Tilman Wendland
1969 born in
Potsdam,
Germany
Lives in Berlin, Germany
Education
1992–1999
The Berlin University of the Arts, Visual Communication, MA
Teaching activity
2014–2017
Visiting professor, sculpture, The Berlin University of the Arts
2013
Workshop “Installation/Exhibition”, Burg Giebichenstein, Kunsthochschule Halle
2010–2012
Assistant lecturer, fundamental course installation, fine art, The Berlin University of the Arts
2011
Workshop “Exhibition as (micro)city”, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design in Iasi, Romania
Grants
2012
Project grant, Graham Foundation (2010)
2011
The Danish Arts Council
2010
WEMAG Art Prize 2010
“Yellow Spot”, project grant, Stiftung für deutsch-polnische Zusammenarbeit
2009
Working grant, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2008
Residency Haus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Land Mecklenburg Vorpommern
2006
“Was Wäre Wenn”, with Annette Weisser, Vera Tollmann and Henrikke Nielsen for Jet, Berlin, project grant, Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin
2005
Working grant, arts department, Berlin Senate
“Residency Pilot Copenhagen-Berlin”, Danish Ministry of Culture
2004
“Quicksand”, De Appel, Amsterdam, project grant from the arts department, Berlin Senate and Goethe-Institut, Amsterdam
2003
“So geht das also” (with Andrea Pichl for ZKMA Center for Art and Media Adlershof, Berlin), project grant, Hauptstadtkulturfonds Berlin
2002
Working grant from the arts department, Berlin Senate
2001
Working grant from the cultural foundation of the State of Saxony
2000
Grantholder from Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1999
Artist’s residence Schloss Wiepersdorf, grant from Kulturfonds Foundation
Solo Exhibitions
2016
“Stereo”, with Saskia Wendland, Circle 1, Berlin
2015
Sonntag, Berlin
2014
“Prima Materien”, Espace Surplus, Berlin
2011
Kunstverein Arnsberg (with Lone Haugaard Madsen)
2010
WEMAG Art Prize 2010, Kunstverein Schwerin, Schwerin
Galerie, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Heidelberg
“Yellow Spot”, CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art, Torun/Poland
2009
Autocenter, Berlin
2007
Jet, Berlin
2006
MMIII Kunstverein Mönchengladbach
2004
Koch and Kesslau, Berlin
2002
Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco
2001
Koch and Kesslau, Berlin
1998
Koch and Kesslau, Berlin
Group Exhibitions
2017
“Odyssee”, Kunstverein Arnsberg, Möhnesee
“Kombinat Exquisit”, Bar Babette, Berlin
2016
“Since Day One”, State of the Art, Berlin
2015
“Tu alles weg”, Galerie Weißer Elefant, Berlin
2014
“Der Anfang steckt im Ende”, Waldenserhof, Berlin
“Zum Bleistift Zeichnung”, Galerie Inga Kondeyne, Berlin
2013
“Anonymous”, Brandenburgischer Kunstverein Potsdam
“The Legends of the Shelves”, Autocenter, Berlin
2012
“Exhibitions”, with Edgar Orlaineta and Santiago Borja, LA><ART, Los Angeles
“Expanding the Grid”, Art and Image History at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
3. UM Festival, Fergitz/Uckermark
2011
“We are all Astronauts”, Marta Herford, Herford
“Speech Matters” (exhibition design), The Danish Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale
2010
“PLUS – Voruebergehender Ueberschuss”, Espace Surplus, Berlin
“Solos”, Ozean, Berlin
“Café Tschichold”, Cuchifritos, New York
“CAPC, or: Life in the Grip of Art”, CAPC musée d’art contemporain, Bordeaux
2009
“The World as Stage”, n.b.k. Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin
“Zeigen. Eine Audiotour durch Berlin.”, Temporäre Kunsthalle, Berlin, invited by Karin Sander
“BERLIN 2000”, PaceWildenstein, New York
2008
“Works of Art with a Minimum of Steel”, Galeria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico-City
“If You Give Me the Mountains I Will Ask For the Sea”, Peter Lav Photo Gallery, Valby/Denmark
“Megastructure Reloaded”, Former State Mint, Berlin
“Le revolver à cheveux blancs” (“The White-Haired Revolver”), Musée de l'Objet, Blois/France
“APPELL”, Museum Felix De Boeck, Drogenbos/Belgium
“Elefante Negro”, Museo Diego Rivera Anahuacalli, Mexico-City
2007
“Space Chase”, Magnus Mueller, Berlin
“Douze”, with Les Schliesser, Espace Surplus, Berlin
“Kunst im Wald”, Brandenburgischer Kunstverein Potsdam
“Quantity as Quality”, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Wien
“What to do?”, in collaboration with René Lueck and Kai Schiemenz, Ballhaus Ost, Berlin
2006
“Heimatflimmern”, Kunstpanorama, Lucerne/Switzerland
“Rio”, Artnews Projects, Berlin
“Das Raetsel bleibt in seiner Verschiebung am selben Ort”, WestGermany, Berlin
“abgebrannt”, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
“Ideal City – Invisible Cities”, Brandenburgischer Kunstverein Potsdam and Muzeum Zamojskie, Zamosc/Poland
“Asterismo. Artistas radicados en Berlin”, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico City
“Friends and Enemies” Autocenter (Maik Schierloh, Joep van Liefland) and Starship (Hans-Christian Dany, Martin Ebner und Ariane Mueller), Gagosian Gallery, Berlin
2005
“Research—In and Through the Arts”, Universität der Künste, Berlin
“Ticker Zehn”, Carlier Gebauer, Berlin
“Kleinskulpturen”, Saeulen-Center, Berlin
“Meisterschule” (in collaboration with Ulrich Wendland), Hinterconti, Hamburg
2004
“Ausstellung”, Greifswalder Strasse 219, Berlin
“High Flyer”, Robert Birch Gallery, Toronto/Canada
“Paperworks by Men”, Oderberger Strasse 61, Berlin
“spotter” (with Kai Schiemenz), Hinterconti, Hamburg
“Departure/Arrival”, Stadtgalerie, Saarbruecken
“Quicksand”, De Appel, Amsterdam
“ipeg bild.ton.maschine”, Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2003
“Spezial”, Koch und Kesslau, Berlin
“Meisterschule”, “Project’s Talk, 1:1, Kai Schiemenz” (in collaboration with Ulrich Wendland and Lars Mueller), Neuer Berliner Kunstverein
“So geht das also” (“That’s how it is”), ZKMA Arts and Media Centre Adlershof, Berlin
“Schade Wendland”, Kunstbank, Berlin
“Faking Real” (“Meisterschule” in collaboration with Ulrich Wendland), LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University, New York
“transportale” (in collaboration with Andrea Pichl), Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
2002
“Talk Lounge” (in collaboration with Kai Schiemenz), Art Forum Berlin
“Fictitious Actions – Never Executed” (“Meisterschule” in collaboration with Ulrich Wendland), Staatsbank, Berlin
“0:0”, Gallery Boda, Seoul/South Korea
“Junge Akademie”, Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin
Bibliography
2014
“Autocenter”, catalogue, Distanz Verlag, Berlin
“Mehr Berlin”, insert, daily paper: Tagesspiegel, 12.04.2014
2011
“Exhibition as (micro)city”, catalogue, Vector Association, Iasi, Romania
“Wir sind alle Astronauten”, catalogue, Marta Herford, Kerber Verlag
Katerina Gregos: “Tilman Wendland”, catalogue: “Speech Matters”, The Danish Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale, Mousse Publishing
2010
“Tilman Wendland”, WEMAG Art Prize 2010, booklet, Kunstverein Schwerin
Johan Holten: “Tilman Wendland”, booklet, Heidelberger Kunstverein
Kasha Bittner: “Yellow Spot”, flyer, CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art, Torun/Poland
2008
Martina Fuchs: “Tilman Wendland”, catalogue: “Megastructure Reloaded”, Hatje Cantz Publisher
2007
Dominikus Müller: “Lokomotive Form” (Jet, Berlin), review: www.artnet.de
Magdalena Holzhey: “Flexible Tension”, flyer: Kunstverein Mönchengladbach
Paola Santoscoy and Christoph Tannert: “Tilman Wendland”, catalogue: “Asterismo”, Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo, Mexiko-City
2006
Martin Conrads: “Größte anzunehmende Zufälligkeiten”, catalogue: “Ideal City – Invisible Cities”, Revolver, Frankfurt
Tatiana Cuevas: “Espacios Alterados” (interview), magazine: CODIGO 06140 (June/July 06), Mexiko-City
“Kitsch”, insert: Be Magazin #13, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin,
Catalogue: “Von Mäusen und Menschen”, bb4, Berlin Biennale, Hatje Cantz Publisher
2005
Catalogue: “If Walls Had Ears”, De Appel, Amsterdam
Aurélie Voltz, catalogue: “Ticker 9 and 10”, Carlier Gebauer, Berlin
2004
Fanny Gonella/Aurélie Voltz: “Greifswalder Straße 219”, magazine: Neue Review, Number 8, Berlin
Hanns Schimansky, catalogue: “Departure/Arrival”, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Kerber Publisher
Solvej Helweg Ovesen: “How to reset space?”, catalogue: “Quicksand”, De Appel, Amsterdam
Catalogue: “ipeg bild.ton.maschine”, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2003
Catalogue: “So geht das also”, Folge, Berlin
Catalogue: “Transpartale” (mit Andrea Pichl), Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin
2002
Judith Borowski: “Absurde Schummeleien”, daily paper: Financial Times Deutschland
Katrin Bettina Müller: “Moment des Übergangs” (“Junge Akademie”), magazine: Tip, Berlin
Catalogue: “Marion Ermer Preis 2002”, Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig
2001
Knut Ebeling: “Die Ästhetik von Din und Norm”, daily paper: Berliner Zeitung
2000
Angela Lammert, flyer: “Werkausstellung der Stipendiaten”, Akademie der Künste, Berlin
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