Dirk Skreber
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Basic Data
Dirk Skreber studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1982 until 1988 and has already been able to make a name for himself in the art scene in the 1990s. At the age of 33, he obtained a guest professorship at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Karlsruhe. Dirk Skreber’s artworks and editions are since then shown in numerous solo exhibitions around the world.
- Born: 1961
- Place of birth: Lübeck
- Nationality: German
- Studied at: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
- Similar artists: Markus Oehlen, Jonathan Meese
- Era: Contemporary art
- Stylistic direction: Contemporary figuration
Exhibitions
- 10.03.2021 - 17.04.2021 Ongoing schmidt pick – Carlier Gebauer, Berlin.
- 01.09.2020 - 01.10.2020 Szene Berlin – Schloss Derneburg Museum, Derneburg.
- 09.01.2016 - 27.02.2016 DIRK SKREBER. The Long Hello - Capitain Petzel, Berlin.
- 14.02.2015 - 27.09.2015 Land in Sicht - 400 Jahre Landschaftsbilder - Weserburg Bremen.
- 07.11.2013 - 02.03.2014 Dirk Skreber - Contemporary Galleries, Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee.
- 21.02.2013 - 30.03.2013 Dirk Skreber. pain(t)ology and other trials - Petzel Gallery, New York.
- 09.09.2012 - 07.04.2013 Mein Rasierspiegel. Sammlungspräsentation - Museum Kurhaus Kleve.
- 01.11.2012 - 16.12.2012 THE PRESENCE OF PICTURES. German Painting - National Centre for Contemporary Arts, Moscow.
- 13.10.2012 - 11.11.2012 Dirk Skreber. so so so mottekoi - NANZUKA Tokyo.
- 03.06.2012 - 12.08.2012 Dirk Skreber. NDAA* Der Na(h)tanz-Hummer II - Leopold Hoesch Museum + Papiermuseum Düren.
- 19.06.2011 - 09.10.2011 MMK 1991-2011. 20 Jahre Gegenwart - Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt/Main.
- 27.05.2011 - 16.10.2011 The Shape of Things to Come: New Sculpture Part 1 - Saatchi Gallery, London.
- 06.12.2008 - 01.03.2009 Dirk Skreber / Martha Colburn / Jürgen Teller - Frans Hals Museum, Haarlem.
- 09.02.2008 - 27.04.2008 Dirk Skreber: Blutgeschwindigkeit - Kunsthalle Baden-Baden.
Awards
- 2000: Prize of the National Gallery for young artists, Berlin.
Literature
- Dirk Skreber - NDAA - Der Na(h)tanz-Hummer II, exhibition catalog, Renate Goldmann (Publ.), Berlin 2012.
- Dirk Skreber. Blutgeschwindigkeit. blood speed, exhibition catalog, Karola Grässlin (Publ.), Cologne 2008.
- Dirk Skreber, exhibition catalog, Renate Goldmann (Publ.), Cologne 2004.
- Dirk Skreber, exhibition catalog, Dorothea Strauss (Publ.), Freiburg im Breisgau 2002.
- Corinne Wasmuht, Martin Gerwers, Dirk Skreber, Malerei, exhibition catalog, Renate Goldmann (Publ.), Cologne 1996.
- Dirk Skreber, exhibition catalog, Kunstraum München e.V. (Publ.), Munich 1992.
Collections
Germany
- Baden-Baden - Museum Frieder Burda
- Bonn - Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- Derneburg - Hall Art Foundation, Schloss Derneburg Museum
- Frankfurt/Main - Sammlung Deutsche Bank
- Frankfurt/Main - Museum fur Modern Kunst (MMK)
- Kleve - Museum Kurhaus Kleve
England
- London - Saatchi Gallery
USA
- Los Angeles - Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Weblinks
- Dirk Skreber Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.