Pittore tedesco, XX - XXI sec.

Biografia:

(curated by Jan Flemming)

 
Heinrich Nicolaus was born in Munich in 1955 and attended the Academy of Fine arts at Kiel during the nineteen-seventies - a decade of intense critical analysis of the state of contemporary art. Though he became involved in the Neo-Expressionist movement, his cultural references point rather to strong Neo-Dadaist roots. Since he left Germany for Italy in 1981, his works have brought to bear a range of different but complimentary disciplines: over and above painting he uses sculpture, publishing, graphics and video so as to create those dynamic and mutating developments that have defined his artistic route. Nicolaus works at a multitude of levels, in a refined and thoughtful artistic quest that allows the viewer to immerse himself in what amounts to an eclectic and independent vision. Nicolaus started to practice a systematic research as a method of art production in the early 1990.
In 1992 he oversaw Tirania 9, a publishing project on Marcel Broodthaers and the production of a book entitled Madras, with Francesco Clemente.
The artist became a cultural engineer In 1996, when he coordinated ICECOCU, a project for an international cultural foundation for the SsanYong Corporation in Seoul, South Korea. Since 1999 he has been involved in the Dormice Department of Research project. In 2005 he took up his own work again with the cycle of works entitled Clante, in collaboration with the art historian Wolf Guenter Thiel, and also founded MOMAP (Museum of Modern Art Panzano, 2005). Since 2007 he is developing ToM as a collaborative work of art based on the “Teatro della Memoria” by Giulio Camillo. In 2010 – after 30 years, he leaves Italy in order to live and collaborate with the Dutch Designer Karin Draaijer in Belgium. 2010 foundation of V.A.M.P project space in Peer, Belgium.

He has been a member of the Accademia degli Incolti in Rome since 1994.

Nicolaus' work can be found in the following collections: The Uffizi, Florence, the Albertina, Vienna; Museum moderner Kunst, Linz, the Deutsche Bank Collection Fankfurt and Singapore, the Chase Manhattan Collection, New York; the Leopold Hoesch Museum, Dueren; the Wuerth Museum, Kuenzelsau; the City of Munich Collection, the City of Kiel Collection; the FRAC Collection Burgundy and Strasbourg; the Toulouse Museum; Palazzo Forti, Verona (with Dormice); the Scottsdale Center for Contemporary Art, Arizona; the University of Graz; the Kunstkolletion Bouw Fonds, Hoevelaken; the Griesbach Collection, Graz; the Frieder Burda Collection, Baden Baden; the Amsler Collection Aarau, Suisse, Greve in Chianti (open-air sculpture) and Civitella d’Agliano (open-air sculpture). He has been the subject of published work by: Sandro Candreva, Fabio Cavallucci, Viana Conti, Andrea B. del Guercio, Maria Luisa Frisa, Siegfried Gnichwitz, Wolfgang Hilger, Wolfgang Längsfeld, Karl Heinz Schmidt, Friedhelm Mennekes Norbert Messler Giandomenico Semeraro Martin Stather, Wolf- Günter Thiel, Elda Torres, Thomas Veit, Frank Günter Zehnder, Alessandra Galletta, Gabrielle Perretta, Maurizio Sciaccaluga, Luca Marziani, Luca Beatrice, Victor Fleming

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1980

Galerie Hinterhaus, Kiel

1981

Galerie Marley, Kiel, Galerie Christoph Dürr, München
Schönstrasse Unendlich, Hamburg

1982

Galerie Quadriga Forum, Zürich
Galerie Imanuel, Rodenbach

1983

Galerie 7,Freiburg

1984

Galerie Ferdiand Maiere, Kitzbuehel
Galerie Schiessl Monaco
Galerei Karin Bolz, Muehlheim

1985

Galerie Stahlberger, Weil am Rhein
Galeria Peccolo, Livorno
Galerei Severina Teucher, Zurigo
Getler Saper Gallery, New York
Galerie Hilger, Wien

1986

Creative Arts Council, Sharon, Connecticut
Museum Gelsenkirchen
Galerie Kremer Tengelmann, Gelsenkirchen
Galerie Schiessl, Monaco
Galerie am kleinen Markt, Mannheim

1987

Galerie Kremer-Tangelmann, Köln
Galerie Hilger, Vienna
Galerie Hilger, Francoforte
Galerie Stahlberger, Weil am Rhein

1988

Galeria Quatro Gats, Palma de Mallorca
Galerie Lamaignière Saint Germaine, Paris
Galerie am Rindermarkt, Zurigo

1989

Galerie Art actuelle, Liège
Galerie Marsilio Margiacchi, Arezzo
Galerie G., Besancon
Galerie Clairefontaine, Lussenburgo
Galerie Hilger, Francoforte
Galerie Lamaignère St. Germani, Paris
Galerie am kleinen Markt, Mannheimo

1990

Kunststation Sankt Peter, Köln
Galerie Hilger,Vienna
Galleria Carini, Firenze
Galerie Brigitte Wagner, Bonn Kunstverein Rotenburg
Galerie Brinkmann, Amsterdam
Galerie Susanne Zander, Köln

1991

Galerie Die Brücke, Buenos Aires
Galerie Brinkmann, Amsterdam
Galerie Freund, Klagenfurt, Juul van der Heuvel, den Haag
Galerie Hilger, Vienna

1992

Galerie Brigitte Wagner, Bonn
Galerie Hilger, Wien
Galerie LamaignèreSt. Germain, Paris
Galerie Brinkmann, Amsterdam

1993

Kunstverein Mannheim
Galerie Hilger, Francoforte

1994

Galerie Art Actuel; Liège
Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia

1995

Galleria Solarte, Roma
Patrizia Pietrogrande, Firenze
Galerie Hilger, Vienna
Porto Turistico, Capri

1996

Galerie Paleo, Köln
Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia
i Granai, Lucca, Fondazione ICECOCU, Seoul, Corea

1997

Associated American Artists, New York
Artcore Gallery, Toronto
Convento dei Passionisti, Monte Argentario
Andrew Han Gallery, Montreal
Galerie Bornemann, Lubecka

1998

Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia
Galerie Madach 5, Budapest
Museum Kuenzelsau, Glaskasten Studtgart

1999

Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia
Galerie Glacis, Graz

2004

Venice Design Art Gallery
Venezia

2005

Venice Design Art Gallery
Venezia

2006

Galerie Hilger, Vienna (with Dormice and Sawan Yawnghwe)

2007

Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia
Galerie Zeitkunst, Kitzbuehel

2009

ToM, Détournement Venice 09, collateral event 53 Biennale of Venice
German Italian Institut Palazzo Albrizzi ToM, White Box, New York

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1980

Galerie Marley, Kiel
Museum am Dom, Lübeck

1982

Galerie Lang, Wien

1983

Imago, Nuernberg
Evangelische Akademie, Hamburg

1984

Getler Saper Gallery, New York

1985

Leopold Hoesch Museum, Dueren
Deutsche Bank, Heidelberg

1986

Kunstlerhaus Salzburg; Galerie Hilger, Wien
Accademia estiva Europa, Civitella d’Agliano
Collezione Amsler, Aarau
Staedtische Galerie im Trudelhaus, Baden

1987

Palazzo Lanfranchi, Pisa
Galleria Bonifacio, Genova
Kuenstlerwerkstaetten Lothringerstr., Monaco
Campo dei Segni, Civitella

1988

Convento Servito di Maria, Pesaro
Convento del Bosco, Firenze
Halle IV, Benconvento

1989

Galerie Susanne Zander
Galerie Lamaignère St.Germain, Paris
Galleria Civica, Reggio Emilia

1990Galerie Brigitte Wagner, Bonn
Grafiktriennale, Frechen
Artlantis, Stuttgart Galerie d’Art actuel, Liegi

1991

Scottsdale Center for Art, Arizona
RAI special show, Amsterdam

1992

Leonhardskirche und Hospitalhof, Stuttgart
Galerie Anton Meier, Genf
Kunstverein Horn

1993Stadtmuseum, Saarbrucken
AMC Amsterdam

1994

Stadtmuseum, Wurzburg
Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxemburg
Holtegaard Foundation, Holte, Danimarca
Galerie der Bruecke, Buenos Aires

1995

Fundacion Cultural COAM, Madrid
Fundaçao Bienal de Sao Paulo Galerie Marie Puck Broodthaers, Bruxelles

1996

Galerie Dominion, Montreal
The Landon Gallery, New York
Georgetown University Gallery, Washington
Museum of Modern Art, Medelin, Colombia
Joseph D.Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto

1997

Artcore Gallery,Toronto
American Associated Artists, New York
Vancouver Contemporary Artworks, Vancouver
Hospitalhof Stuttgart

1998

Museo degli Uffizi, Firenze
Galerie Stahlberger, Weil am Rheim

1999

Espace Paul Ricard, Paris
An unequals Eye, New York

2000

Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, (con Dormice)

2001

Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Roma (con Dormice)
Foundation Pino Pascali, (with Dormice)
Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Verona (con Dormice)

2002

Fondazione Sandretto Re Baudengo, Torino (con Dormice)

2003

Galleria Fernando La Torre, Saragozza

2004

MESEDU, Museum for cont. Art, Sassari (with Dormice)
MACI, Museum for cont. art, Isernia
Biennale in Transit, Castel St. Angelo, Rome (with Dormice)

2005

Center for Cont. Art, Cestello di Rivara, Turin (with Dormice)
Center for Cont. Art, Pesaro-Urbino (with Dormice)

2009

Biennale del libro d’artista, Roma
TINA B, Biennale for multi media art and performance, Prague
Mediamorfosi, SUDLAB, Naples

2010

DX0.1 concept space, Milan

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BIBLIOGRAFY

Italienische Briefe, testo di Wolfgang Längsfeld, ed. Galerie Immanuel, 1982
Heinrich Nicolaus. Neue Arbeiten 1982-1984, testi di Maria Luisa Frisa e Norbert Messler, ed. Galerie Maier, Kitzbüel, 1984
Heinrich Nicolaus, testo di Maria Luisa Frisa, ed. Galerie Stahlberger e Galleria Peccolo, 1985
Nicolaus, Bilder fuer Skulpturen, die Morgenlandfahrt, testo di Andrea B. del Guercio, ed. Galerie Kremer 1986
Heinrich Nicolaus, testo di Wolfgang Hilger, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna 1986
Böcklin – Zyklus – Prolog, testo di Heinrich Nicolaus, Edition Muehlfeld & Hilger, Vienna/ Francoforte, 1987
Wie man Böcklin vergisst, testo di Viana Conti, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna/Francoforte, in collaborazione con Galerie Kremer-Tengelmann, Colonia, 1987
Heinrich Nicolaus, testo di Siegfried Gnichwitz, ed.Galerie Tengelmann, 1987
Heinrich Nicolaus. Monolog, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna/Francoforte, 1989
Re vera, testo di Sandro Candreva, ed. Carini, Firenze, 1990
Ich will das innere Feuer, testi di Heinrich Nicolaus, ed. Carini, Firenze, 1990
Ürberfahrt – Ankuft – Die Atlantikueberquerung, testo di Friedhelm Mennekes, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna/Francoforte, 1990
Heinrich Nicolaus, testo di Elda Torres, Ediciones Der Brücke, Buenos Aires, 1991 
Tibet, testo di Viktor Fleming, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna, 1992
Heinrich Nicolaus, testo di Thomas Veit, ed. Galerie Brigitte Wagner, Bonn, 1992
Kopf und Figur, testi di Martin Stather e Thomas Veit, ed. Kunstverein Mannheim, 1993
Meisterwerke von Turner zur Gegenwart, ed. Galerie Brigitte Wagner, Bonn, 1994
Der Blick der Figuren und Köpfe, testo di Martin Stather, ed. Galerie HIlger, Vienna, 1995
Quando l’oro parla, ed. Galleria Fallani Best, Firenze, 1995
Lemniskatische Prozesse, ed. Galerie Stahlberger, Weil am Rhein, 1995
Dal progetto all’ opera, ed. Jospeh d. Carrier Art Gallery, Toronto e Gallery Dominion, Montreal, 1996
Nicolaus on Clemente, ed. Fondazione ICECOCU, Seoul, Corea, 1996
Artisti internazionali in Toscana, testo di Fabio Cavallucci, ed. Tuscia Electa, Hopefull Monster, Torino, 1996
Toxic Soup, ed. Vancouver Contemporary Artworks, Vancouver, 1997
Ovunque posa l’occhio c’è l’incanto, WEA, Milano, 1997
Das Zimmer der Malerei, testi di Ernst Hilger e Heinrich Nicolaus, ed. Museo Wuerth, Kuenzelsau, 1998
Diario 1992-1994, testo di Heinrich Nicolaus, Glaskasten Intermedia, Budapest/Leonberg, 1998
Sammlung Infled I, ed. Galerie Hilger, Vienna, 1998
Nicolaus. Dream House, testo di Wolf-Günter Thiel, ed. Venice Design Art Gallery, Venezia, 1999
Manuale n° 1 Lo stato del mondo, AAVV, ed. MOMAP, 2005
“Principesse in fuga” text by Lionello Puppi, ed. Venice Design, Venice, 2005
TOMagazine N. 1, Text by Heinrich Nicolaus, MOMAP Editions, 2009

CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Albertina, Wien, Deutsche Bank Frankfurt und Singapur, Chase Manhatten New York, Leopold Hoesch Museum Dueren, Museum Wuerth, Kuenzelsau, Sammlung der Stadt Muenchen, Sammlung der Stadt Kiel, FCRAC de Bourgogne, FRAC de Strassbourg, Mueseum der Stadt Tolouse, Museum Palazzo Forti Verona (mit Dormice), Scottsdale Center for Contemporary Art, Arizona, Sammlung der Universitaet Graz, Sammlung Bouw Fonds, Hoevelaken, Holland, Griesbach Collection, Sammlung Frieder Burda, Offenburg, Stadt Greve in Chianti (Skulptur im oeffentlichen Raum), Stadt Civitella d’Agliano (Skulptur im oeffentlichen Raum).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988European University, Civitella d’Agliano, painting

1997ContArt Vancouver, painting and the system

2004Fina Art Academy, Dresden, seminar on collaboration

PERFORMANCES

1980

Séance 1, Kiel

1981

Séance 2, Schoenstrasse D.vonGottberg, Hamburg

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