2002-03
2006
2010
2012
Born in Düsseldorf
Studied Philosophy and English at Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
M.A., Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Art Institute, San Francisco
Taught at the Art Institute, San Francisco
Taught at the Hochschule für Künste, Bremen
Taught at the Art Institute, San Francisco
Taught at the Bauhaus University, Weimar
Guest professor at the School of Art and Design, Alfred University, New York
Lives and works in Düsseldorf
GRANTS
1986
1989
1991
1995
1997
1999
2012
Cité des Arts, Paris; Grant from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
San Francisco; Fulbright Fellowship
Kulturförderpreis Stadt Neuss
San Francisco Artspace Grant
Kunstfonds, Bonn
Kulturförderpreis Stadt Düsseldorf for Music (Superbilk)
New York; Grant from the Poensgen Foundation, Düsseldorf
Theodore Randall International Chair in Art and Design, Alfred University, New York
ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2015
2014-2015
2014
2013
2012-13
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
Running to stand still, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Heimlich, Galerie der Stadt Backnang, Backnang, Germany
Where the Sun never goes down, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Tonight and the Beautiful Future, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Silencer, Galerie der Stadt Remscheid
Zero to One, Mike Karstens, Münster
Come on home-Arbeiten auf Papier, Kunstmuseum, Mülheim an der Ruhr
Here comes the night, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Rainbows in the Dark, Cosar HMT, Düsseldorf
Darker with the Day, Parkhaus im Malkasten, Düsseldorf
supernatural, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Time goes by, City Hall, Neuss
printaffairs: Stefan Kürten and Kiki Smith, Mike Karstens Galerie, Münster
Once in a Lifetime, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Trains and Boats and Planes, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Always, Künstlerverein Malkasten, Düsseldorf
Black Mirror, Thomas Dane, London
Transmission, Cosar HMT, Düsseldorf
Shadowtime, Museum Haus Esters, Krefeld
Shadowtime, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
Cheated Hearts, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
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2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1984
Green Carpet, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Bad Moon Rising, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Dream Maker Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, Thomas Dane, Ltd., London
Unerklärliche Phänomene, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Somebody Else’s Dream, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Something to believe in, Alexander and Bonin, New York
The Nearest Thing to Heaven, Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg
Die besten Jahre, Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
Perfect Day, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Darker With The Day, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
As Tears Go By, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
In einem anderen Land, an einem anderen Ort, Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
Every Day is Like Sunday, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Die Lüge der Erinnerung/The Lie of Memory, Todd Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
Different Worlds Goethe-Institut, Hong Kong
Andere Stimmen, andere Räume, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Aus Wiedersehen Bielefeld, Galerie Raab, Berlin
Schwarzweisse Welt, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Jonker Gallery, Amsterdam
The Good, The Bad, The Between, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Das ABC des Lebens, Kulturforum Alte Post, Neuss, Germany
Dietmar Werle, Cologne
Life Cycles, Artspace, San Francisco
The Living Room, San Francisco
Lebensgeschichte, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Mundos Symbolicum, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
The Diversity of Life, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Los Angeles
Aschenbach Galerie, Amsterdam
One Thousand and One Mornings, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Matrix 131: Stefan Kürten, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Fun Gallery, San Francisco
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015-16
2015
2014
2013
2012-13
2012
2011-12
all my dreams, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Metropolis: Painting of the Contemporary Urban Landscape, Edward Tyler Nahem
Fine Art, New York
New Paintings, Alexander and Bonin, New York
La Peintre de la Vie Moderne, Galerie Jochen Hempel, Leipzig, Germany
Stimuli, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Künstlerkinder von Runge bis Richter- von Dix bis Picasso, Kunsthalle, Emden
The Grand Tour, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Gesamtkunstwerk, New Art From Germany, Saatchi Gallery, London
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2011
2010-11
2010
2009
2008
2007-08
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
Colors for a new home, Signs of Love and other paintings, Alexander and Bonin, New
York
Einfluss: 8 from Düsseldorf, Part 1, Hosfelt Gallery, New York
Einfluss: 8 from Düsseldorf, Part 2, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
4 on paper: Robert Bordo, Diango Hernández, Stefan Kürten, Paul Etienne Lincoln,
Alexander and Bonin, New York
Optical Shift – Illusion und Täuschung / Illusion and Deception, B-05 Kunst und
Kulturzentrum, Montabaur
Collecting the New, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Mona Hatoum, Stefan Kürten and Rita McBride, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Privat - Wuppertaler Sammler der Gegenwart, Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal
2 x [ (2 x 20) + (2 x 2) ] + 2 = X x (desperately) trying to figure out the world,
Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
Interieur, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Garten Eden: Der Garten in der Kunst seit 1900, Kunsthalle, Emden
Painters, Galerie Cosar HMT, Düsseldorf
Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative, Thomas Dane Gallery, London
Home Sweet Home, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA
Die Kunst zu sammeln, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Early Retirement, Mai 36 Galerie, Zürich
Idylle, Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg
Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca; Städtische Galerie, Remscheidt
I love the Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, NY
Now Playing, Margarete Roeder Gallery, New York
Ansichten, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Le peintre de la vie moderne/De schilder van het moderne leven/The Painter of
Modern Life, Museum De Paviljoens, Almere, Netherlands
M Theory, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco
The City: Contemporary Views of the Built Environment, Lehman College Art
Gallery, Bronx, NY
editions, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Weltinnenräume, Sammlung Hanck, Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Come back in one piece, Galerie Anna Klinkhammer, Düsseldorf
the gallery selects…, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Gäste, Galerie Fricke, Berlin
Die Romantikfalle, Gallerie Robert Drees, Hanover, Germany
New Prints, International Print Center, New York
Land and Sea, Alexander and Bonin, New York
Wheeling, Galerie Jette Rudolph, Berlin
bis dahin, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
All-Terrain, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach
Urban Views, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
Fresh Flowers, Bellevue Art Museum, Seattle
Of the Moment, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Extraordinary Reality, Columbus Museum of Art, OH
Who’s Afraid of…, Galerie Michael Cosar, Düsseldorf
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1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1990
1989
1988
1987
1985
1984
Country, Parkhaus Malkasten, Düsseldorf
Der Akt in der Kunst, Gallery Raab, Berlin
Stefanismus, Raum X, Düsseldorf
Portraits, Galerie Raab, Berlin
Letzter Aufguss, Wellenbad, Düsseldorf
New Acquisitions, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Hundeschau, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Düsseldorf
On Paper, The Drawing Room, Amsterdam
Stephanienstrasse 16, Stephanienstrasse 16, Düsseldorf
Malerei, Räume für Kunst, Wuppertal
Förderkoje, Art Cologne, Cologne
New Acquisitions, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
The Idealists, Galeries Raab, Berlin
Pictures from this Life, Artspace, San Francisco
Forum, Messe, Düsseldorf
Fresh Views, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Show One, Oliver Art Center, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
Landscapes, Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco
Tout le Numéro, Goethe Institut, Casablanca
Painting, Lorence Monk Gallery, New York
Real Surreal, Lorence Monk Gallery, New York
Perspektiven 3, Kunstverein Düsseldorf
P 11, Im Klapperhof, Cologne
End Art, Galerie Gugu Ernesto, Cologne
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY – Monographs
2015
2013
2010
2007
2006
2004
2003
2001
1989
1988
Shick, Martin and Simone Scholten, Eds. Running to Stand Still: Stefan Kürten. ex cat.
Stadt Backnang: VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn.
Here Comes the Night. Works on Paper 2009 – 2013, ex. cat. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz
Hentschel, Martin. Stefan Kürten, Black Mirror, Drucke/Prints 1991-2009; Bielefeld,
Kerber Verlag
Hentschel, Martin, Ed.. Shadowtime, ex. cat. Krefeld: Kunstmuseum Krefeld;
Dublin: Royal Hibernian Academy; Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag
Kürten, Stefan and Rebecca Solnit. Inside Out. San Francisco: Artspace Books
Frankel, David and David Gray. Stefan Kürten: Blue days, black nights. New York:
Alexander and Bonin; San Francisco: Hosfelt Gallery; Düsseldorf: Galerie
Michael Cosar, Galerie Ute Parduhn
Reese, Beate. Stefan Kürten (translated by Julia Thorson) Würzburg: Museum in
Kulturspeicher
McCormick, Carlo, Jens-Peter Koerver, Lawrence Rinder. Stefan Kürten: Every day is
like Sunday. Düsseldorf: Galerie Michael Cosar, Galerie Ute Parduhn; San
Francisco: Todd Hosfelt Gallery
Rinder, Lawrence. Matrix 131: Stefan Kürten. Berkeley, CA: University Art Museum
Stefan Kürten. Düsseldorf: Galerie Ute Parduhn
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY - Books and Catalogs
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2005
2004
2001
2000
1990
1988
1985
Schmidt, Frank. Künstlerkinder, von Runge bis Richter, von Dix bis Picasso; ex. cat.
Emden: Kunsthalle Emden; Bielefeld, Kerber Verlag
Gesamtkunstwerk – New Art from Germany; ex. cat. London: Saatchi Gallery London
Schwabsky, Barry. Vitamin P2 - New Perspectives in Painting; Phaidon Press Limited,
London
Hentschel, Martin. Heinz und Marianne Ebers-Foundation: ex. cat. Krefeld:
Kunstmuseen Krefeld; Bielefeld, Kerber Verlag
Zybock, Oliver. Optical Shift, Illusion und Täuschung / Illusion and Deception: ex. cat.
B-05 Kunst und Kulturzentrum Montabaur
Thomas, Elizabeth. Matrix / Berkeley, A changing exhibition of Contemporary Art:
University of California. Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Finckh, Gerhard. Privat: Wuppertaler Sammler der Gegenwart: ex. cat.
Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal
Schwabsky, Barry. Germania: The Saatchi Gallery, Jonathan Cape Ltd., London
Germania. London: Jonathan Cape, Random House, in association with the Saatchi
Gallery
Ohlsen, Nils, Ed. Garten Eden: Der Garten in der Kunst seit 1900, ex. cat.
Emden: Kunsthalle Emden; Dumont Buchverlag. Idylle. Traum und Trugschluss/ Idyll.
Illusion and Delusion, ex. cat. with essays by Oliver Zybok, Martje Schulz and
Peter Gerlach. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz
Hoffmann, Jens, Ed.. Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative, ex. cat. London: Thomas
Dane Gallery
Schwabsky, Barry. The Triumph of Painting: The Saatchi Gallery, Jonathan Cape Ltd.,
London
A New Modernism for a New Millennum: Abstraction and Surrealism are Reinvented in
the Internet Age (essays by Kent Logan and Dean Sobel) Vail: The Logan
Collection
Contemporary Art from Germany. Frankfurt: European Central Bank
Hanzal, Carla. All-Terrain: An Exploration of Landscape and Place. Virginia Beach:
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
MacDonald, Anne, Ed. Artspace Is, Artspace Was, A Place in Time. San Francisco:
Artspace
Kürten, Stefan. Das ABC des Leben. Neuss, Germany: Kulturforum Alte Post
Kürten, Stefan. Das Leben- Kürten’s Taschenbilderbuch Düsseldorf: Galerie Ute
Parduhn
Kürten, Stefan. A Neverending chain of accidents. San Francisco: Artspace
Die verwunschene Seele Deiner Träume, Michael Buthe und seine Klasse: ex. cat.
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Ev Waldkrankenhaus Bonn-Bad Godesberg
Perspektiven 3. Düsseldorf: Kunstverein
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY – Reviews and articles
2016
2015
2011
2010
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
Taka, Tomo. “Stefan Kurten gives Modernist architecture a colorful new spin”
thespaces.com (4.3.16)
“Stefan Kürten” The New Yorker (May 11, 2015)
Lawrence, Alexa. “Modernist Homes Meet Magical Landscapes in Stefan Kürten’s Latest
Exhibition” Architectural Digest (April 2015)
Thomas, Gina.“Saatchis deutsches Gesamtkunstwerk in London.” Frankfurter
Allgemeine Zeitung (December 9, 2011)
Wullschlager, Jackie. “What Saatchi did next.” The Financial Times (November 18,
2011)
McCarthy, Gerry. “On a lighter note.” The Sunday Irish Times (May 30, 2010)
Hirsch, Thomas. “Stefan Kürten, “Menschenleer im Gegenlicht.” Biograph Düsseldorf
(May 2010): 65
Helga, Meister. “Stefan Kürten, Transmission.” Kunstforum International (May – July
2008): 312
Helfand, Glen. “Stefan Kürten.” Artforum (January 2007): 258
Dunne, Aiden. “Constructing meaning from creepy urban myths.” The Irish Times (July
18, 2007)
Walxman, Lori. “Critics’ Picks: Stefan Kürten.” Artforum Online (March 14, 2006)
http://www.artforum.com/picks/place=New%20York
Zybok, Oliver. “Von Columbine bis Kaarst.” Kunstforum International (February-April
2006): 120-133
Coomer, Martin. “Stefan Kürten.” Time Out London (March 9, 2005): 50
Holmes, Pernilla. “Reviews: International/ Stefan Kürten.” Artnews (Summer 2005): 204
Lanfranconi, Claudia. “Kunstnews: Hallo, ist da jemand?” AD Architectural Digest
(February 2005): 82
Lorch, Catrin. “Täuschung im Lichte der Discokugel.” Kunstmarkt (September 3, 2005):
47
Preuss, Sebastian. “Stefan Kürtens Suche nach dem Glück.” Monopol (August/September
2005): 112-115
Kurtz, Glenn. “Stefan Kürten.” Tema Celeste (July/August 2004): 78-79
Dannatt, Adrian. “WHAT’S ON: Stefan Kürten: something to believe in.” The Art
Newspaper (November 2003): 3
Glueck, Grace. “Stefan Kürten: Something to believe in.” The New York Times (October
31, 2003): E41
Casagrande, Claudia. “Ist da jemand?” Elle (January 2003): 50-51
Chen, Aric. “suburbia.” Dutch (May-June 2002): 28
Casadio, Mariuccia. “The Victorian Flirt.” Vogue Italia (September 2002): 532-536
Frankel, David. “Stefan Kürten” Artforum (September 2002): 205
Korotkin, Joyce. “Stefan Kürten.” NY Arts (June 2002): 65
“Stefan Kürten.” The New Yorker (May 13, 2002): 18
Kroner, Magdalena. “Für einen Sonntag Nachmittag.” Rheinische Post (Düsseldorf)
(April 3, 2001)
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1999
Baker, Kenneth. “The Shadowy Gardens of Stefan Kürten.” San Francisco Chronicle
(December 4, 1999): B1
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
Birmingham Museum of Art, AL
The Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin
Artothek,Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum, Duisburg
Stiftung Museum Kunst Palast, Düsseldorf
Kunsthalle in Emden
Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr
Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Knoxville Museum of Art, TN
Kunstmuseen Krefeld
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Clemens Sels Museum, Neuss
The Museum of Modern Art, New York
New York Public Library, New York
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles