1964
1983-85
1985-91
1989
since 1992
1992
1995
from 1995
1996
1999
since 1999
2001-2002
2006-2010
2009-2011
2009-2013
2009-2012
2011-2015
since 2013
since 2014
2015-2016
since 2015
since 2016
2017
since 1994
born in Erfurt, East Germany
military service, dishonourable discharge for political reason
(former socialist system)
work in different occupations, among other things in museums,
electronics factory, theater
son Leopold born
freelancer artist
living in London
working on the Monument for the Unknown Deserter of the German Wehrmacht
in Erfurt, fierce public controversy on the topic of desertion respectively
"subversion of national defense" and "soldier virtues",
after the political majority advocated the monument, the opponents aimed with
effective publicity on the artistic qualification of the artist and his work
(the
monument has been completely rehabilitated and awarded by
the Free State of Thuringia)
turning to scientific-technical concepts and long-term projects
establishment of the artists group "5-Room-Apartment"
foundation of the AAA. ARTS AND ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS
using AAA. as a label for art and architectural projects
living in Tokyo
public art and technology project DAISY.WORLD,
new spatial-kinetic media system for the generation of real objects
with "expansion cells", digitization of the haptic space
living in Berlin
artistic collaboration with CIRCUS OF NOW, Berlin,
responsibilities: Visionary Construction
working on the Holy Benignus of Bischleben
study of alternative contemporary, religious concepts,
spiritual movement of the "Frontiers of Belief",
long-term project PIETÀ OF ERFURT, public discourse for permanent installation
of a secular devotional space at Erfurt Cathedral Hill
increasingly intensive study of the subject WHISKY
goal: building a small home distillery in the artist studio
label L.M.B. / LISA MAGNUSSON BAKERSUND for text-related projects
cultural-political campaign BGE:GE, "conditional basic income"
for non-commercialisable cultural tasks
long-term project SAMSON in the context of migration and growing
radicalization
long-term project ERFURT STARS for the establishment of memorial sites for
deceased artists of the city
foundation of NICOLAI & SOHN . WHISKY
whisky art destillery in the cultural platform of the state capital: ZUGHAFEN
study and working stays in Colombia, Japan, Scotland, Dubai, San Francisco, New York City
and London
EDUCATION
1983
1984
since 1979
1998-2000
since 1999
since 2013
high school diploma (Abitur)
refusal of fine arts study for political reasons (former socialist system)
self-teaching: art of drawing, steel-, wood-, stone sculpture, engineering,
architecture, computer design,
video
editing,
art history etc.
architectural study, Bauhaus-University Weimar
natural scientific studies, „Biotic Sculptures“
self-teaching: whisky art of distillation, cultural history and chemical-physical knowledge
GRANTS, SCOLARSHIPS, RESIDENCIES
1995
1995/96
1997
1999
2001
2007
2011
grant for literature of the Free State of Thuringia
work scholarship for printing graphic arts of the Free State of Thuringia
grant of the Foundation Culturefund
grant of the Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of Thuringia;
German arts award of the Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken 1999/2000,
Sprengelmuseum Hannover
foreign scholarship of the Foundation Culturefund;
artist in residence in the Cultural Exchange House Shuhocho/Yamaguchi-ken
grant of the Cultural Foundation of Thuringia
grant of the Cultural Foundation of Thuringia;
catalog publication grant of the foundation Stiftung Kunstfonds
EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS (selection)
1992
1993
1994
1995
1997
1999
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
Henry Boxer, Kensington/London
landing of an angel on the levels to the Erfurt Cathedral
(performance with helicopter)
Museum Young Art Frankfurt/Oder;
Orangery, Art Collection Gera
Castle Elisabethenburg, Meiningen
Kunsthaus Erfurt
„ART is EGO“ (Cultural Year Weimar 99) Citadel Petersberg, Erfurt;
„German Arts Award of the Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken 1999/2000",
Sprengelmuseum Hannover
Artists Forum Bonn
Club Radio:On, Gaiemmae/Tokyo;
Chancellor’s Office Berlin (Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder);
Gallery Kobo Chika, Ebisu/Tokyo
„Leading Culture”, Kunsthalle Erfurt;
Gallery Framework, Berlin
Second Berliner Kunstsalon
Museum Young Art Frankfurt/Oder;
“Blueprints II”, Museum MAN Berlin;
„ARCADIA“, Stables Gallery, Richmond, London Biennale;
„CORE“, illuminate productions, Southbank London;
“Another Vacant Space”, Museum MAN Liverpool, project
Liverpool Biennale
“InterActive: New Technologies in Contemporary Architecture”,
Bernoudy Gallery of Architecture, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA;
„MEDIAFACADES 08”, German Center for Architecture Berlin
„Reliquaries of Empires Dust“, Museum MAN in Bereznitsky Gallery Berlin;
Presentation of SIGNO patent promotion at HANNOVER MESSE;
„2 from … Erfurt”, KasselerKunstVerein, Fridericianum Kassel
"InterActive: New Technologies in Contemporary Architecture", Universität Cambridge
Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College und Department of Architecture;
World Premiere "Yma", Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin
(collaboration set design)
“Squatting. / A crowd of living artists in the museum”,
Angermuseum Erfurt
Humboldt University of Berlin, Institute of Physics, Lise Meitner Building;
Art 13 Zürich / International Contemporary Art Fair, gallery Pack of Patches, Jena
AWORKS IN COLLECTIONS
State Chancellery Thuringia
Office for Monument Protection Erfurt
Casa Industrial Alemana, Santafé de Bogotá, Columbia
Ministry for Science, Research and Culture of Thuringia
State Board of Works Erfurt
Sophien- and Hufeland hospital complex Weimar
Municipality of Chuho-cho, Yamaguchi-ken, Japan
DaimlerChrysler AG, Corporate Art Department
Siemens Power Generations, Electric Generator Manufacturing Erfurt
Angermuseum Erfurt
Art collections of the Humboldt University of Berlin
WORKS IN PUBLIC SPACES
„Monument for the Unknown Deserter of the German Wehrmacht“, Citadel Petersberg, Erfurt
„Lindwurm“, stone sculpture, Erfurt old part of town
„Cellar Ghosts“, stone figures, Citadel Petersberg, Erfurt
„Postbox“, steel sculpture, family Scherer, Erfurt-South
„Jonathan“, marble sculpture, Togo no Mori Park, Jingu-Mae/Tokyo
„Angel“, steel sculpture, headquarter Metal Construction Möller, Erfurt
“Holy Benignus of Bischleben”, lifesized marble sculpture, evangelic parish church Erfurt-Bischleben