biography of Markus LÜPERTZ (1941)

Personal data

Birth : 04/25/1941 - Liberec, Czech Republic
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Czech Republic - Germany

Address

Berlin, Germany

Representatives

Lowe Gallery – Tula Arts Center # A2 75 Bennett Street Space A-2 – Atlanta GA, United States

Education

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf – Eiskellerstrasse 1 – Düsseldorf, Germany
1956 – 1961 : Werkkunstschule – Krefeld, Germany

Professional data

Work and Life

1991:Stage design and costumes for the opera “Der Strum” by Frank MARTIN (after William Shakespeare) at the Bremer Theater.
1989 – 1990:Design of church windows for the gothic choir in the cathedrale in Nevers, France.
1983:Stage designs for the opera “Werther” by Jules MASSENET at the Ulmer Theater (before the primiere the stage design was removed by request of the performers).
1962:Moves to Berlin, Germany.
1948:Family emigrates to the West, to Rheydt, Germany.
Also lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Other professions

Scenic Artist – Theatre

Poet

1985 : Professor
Kunstakademie Düsseldorf – Eiskellerstrasse 1 – Düsseldorf, Germany

Work

Categorie and medium


Painting : Mixed media/board - Oil - Oil/canvas
Print-Multiple :
Sculpture-Volume : Installation
Drawing-Watercolor : Gouache

Subject

human being
landscape
religion

Movements and styles

Expressionism
New Fauvism
Jungen Wilden

Works

Sans titre
Date of creation : 1992
Medium : Gouache/paper
Size : 65 x 100 cm
 
Exekution
Date of creation : 1992
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 300 x 425 cm
 
Rendez-vous
Medium : Oil/canvas
Size : 32 x 39 inch
 
Ast
Medium : Bronze
Size : 14 x 10 x 10 inch
 
Faust
Medium : Bronze
Size : 14 x 10 x 10 inch
 
Studie zu Vater Rhein
Medium : Mixed media/canvas
Size : 32 x 40 inch
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

Solo exhibitions

2004

The Three Graces
Michael Werner Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/21/2004 – 05/29/2004

Painting and Sculpture
Tasende Gallery – La Jolla CA, United States
02/28/2004 – 04/14/2004

2003

The Aphrodite of Markus Lüpertz
Michael Werner Gallery – New York NY, United States
04/25/2003 – 06/07/2003

2002

Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève – Barbizon, France
02/2002

Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève – Barbizon, France
01/2002 – 02/23/2002

Semiramis
Knoedler & Company – New York NY, United States
09/12/2002 – 11/16/2002

Museum Würth Moderne Kunst – Künzelsau, Germany
06/13/2002 – 11/03/2002

Markus Lüpertz. Del motivo a la forma
Centre del Carme – IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern/Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno – Valencia, Spain
04/04/2002 – 05/30/2002

2001

Lowe Gallery – Atlanta GA, United States
2001

1998

Galerie Michael Werner – Cologne, Germany
1998

1997

Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz – Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum – Linz, Austria
1997

Monumental Sculpture
Michael Werner Gallery – New York NY, United States
12/03/1997 – 02/07/1998

Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
02/01/1997 – 03/31/1997

1996

German Motif Paintings from the Seventies
Michael Werner Gallery – New York NY, United States
09/12/1996 – 11/02/1996

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

Art shows / fairs

2007

ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Galleri Bo Bjerggaard – Pilestraede 48, 2nd Floor – Copenhagen, Denmark

2004

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Ditesheim – 8 Rue du Château – Neuchâtel NE, Switzerland

2003

Art Cologne, n° 37
Cologne, Germany
10/29/2003 – 11/02/2003
Represented by : Galerie Wolfgang Gmyrek – Mühlenstrasse 5 – Düsseldorf, Germany

FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Blau – Odeonsplatz 12 – Munich, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Galerie Scheffel – Ferdinandstrasse 19 – Bad Homburg, Germany

KUNSTKÖLN 2003 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
04/05/2003 – 04/09/2003
Represented by : Galerie Rackey – Hauptstrasse 40c – Bad Honnef, Germany

St’art – Foire d’art contemporain de Strasbourg, n°7
Parc des expositions du Wacken – Strasbourg, France
01/31/2003 – 02/03/2003
Represented by : Frank Pages Art Gallery – Kreuzstrasse – Baden-Baden, Germany

2002

FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Blau – Odeonsplatz 12 – Munich, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Scheffel – Ferdinandstrasse 19 – Bad Homburg, Germany

ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

2001

FIAC, n°28
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/10/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Raab – Potsdamer Strasse 58 – Berlin, Germany

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Wolfgang Gmyrek – Mühlenstrasse 5 – Düsseldorf, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Ditesheim – 8 Rue du Château – Neuchâtel NE, Switzerland

art-vienna, n° 1
Technisches Museum – Vienna, Austria
05/10/2001 – 05/13/2001
Represented by : Galerie Bose – Alte Chaussee 27 – Wittlich, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Scheffel – Ferdinandstrasse 19 – Bad Homburg, Germany

ArtBrussels – 19th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2001 – 04/24/2001
Represented by : Springer & Winckler Galerie – Fasanenstrasse 13 – Berlin, Germany

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Edition Copenhagen – Strandgade 70 – Copenhagen, Denmark

Art Innsbruck, n° 5
Innsbruck, Austria
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : Galerie Bose – Alte Chaussee 27 – Wittlich, Germany

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Sabine Knust Gallery & Maximilian Verlag – Maximilianstrasse 14 – Munich, Germany

2000

FIAC, n°27
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/25/2000 – 10/30/2000
Represented by : Galerie Michael Schultz – Mommsenstrasse, 34 – Berlin, Germany

Europ’ART Genève – Foire internationale d’art, n°9
Geneva GE, Switzerland
05/03/2000 – 05/07/2000
Represented by : Galerie BB International Fine Arts – Via Rompada 53 – Lugano TI, Switzerland

KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Edition Copenhagen – Strandgade 70 – Copenhagen, Denmark

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 12
Frankfurt, Germany
03/24/2000 – 03/27/2000
Represented by : Aschenbach Galerie – Bilderdijkstraat 165 C – Amsterdam, Netherlands

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Wolfgang Gmyrek – Mühlenstrasse 5 – Düsseldorf, Germany

ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
09/16/1999 – 09/20/1999
Represented by : Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève – 10 bis, Rue du 23 Août – Barbizon, France

1998

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Wolfgang Gmyrek – Mühlenstrasse 5 – Düsseldorf, Germany

Group exhibitions

2002

Oeil pour Oeil : figures de l’art contemporain dans les collections privées de Lyon
Le Rectangle – Centre d’art de la Ville de Lyon – Lyon, France
04/26/2002 – 08/04/2002

1997

Hommages : hommes illustres, héros et hommes du commun
Musée de Picardie – Amiens, France
1997

1994

German Art 1964-1994
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac – Salzburg, Austria
1994

1987

La Collection du Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne
IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Villeurbanne, France
12/12/1987 – 02/21/1988

1983

Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, n° 17
São Paulo, Brazil
1983

1982

Documenta 7
Museum Fridericianum, Neue Galerie, Orangerie, Auepark – Kassel, Germany
06/19/1982 – 09/28/1982

Vision of Disbelief – Biennale of Sydney n°4
Sydney NSW, Australia
04/07/1982 – 05/23/1982

Bibliography (Selected)

On the artist

Periodicals

2002

D.P. – Markus Lüpertz à Barbizon
in: Connaissance des Arts n° 591
Paris, France
02/2002

Arte y Parte n° 38
Santander, Spain
04/2002-05/2002

Legals