Leopold Kessler - modern artist born in Munich

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

. In his artworks he is exploring limit between public and private space. He is making small interventions in space. They are sometimes hard to notice but very accurate and site-specific

Site-specific art

Site-specific art is artwork created to exist in a certain place. Typically, the artist takes the location into account while planning and creating the artwork...

. He lives and works in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

Early life

In 2003 he graduated Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and in 2004 Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna.

Art

Solo exhibitions

2008

Motorenhalle - Zentrum f. zeitgenössische Kunst, Dresden

Malmö Konsthall, Malmö

Malmö

Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

2007

Red Sea Star, Lombard Freid Projects, New York City

Perforation Kal. 10mm, Secession, Wien

Galerie Andreas Huber, Wien

2006

Graz, Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum

Interventionen 02-05, Galerie der Stadt Schwaz, Schwaz

2005

transportable works, Lombard Freid Projects, New York City

O, kunstbuero, Vienna

2004

untitled, Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Webster University, Vienna

2003

synchronization, offspace, Vienna

privatisiert, Galerie Corentin Hamel, Paris

Group exhibitions

2008

Biennale Cuvee, OK Center, Linz

FIKTION. NARRATION. STRUKTUR (cur. by Andreas Huber ), Artnews Projects Berlin

Moralische Fantasien - Kunst und Klima, (cur. by Dorothee Messmer u. Raimar Stange), Kunstmuseum Thurgau

The New World , (cur. by Vlado Velkov), Artnews Projects Berlin

2007

Sharjah Biennale 8, Sharjah, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate

2006

Interventions 2002–2005, Galerie der Stadt Schwaz, Schwaz, Austria

One Second, One Year, Palais de Tokyo, Paris

on mobility, Trafo, Budapest und de Appel, Amsterdam

Österreichisches Kulturinstitut, Prag

2005

Transportable Works, Lombard Freid Projects, New York "O," Galerie Kunstbuero, Vienna, Austria

A Migration of Energies, Part I: Clouding Europe, Galerie Nadine Gandy, Bratislava

lives&works in Vienna, Kunsthalle, Vienna

Galerie Claus Andersen, Copenhagen

OKAY/O.K., Swiss Institute, New York City

Don't interrupt your activities, Royal College, London

update, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

2004

Untitled, Thomas K. Lang Gallery, Webster University, Vienna, Austria

Manifesta 05, San Sebastian

Beuys don't cry, Galleria Zero, Milan

Personne n'est innocent..., Confort Moderne, Poitier

Niemandsland, Künstlerhaus, Vienna

2003

Synchronization, Offspace, Vienna, Austria

Privatisiert, Galerie Corentin Hamel, Paris, France

klimatisch im hoch, Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, Bregenz

VV2, Biennale di Venezia, Venice

critique is not enough, Shedhalle, Zürich

2002

Parlez-vous francais, Galerie Hohenlohe&Kalb, Vienna

facing 2, Galerie der Stadt Wels, Wels

haunted by detail, Stichting de Appel, Amsterdam

interim platform, Galerie Kerstin Engholm, Vienna

big torino, Biennale internazionale arte giovane, Turin

2001

responsible transformation, Cittadellarte, Biella

video etc., Passagengalerie, Vienna

External links

Leopold Kessler at artnews.org

New York City Representation, Lombard Freid Projects