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Biographie |
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1941 |
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Born in Oels/Silesia, now Poland |
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1945 |
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Family fled to Thuringia, East Germany |
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1953 |
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Emigrated to West Berlin and then settled in Düsseldorf, West Germany |
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1959 - 1960 |
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Glass-painting apprenticeship in Düsseldorf |
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1963 |
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Founded “Kapitalistischen Realismus”, a painting movement with Gerhard Richter and Konrad (Fischer) Lueg; “Demonstrative Ausstellung”, store-front exhibition in Düsseldorf with Kuttner, Lueg & Richter |
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1964 |
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“Neodada Pop Decollage Kapitalistischer Realismus”, Galerie René Block, Berlin; Awarded the Young Germans award in Baden-Baden with Klaus Geldmacher and Dieter Krieg |
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1961 - 1967 |
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Studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Karl Otto Goetz and Gerhard Hoehme |
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1975 |
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Awarded the prize for painting at the XIII Bienal de Sao Paulo |
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1986 |
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Awarded the “Golden Lion” at the XLII Biennale di Venezia |
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1988 |
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Awarded the 1988 Baden-Württemberg International Prize for Painting |
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1977 - 1991 |
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Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg |
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1995 |
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Carnegie Award at the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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1998 |
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International Center of Photography, Infinity Award for Art; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York |
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2002 |
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"Praemium Imperiale" awarded by the Japan Art Association |
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2007 |
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“Rubenspreis” awarded by the City of Siegen |
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Lives and works in Cologne, Germany |
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Expositions |
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2011 - 2012 |
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Capitalist realism and other illustrated histories, Museu de Art de Sao Paulo, Brasil |
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2010 |
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Hommage an Sigmar Polke, anlässl. Des Todes von Sigmar Polke, Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden |
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2009 |
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Sigmar Polke. Die Editionen, Museum Ludwig, Köln, Germany |
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2009 |
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Sigmar Polke. Wir Kleinbürger! Zeitgenossen und Zeitgenossinnen, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany |
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2009 |
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Sigmar Polke – Lens Paintings, The Arts Club of Chicago, and Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY |
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2008 |
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Sigmar Polke – Photographische Arbeiten aus der Sammlung Garnatz,“ Die Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, and Städtische Galerie Karlsruhe |
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2008 |
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Sigmar Polke – Linsenbilder, Galerie Michael Werner at Julius Werner Berlin, Berlin, Germany |
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2008 |
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Sigmar Polke: Druckgraphische Arbeiten |
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2008 |
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Sigmar Polke 'Interferenzen & Uran', Springer & Winckler Galerie, Berlin, Germany |
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2008 |
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The 30th Anniversary - Collection of the National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan |
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2008 |
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Ruckblende, Die Fotosamlung der Neuen Galerie Graz, Neue Galerie Graz am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz |
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2007 |
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Sigmar Polke - Kulturschablone, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany |
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2007 |
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Sigmar Polke, Museum fur Gegenwartskunst Siegen, Siegen, Germany |
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2006 |
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Sigmar Polke – Alice in Wonderland, The National Museum of Art, Osaka, Osaka, Japan |
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2006 |
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Implosion, Anton Kern Gallery, New York, NY |
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2006 |
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Mythologies, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, MN |
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2006 |
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Sigmar Polke: 64 Photographs from 1977, Springer & Winckler Galerie, Berlin, Germany |
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2006 |
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Frontiers: Collecting the Art of our Time, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA |
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2006 |
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Sigmar Polke: Photographs 1960-2005, Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany |
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2005 |
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Stratification: an installation of works since 1960, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke, Photographs 1969 – 1974, Nyehaus, New York, NY (solo) |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke – Ausgesuchte Werke, Galerie Karl Pfefferle, Munich, Germany (solo) |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke - Fotografien 1964-1968/1990, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke - Vintage Photographs from a Private Collection, Galerie Judin / Haunch of Venision, Zurich (solo) |
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2005 |
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Alice in Wonderland, Ueno Royal Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke. Works & Days, Kunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland (solo) |
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2005 |
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Sigmar Polke: Music From an Unknown Source, Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, Hanoi, Vietnam (solo) |
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2004 |
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Projects on paper II, Mike Karstens, Münster, Germany (solo) |
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2004 |
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The History of Everything, The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX |
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2004 |
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Sigmar Polke – Fotografien 1964 – 2000, Springer & Winckler Galerie, Berlin (solo) |
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2003 - 2004 |
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Sigmar Polke: History of Everything, Tate Modern, London, England |
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2003 |
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Sigmar Polke. Original + Fälschung, Rupertinum Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria |
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2002 |
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Sigmar Polke, Ishizaka Art, Spark Inc, Tokyo, Japan |
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2002 |
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Sigmar Polke. Recent Paintings and Drawings", Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX |
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2001 |
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Sigmar Polke. Music of Unclear Origin, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (then to Milton Keynes) |
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2000 - 2001 |
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Kunst ist unser Antrieb. Sigmar Polke, Die Gesamten Editionen (1963-2000), Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, Germany |
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2000 |
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Sigmar Polke. Die Alten, Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona, Spain |
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1999 |
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Sigmar Polke: Works on Paper, 1963-1974, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (then Hamburg) |
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1998 |
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Sigmar Polke. Printing Mistakes 1996-98, Michael Werner Gallery, New York, NY |
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1997 |
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Sigmar Polke. Die drei Lügen der Malerei, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn (then Berlin) |
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1996 |
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Sigmar Polke. Arbeiten auf Papier, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A., Luxemburg |
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1995 - 1996 |
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Sigmar Polke Photoworks: When Pictures Vanish, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (CA), USA (Tournee) (solo) |
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1995 |
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Sigmar Polke. Join The Dots, Tate Gallery Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom |
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1994 |
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Sigmar Polke, Carré d'Art, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France |
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1993 |
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Sigmar Polke. Gemeinschaftswerk Aufschwung Ost, Bruno Brunnet Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany |
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1992 |
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Sigmar Polke. Schilderijen, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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1991 |
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Sigmar Polke, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY |
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1991 |
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Sigmar Polke, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL |
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1991 |
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Sigmar Polke, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington D.C. |
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1990 - 1991 |
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Sigmar Polke, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
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1990 - 1991 |
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Polke, Michael Werner, New York, NY |
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1990 |
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Sigmar Polke. Das photographische Werk, Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (solo) |
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1989 |
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Sigmar Polke – Fotografien Paris 1971, Jablonka Galerie, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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1988 |
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Sigmar Polke, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, ARC, France |
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1986 |
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Mary Boone Gallery, New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Athanor. Il padiglione, Pavillon der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, XLII Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy (solo) |
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1984 |
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Kunsthaus, Zürich, Kunsthalle Köln, Germany |
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1983 - 1984 |
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Sigmar Polke, Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen, Rotterdam; Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany |
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1983 |
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Zeichnungen 1963-1968, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, Germany |
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1983 |
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Sigmar Polke - Carte/Fotografie/Tele, Studio d'Arte Cannaviello, Milan, Italy (solo) |
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1983 |
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Sigmar Polke - 39 Fotounikate, Galerie Thomas Borgmann, Cologne, Germany (solo) |
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1982 |
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Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, NY |
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1980 |
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Galerie Rudolf Zwirner, Cologne, Germany |
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1979 |
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Galerie Bama, Paris, France |
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1978 |
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InK, Halle für internationale neue Kunst, Zurich, Switzerland |
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1977 |
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Sigmar Polke -Fotos / Achim Duchow - Projektionen, Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel, Germany |
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1977 |
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Sigmar Polke - Fotos, Galerie Klein, Bonn, Germany (solo) |
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1976 |
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Sigmar Polke Bilder - Tücher - Objekte. Werkauswahl 1962-1972, Kunsthalle Tübingen; Tübingen; städtische Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands |
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1975 |
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Mu Nieletnam Netorruprup, Kunsthalle zu Kiel und Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany |
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1974 |
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Original + Fälschung, Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn, Germany (with Achim Duchow) |
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1973 |
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Franz Liszt kommt gern zu mir zum Fernsehen, Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster, Germany |
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1972 |
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Galerie des Goethe-Instituts, Provisorium, Amsterdam |
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1970 - 1971 |
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Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, Germany |
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1970 |
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Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven, Germany |
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1968 |
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Galerie René Block, Berlin, Germany |
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1966 |
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Galerie h, Hannover, Germany (with Gerhard Richter) |
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1966 |
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Hommage à Schmela, Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf, Germany |
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