Olaf Nicolai
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Basic Data
Olaf Nicolai is one of the leading German artists of the contemporary. Olaf Nicolai comes from Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt. His interested in fine arts is paired with a passion for languages. Olaf Nicolai studied German studies, but priorly attended an evening course at the Fachhochschule für angewandte Künste Schneeberg.
- Born: 1962
- Place of birth: Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt
- Nationality: German
- Studied at: Universität Leipzig
- Similar artists: Carsten Nicolai, Via Lewandowsky
- Era: Contemporary art
- Stylistic direction: Conceptual art, figurative art
Olaf Nicolai is considered to be an important representative of contemporary art in Germany.
Collections
Germany
- Berlin - Hamburger Bahnhof
- Berlin - Kunstsaele Berlin
- Chemnitz - Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz
- Leipzig - Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst
- Zell/Harmersbach - Museum Villa Haiss
Austria
- Vienna - Thyssen-Bornemisza
Switzerland
- Zurich - Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
Spain
USA
- New York - Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
Exhibitions
- 30.04.2016 - 21.12.2019 Olaf Nicolai. Baraque de Chantier - Kunstmuseum Thurgau.
- 01.03.2019 - 11.09.2019 HYPER! - Deichtorhallen Hamburg.
- 21.11.2019 - 27.01.2019 Revolutionize. Reflections on revolutionary history unfolding in the present - Mystetskyi Arsenal Kiev.
- 13.07.2018 - 07.10.2018 Olaf Nicolai. There Is No Place Before Arrival - Kunsthalle Vienna.
- 16.06.2018 - 09.09.2018 Olaf Nicolai - Chant d'Amour - Kunsthalle Bielefeld.
- 08.11.2017 - 28.01.2018 Publishing as an Artistic Toolbox: 1989–2017 - Kunsthalle Vienna.
Awards
- 2018: Wilhelm-Loth-Prize, Darmstadt.
- 2017: Karl-Sczuka-Prize, Baden-Baden.
- 2002: Artprize 'Junge Stadt sieht junge Kunst', Wolfsburg.
- 1999: Bremer Artprize.
- 1998: Fellowship Villa Massimo, Rome.
- 1996: Botho-Graef-Prize, Jena.
Literature
- 30 Farben: language of color, exhibition catalog, Bonner Kunstverein (Publ.), Leipzig 2019.
- Olaf Nicolai: Enjoy, Survive - Survive, Enjoy, exhibition catalog, Robert Klanten (Publ.), Leipzig 2019.
- Le pigment de la lumière, Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau (Publ.), Leipzig 2015.
- Dopplereffekt. Bilder in Kunst und Wissenschaft, exhibition catalog. Petra Gördüren, Dirk Luckow (Publ.), Kiel 2010.
- Olaf Nicolai, "rewind" - forward", exhibition catalog, Susanne Pfleger (Publ.), Ostfildern-Ruit 2003.
- Bubblegram - a street surfing painting, exhibition catalog, Kunsthaus Bregenz (Publ.), Berlin 2000.
Own Writings
- Wir schauen auf die Wolken in den Bildern, sie halten uns gesund, exhibition catalog, Olaf Nicolai with Maximilian Schachter, Vienna 2019.
- Four times through the labyrinth, Olaf Nicolai & Jan Wenzel, Leipzig, Zurich 2012.
- Noms de guerres, Olaf Nicolai, Leipzig 2012.
- Constantin, Olaf Nicolai, Leipzig 2008.
Weblinks
- Olaf Nicolai Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.