Markus Vater

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Education
1970 born in Duesseldorf/Germany
1990 University of Trier / Philosophy / Arthistory
1997 Kunstakademie Duesseldorf ( MA )
2000 Royal College of Art ( MA )


Solo Exhibitions
2006 "Alle Wege fuehren in die Hosentaschen der Nachkriegsgeneration" at Sies + Hoeke Galerie ,Duesseldorf
2005 "?" at Artagents Gallery , Hamburg
2004 "Gibt es Geschehnisse ,die nicht an Orten stattfinden?" at Sies + Hoeke Galerie ,Duesseldorf
2003 Foerderkoje (Statements) at Art Cologne , Cologne
2002 "Markus Vater" , Vilma Gold Gallery, London
2002 "At the end of the world...", Escale , Duesseldorf
2002 Drawings and Animations, Sies + Hoeke Gallery ,Duesseldorf
2000 �The Hans Albers Project�.SITE Ausstellungsraum, Duesseldorf
1998 � her hands smell of architecture � , Ginsa, Tokio
1997 � Vaterboy leckt Mutterboy �(mein Gehirn sagt Guten Tag .),Mehrwert, Aachen
1997 � Ich moechte Dein Schlauchboot streicheln ! �,Galerie 102, Duesseldorf
1997 � Malerei �,Galerie Geviert, Berlin
1996 � Buero fuer konkrete Symetrie ,Kuenstlerhaus Dortmund
1996 � Wir tarnen uns fuer die Sintflut�,Galerie 102, Duesseldorf

Group Exhibitions
2007 montana Berlin , curated by Zinger
2007 Artfutures, Bloombergspace ,London
2006 Metropolis Rise: New Art from London, Bejing
2006 made in germany _ Malerei der Gegenwart,gip international fine art
2006 Pleasuring the black sun ,Zinger presents ,Tilburg ,Netherlands
2005 Goethe Abwaerts , Deutsche Jungs etc,The Falckenberg Collection , Helsinki City Art Museum Meilahti , Helsinki ,Finnland
2005 'On Demand' , an exhibition with Oreet Ashery, the Guerrilla Girls, Ben Morieson, Eileen Perrier, Markus Vater at The Centre of Attention ,London
2005 2.Int Lueckerinnerungstreffen, WBD, Berlin
2005 "Firewall" 2, Wurtembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
2005 "Direct painting" withFranz�Ackermann, Cecily�Brown, Glenn�Brown, Andr�Butzer, Peter�Doig, Martin�Eder, Eberhard�Havekost, Anton�Henning, Andreas�Hofer, Nina�Hoffmann, Merlin�James, Piotr�Janas, Max�Kaminski, James�Lloyd, Michel�Majerus, Martin�Maloney, Jonathan�Meese, Harland�Miller, Jan�Pei-Ming, Elizabeth�Peyton, Albert�Oehlen, Fiona�Rae, Carol�Rhodes, Daniel�Richter, Wilhelm�Sasnal, Thomas�Scheibitz, Julian�Schnabel, David�Schnell, Dana�Schutz, Soo-Kyoung�Seo, Yang�Shaobin, Koen�van�den�Broek, Adriana�Varejao, Markus�Vater, Stephen�Waddell, Mathias�Weischer, Lynette�Yiadom-Boakye, Kunsthalle Mannhein , Mannheim
2005 Villa Romana (new positions) , Kunstverein Willhelmhoehe ,Ettlingen
2004 "Year Zero" ,with Luke Caulfield, Lali Chetwynd, Alan Michael, David Salle, Daniel
Sinsel, Richard Wathen, Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art ,Sunderland
2004 "Strike" , including 100 Artists curated by Gavin Wade, at basekamp , Philadelphia (The exhibition is part of The big Nothing, initiated by Institut of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania.)
2004 "Firewall" , with Jonas Dahlberg, Andreas Koepnik, Julie Mehretu, Aernout Mik,Julia Scher, Magnus Wallin, Johannes Wohnseifer, Ausstellungshalle fuer Zeitgenoessiche Kunst Muenster
2004 "tonight" , curated by Paulo'Neill , with Brian Griffith, Dj Simson, Declan Clarke and others, Studio Voltaire
2004 "Mutanten",invited by Tatjana Doll, PS1 , New York
2004 Malerei , together with Rodney Graham, Slawomir Elsner, Guenther Foerg , Olaf Holzapfel,Frank Nitsche, Rafael Bujnowski ,Galerie Schoettle, Munich
2004 Malerei IV , Johnen und Schoettle Galerie, Cologne
2003 Villa Romana 2003, together with Norbert Kueppers, Geelke Gayken, Sven Ole Frahm, Salone Villa Romana, Florence
2003 "Hydrophobia" , together with Heike Kathi Barath, Gereon Krebber,Frenk Meeuwsen,Dirk Skreber, Sophie von Hellermann, Esther Rutenfranz,Tim Stoner ,Markus Willeke ,Dietmar Lutz at Henry Peacock Gallery, London
2003 "The greatest show on earth", a collaboration with Martin Clark, also Matthew Arnatt, Phyllida Barlow, Justine Daf, Judith Dean, Tacita Dean, Moyra Derby, Sean Dower, Jose Ferreira, Peter Fillingham, Douglas Gordan, Jim Hicks, Mark Ingham, Steve Johnstone and Graham Ellard, Gareth Jones, Elizabeth Kent, Jane Lee, Wayne Lloyd, Charlotte Moth, Victor Mount, Sadie Murdoch, Adam Nankervis, Luke Oxley, Jaqueline Pennell, Clunie Reid, John Russell and Fabienne Audeoud, John Seth, Donald Smith, Camilla Wilson
2003 "The theory of everything", Galerie Ghislaine Hussenot, rue des Haudriette, Paris
2002 Die harten Realitaeten, with Sophie von Hellermann, Artagents , Hamburg
2002 "The New Old School", ibid Projects ,31 October - 15 December, Sara MacKillop, Mikelis Fisers,
August K�nnapu, Alisa Mulina, Dima Kudin,Laurynas Liberis, Benigna Kasparaviciute,Loreta Bilinskaite-Burke & Laura, Stasiulyte, Vilnius. Litauen
2002 The Gallery Show, Royal Academy , Piccadilly, London
2002 hobbypopMuseum , Bonner Kunstverein, August Macke Platz ,Bonn
2002 Am Anfang der Bewegung stand ein Skandal, hosted by Lehnbachhaus Muenchen,Artlab
Alexander Brener & Barbara Schurz,Mark Dickenson & Martin Clark,Kaye Donachie ,Daniela Johnson ,Eichelmann, Faeirs & Rust,everything Editorial ,Flatpack001,Liam Gillick ,Inventory,Pawlo Kerestey ,Elizabeth Price ,Alun Rowlands ,Salon de Fleurus,Tilo Schulz ,Szuper Gallery ,Mark Titchner ,Markus Vater,Christopher Warmington,Muenchen
2002 Mapping the process, with Sigmar Polke, Dan Graham, Mike Kelly and others ,Essor Gallery , 1 America Street, London
2002 "The bold and the beautyful" , Mile end Park, London
2002 Drawn out, London Print Studio, Harrow Road, London
2002 No Timewasters, Kent Institut for Art and Design, Rochester
2002 "Modern Love", VTO, London
2001 "Black and White", with Damien Hirst, Dan Flavin, Andy Warhol,Bernd und Hilla Becher and others ,Blains Fine Art, London
2001 "Death to the fascist insect...", Anthony D'Offay Gallery, London
2001 "fear it,do it anyway" ,Vilma Gold/ Arthur R.Rose �Galllery,London
2000 "Furore", hobbypopMuseum at Vilma Gold Gallery, London
2000 "SANDY", at Art Agents, Hamburg
2000 "The armchair-project" at Cinch, NewburghStreet,London
2000 " Assembly" , JubileeStreet, London 2000 �on swedish ground�,Konstmuseum Kristinehamn,Kristinehamn
2000 �Paintings�, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
2000 [working-title], Alexander Brener & Barbara Schurz,Mark Dickenson & Martin Clarke ,Volker Eichelmann, Jonathon Faiers & Roland Rust , everything Editorial, Alec Finlay ,Salon de Fleurs,Liam Gillick ,Henriette Heise,Inventory, Tilo Schulz,Jakob Jakobsen, Pavlo Keretsey, Johnny Spencer ,Szuper Gallery, Christopher WarmingtonStanley Pricker Gallery, Kingston
2000 democracy ,Royal College of Art ,London, in collorbaration with Cesare Pietroiusti
2000 �hobbypopMUSEUM presents ANGEL ISLAND� ,NICC, Antwerp
2000 �297 x 210� , Arthouse Dublin, February , Dublin
1999 �When we were young others went riding. We didn�t!�, together with C. Breuer,Regionalmuseum Xanten
1999 � Live Marslandung�,Videoinstallation,hobbypopMUSEUM Duesseldorf
1999 �know what I mean ? � ,Young german artists in Britain, Goethe-Instituit London
1999 � Spiel des Lebens �, Hauptpost Duesseldorf
1998� hobbypop - terror �, Glut, Kunsthalle Duesseldorf
1998 � Keep on Riding , volkstuemliche Malerei �, Forum Kunst, Rottweil
1998 � hobbypop publication �, Niet de Kunstvlaai, Westergasfabrik, Amsterdam
1998 � Mayday �, Boehlerwerke, Duesseldorf
1998 � Wie wohl sein Unterkiefer schmeckt ?�,Schnitt Ausstellungsraum, Cologne
1998 � toi toi toi �, Tanzhaus NRW, Duesseldorf
1998 � Blindlings �, Werstener Kunstbunker, Wersten
1998 � Die Serie � ,Galerie 102, Duesseldorf
1998 � Das banale Schoene �,Museum Baden, Solingen,Kunsthaus Reutlingen, Goethe-Institut Rotterdam
1997 � Hello Down There �,Gothaer Kunstforum, Cologne
1996 � Short Cuts �, Galerie 102, Duesseldorf
1996 �Drive In �, Hansaallee, Duesseldorf
1996 � Good News �, Galerie 102, Duesseldorf
1995 � coole Bilder �,Old Trainworkshopbuilding, Cologne

Bibliography
(Article since 2000)
Guardian, 2000, 6.June G2(Frontcover), "The dream factory" by Jonathan Jones ,and page2/3 , (Abbildung)
Der Spiegel ,10.12.2001 ,page206 ," blond,boese,jung"
Time out /London ,May8-15, 2002 ,page71, "The Bold and the Beautiful ", (Abbildung)
Evening Standard , "Markus Vater" , by Nick Hayworthy ,6.6.2002, page53
Taz Hamburg Nr. 6917 vom 29.11.2002, page23, "Neuer Blick auf alte Berufe", by Hajo Schiff
Hamburger Abendblatt, Kultur , 2. Jan.2003, "In der Spirale des Glueckes"
Contemporary Magazin , September 2002 , page93, " Mapping the Process" ,by Kathy Battista
Contemporary Magazin , September 2002 ,page81, " Markus Vater", by Tom Morton, (Abbildung)
Time out /London , 19-26. 11.2003 ,page59, "Hydrophobia", by Sarah Kent ,(Abbildung)
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ,Kunstmarkt, Samstag 3.April 2004, " Zwischen Paul Klee und Markus Vater hat viel Platz"
Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Freitag 16.April 2004 ,page42
Kunstforum international Bd. 171 .Juli/August 2004 ,page398/399 ," Tonight" ,by Edgar Schmitz,(Abbildung)
Abendzeitung,AZ, Ostern 2004,Kultur, page16 , " Im Auge des Wirbelsturms" ,(Abbildung)
Kunstforum international ,Bd 172 "firewall" , page347, by Renate Puvogel , September/Oktober 2004
art caleidoscope (Frontcover) Heft 2/2004 and page22-page24 " Das Boese ist roetlich und biegsam", by Sandra Danicke,Frankfurt ,(Abbildung)
ART Das Kunstmagazin, (Frontcover) Heft 1/2007 ,page 28-31 5 Abbildungen , "Kritzelkunst", by Sandra Danicke



Grants/Awards
2003 Villa Romana Stipendium , Florence
1999 Bundy Travel Award (RCA ) to New York
1998 Oliver Sweeny-Esquire Award
1998 DAAD-Scholarship for England

Projects
1995-2003 "hobbypopMUSEUM"
2005 "Le chambre de Voltaire"

Publications
"Metropolis Rise : new art from london" 2006 , herausgegeben von Article Press, Centre for fine art research, Birmingham, distributed by Central books www.centralbooks.com
"Goethe Abwaerts - deutsche Jungs etc. - The Falkenberg Collection" Helsinki Art Museum ,2005 , ISBN 951-8965-59-5
"100 Jahre Villa Romana", herausgegeben von Kunstverein Wilhelmshoehe, Ettlingen 2005
"Firewall ",Kerber Edition Young Art ,Text by Martin Henatsch , page88-page95 ,2004, ISBN 3-936646-86-4
Villa Romana Katalog 2003 , "Uno di voi, un tedesco a firenze " Text by Jemima Montague ,Florenz, 2004
"Year Zero" , "Markus Vater" ,Text by Alistar Robinson" , published by Northern Gallery of Contemporary Art, 2004 Sunderland
Das banale Schoene ,Text by Helga Meister , Duesseldorf ,1996
Young german artists ,Goethe institut, London , 1999
"Komm, kaempf mit mir" , ( Einzel-Katalog), Tropenverlag Berlin ,1998
"hobbypopMuseum" ( colloboration with S.v.Hellermann, D.Lutz, C.Jendreiko, M.C.Schaefer, A. Niebuhr,M.Lahme, N.Laessing,T.Djordjadze),im Verlag Walter Koenig ,Herausgeber: Kunstverein d. Rheinlande und Westphalen,2002
"Hello down there" (colloboration with S.v.Hellermann, D.Lutz, T.Furler, T.Doll), published by Gothaer Kunstforum Koeln ,1997

Buch- und Magazinbeitraege:
Pazmaker III , February 2007 ,Paris
Sexy Machinery , July 2002 ,page 04
Happy Pappy , published by Milch, Nov 2003, ISSN 1742 1012
"Nowhere,somewhere,elsewhere ", edited by David Blamey , published by open editions, ISBN 0-949004-13-8
Site Magazin , No.1 , No2 , Birkenstrasse, Duesseldorf
Fluke Magazin, No.1 , Sunderland ,2004