Franz Ackermann
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Franz Ackermann (born 1963, Neumarkt, Germany) is a German painter and installation artist based in Berlin.
He attended the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste [1] in Munich from 1984-1988 and the Hochschule fur bildende Kunst [2] in Hamburg from 1989-1991.
He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the 2003 Venice Biennale [3], “Drawing Now: 8 Propositions” at the Museum of Modern Art [4] in New York, “Hybrids” at Tate Liverpool [5], “Global Navigation System” at Palais de Tokyo [6] in Paris and “Seasons in the Sun” at the Stedelijk Museum [7] in Amsterdam. He is represented by Gavin Brown’s Enterprise [8] in New York, Meyer Riegger Gallery [9] in Karlsruhe, Galeria Fortes Vilaca [10] in Sao Paulo and Gio Marconi [11] in Milan.
Franz Ackermann’s paintings are ‘mental maps’ of his travels all over the world. Ackermann’s abstract representations of sites and experiences are made up of brightly coloured cartoonish shapes and patterns, imagery that speaks more of a psychological interpretation of place than anything physical or geographical. His journeys, in an age where travel is as easy as it’s ever been and cultural tourism is booming, are attempts to seek out the extremes and curiosities of 21st century destinations. Ackermann is aware that the number of untouched locations is in decline; his ability to transform any given setting into a canvas-bound snapshot is testimony to the ever-shrinking world and the speed of contemporary communication.
[edit] External Links
- Ackermann at Meyer Riegger
- Franz Ackermann at Gavin Brown
- Franz Ackermann – Painting – Saatchi Gallery
- Franz Ackermann at Fortes Vilaca
- Ackermann at Gio Marconi
- Carnegie Museum of Art
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