STEPHAN BALKENHOL

Curriculum Vitae

1957
born in Fritzlar/Hessen, Germany

1976–1982
studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg

1983
Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-Fellowship

1986
Fellowship of Freie und Hansestadt,...

BANKSY

The graffiti artist and street artist Banksy (British, born approx. 1974/1975) is, despite his secret identity, one of the most well-known artists in England of this time. Bansky is the pseudonym adopted by the artist. He is very careful to keep his private life secret, most of the details of his life are unknown to the public....

MEL BOCHNER

Curriculum Vitae

1940
born in Pittsburgh, PA

1962
BA at the Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

2001
Appointed professor at Yale University, New Haven, CT

2005
Recipient,...

MR. BRAINWASH

Curriculum Vitae

1966

born Thierry Guetta in France

2009

approached by Madonna to design the cover of her album “Celebration”

2010

featured in the documentary film “Exit Through the Gift Shop”

2010

created the art spectacle “Under Construction” from an empty retail space in South Beach for Miami Art Basel

Lives and works in Los Angeles,...

CHRISTO

Curriculum Vitae

1935
Jeanne-Claude, born Jeanne-Claude Denat de Guillebon in Casablanca, Morocco

1935
Christo, born Christo Vladimirov Javacheff in Gabrovo, Bulgaria

1952
Jeanne-Claude: Baccalaureat in Latin and Philosophy, University of Tunis,...

TONY CRAGG

Tony Cragg ist ein britischer Bildhauer, der für den Gebrauch unkonventioneller Materialien bekannt ist. Er verwendet neben Holz, Stein und Edelstahl auch Kunststoff, Glasfaser sowie Kevlar und unterscheidet sich damit stark von Zeitgenossen.

Craggs Skulpturen zeichnen sich durch ihre wellige, figurative Struktur aus.

Sie entfalten eine Art pausierende,...

JIM DINE

Curriculum Vitae

1935
born in Cincinnati, OH

1953–1955
studied at University of Cincinnati and Boston Museum School

1957
BFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH

1958
enrolled in graduate study at Ohio University,...

ERRO`

Erró ist ein isländischer Maler, der 1932 geboren wurde.

Er studierte von 1949 bis 1952 Malerei an den Kunsthochschulen in Reykjavík und Oslo und ab 1955 Mosaik an der Kunsthochschule in Florenz. An diesen verschiedenen Schulen spezialisierte er sich zunächst auf die Technik des Papierschnittes, bevor er sich dem Mosaik widmete....