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Kirsten Pieroth

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Kirsten Pieroth
1970 born in Offenbach/main, Germany
Lives in Berlin, Germany
Education

1992 – 1999 Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Städelschule, Frankfurt a. M.

Solo Exhibitions

2008
Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US

2007
Klosterfelde, Berlin (D)

2006
display, Prague (CZ)

2005
Cubitt, (with Henrik Olesen), London (GB)
Secession, Vienna (A)

2004
Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, CAN

2003
Klosterfelde, Berlin

2002
Mellemdækket Projektrum, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen (cat.)
"There are two temperatures: one outside, one inside"
Kirsten Pieroth/Henrik Olesen, Galleria Franco Noero, Torino, I

2001
Helga Maria Klosterfelde, Hamburg
Sparwasser HQ, Berlin (with Kirstine Roepstorff)

2000
Klosterfelde, Berlin
rraum, Frankfurt/M.

1998
Projektraum Daimlerstraße (with Anke Weyer), Frankfurt/M.

1996
rraum, Frankfurt/M.

Group Exhibitions

2009
Kleines Theater der Gesten, Museum für Gegenwartskunst, kuratiert von / curated by Nikola Dietrich, Basel; Malmö Konsthall (upcoming)
7 x 14, Jubiläumsausstellung Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, kuratiert von / curated by Silberkuppe Berlin, Baden-Baden, D
Retracing Exhibitions, Royal College of Art Galleries, London, UK (cat.)
2008
This is not a Void, Galeria Luisa Strina, kuratiert von / curated by Jens Hoffmann, Sao Paulo, BR
Can Art Do More?, 5th edition of Jerusalem Art Focus, Congress Centre Jerusalem, curated by Ami Barak & Bernard Blistène, Jerusalem, IL
ABC, Ehemaliger Postbahnhof am Gleisdreieck, Berlin, D
Jahrgang Rausch, Atelierfrankfurt, Frankfurt, D
When a clock is seen from the side it no longer tells the time, Johann König, Berlin, D
Home is the Place You Left, Trondheim Kunstmuseum, kuratiert von / curated by Elmgreen & Dragset, Trondheim, N
Uovo Open Office, Uovo Magazine, kuratiert von / curated by Luca Cerizza, Basel, CH
X-Wohnungen Neukölln, Hebbel am Ufer, Berlin, D
Participation, Galerie Martin Janda, Vienna, A
Yes, No & Other Options, Art Sheffield 08, Site Gallery, kuratiert von / curated by Jan Verwoert, Sheffield, UK
Passengers, CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco, kuratiert von / curated by Jens Hoffmann
2007
In Attesa Di Risposta, Supportico Lopez 32, curated by Gigiotto Del Vecchio & Stefania Palumbo, Naples, I
Curiosities Encountered, Grieder Contemporary Sils-Maria (CH)
Learn to Read (curated by Vincent Honoré and Maeve Polkinhorn), Level 2 Gallery, Tate Modern, London (UK)
Made in Germany, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Kestnergesellschaft und der Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover, (D)
Romantischer Konzeptualismus (curated by Jörg Heiser) Kunsthalle Nürnberg (D)
Conditions of Display (curated by Gean Moreno), The Moore Space, Miami (USA)
Door Slamming Festival (curated by Dominic Eichler), Berlin (D)
Société Anonyme (curated by Vitek Havránek), Le Plateau/ Frac Ile-de-France, Paris (F)
Absent Without Leave, Victoria Miro Gallery, London (UK)
Tricky, Galeria Estrany De La Mota, Barcelona (ES)
Elephant Cemetery (curated by Christian Rattemayer), Artists Space, New York (USA)
2006
Subito sera, Zero Galeria, Milan (I)
The Clinic A Pathology Of Gestures, Theater Hebbel Am Ufer, Berlin, kuratiert von / curated by Jörg Heiser, D
When the Moon Shines on the Moonshine, The Breeder, Athens (GR)
Auflösung III - Entgrenzung, RealismusStudio, Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst e.V., Berlin (D) [cat.]
The Show will Be Open When the Show Will be Closed, curated by Adam Carr, STORE, London (UK)
on the move verkehrskultur II (curated by Anja Casser), Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster (D)
Objet À Part (curated by Bettina Klein), Centre d’art contemporain, Noisy-le-Sec (F)
Poor Man’s Expression (curated by Florian Zeyfang & Martin Ebner), Arsenal, Artrium Berlin (D)
Wrong (curated by Jens Hoffmann) Klosterfelde (Linienstrasse), Berlin (D)
2005
No Competitive Offers, Artis, Hertogenbosch (NL)
Information/Transformation, Extra City - Center for Contemporary Art, Antwerpen (B)
Not a Drop but the Fall, curated by Elmgreen & Dragset, Künstlerhaus Bremen, Bremen (D) [cat.]
En Route: Via Another Route, kuratiert von / curated by Adam Carr, Transsibirische Eisenbahn, Moscow to Beijing
The Need to Document, Kunsthaus Baselland, Basel (CH) [cat.]
2004
Drafting Deceit (curated by Marta Kuzma), Apexart, New York (USA)
Gelegenheit und Reue, Grazer Kunstverein, kuratiert von Eva Maria Stadler, Graz (A)
Never Never Landscape (curated by Kirsty Bell), c/o Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin (D)
Beuys don‘t cry, Galleria Zero, Milan (I)
Manifesta 5, Donostia/ San Sebastian (ES) [cat.]
Socle du Monde Biennale, Kunstmuseum Herning, Herning (DK) [cat.]
Tätig Sein, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin (D) [cat.]
This much is certain, Royal College of Arts, London (GB) [cat.]
Cremers Haufen. Alltag, Prozesse, Handlungen: Kunst der 60er Jahre und Heute, Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster (D) [cat.]
Mix Max, Artsonje Center, Seoul (Korea)
Side Effects, Museum of Contemporary Art, Belgrad [cat.]
Prisma, Raum aktueller Kunst Martin Janda, Vienna (A)
2003
Adorno: Die Möglichkeit des Unmöglichen, Kunstverein Frankfurt/Main (D) [cat.]
SPECTACULAR: The Art of Action. A Programme on Performance and the Art Institution
(curated by Jens Hoffmann), Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf (D)
GNS.Global Navigation System, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (F) [cat.]
Open Studio Project, Townhouse Gallery, Cairo (ET) [cat.]
Frankenstein, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, NY
Utopia Station, Venice Biennale, Venice (I)
2002
Haunted by Detail, De Appel, Film Programme at Filmmuseum Amsterdam (NL) [cat.]
The Berlin Files, Dechiara Gallery, New York, NY
2001
retur, Kopenhagen, organised by Jacob Fabricius (DK)
Tirana Biennale 1, Tirana (AL) [cat.]
Efterarsudstillingen 2001, Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen (DK)
2000
IASPIS Galleriet, Stockholm (S)
1999
Ausdruck und Sinnbild, Phantombüro, Frankfurt/ M. (D)
OTTO hat Besuch, Ausstellungsraum OTTO, Kopenhagen (DK)
c/o Rathenaustraße, Offenbach/ M. (D)
1998
Stuttgart, 17.7.1956 - Salem (Wis.)/USA, 3.3.1977, Portikus, Frankfurt/ M. [cat.]
1997
Internationale Buchmesse, Frankfurt/ M.
Downtown, Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt/ M. [cat.]
1996
Sommerpause, Kunstverein Offenbach, Offenbach/ M. (D)
1995
Wir begegnen uns nicht zufällig, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin (D)

Bibliography

2008
cat. Artists As Inventors, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute & Hatje Cantz, „Everyday Inventing“ Interview with Kirsten Pieroth and Barbara U. Schmidt
Art in America, May 2008, p. 206, Kirsten Pieroth at Klosterfelde, text by Geoffrey Garrison
54 arte e critica, marz0 2008, p. 101, text by Eleonora Farina
ARTFORUM, April 2008, pp. 383-384, text by André Rottmann
Texte zur Kunst, März 2008, Abstraktion, pp. 229-233, text by: Maria Muhle
Frieze 3/2008, Issue #13, p.196, text by Dominic Eichler
AP/100, 02-2008, p.10, text by Kirsty Bell
EXIT Express #33 February 2008, Kirsten Pieroth, text by Beata Hock, p.60
2007
Kunst-Bulletin 9/2007, Die Zeit- und Raumspielerin / Zur neokonzeptionellen Ästhetik von Kirsten Pieroth text by Raimar Stange, pp.36-40
Exh. cat. Romantischer Konzeptualismus, Kunsthalle Nürnberg & BAWAG Foundation, pp. 112-113, text by Jörg Heiser
cat. Ice Cream, Phaidon Editors, text by Jens Hoffmann
Exh. cat. Made in Germany, KestnerGesellschaft, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Kunstverein Hannover, pp. 214-217, Raimar Stange
Frieze, Issue 105, When the moon shines on the moonshine, The Breeder, by Marina Fokidis, p. 196
Frieze, Issue 103 / Reviews, Objet à Part, La Galerie, Page 169, by Chris Sharp
2006
cat. Optik Schröder - Braunschweig, Kunstverein, Karola Grässlin. Contributions by Dominic Eichler & Oliver Koerner von Gustorf
zitty, 17/2006, Fast so gut wie Homöopathie, Ralf Hanselle, p. 75
Exh. cat. Auflösung, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, p. 104-105
Kunstforum International, Band 181, Mai-Juni 2006, On the move. Verkehrskultur II, Kathrin Luz, p. 329
mister Motley, Number 11, p. 82
Celeste Magazine, Mexico, Secrets: An exhibition in titles
Flash Art International, March-April, Neue Berliner Funky, Andreas Schlegel, p. 72/73, p. 76
Art Review, Volume 9, Future Greats 2005, Contributing writers: Gair Boase, Ben Davis, Melissa Dunn, Morgan Falconer, Melissa Gronlund, Ana Fiel Honigman, Jane Neal, Bill Roberts, Lauren Stakis, p. 66-71
2005
Exh. cat. Kirsten Pieroth, Secession, Wien, text by Jan Verwoert, Das Geheimnis der Erfindungsgabe / The Mystery of the Inventor's Gift
Exh. cat. Not a Drop but the Fall, Künstlerhaus Bremen, ed. by Susanne Pfeffer
springerin, 2/05, Kirsten Pieroth/Secession, Wien, Thomas Edlinger, pp. 72-73
Neue Review, Mika Hannula, Henrikke Nielsen, pp. 8-9
Exh. cat. Monuments for the USA, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, ed. by Ralph
Rugoff, pp. 112-113
Kunst-Bulletin, Mai, Mediale Vermittlung zwischen Empathie und Amnesie, Eva Scharrer, p. 32
Exh. cat. The Need To Document, Kunsthaus Baselland, Halle für Kunst e.V., Lüneburg, tranzit, Prague, pp. 151-154
cat. Perform, ed. by Jens Hoffmann, Joan Jonas, Thames & Hudson, London, p. 51
The sky is thin as paper here..., Galerie Buchholz, Köln
2004
Frieze, Issue 87, Socle du Monde, Jan Verwoert, pp.111-112
Kirsten Pieroth: Twenty-seven minutes, part of the exh.cat., 'Socle du Monde Biennale', ed. by Kunstmuseum Herning, with text by Jamie Clark: Stealing Time
Metropolism, Nr. 5, Whatever, Marta Kuzma, pp.73-78
exh. cat. MixMax, artsonje Center, Seoul, Korea, pp.79-85
exh. cat., Manifesta 5, Donostia/ San Sebastian, ES, pp.424-428
exh. cat., Kirsten Pieroth, Portikus Frankfurt/Main (D), with texts by Ariane Beyn and Paul Israel
frieze, issue 84, Table of contents, Kirsty Bell, p.106-107
exh.cat., Tätig Sein, Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst, Berlin, unpag.
Artforum, May, Kirsten Pieroth: Klosterfelde / Portikus, Noemi Smolik, p. 222
Die Tageszeitung, 22. März, Die Adressaten auf der Ansichtskarte, Jens Kastner, p.18
Texte zur Kunst, März 2004/ Heft 53, Unerwartete Begegnungen, Britta Scholze, p.184
Kunstbulletin, Januar/ Februar, Essen: Krupp-Stiftung Förderpreis, p.68
Morgenmagazin des Mannheimer Morgen, 15. Januar, Das Haus im Kopf, Hortense Pisano, p. 25
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 7. Januar, Original, Fälschung, Kopie, Konstanze Cr&Mac217;well, p.42
exh. cat., This much is certain, Royal College of Art, London, pp.170-177
exh. cat., cremers haufen. alltag, prozesse, handlungen: kunst der 60er jahre und heute, ed. by MaitÎ Vissault, Kerber Verlag, Westfälisches Landesmuseum, Münster, pp. 182-183
2003
Frankfurter Rundschau, 24. Dezember, Was wie echt ist, Sandra Danicke, p.20
Journal Frankfurt, 19. Dezember, Der feine Unterschied, Hortense Pisano, p.66
Neue Review, Ausgabe 4, Dezember, Kirsten Pieroth at Gallery Klosterfelde, by Jens Hoffmann and Reid
Sheir, p.22-23
Kunst-Bulletin, # 12, Dezember, Kirsten Pieroth in der Galerie Klosterfelde, Raimar Stange, p.46
Tagesspiegel, 1. November, Falsche Fährten. Neue Objekte und Fotos von Kirsten Pieroth bei Klosterfelde", Raimar Stange
Artforum Critics Picks, Kirsten Pieroth, Ariane Beyn, www.artforum.com/picks/place=Berlin#picks5789
exh. cat., Adorno. Die Möglichkeit des Unmöglichen / The Possibility of the Impossible, Frankfurter Kunstverein, ed. Nicolaus Schafhausen, Vanessa Joan Müller, Michael Hirsch, Lukas & Sternberg, p.81-82
Kunstbulletin, 7/8, Juli/August, Unendliche Weiten im Palais de Tokyo, Jens Emil Sennewald, p.70-71
Beaux Arts Magazine, Juillet 2003, G.N.S. Lecon de geo au Palais de Tokyo, Bernard Marcade
Architecture intÎrieure crÎÎ, Juillet/ Aout, Sur la trace des reseaux
exh. cat., La Biennale di Venezia, 50th International Art Exhibition: Dreams and Conflicts. The Dictatorship
of the Viewer, ed. by Francesco Bonami and Maria Luisa Frisa, 'Stazione Utopia', p.392 (in collaboration with Henrik Olesen)
exh. cat., GNS Global Navigation System, ed. by Nicolas Bourriaud, Vincent HonorÎ, Palais de Tokyo, Paris,pp.174-179
2002
exh. cat. Haunted by Detail, De Appel Foundation, Amsterdam, p.32-33
Kirsten Pieroth: Reise um die Erde in 40 Tagen, Mellemdaekket Projektrum, Charlottenborg Udstillings-
bygning, Copenhagen, ed. by Pork Salad Press, Copenhagen, texts by Nikola Dietrich and Jens Hoffmann
artist kunstmagazin, no. 53, 4/2002, Raimar Stange über Kirsten Pieroth, Raimar Stange, p.18-21
exh. cat. Kirsten Pieroth: Reise um die Erde in 40 Tagen, Mellemdækket Projektrum, Pork Salad Press/Charlottenborg Udstillingsbygning, Copenhagen
Sydsvenska Dagbladet, July 10th, Nya danska rum för Konst, Pontus Kyander
Flash Art International, May/ June, The World is not enough, Massimiliano Gioni, p.80
Flash Art International, May/ June, Possible Works. Henrik Olesen and Kirsten Pieroth, Jacob Fabricius, pp. 98/99
2001
nu: The Nordic Art Review, vol. III, no. 6, Adam Szymczyk on the Tirana Biennial, pp. 65-66
Flash Art International, Oct., Euroland, Massimilinao Gioni, p.72
exh. cat. Tirana Biennale 1 Escape, Ed.: Giancarlo Politi, pp.340-341
Szene Hamburg, no. 6, June, Lustige Geografie, Jens Asthoff, p.97
2000
Flash Art International, Oct., Kirsten Pieroth at Klosterfelde, Angela Rosenberg, p.109
1998
Stuttgart, 17.7.1956 - Salem (Wis.)/ USA, 3.3.1977, exh.cat., Portikus am Main, 1998, pp.140/141
1997
Fünfzehn Gespräche, published by Kirsten Pieroth