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Katharina Fritsch

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Katharina Fritsch
Artist's Name: Katharina Fritsch
Preferred medium: sculpture / plastik
birth year: 1956
Nationality: DE
City: Düsseldorf

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Motifs from the world of consumption and often animals as derivatives of fairy tales and myths, Katharina Fritsch serve as a starting point for her life-up to large displays. By monochrome color to the pure form is reduced and the symbolic value clearly characterizes the color, the sculptures of their individuality, and which he will thus be a kind of character goods. A continuation of this idea are the multiples that the Katharina Fritsch part in a kind of goods racks presented, with the multiplication of the object in the excess supply of goods and consumer aesthetics world theme. It also assigns Fritsch their representations of animals in the constellations of the human social structure and hierarchical structures to quote. Often their work for the particular situation of the space exhibition. Among her best known works include the life-sized "elephant", with the artist in 1987 in the international discussion became, ten years later in Munster shown Madonnas neon yellow figure and the louder the same male from existing table society. " Katharina Fritsch is since 2001 Professor of Sculpture at the Art Academy Münster. Since the eighties, acquired in 1965-born artist Katharina Fritsch sculptures with their international recognition. She lives and works in Düsseldorf. ArtLogistics ©

important exhibitions from Katharina Fritsch

Exhibition Location City Country Date
Katharina Fritsch Deichtorhallen Hamburg DE 06.11.2009
Katharina Fritsch Kunsthaus Zürich Zürich CH 03.06.2009
54. Biennale Venedig 2011: Ausstellungen Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 04.06.2011
48. Biennale Venedig 1999 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 13.06.1999
46. Biennale Venedig 1995 Biennale Venedig Venedig IT 12.06.1995
Katharina Fritsch Parkhaus Düsseldorf Düsseldorf DE 13.05.2006
10,000 Lives Gwangju Biennale Gwangju KR 03.09.2010
Time Capsule, Age 13 to 21 Rubell Family Collection Miami US 01.12.2010
8th Gwangju Biennale 2010 Gwangju Biennale Gwangju KR 09.11.2010
Color Chart: Reinventing Color, 1950 to Today MoMA - Museum of Modern Art New York US 02.03.2008

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Galleries representing
Katharina Fritsch:

Carolina Nitsch Contemporary Art
Galerie Thomas Modern
Matthew Marks Gallery 21st Street
Matthew Marks Gallery 22nd Street
Matthew Marks Gallery 24th Street
Schönewald Fine Arts
White Cube/Jay Jopling

Collections representing
Katharina Fritsch

CaixaForum Barcelona
Deutsche Bank Collection
Dia Art Foundation: Chelsea
K21 Kunstsammlung im Ständehaus
Kunstmuseum Basel - Museum für Gegenwartskunst
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst
Museum Kurhaus Kleve - Ewald Mataré Sammlung
Museum Ludwig
National Museum of Contemporary Art - EMST
Sammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
Schaulager Basel - Sammlung Emanuel Hoffmann
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (SMAK)
The Art Institute of Chicago
Vanhaerents Art Collection
Walker Art Center