ANDRO WEKUA Geboren 1977 in Sochumi, Georgia. Lebt und

ANDRO WEKUA Geboren 1977 in Sochumi, Georgia. Lebt und

ANDRO WEKUA
Geboren 1977 in Sochumi, Georgia. Lebt und arbeitet in Zurich und Berlin.
Ausbildung:
1986-91 National Art School, Sochumi, Georgia
1993-94 Study at Phil. Institute “Gogebaschwili”, Tiblissi, Georgia
1995-99 Visual Art School in Basel
Auszeichnungen und Stipendien:
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002/03
2001
2000
Manor Kunstpreis Kt. Zürich
Kiefer-Hablitzel
Atelierstipendium der Stadt Zürich (Paris)
Bundesstipendium für Freie Kunst
Atelierstipendium Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich
Atelierstipendium Künstlerhaus Boswil, Boswil
International Austausch-Ateliers Basel iaab
Einzelausstellungen:
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
“Never Sleep With A Strawberry In Your Mouth “ Kunsthalle Wien Austria kur. v. Angela Stief
Febr.18 – June 6
“Pink Wave Hunter “ Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, kur. v. Rein Wolfs, Mar 13 – June 5
“A Neon Shadow “ Castello di Rivoli, Torino, Italy cur. Andrea Bellini May 2 – Sept. 4
“Gott ist tot aber das Mädchen nicht”, Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, Germany, Apr. 30 – June 6
“Books, Editions, and the Like”, Swiss Institute, New York, US, March 6 – Apr. 24
“1995”, Gladstone Gallery, Brussels, Belgium, Jan. 22 – March 6
“Workshop Report”, Wiels, Brussels, Belgium, cur. Dirk Snauwaert, Oct. 23 – Jan. 3
“28. August”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, Aug. 29 – Oct. 17
“Workshop Report”, Museion, Bozen, Italy, cur. Letizia Ragaglia, May 23 – Aug. 30
“My Bike and Your Swamp”, Camden Art Center, London, UK, Dec. 5 – Feb. 9, 2009
“My Bike and Your Swamp”, De Hallen, Haarlem, Netherlands, cur. Xander Karskens, Sept.
13 – Nov. 23 “Sunset. I love the Horizon”, cur. Andro Wekua / Daniel Baumann, Le Magasin
CNAC, Grenoble, France, May 25 – Aug. 24., ex. cat.
“Blue Mirror”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, US, March 1 - 29
“The Hydra Workshops”, cur. Sadie Coles, UK, Hydra, July 21 – Sept. 7, ex. cat.
“Interlude”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2 – July 28
“Wait to Wait”, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands, cur. Rein Wolfs,
Jan. 20 “Andro Wekua – I’m sorry if I’m not very funny tonight”, Kunstmuseum Winterthur, Switzerland,
cur. Dieter Schwarz, June 9 – Aug. 13, ex.cat.
“Without Mirror”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, US, Feb. 3 – March, ex.cat.
The Rubell Art Collection, Miami, US, Nov. 28 – May 28 2006, ex.cat.
2003
2000
“Insert: Andro Wekua”, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany, cur. Christina Végh, Apr. 30 –
July 3
Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, March 5 – Apr. 9
Kunstverein Glückstadt, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt, Germany, cur. Sabine Kunz,
Feb. 6 – March 12
“Del Rio”, Shirana Shahbazi & Andro Wekua”, Zimmerfrei, Lugano, Switzerland, cur. Giovanni
Carmine, Feb. 20 – Apr. 17
“That would have been wonderful”, Neue Kunst Halle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, cur.
Gianni Jetzer, Sept. 10 – Nov. 4
“Go to church mam, go to church”, Kilchmann plus, Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 18 – Dec. 20
Piano Nobile, Geneva, Switzerland, cur. Marie-Eve Knoerle, June 12 – June 28
Exhibition space, Tiblissi, Georgia
Gruppenausstellungen:
2011
2010
2009
“Ostalgia,” curated by Massimiliano Gioni, New Museum, New York
“ILLUMInations,” curated by Brice Curiger, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy June 6 – Nov 29
„UnʼEspressione Geografica“ Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo,Torino, Italy, May 19 –
November 27, 2011
“A new Sensualism in Contemporary Sculpture”, GL Strand, Kopenhagen, Denmark, cur.
Pernille Damsted Fonnesbech, Jan. 29 – May 15
“Swiss Drawings 1990-2010”, Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, Switzerland, cur. Julie Enckell
Juillard, Madeleine Schuppli, Jan. – Apr.
“Junge Kunst,” Kunsthaus Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 16 – Nov. 27
"Die Nase des Michelangelo", Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 10 – 19
“10’000 Lives”, 8th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju, South Corea, cur. Massimiliano Gioni,
Sept. 3 – Nov. 7
“Rethinking Location”, Sprueth Magers, Berlin, Germany, Apr. 30 – June 19
“Get Behind me Satan and Push”, Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany, cur. Margherita Belaief,
Apr. 17 – June 19
“Swiss Drawings 1990-2010“, Musée Rath, Geneva, Switzerland, cur. Julie Enckell Juillard,
March 30. – Aug. 15
“Skin Fruit: Selection from the Dakis Joannou Collection”, New Museum, New York, US, cur.
Jeff Koons, March 3 – June 6
“Abstract Resistance”, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, cur. Yasmil Raymond,
Feb. 27 – May 23
“Contemplating the Void”, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, US,
Feb. 12 – Apr. 28
“032 Workshop Report #1 (Moscow)”, Baibakov Art Projects, Moscow, Russia,
July 15 – July 25
“Word Wraps”, About Change Collection, Berlin, Germany, Sept. 19 – Dec. 31
“Bad Habits”, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, US, cur. Heather Pesanti, July 10 – Oct. 4
“Le Sang du Poète”, Estuaire Nantes, Saint-Nazaire, France, cur. Laurence Gateau, Adam
Budack, June 6 – Oct. 4
“A GUEST + A HOST = A GHOST”, Deste Foundation, Athens, Greece, May – Dec.
“Beginnings, Middles, And Ends”, Galerien Gabriele Senn, Christine König, Georg Kargl,
Kerstin Engholm, Schleifmühlegasse, Wien, Austria, cur. Gianni Jetzer, May 6 – June 6
2008
2007
“Modern Modern”, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, US, cur. Pati Hertling, Apr. 17 – June 13
“Shifting Identities (Swiss) Art Now”, CAC, Vilnius, Lithuania, cur. Mirjam Varadinis,
Apr. 10 – May 24
“Altes Europa”, Schickeria, Berlin, Germany, cur. Gesine Borcherdt, March 4
“Born in Georgia”, Cobra Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Jan. 23 – June 14
“The Line is a lonely Hunter”, New Jersey, Basel, Switzerland, cur. Daniel Baumann,
Nov. 27 – Jan. 17
“Expenditure”, Busan Biennale, Busan, South Corea, cur. Tom Morton, Sept. 6 – Nov. 15
“Now: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection”, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, Arizona, US,
cur. Andrea Feller, June 7 –Sept. 28
“Shifting Identities”, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. Mirjam Varadinis,
June 6 – Aug. 31
“Past-Forward”, 176 Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK, cur. Vincent Honoré,
May 15 – Aug 6
“Life on Mars: 55th Carnegie Internationale“, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, US, cur.
Douglas Fogle, May 3 – Jan. 11
“Sgozzata”, Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany, cur. Margherita Belaief & John Kleckner,
March 1 – Apr. 26
“Paintings: 1936 - 2008”, The Approch, London, UK, Jan. 24 – Feb. 23
“Everyday is Saturday”, Tbilisi Center for Contemporary Art, Tbilisi, Georgia, cur. Daniel
Baumann, Nov. 1 – Nov. 18
“Video Lounge”, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 7 – Nov. 18
“Unholy Truths”, Frank Cohen Collection, Initial Access, Wolverhampton, UK, cur. David
Thorp, Sept. 8 – Dec. 15
“Works in Ceramic”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, US, Sept. 8 – Oct. 13
“Fractured Figure: Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection”, Deste Foundation, Athens,
Greece, cur. Jeffrey Deitch, Sept. 5 2007- March 29 2008
„Ulakanakulot”, G. Space, in collaboration with Museion, Museum for Contemporary Art,
Bozen, Italy, Feb. 25 - March
“Absent Without Leave”, Victoria Miro Gallery, London, UK, Feb. 17 – March 17
“Like color in pictures”, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, US, Feb. 15 – Apr. 15
“Artists for Tichy – Tichy for Artists”, MMK Passau, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Wörlen,
Passau, Germany, Dec. 8 – May 28
“Peinture Aller / Retour”, Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris, France, Dec. 3 –Dec 31
“Let’s stay alive till Monday”, Tbilisi, Georgia, cur. Daniel Baumann, Oct. 28 – Nov. 10
“Acquisitions récentes”, Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, Oct. 24 – Jan. 8
“Printemps de Septembre”, Toulouse, France, cur. Mirjam Varadinis, Sept. 22 – Oct. 15
“Painting Architecture”, Camden Arts Center, London, UK, July 15 – Sept. 25
“Pose & Sculpture”, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York, US, cur. Daniel Baumann,
June 30 – Aug. 4
“The Kate Show”, Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, cur. Rita
Ackermann & Olivier Zahm, June 29 - Sept. 27
“Collectors 1”, Collezione La Gaia, Busca, Italy, cur. Andrea Busto, May 13 – Dec.
“Infinite Painting”, Villa Manin, Centre for Contemporary Art, Passarino, Codroipo, Italy, cur.
Francesco Bonami & Sarah Cosulich Caranutto, Apr. 8 – Sept. 24, ex.cat.
“Of Mice and Men”, 4. Berlin Biennale, Berlin, Germany, cur. , Maurizio Cattelan, Massimiliano
Gioni, Ali Subotnick, March 25 – May 28, ex.cat.
2005
2004
2003
“Painting Architecture”, Le Plateau. Frac Ile-de-France, Paris, France, March 16 – May 21,
ex.cat.
“Neuerwerbsausstellung der Grafischen Sammlung”, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland,
cur. Mirjam Varadinis, March 3 – May 14
“Concrete Castle”, Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, cur. Rita Ackermann,
Sept. 24 – Dec. 10
"Chambres à part", Hôtel Sezz, Paris, France cur. by Laurence Dreyfus, Oct. 2
“Unter 30”, Centre PasquArt, Biel, Switzerland, cur. Dolores Denaro, Aug. 13 - Sept
“Lively Memories”, Plattform, Berlin, Germany, cur. Aurélie Voltz, June 22 – July 31
“Swiss Art Awards 2005”, Bundesamt für Kultur, Messe Basel, Basel, Switzerland, June 14 –
June 20
“Expanded Painting”, Prague Biennale 2, Karlin Hall, Prague, Czech Republic, cur. Helena
Kontova & Giancarlo Politi, May 26 – Sept. 15
“ID Troubles – US Visit”, Nuture Art, New York, US, May 20 – June 24
“Come Back/Le Retour”, Crac Alsace, France, cur. Hilde Teerlinck, Altkirch,
March 13 – May 22
“Hier / anderswo”, Kunstpanorama, Lucerne, Switzerland, cur. Nils Nova a.o.,
Feb. 25 – March 21
Galerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, France, Oct. 29 – Nov. 20
“Tuesday is gone”, Karvasla, Tiblissi, Georgia, Sept. 1 – Sept. 26
Centro d’Arte Contemporaneo Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland, cur. Mario Casanova,
24 July – 12 Sept.
“Emotion Eins”, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt, Germany, cur. Nicolaus Schafhausen,
June 8 – Aug. 8
“Emotion Eins”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Switzerland, cur. Nicolaus Schafhausen,
June 6 – July 18
“ID Troubles”, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, Germany, cur. Zoran Erić, Heike Munder, Bettina
Steinbrügge, May 15 – Jul. 11
“Strategies of Desire”, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, Switzerland, cur. Sabine SchaschlCooper, May 28 – July 31, ex.cat.
“Dessins et des autres – Part II”, Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, Belgium,
May 13 – June 13
“Shake – ID Troubles”, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, Germany, cur. Heike Munder, Zoran Eric &
Bettina Steinbrügge, May 5 – July 11
“Black”, 10, rue du Turennes, Paris, France, cur. Erich Weiss, Apr. 1 – Apr. 6
“Punktleuchten”, Hotel 3 Könige, Basel, Switzerland, cur. Klaus Littmann, March 29 – June 30
“Fürchte Dich”, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. Gianni Jetzer & Simon Maurer,
Feb. 13 – Apr. 12, ex.cat.
“The Human Face is an Empty Force, a Field of Death”, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam,
Netherlands, cur. Angelblood, Jan. 24 –
“Dessins et des Autres”, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, France, Jan. 22 – Feb. 28
Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich, Switzerland, Jan. 17 – Feb. 14
“Which side are you on?”, Kunstraum Walcheturm, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 18 – Oct. 15
“Coup de coeur/a sentimental choice”, CRAC Alsace, Altkirch, France, cur. Hilde Teerlinck,
Sept. 14 – Nov. 23
“It´s in our hands", Migros Museum, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. Raphael Gygax, Aug. 23 - Nov. 2
Swiss Art Award 2003, Basel, Switzerland,
2002
2001
2000
“Diarios Urbanos - Joven arte suizo”, Alcalá, Madrid, Spain, cur. Martin Schwander and
Sabine Schaschl, Jan. 28 – Apr. 20, ex.cat.
“Durchzug / Draft”, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. Beatrix Ruf, Jan. 25 - March 9,
ex.cat.
Centro de Arte Contemporanea, Bellinzona, Switzerland, cur. Mario Casanova
“Persönliche Pläne, Die Zeichnung vom Lebensplan bis zum Weltentwurf”, Kunsthalle Basel,
Basel, Switzerland, cur. Christina Végh, March 23 – May 12, ex.cat.
Greenenaftalie Gallery, New York, US
“Heirat im Westen”, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland, project space
“Wald und Explosionen”, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. Simon Maurer, Dec. 1 –
Jan. 20, ex.cat. Galerie Brigitte Weiss, Zurich, Switzerland,
“und/oder/aber”, Stiftung Binz 39, Zurich, Switzerland
“Von Fern”, Künstlerhaus Boswil, Boswil, Switzerland
“Jungs und Mädchen”, Warteck, Basel, Switzerland
Bibliographie – Monographien, Bücher und (Ausstellungs-)Kataloge:
2011
2010
2009
“Andro Wekua: Pink Wave Hunter”, Verlag Der Buchhandlung, Walther König, ed. Kunsthalle
Fridericianum (Rein Wolfs), Kunsthalle Wien (Gerald Matt), Castello Di Rivoli (Andrea Bellini),
ex. cat. Texts by Douglas Fogle, Miciah Hussey.
“ILLUMInations,” 54 Biennale Internazionale DʼArte, ed. Brice Curiger, May 2011, ex. cat, pp.
292-293.
“10 000 Lives- Gwangju Biennale 2010”, Massimiliano Gioni, Judy Ditner, Gwangju Biennale
Foundation, Gwangju/Korea, pp. 406-407, 470
“My Work and Me”, Susanne Pfeffer, (11/2010) Walther König Verlag, Köln, pp.37-38
(=Jahresring 57. Jahrbuch für moderne Kultur, 160 p. with 120 pictures, paperback)
“The Art of Tomorrow,” Laura Hoptman, Yilmaz Dziewior, Uta Grosenick, Distanz Verlag,
Berlin, pp. 310-313
“Voici un Dessin Suisse 1990-2010“, Julie Enckell Julliard, Daniel Baumann, Stéphane
Cecconi a.o, Musée Rath,
Geneva, JRP Ringier Kunstverlag AG, Zurich, ex.cat, pp. 244-246, 250, 255
“Creamier: 100 Centemporary Artists”, Douglas Fogle, Kitty Scott, Elena Filipovic, Phaidon,
London
“Skin Fruit”, Lisa Philips, Massimiliano Gioni, New Museum, New York, ex. cat.
“Anywhere Anyhow: Andro Wekua / Ketuta Alexi”, PamBook, Melbourne Australia2009
“Anywhere Anyhow: Andro Wekua / Ketuta Alexi”, PamBook, Melbourne Australia
“Modern Modern”, Pati Hertling, Chelsea Art Museum / Starship Magazine, New York, ex. cat.
“This is the way we see it: A Tribute to E.L.T. Mesens”, Ed. Erich Weiss
“A GUEST + A HOST = A GHOST”, Josh Smith & Todd Amicon, Deste Foundation, Athens,
ex. cat.
“Shapes of Things to Come”, Text by Meghan Dailey, Saatchi Gallery, London, ex. cat.
“Younger Than Jesus: Artisti Directory”, Massimiliano Gioni, Lauren Cornell, New Museum,
New York
“Andro Wekua: Workshop Report”, Museion, Bozen, Wiles, Brussels, ex. cat.
“Wait to Wait”, Wekua, Andro & Boris Groys, Christoph Keller Editions, Zurich
“Born in Georgia”, ed. Lieke Fijen, Els Drummen, texts by Jan Hein Sassen, a.o., Cobra
Museum voor Moderne Kunst, Amstelveen, pp. 82-83, ex.cat
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
“Shifting Identities”, ed. Mirjam Varadinis, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, ex. cat.
”Sunset. I love the Horizon”, ed. Andro Wekua & Daniel Baumann, Le Magasin CNAG,
Grenoble
“Andro Wekua: Lady Luck”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, JRP-Ringier, Zurich, ex. cat.
”Life on Mars”, ed. Michelle Piranio, text by Max Andrews, Carnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburgh, pp. 190-191, 336-341, ex. cat.
“Andro Wekua: Shadows on the Facade”, Nieves Books, Zurich, (artist book)
“Andro Wekua: The Hydra Workshops”, texts by Sadie Coles, Tom Morton, London, ex. cat.
“Die 50 wichtigsten Künstler der Schweiz”, Jörg Becher, Echtzeit Verlag, Basel, pp. 81-83, 211
“Das Kunstschaffen der Schweiz, 1848 – 2006 “, SIK, Bern / Zurich, text by Sibylle Omlin,
p. 94
“Artists for Tichý – Tichý for Artists”, Museum Moderner Kunst Passau, Stiftung Wörlen,
Passau, pp. 96, 107, ex.cat.
“Release”, ed. Ari Marcopoulos, JRP I Ringier, Zurich, p. 7
“If there ever was one”, texts by Dieter Schwarz, Rein Wolfs, Kunstmuseum Winterthur,
Winterthur, JRP Ringier, Zurich, (monograph)
“Archipeinture”, text by Bruce Haines, Le Plateau, Frac Île-de-France, Paris & Camden Arts
Centre, London, ex.cat.
“Printemps de Septembre”, ed. Mirjam Varadinis, text by Rein Wolfs, Toulouse, pp. 72-75,
ex.cat.
“Infinite Painting”, Villa Manin, Centro d’Arte Contemporanea, Codroipo, pp. 180-181, ex.cat.
“20 Jahre Kunsthalle St. Gallen 1985-2005”, Ursula Badrutt Schoch, a.o., Jetzer, Gianni,
Verein Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, pp. 78, 83, 162-163, 251-259
“Andro Wekua: Without Mirror”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, Walter König, Köln, ex.cat.
“Von Mäusen und Menschen/Of Mice and Men”, Stefanie Von Spreter, a.o., 4 Berlin Biennial
forContemporary Art, Berlin, pp. 38-39, ex.cat.
“Andro Wekua:...no one was there, she did not know it...”, Nieves Books, Zurich
“Andro Wekua: That Would Have Been Wonderful”, Gianni Jetzer, Edition Patrick Frey, Zurich
(monograph)
“Strategies of Desire”, Sabine Schaschl-Cooper, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, ex.cat.
“ID Troubles”, Bettina Steinbrügge, Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg, Heike Munder, Migros Musem,
Zoran Erić, Akademija, Belgrad, ex. cat
“Fürchte Dich”, Helmhaus, Zurich, cur. Simon Maurer & Gianni Jetzer, pp. 62-63, 114-115,
ex.cat.
“Chapter 2”, with Rita Ackermann, Nieves, Zurich
“Somewhere, over Georgia”, text by Giovanni Carmine, in: “Urban Diaries / Young Swiss Art”,
Communidad de Madrid, Madrid, pp. 156-159, ex.cat.
“Durchzug / Draft, 20 Jahre Stiftung Binz39”, Beatrix Ruf, Kunsthalle Zürich & Stiftung Binz39,
Zurich, pp. 7-21, 42, ex.cat.
“Persönliche Pläne”, text by Gianni Jetzer, ed. by Christina Végh, Kunsthalle, Basel, pp. 3540, ex.cat.
“Wald / Explosionen”, Simon Maurer, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, pp. 26-27, 55-60, ex.cat.
Bibliographie – Reviews und Artikel:
2010
“Andro Wekua”, Sharifi Payman, 032c, Berlin, No. 19, Summer, pp. 168-181
2009
2008
“The Body Eccentric”, Dodie Kazanjian, Vogue (American Issue), New York, Feb.,
pp. 188 - 193
“Andro Wekua”, Brigitte Tabary, Gael, Brussels, Dec.
“De Poppenmeester is afwezig”, H(Art), Brussels, Nov.
“Jong talent uit Georgië”, ES, De Zondag, Brussels, Nov. 01
“Top 100 Emerging Artists”, Flash Art, Milan, No. 268, Oct., pp. 52 - 53
“Curator’s choice”, Claudia Spinelli, Artline, Freiburg, Oct., p. 33
“Andro Wekua: Museion Bolzano”, Alberto Zanchetta, Flash Art Italy, Milan, Oct. – Nov.,
p. 116
“Andro Wekua bei Peter Kilchmann.”, NZZ, Zurich, Sept. 21, p. 26
“Andro Wekua: Galerie Peter Kilchmann”, Handelszeitung, Zurich, Sept. 9 – 15, p. 49
“Andro Wekua: My Bike and Your Swamp”, Aida Strkljevic, Art Asia Pacific, New York, No. 65,
Sept., p. 158
“Schätze im Silbensee”, Daniel Schreiber, Monopol, Berlin, Sept., p. 117
“Die Kunst des leidenschaftlichen Zögerns”, Ewa Hess, SonnagsZeitung, Zurich, Aug. 30,
p. 41
“Andro Wekua”, Stol, Bozen, Aug. 28
“A Sanctuary of dreamlike Visions”, Elena Bordignon, Vogue L’Uomo, Milan, June 5, p. 24
“Das Ungesehene des Sichtbaren”, Heinrich Schwarzer, Tageszeitung, Bozen, June 21
“The Raconteur”, Gianni Jetzer, Swiss Magazine, Basel, Issue 5, Apr., pp. 70 - 71
“Raf Simons’ Art List”, Laura Bradley, Vogue Hommes Japan, Tokyo, No. 2, March, p. 158
“Boris Groys & Andro Wekua: Wait to Wait”, Fillip, Vancouver, Issue 9, Winter
“Childhood and the Warsaw Pact”, Ive Stevenheydens, Deze Week, Agenda, Brussel, Feb. 2,
p. 41
“Looking Forward”, Michael Stanley, Frieze, London, No. 120, Jan., pp. 114 – 115
“Almanac 2009”, ArtAsiaPacific, New York, pp. 104-113, 114-121,165
“Andro Wekua/ Daan van Golden”, Martin Coomer, Time Out, London, Jan. 22, p. 44
“Andro Wekua”, Coline Milliard, ArtReview, London, No. 30, p. 125
“Andro Wekua”, Dazed & Confused, London, Dec., Issue 68, p. 176
“Andro Wekua lässt sich in London selbst als Puppe tanzen”, Gesine Borcherdt, Monopol,
Berlin, Dec, p. 115
“Andro Wekua”, Jessica Lack, The Guardian, The Guide, Dec. 6
“Andro Wekua, Play without me“, Mousse, Milan, Issue 16, Dec., p. 95
“Andro Wekua first solo exhibition”, The European Weekly, London, Nov. 23 -29
“Wekua’s heimwee naar de Zwarte Zee”, Hans den Hartog Jager, NRC Handelsblatt,
Rotterdam, p. 9
“Drama verbeeld”, Rob Perrée, Kunstbeeld, Diemen, No 10, pp. 34 -35
“Sick Prince”, Domeniek Ruyters, METROPOLIS M, Utrecht, Sept.
“Expo’s in De Hallen”, Haarlem op Zondag, Haarlem, Sept. 7, p. 9
“Wanderlust”, Mario Testino, Vogue USA, New York, Aug.
“The Magic Art of Andro Wekua”, Tom Morton, METROPOLIS M, Utrecht, No., 4, Aug./Sept.,
pp. 30-35/101
“Andro Wekua”, Claire Gilman, Frieze, London, No. 117, Sept., pp. 166-167
“Andro Wekua”, Richard Leydier, Artpress, Paris, Sept.
“Le virtuose Andro Wekua”, Laurence Dreyfus, L’Officiel, Paris, No. 927, Aug. pp. 266-269
“Andro Wekua”, Henri-François Debailleux, Libération, Paris, Aug. 8
“Andro Wekua”, Giannina Mura, Art actuel, Paris, July – Aug.
“Wekua au Magasin”, Manou Farine, L’Oeil, Paris, July – Aug.
2007
2006
“Sguardi sull’orizzonte”, Giannina Mura, Il Manifesto, Rom, July 26
“Andro Wekua. Mille et un contes de la nuit”, Judicaël Lavrador, Beaux Arts Magazine, Paris,
June, pp. 94-95
“Andro Wekua, l’art du non sense”, Damien Sausset, Connaissances des Arts, Paris, June
“Sunset Boulevard”, Anaïd Demir, Jalouse, Paris, June
“La pittura al tramonto”, A.M.M., Il Giornale dell’arte, Torino, June
“L’Horizon pour recommencement”, Frédéric Bonnet, Le Journal des Arts, Paris, June 6
“Andro Wekua Sunset”, Claire Moulène, Les Inrockuptibles, Paris, June 3
“Andro Wekua”, Arca International, Milan, Summer
“Andro Wekua, Le Magasin, Grenoble”, Lyra Kilston / Quinn Latimer, Modern Painters, New
York, May, p. 27
“Andro Wekua. Barbara Gladstone”, Raul Zamudio, Flash Art, Milan, No. 260, May-June,
p.151
“Andro Wekua: Blue Mirror”, Morgan Falconer, Art Review, London, Issue 22, May, p. 133
“Berlin’s art district”, Simon Marks/Franziska von Scheven, The Herald Tribune, March 26
“Andro Wekua”, Roberta Smith, New York Times, New York, March 21
“Andro Wekua”, Mary Krienke, ARTnews, New York, Nov., p. 234
“Visual Essay: Suspicisous Nostalgia”, Purple Fashion Magazine, Paris, Issue 8, Winter,
p. 417
“Andro Wekua: Galerie Peter Kilchmann”, Handelszeitung, Zurich, July 11 -17, p. 53
“Andro Wekua. Being at one with one’s self”, Daniel Baumann, Flash Art, Milan, No. 254, May
– June, pp. 106-107
“Shadows on the Façade. An Interview with Andro Wekua”, Maurizio Cattelan, Flash Art,
Milan, No. 254, May – June, pp. 108-110
“Art Basel”, Marc Fischer, Jürg Tschirren, Cash Daily, Zurich, No. 109, June 11, p. 1
“Art Nouveau”, Annabelle, Zurich, 11/07, June 6, pp. 91-93
“Schweizer Meister”, Dietrich Roeschmann, Annabelle, Zurich, 11/07, June 6, pp. 56
“A magnet for young Artists”, Mary Krienke, swiss news, Reinbach, March 2007, pp. 42-44
“Aller/Retour 3 ”, Jens Emil Sennwald, Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 1/2, Jan.–Feb., p. 64
“Roadmovie aus dem Land der Mauer(n)”, Alexandra Kedves, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich,
Feb. 2
“Andro Wekua”, Edoardo Bonaspetti, Mousse, Milano No. 5, Dec 2006, pp. 11-14
“Speech Bubbles: Notes on Andro Wekua”, Tirdad Zolghadr, Parkett, Zurich, No. 78, Dec,
pp. 6-17
“Seul sur scène”, Nicolas Trembley, Numéro, Paris No. 79, Dec/Jan 2006-2007, pp. 44-46
“The Debutante’s Ball”, Meredith Kahn Rollins, The New York Times, Dec 3
“Aperto Georgia”, Nathaniel McBride, Flash Art, Milan, No. 251, Nov/Dec, pp. 66 - 68
“Top 100 Artists”, Giancarlo Politi, Helena Kontova, Flash Art, Milan, No. 250, Oct., pp. 68-70
“Out of the Past”, Samantha Conti, W Magazine, New York pp. 354-359
“Catching up with Charles (Saatchi), Patricia Ellis, Flash Art, Milan, No. 250, Oct., pp. 64-67
“Blacksea Surfer”, Nestah Kvinikadze, Anabechdi Magazine, Nr. 17, pp. 126-141
“Back to Life”, Ali Subotnick, Parkett, Zurich, No. 77, Sep., p. 186
“In Kleider und Schweigen gehüllt”, Bettina Weber, Sonntagszeitung, Zurich, Sep. 10
“Ausstellung: Andro Wekua”, NZZ, Ticket, Zurich, Aug. 3, p. 20
“Pose & Sculpture”, Adam E. Mendelsohn, Time Out New York, Issue 565, July 27 – Aug. 2
“Andro Wekua”, Stadtblatt, Winterthur, July 27, p. 23
“Glanzlichter der Woche”, Barbara Raschig, Züritipp, Zurich, July 27, p. 33
“Ein leises Frösteln”, Torbön Bergflödt, Südkurier, Konstanz, July 22, p. 26
2005
“Abgründig und still”, Ursula Badrutt Schoch, St. Galler Tagblatt, St. Galler, July 6, p. 23
“Inszenierungskunst mit Schauderparfüm”, Barbara Basting, Tagesanzeiger, Zurich July 3,
p. 43
“Wind unter den Füssen”, Daniel Baumann (int.), Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 7/8, July/Aug.,
pp. 32-37
“Mit geschlossenen Augen sehen: Andro Wekua in Winterthur”, Angelika AffentrangerKirchrath, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, No. 140, 20 June, p. 42
“So viel Gehalt”, Claudia Spinelli, Weltwoche, Zurich, No. 24, June 15, p. 61
“Kunsttheater um einen Jungen”, Adrian Mebold, Der Landbote, Winterthur, June 15, p. 24
“Reality Bytes”, Brigitte Ulmer, Bilanz, Zurich, No. 11, June 7, pp. 104-105
“Künstlerrating - Mit Trash an die Spitze”, Jörg Becher, Bilanz, Zurich, No. 11, June 7,
pp. 88-91
“Willst du mit mir spielen?”, Lilith Frey, Blick, Zurich, June 7, p. 31
“Manor-Kunstpreis Kanton Zürich geht an Andro Wekua”, Winterthurer Stadtanzeiger,
Winterthur, June 7
“Die Besten: “Meister der Andeutung”, Kati Moser, Schweizer Illustrierte, Zurich, June 3, p. 79
“Wachsfigurenkabinett”, Bolero, Zurich, June 1, p. 60
“Wir sind Kunst”, Thomas Wulffen, Kunstforum International, Ruppichteroth, No. 180,
May/June
“New York Tales”, Andrea Bellini, Flash Art, Milan, No. 248, May/June, pp. 118-119
“Whitney and Berlin Biennials”, Klaus Biesenbach, Andrea Bellini, a.o., Flash Art, Milan, No.
248, May/June, pp. 76-81
“Back/4th Berlin Biennial”, Jörg Heiser, Frieze, London, No. 99, May, pp. 165-166
“La Condition Humaine”, Patricia Grzonka, Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 5, May, pp. 30-35
“Möglichkeit statt Gewissheit”, R.C., Kunst 21, Bischofszell, No. 6, pp. 23-31
“L’architecture, du rêve au cauchemar”, Christophe Domino, Le Journal des Arts, Paris,
Apr. 28
“Möbel, Monster, Mutationen”, Art, Das Kunsmagazin, Berlin, No. 4, Apr., pp. 18-28
“Slapstick des Grauens”, Jörg Heiser, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, No. 71, March 25-26,
p. 13
“Der Wolf und das Reh”, Der Landbote, Winterthur, March 25
“Zimmer mit Einsicht”, Nicola Kuhn, Der Tagesspiegel, Berlin, March 31
“Raum für Unbehagen”, Ursula Badrutt Schoch, Der Bund, Berne, March 29, p. 13
“Endlich: der Begehbare Berlin-Roman!”, Peter Richter, Frankfurter Allgemeine
Sonntagszeitung, Frankfurt, No. 11, March 19, p. 29
“Rita Ackermann presents Andro Wekua”, Ackermann, Rita, Issue, New York, No. 6, March,
pp. 30-33, 58-61
“Intimacy”, Mariuccia Casadio, Vogue Italia, Milan, Feb., pp. 484-488
“Ausstellungen im Jahre 2006: Berliner Biennale”, Kunstzeitung, N. 113, Jan.
“Das Trio Biennale rettet 2006”, Gesine Borcherdt, Silke Hohmann, Katrin Wittneven,
Monopol, Berlin, No. 1/06
“Mission: Resistance”, Ingeborg Wiensowski, Quest, Cologne, Special No. 1, pp. 194-211
“Rubell: Eastern bloc party”, Marc Spiegler, The Art Newspaper, Art Basel Miami Beach, Dec.
1, p. 6
“Von Mäusen und Menschen”, Sebastian Preuss, Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, Nov. 26
“Une si belle saison”, Rapahel Gygax, a.o., Crac Alsace, Altkirch, Sept. pp. 66-69, 84-86
“Manor-Kunstpreis an Andro Wekua”, Kunstbulletin, Zurich, Aug. 18, p. 78
“Manor-Kunstpreis an Andro Wekua”, Neue Zuger Zeitung, Zug, June 11, p. 37
2004
2003
2001
“Trendspotting / New on the bloc”, Marc Spiegler, Art + Auction, London, June, p. 64
“Prague Biennale 2”, Giancarlo Politi Editiore, Milano, ex.cat., May, pp. 176-177
“Come Back/le retour im Crac Alsace”, Alice Henkes, Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 5, May, p. 61
“Come back au CRAC d’Altkirch”, Serge Hartmann, Derniers Nouvelles d’Alsace, No. 110, 12
May
“Ein Tänzchen im Fegefeuer”, Thomas Kliemann, Bonner General-Anzeiger, Apr. 29
“Chapter 3, Rita Ackermann, Andro Wekua”, Raphael Gygax, Kult, Zurich, No. 5724, Apr.,
pp. 97-106
“Purple America”, Andro Wekua, Purple Fashion, Paris, No. 3, Spring/Summer, pp. 410-415
“Face Off”, Mark Fishman, Purple Fashion, Paris, No. 3, Spring/Summer, p. 35
“Crac, le retour”, Julie Keiflin, L’Alsace, Strasbourg, 12 March, p. 42
“Grace among the fragments of reality”, Eva Karcher, Sleek, Hamburg, Feb., pp. 56-63
“Andro Wekua”, Gianni Jetzer, Flash Art, Milano, March/Apr., p. 115
“Andro Wekua”, Teo Chatiaschwili, Amarta, Tiblissi, Winter, pp. 120-128
“The place to be”, Hilde Teerlinck, a.o., Crac Alsace, Altkirch, pp. 35-36, Oct.
“Eine Kindheit am Schwarzen Meer”, Kathleen Bühler, Feuilleton, Neue Zürcher Zeitung,
Zurich, Oct.
“Wunderbar wäre es gewesen”, Ursula Schoch Badrutt, St. Galler Tagblatt, St. Gallen, 14
Sept., p. 29
“Oeffentlich und intim”, Jörg Schwerzmann, Bolero, Zurich, Sept.
“Plädoyer für die Schönen Künste”, Gianni Jetzer, Soda, Zurich, No. 24, June, pp. 22-23
“Existenzangst, als Klamauk verkleidet”, Eva Karcher, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, No.
137,June 18, p. 17
“Strategies of Desire”, Tema Celeste, News and Around, Milano, No. 103, May/June, p. 122
“Landkarte der Erinnerung”, Angelika Affentranger-Kirchrath, Entwürfe, Berne, No. 38/04,
May, pp. 97-113
“Be afraid”, Tirdad Zolghadr, Frieze, London, No. 83, May, pp. 94-95
“Popcorn gibt Gänsehaut”, Barbara Basting, Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich, Feb. 19, p. 47
“Was darf es denn kosten?, Gianni Jetzer, Du, Zurich, No. 743, Feb., pp. 66-69
“Umkehrung und Projektion”, Angelika Affentranger-Kirchrath, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich,
Feb. 3, p. 48
“Museal gebändigte Subkultur”, Urs Steiner, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, 26 Aug.
“The hurricane”, Fabienne Stephan, co-production with Angelblood, Fabienne Stephan,
Geneva, Aug., pp. 1-4
“Andro Wekua”, Gianni Jetzer, Miuze, Zurich, No. 1