biography of Kai ALTHOFF (1966)

Personal data

Birth : 1966 - Cologne, Germany
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Germany

Address

Cologne, Germany

Representatives

Anton Kern Gallery – 532 West 20th Street – New York NY, United States
Galerie Christian Nagel – Richard-Wagner-Strasse 28 – Cologne, Germany
Galerie Neu – Philippstrasse 13 – Berlin, Germany

Professional data

Work and Life

Realisation of CD jacket of the band “Workshop”.
Collaboration with Cosima Von BONIN.
Drummer of the band “Workshop”.

Work

Categorie and medium


Sculpture-Volume : Installation
Drawing-Watercolor : Collage - Drawing - Felt pen - Silhouette
Audiovisual-Multimedia : Video
Performing Art : Performance

Movements and styles

Cologne Group

Works

Reflux Lux
Date of creation : 1998
Medium : Installation
 
Hakelhug
Date of creation : 1996
Medium : Object
 
30 Millions d'Amis
Date of creation : 1994
Medium : Video
In collaboration with : Cosima Von BONIN
 
Uwe: Auf Guten Rat Folgt Missetat
Date of creation : 1993
Medium : Coloured pencils/paper
Size : 30 x 20 cm
 
"Untitled"
Date of creation : 1993
Medium : Painting
Materials : watercolor-colored pencil
Supports : cardboard-paper
Size : 135 x 100 cm
 
Bernd Eric + Oliver Proben Für "Grezen Am Rande Der Neustadt"
Date of creation : 1993
Medium : Video
 

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)

Solo exhibitions

2002

Kunstverein Braunschweig – Brunswick, Germany
2002 – 11/10/2002

2001

Anton Kern Gallery – New York NY, United States
2001

Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Cologne, Germany
2001

2000

Acme – Los Angeles CA, United States
2000

1999

Galerie Christian Nagel – Cologne, Germany
1999

1997

Robert Prime Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1997

1996

Hakelhug
Galerie Christian Nagel – Cologne, Germany
1996

1994

Uwe: Auf guten Rat folgt Missetat
Galerie Lukas & Hoffmann – Cologne, Germany
1994

Group Exhibitions (Selected)

Art shows / fairs

2006

Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Acme – Space 1 6150 Wilshire Boulevard – Los Angeles CA, United States

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany

2003

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Anton Kern Gallery – 532 West 20th Street – New York NY, United States

Art Forum Berlin, n° 8
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/01/2003 – 10/05/2003
Represented by : Galerie Christian Nagel – Richard-Wagner-Strasse 28 – Cologne, Germany

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Texte zur Kunst – Berlin, Germany

The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Gabriele Senn Galerie – Vienna, Austria

2002

Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Christian Nagel – Richard-Wagner-Strasse 28 – Cologne, Germany

Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Christian Nagel – Richard-Wagner-Strasse 28 – Cologne, Germany

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany

The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Galerie Christian Nagel – Richard-Wagner-Strasse 28 – Cologne, Germany

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Neu – Philippstrasse 13 – Berlin, Germany

Art Forum Berlin, n° 6
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/03/2001 – 10/07/2001
Represented by : Galerie Ascan Crone – Kochstr.60 – Hamburg, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany

The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Anton Kern Gallery – 532 West 20th Street – New York NY, United States

2000

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Magnani Gallery – 60-61 Warren Street – London, United Kingdom

1999

Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Buchholz – Neven-DuMont- Strasse 17 – Cologne, Germany

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 6
Turin TO, Italy
10/07/1999 – 10/10/1999
Represented by : Robert Prime Gallery – 60-61 Warren Street – London, United Kingdom

Group exhibitions

2004

Abel Auer, Robert Elfgen, Armin Krämer, Kai Althoff
Corvi-Mora – London, United Kingdom
04/2004

2002

Drawing Now: Eight Propositions
MoMAQNS Museum of Modern Art Queens – New York NY, United States
10/17/2002 – 01/06/2003

Cher peintre – Peintures figuratives depuis l’ultime Picabia
MNAM Musée National d’Art Moderne – Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges Pompidou – Paris, France
06/12/2002 – 09/02/2002

1999

German Open
Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg – Wolfsburg, Germany
11/13/1999 – 03/26/2000

1997

Heetz, Nowak, Rehberger
Museu de Arte Contemporanea da USP – São Paulo, Brazil
1997

Time Out
Kunsthalle Nürnberg – Nuremberg, Germany
07/10/1997 – 08/24/1997

1996

Heetz, Nowak, Rehberger
Städtisches Museum Abteiberg – Mönchengladbach, Germany
1996

1995

Hast du heute Zeit – ich aber nicht
Künstlerhaus Stuttgart – Stuttgart, Germany
1995

Wild Walls
Stedelijk Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
09/15/1995 – 10/29/1995

Bibliography (Selected)

On the artist

Books

2003

Cream 3
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
06/2003
ISBN : 0714843113

2002

Vitamin P – New Perspectives in Painting
Publisher: Phaidon Press – Regent’s Wharf – London, United Kingdom
Author: Collectif
2002
ISBN : 071484246X

Art Now
Publisher: Taschen – Hohenzollernring 53 – Cologne, Germany
Author: Grosenick Uta – Cologne, Germany
Author: Riemschneider Burkhard
2002
ISBN : 382281444X

Exhibition catalogues

2000

German Open, Gegenwartskunst in Deutschland
Publisher: Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg – Porschestrasse 53 – Wolfsburg, Germany
2000
ISBN : 3775709045

1995

Wild Walls
Publisher: Stedelijk Museum – Paulus Potterstraat 13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
1995
ISBN : 90-5006-099-4

Periodicals

2002

HEARTNEY Eleanor – Kai Althoff
in: Art Press n° 276 p. 74
Paris, France
02/2002

ROSENBERG Angela – Kai Althoff
in: Flash Art n° 224 p. 94 vol. 34
Milan MI, Italy
05/2002-06/2002

2001

BACKHAUS Catrin – Kai Althoff in der Galerie Daniel Buchholz
in: Kunst-Bulletin p. 46
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
07/2001-08/2001

Legals