Franz Ackermann

Basic data

Franz Ackermann is a contemporary German painter, graphic artist, sculptor and photographer. As a multimedia artist, Ackermann's work usually deals with themes such as globalization and commercialization. He is known for his large-scale, partly abstract paintings, in which he refers to various pop-cultural references, psychedelic painting and the visual language of advertising.

• Born: 1963
• Place of birth: Neumarkt-Sankt Veit, Bavaria
• Nationality: German
• Studied at: Academy of Fine Arts Munich, Academy of Fine Arts of Hamburg
• Teachers: Bernhard Blume
• Era: Contemporary art

Exhibitions

• 13.11.21 – 20.02.22 Jetzt oder nie – 50 jahre sammlung LBBW – Kunstmuseum Stuttgart.
• 14.09.20 – 04.01.21 Gezeichnete Stadt. Arbeiten auf Papier 1945 bis heute - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin.
• 15.07.20 – 01.09.20 Summer Exhibition 2020 - PIFO Gallery, Beijing.
• 18.05.19 – 18.09.19 Frozen Gesture. Gesten in der Malerei - Kunst Museum Winterthur.
• 20.09.18 – 13.01.19 Der Flaneur - Vom Impressionismus bis zur Gegenwart - BUNDESKUNSTHALLE Bonn °.
• 16.09.17 – 31.10.17 Deutschland 8 – German Art in Beijing - Yuan Art Museum, Beijing.

Literature

• Franz Ackermann, mental maps – eikones, Dorit Schäfer (Publ.) Cologne 2014.
• Franz Ackermann, Kunstmuseum Bonn (Publ.), Cologne 2009.
• Franz Ackermann.  home, home again. 23 ghosts, Kestner-Gesellschaft (Hrsg.), Ostfildern 2007.

Collections

Germany

• Wolfsburg - Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg
• Mönchengladbach - Museum Abteiberg
• Berlin - Sammlung Boros
• Frankfurt - DZ BANK Kunstsammlung
• Stuttgart - Sammlung Landesbank Baden-Würtemberg

England

• London - Saatchi Gallery

France

• Reims - Frac Champagne-Ardenne

USA

• New York City - Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
• Los Angeles - Broad Contemporary Art Museum Santa Monica / The Broad Art Foundation

Portugal

• Alcoita - Ellipse Foundation Art Centre

Weblinks

• Franz Ackermann Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.