Carsten Nicolai

Basic Data

Carsten Nicolai was born in Chemnitz, previously known as Karl-Marx-Stadt, in 1965. Besides his artistic occupation, he is also a musician. Carsten Nicolai’s artworks, paintings and editions can be associated with music, art, and science, as he tries to dissolve the boundaries of perception.

• Born: 1965
• Place of birth: Chemnitz, Saxony
• Nationality: German
• Studied at: Landscape architecture in Dresden
• Similar artists: Olaf Nicolai
• Era: Contemporary art
• Stylistic direction: Multimedia art, abtract art / figurative art

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Collections

Denmark

• Roskilde - Museum of Contemporary Art

Germany

• Berlin - Kunstsaele Berlin
• Bonn - Bonner Kunstverein
• Chemnitz - Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
• Leipzig - Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst
• Leverkusen - Museum Morsbroich
• Stuttgart - Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

England

• London - Saatchi Gallery

France

• Reims - Frac Champagne-Ardenne

Japan

• Kanazawa - 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art

Exhibitions

• 28.09.2019 - 19.01.2020 Carsten Nicolai - Parallax Symmetry - K20/K21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen, Dusseldorf
• 11.05.2019 - 24.11.2019 58. Venice Biennale 2019 - Venice Biennale, Venice.
• 23.03.2018 - 03.09.2018 CARSTEN NICOLAI. TELE - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin.
• 08.04.2017 - 11.06.2017 EXTENDED COMPOSITIONS - Centre Pasquart, Biel/Bienne.
• 01.07.2016 - 03.10.2016 Carsten Nicolai. unidisplay - Copenhagen Contemporary (CC), Copenhagen.
• 06.09.2015 - 08.11.2015 Carsten Nicolai. unitape - Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.

Awards

• 2014: 17th Japan Media Arts Festival, Grand Prize.
• 2012: Giga-Hertz-Prize, Karlsruhe.
• 2007: Fellowship Villa Massimo, Rome.
• 2007: Zurich Prize, Zurich.
• 2003: Fellowship Villa Aurora, Los Angeles.
• 2001: Prix Ars Electronica, Golden Nica, Linz.
• 2000: f6-Philip Morris, graphic prize, Dresden.
• 2000: Prix Ars Electronica, Golden Nica, Linz.
• 1990: Jürgen Ponto Prize, Frankfurt/Main.

Literature

• Carsten Nicolai - tele, exhibition catalog, Berlinische Galerie (Publ.), Berlin 2018.
• Carsten Nicolai, Polyfoto, exhibition catalog, Institut für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg (Publ.), Leipzig, Frankfurt/Main 2018.
• Ur-Geräusch: Rainer Maria Rilke vs. Carsten Nicolai, exhibition catalog, Jule Hillgärtner (Publ.), Leipzig 2016.
• Carsten Nicolai: parallel lines cross at infinity, exhibition catalog, Gerd Harry Lybke (Publ.), Berlin 2015.
• Erzählen und Wissen: narrative Strategien in der zeitgenössischen Kunst, Melanie Franke (Publ.), Nuremberg 2013.

Weblinks

• Carsten Nicolai Kunstaspekte exhibition and collection overview.
• Officiall Website of the artist.