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PAUL RENNER
Born in 1957
Lives in Austria and Italy
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Paul Renner situates his art and his actions between physical and metaphysical extremes. His actions are anarchic, subversive and experimental, and his constructions focus on the idea of creating a Gesamtkunstwerk. He is particularly interested in art as synaesthetic perception. His exhibition projects culminate in the staging of theatrical soirées at which visual arts and performing arts are infused with culinary art. He also designs buildings (Theatrum Anatomicum), stages festivals (Vakanz) and founds travel clubs (The Hell Fire Touring & Dining Club) for such events. His art projects are often the products of temporary co-productions with other artists.
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| Solo Exhibitions |
| 2011 |
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| THE CONSECRATION OF THE BAR Leo Koenig Projekte. New York |
| NO MAN`s LAND Museum of Contemporary Art & Timken Museum San Diego |
| DIE BAR Leo Koenig Art Forum Berlin |
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| 2010 |
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FENGHUANG: METAMORPHOSES Space by Three Shanghai
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| 2009 |
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GEFILLTE FISCH (Gefilte Fish), Sala Mostre della Communità Ebraica Casale Monferrato (Italy)
ESILIO A CAPRI (Exile on Capri), Morra Foundation, Naples, Italy
THE OMAHA DINER Bemis - Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha (U.S.A.) |
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| 2007 |
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THEATRUM ANATOMICUM Kunsthaus Bregenz (Austria)
VOM THEATRUM ANATOMICUM (About the Theatrum Anatomicum), Konzett Gallery,
Vienna (Austria)
HARDCORE DINER EXTRAKT (Hardcore Diner Extract), Martin Geier Gallery, Algund (Italy) |
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| 2006 |
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ICONOLOGIA TENEBRARUM (Iconology of Darkness), Galerie Baviera Zurich (Switzerland)
HARDCORE DINER Leo Koenig Inc. New York (U.S.A.) |
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| 2005 |
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STUDIOLO PATAFISICO Kunstverein Galerie Esplanade Bad Ischl (Austria)
EL PATIO Can Marquès Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
DE MODO AMALGAMANDI with Dany Vescovi, Feldkirch Festival, Feldkirch (Austria) |
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| 2004 |
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FIAT MENSA with Heinz Mader and Greta Mentzel, Stadtmuseum (town museum), Klausen (Italy)
MITTERBAD Art Scarpulin, Merano (Italy)
THE HELL FIRE DINING CLUB with Medlar Lucan & Durian Gray, Kunsthalle Wien,
Vienna (Austria) |
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| 2003 |
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TEATRO ANATOMICO Villa Paleotti Isolani - Galleria Spazia Bologna (Italy)
NARRENTURM (Tower of Fools), with Christian Thanhäuser, Kubin Haus in Zwicklet (Austria)
SCHIZO GOURMET Galerie im Schloss Geymüller Hollenburg, Hollenburg Castle (Austria) |
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| 2002 |
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THE HELL FIRE TOURING CLUB with Medlar Lucan & Durian Gray, Morra Foundation,
Naples (Italy)
THE HELL FIRE TOURING CLUB - THEATRES OF MEMORY Billboards Kunsthaus Bregenz (Austria)
ON TOUR WITH THE HELL FIRE TOURING CLUB Galerie Lisi Hämmerle Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 2001 |
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| ARTISSIMA Torino, Morra Foundation, Naples (Italy) |
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| 2000 |
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| CONTRO CORRENTE Morra Foundation, Naples (Italy) |
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| 1999 |
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| GRANDE FESTA (Great Feast), Palazzo Podesta, Asti (Italy) |
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| 1997 |
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MONUMENTE (Monuments), cathedral crypt, Helsinki (Finland)
AUF REISEN (On Tour), Nordic Art Center, Helsinki (Finland) |
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| 1996 |
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| LEERE FÜLLT/VOLL IN DIE LEERE (The Void Fills/into Nothingness), with Peter Raneburger, Saint Nicholas Church in Matrei (Italy) |
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| 1995 |
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RUSSEN (Russians) Galerie Beim Steinernen Kreuz Bremen (Germany)
RUSSEN (Russians) Tecnolumen Exhibition Hall, Bremen (Germany) |
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| 1994 |
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| JUPE EN BLOC Mellauer Werkstatt Mellau (Austria) |
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| 1992 |
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SARKOPHAGE (Sarcophaguses), with Herbert Meusburger, Galerie Baviera Zurich (Switzerland)
IIN, AUF UND JENSEITS VON BREGENZ (In, on and beyond Bregenz), Kunstverein Bregenz, Art Association (Austria)
PAARE, MÖRDER UND GEMORDETE (Couples, Murderers and Corpses), Beim Steinernen Kreuz Gallery, Bremen (Germany)
OSMANEN UND HABSBURGER (Ottomans and Habsburgs), with Aldo Mondino, Aya Irini – Sultanahmet, Istanbul (Turkey)
ISTANBUHL ATHEN Sonnenburg Gallery, Lech (Austria) |
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| 1991 |
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HABSBURGER Heike Curtze Gallery, Vienna (Austria)
OSMANEN UND HABSBURGER (Ottomans and Habsburgs), with Aldo Mondino, Museum of Modern Art, Ludwig Foundation, Vienna (Austria)
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| 1990 |
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E=MC²? Vorarlberger Illwerke Partennen (Austria)
MISS ANGEL Raiffeisenbank Egg (Austria)
POETEN UND FREIGEISTER (Poets and Free Thinkers), Sophienhof City Gallery, Kiel (Germany)
POETEN UND FREIGEISTER (Poets and Free Thinkers), Beim Steinernen Kreuz Gallery,
Bremen (Germany) |
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| 1989 |
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CAPPUCINO GRUFT (Capuccino Crypt), with Aldo Mondino, Heike Curtze Gallery, Vienna (Austria)
PORTRAITS VON BANKERN UND SCHULDNERN (Portraits of Bankers and Debtors), Vorarlberger Hypobank, Vienna (Austria)
F.M. FELDER UND ZEITGENOSSEN (F.M. Felder and Contemporaries), Aller Art Studio, Bludenz (Austria) |
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| 1988 |
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FUNKTIONAL-IRREAL (Functional-Irreal), Heike Curtze Gallery, Vienna (Austria)
25 PÄPSTE UND KARDINÄLE (25 Popes and Cardinals), Gallery at Rosenberg Castle,
Zell am See (Austria)
ARBEITEN AUF PAPIER (Works on Paper), Klewan Gallery, Munich (Germany)
GEMEINSCHAFTSARBEITEN DIETER ROTH/PAUL RENNER Hein Loft, Munich (Germany)
ALLE IM FINALE (All in the Finale), Galerie Baviera Zurich (Switzerland)
CO-PRODUCTIONS PAUL RENNER/VOLKMAR SCHULZ-RUMPOLD
Irmgard Wiese Gallery, Munich (Germany)
DOLORMITEN with Aldo Mondino and Jakob De Chirico, Kunstverein Merano Art Association (Italy)
MOMENTAN UND JAHRE HINTERHER (Presently and Years After), Kurt Salchli Gallery and Book Store, Berne (Switzerland) |
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| 1987 |
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DIE NEBELGARDEROBE (The Cloakroom of Fog), Michael Haas Gallery, Berlin (Germany)
CO-PRODUCTIONS RENNER/SCHULZ-RUMPOLD Laden Martina Rumpold, Bremen (Germany) |
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| 1986 |
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PASSEPARTOUT-BILDER (Passe-Partout Pictures), Rössli Gallery in Stäfa (Switzerland)
DIE NEBELGARDEROBE (The Cloakroom of Fog) Kurt Salchli Gallery and Book Store, Berne (Switzerland)
WIXEN WAS DAS ZEUG HÄLT (Wank Till You’re Knackered), Sigma Gallery, Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 1985 |
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BAUEN BRAUEN SAUEN (Build, Brew, Farrow), Klewan Gallery, Munich (Germany)
SCHWEIZER KANTONSMALEREI/DAS SOMMERECHO AUS DER EISDIELE
(Swiss Canton Paintings/The Summer Echo out of the Ice-Cream Parlour), Galerie Baviera Zurich (Switzerland)
RENNER BEI GROHS (Renner at Grohs), Minimanie Gallery, Steyr (Austria)
DAS ECHO AUS DER HEIMAT (Echo from the Home Country), Gallery at Rosenberg Castle, Zell am See (Austria) |
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| 1983 |
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DAS GROSSE BESTIARIUM (The Great Bestiarium), Galerie im Klapperhof, Cologne (Germany)
DAS ULTRABESTIARIUM (The Ultrabestiarium), LP 220 Gallery Franz Paludetto, Torino (Italy)
ZOOKOMMUNIKATIONE (Communications in the Zoo), LP 220 Gallery Franz Paludetto, Torino (Italy) |
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| 1981 |
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DAS NEUERE UNIVERSUM (The Newer Universe), Galerie Drehscheibe Lambelet, Basel (Switzerland)
NEUES ZEUG (New Stuff), Peter Pakesch Gallery, Vienna (Austria) |
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| 1980 |
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SACKGASSENBILDNEREI (Dead-End Pictures), Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria)
TURIN IST VIELLEICHT SCHEISS STADT (Torino is Perhaps a Really Shitty City), Unde Gallery, Torino (Italy) |
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| 1979 |
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EXPO ARTE Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria)
WASH ART Washington with Ernst Caramelle, Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria) |
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| 1978 |
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| ZEPPELINPROJEKT (Zeppelin Project), Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria) |
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| 1974 |
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| DIAGRAMME (Diagrams), Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz (Austria) |
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Contributions to Exhibitions |
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NITSCH. VORBILDER, ZEITGENOSSEN LEHRE (Nitsch. Prototypes, Contemporaries, Teachings), Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna (Austria)
MAHLZEIT ESSEN IN DER KUNST (Meals – Food in the Arts), Traklhaus Salzburg (Austria) |
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| 2008 |
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PARADISO TERRESTRE Bonelli Lab Canneto S/O, diethARdT collection, Graz (Austria)
diethARdT collection Graz
GOLD ZERO KARATI MyOwnGallery Milano (Italy)
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| 2007 |
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| EXITUS – TOD ALLTÄGLICH (Exitus – Everyday Death), Künstlerhaus Vienna (Austria) |
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| 2006 |
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GEFANGENE SEELEN GEFÜLLTE SCHWÄNZE (Captive Souls, Stuffed Tails), Deutschvilla, Strobl (Austria)
SENZA FAMIGLIA!(Without Family!), La Società Promotrice Delle Belle Arti, Torino (Italy) |
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| 2005 |
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| DALLA A ALLA M Galleria d'Arte Susanna Orlando, Forte dei Marmi (Italy) |
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| 2004 |
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HYBRIS Arte Contemporanea, Mantova (Italy)
HANDLUNGSANWEISUNGEN (Directions for Action), Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna (Austria)
LA MORTE TI FA BELLA (Death Makes You Beautiful), Galleria San Salvatore, Modena (Italy) |
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| 2003 |
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| SIGNORI SI PARTE! APPUNTI DI VIAGGIO MEMORIE E RICORDI Trentino + Val di Non (Italy) |
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| 2002 |
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FLUXUS UND FREUNDE (Fluxus and Friends), co-productions Paul Renner/ Dieter Roth, Schnepel Collection, Weserburg Museum, Bremen (Germany)
MEDIUM BERGE, DAS MALLORY PROJEKT (Medium Mountains – The Mallory Project), Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 2001 |
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| ZEICHNUNGSARTEN (Types of Drawings), Art Bodensee, Dornbirn (Austria) |
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| 1999 |
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| SPAZIO QUID Milano (Italy) |
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| 1998 |
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PIGSY Spazio 24 h Milano (Italy)
SAMMLERKABINETTE (Collectors’ Cabinets), Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 1996 |
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VIS A VIS Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Bregenz (Austria)
DRACHEOTOMANIE Stilfs Art Association, Stilfs (Italy)
COLLABOCOSMOGEOGEOGRAFIE Kulturhaus Meran, Merano (Italy)
SÜDBAROLER VOLKSPARTEI (Südbaroler People’s Party), Conrad Sohm, Dornbirn (Austria) |
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| 1994 |
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WITH ANOTHER BASE (BASIS) IN FACT (BASIS) IN FACT, Collection New Weserburg Museum, Bremen (Germany)
PIRGI Landhaus, Federal Government of Vorarlberg, Bregenz (Austria)
PIRGI Chios (Greece)
KONZEPT 2 Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 1993 |
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| KUNST DIE HALBE MIETE (Art – Half the Rent), Bludenz (Austria) |
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| 1990 |
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| PERSPEKTIVEN ÖSTERREICHISCHER GEGENWARTSKUNST (Perspectives of Austrian Contemporary Art), Heike Curtze Gallery, Salzburg (Austria) |
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| 1989 |
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IL SOFFIO DI EOLO Malfa Isola di Salina (Italy)
60 TAGE ÖSTERREICHISCHES MUSEUM DES 21. JAHRHUNDERTS (60 Days Austrian Museum of the 21st Century), Vienna (Austria)
FRAUENBILDER (Pictures of Women), Wiese Gallery, Munich (Germany)
SADEDAS Klein Gallery, Bonn (Germany)
SADEDAS Jahn Gallery, Munich (Germany)
SADEDAS Art Contact Gallery, Karlsruhe (Germany)
DISKURS (Discourse), Studio Allerart, Bludenz (Austria)
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| 1988 |
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RÖSTIPRÜGEL Dampfzentrale Berne (Switzerland)
KUNSTWOCHE DILLINGEN Art Week, Dillingen (Germany)
ASPEKTE DER MODERNE(Aspects of Modernity), Friedrichshafen Art Association (Germany) |
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| 1987 |
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UNGE KUNSTNERES SAMFUND Oslo (Norway)
KUNSTWOCHE Dillingen Art Week (Germany)
MALERMACHT (Artist’s Power), Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn & Taxis, Bregenz (Austria)
ERÖFFNUNGS-GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNG Salchli & Agoues Gallery, Rüfenacht (Switzerland) |
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| 1986 |
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SYMBOL TIER (Animals as Symbols), Ursula Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria)
NEBENEBEN Munich (Germany)
OHNE MACHT KEIN FEIND-SAMMLUNG BAVIERA (Without Power No Enemies), Stadthaus Olten (Switzerland)
SAMMLUNG BAVIERA Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund (Germany)
KUNST IN VORARLBERG - DIE ACHZIGER JAHRE (Art in Vorarlberg – The Eighties), Institute for Art History, University of Innsbruck (Austria) |
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| 1982 |
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DIE NEUE KÜNSTLERGRUPPE - DIE WILDE MALEREI (The New Group of Artists – Wild Painting), Im Klapperhof, Cologne (Germany)
ART COLLECTION FESTSPIELHAUS Bregenz (Austria) |
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| 1980 |
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| DAS POLAROID (The Polaroid), Bonn Art Association (Germany) |
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BAUEN BRAUEN SAUEN Galerie Klewan München
SCHWEIZER KANTONSMALEREI/DAS SOMMERECHO AUS DER EISDIELE
Galerie Baviera Zürich
RENNER BEI GROHS Galerie Minimanie Steyr
DAS ECHO AUS DER HEIMAT Galerie im Schloss Rosenberg Zell am See |
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| 1983 |
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DAS GROSSE BESTIARIUM Galerie im Klapperhof Köln
DAS ULTRABESTIARIUM Galerie LP 220 Franz Paludetto Torino
ZOOKOMMUNIKATIONE Galerie LP 220 Franz Paludetto Torino |
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| 1981 |
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DAS NEUERE UNIVERSUM Galerie Drehscheibe Lambelet Basel
NEUES ZEUG Galerie Peter Pakesch Wien |
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| 1980 |
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SACKGASSENBILDNEREI Galerie Ursula Krinzinger Innsbruck
TURIN IST VIELLEICHT SCHEISS STADT Galerie Unde Torino |
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| 1979 |
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EUROPA79 (Euope79), Stuttgart (Germany)
SITUATIONEN (Situations), Nächst Gallery, Saint Stephen, Vienna (Austria) |
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| 1977 |
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AUSTRIAN VIDEO PRODUCTIONS Graz (Austria)
BRDO Krinzinger Gallery, Innsbruck (Austria) |
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Soirée |
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EXZESS AUS ASKESE (Excess from Ascesis), Imago Dei Festival, Krems (Austria)
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| 2008 |
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| DER TURM ZU BABEL (The Tower of Babel), diethARdT collection, Graz (Austria) |
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| 2006 |
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GEFÜLLTE SCHWÄNZE (Stuffed Tails), Deutschvilla, Strobl (Austria)
SCHMECK'S! KROPFETER.. Galerie Baviera Zurich (Switzerland) |
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| 2005 |
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Á REBOURS / EIN MENÜ FÜR KÖNIGE BETTLER UND NARREN (A Menu for Kings, Beggars and Fools), Feldkirch Festival, Feldkirch (Austria)
HERMAPHRODITEN AUS SALZ UND ALAUN (Hermaphrodites of Salt and Alum), Galerie Esplanade Art Association, Bad Ischl (Austria)
ÜBERWINDUNG DES EKELS: 120 JAHRE VON SODOM (Overcoming Disgust: 120 Years of Sodom), Museum der Moderne, Salzburg (Austria) |
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| 2004 |
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WEGELAGEREI IM KURPARK (Robbery in the Spa Park), Pienzenau Castle, Merano (Italy)
FIAT MENSA Refectory of the Klausen Capuchin Monastery, Klausen (Italy) |
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| 1998 |
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| SONDERVERANSTALTUNG (Special Event), Bärbel Grässlin Gallery, Frankfurt (Germany) |
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| 1996 |
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| SOIREÉ IM KINO MATREI (Soirée at the Cinema in Matrei), Matrei (Italy) |
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| 1994 |
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| SOIREÉ BRUT Gasthof Hirschen (inn) Schwarzenberg (Austria) |
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| 1990 |
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| MISS ANGEL Gasthof Hirschen (inn) Schwarzenberg (Austria) |
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| 1989 |
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| DON CARLOS Stone-Club Feldkirch |
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| 1988 |
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| F.M.FELDER UND ZEITGENOSSEN (F.M. Felder and Contemporaries), Alpine Dairy Building, Egg-Grossdorf (Austria) |
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