Archive 1997 - 2012

Axel Lieber





















Axel Lieber

Born 1960 in Düsseldorf | Lives in Berlin and Malmö

2006-07 / DAAD Guest Professor at Bauhaus Universität Weimar / Public Art and New Artistic Strategies, MFA program / 2004-05 Guest Professor with inges idee at Bauhaus Universität Weimar / Public Art and New Artistic Strategies, MFA program 1999-2006 Workshops at the Art Academy of Malmö, Sweden, and at several European Art Academies / 1995-99 Teacher at the Art Academy of Malmö, Sweden / 1992 Founded the group inges idee (Art in Public Space) with Hans Hemmert, Thomas Schmidt, Georg Zey (www.ingesidee.de) / 1978-84 Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, sculpture, w/Tony Cragg Master class of Prof. Kramp

Auszeichnungen & Stipendien | Grants & Awards
2006-2011 Grant from the Swedish Art Council (Konstnärsnämnden) / 2001-02 Grant from the Swedish Art Council (Konstnärsnämnden) / 1999 I.A.S.P.I.S. (International Artist Studio Program in Sweden) / 1999 Stipendium Headlands Centre for the Arts, San Francisco / 1997 Stipendium der Edstranska Stiftung, Lund, Sweden / 1995 Catalogue Grant from Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach Stiftung, Germany / 1992 Project grant from the Senator of Cultural Affairs, Berlin, Germany / 1992 First prize of the Saar Ferngas Förderpreis, Saarbrücken, Germany / 1991 Scholarship of the county of Berlin for the Cité des Arts, Paris, France / 1990 Phillip Morris Grant for the sculptureshop Berlin, Germany / 1988 Scholarship of the county of Niedersachsen for Schloss Bleckede, Germany  / 1986 Scholarship from the KUNSTFONDS, e.V, Bonn, Germany  / 1986 Einjähriger Arbeitsaufenthalt im Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin  / 1986 Studio grant for the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany / 1984 Travelling grant (USA) from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Germany  / 1984 Award ”Sculpture and colour”, BDI, Germany / 1984 Award of the Fine Arts from the city of Düsseldorf, Germany

Public Collections
Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany / Brandenburgische Kunstsammlungen Cottbus, Germany / Bundesministerium des Inneren, Germany / IFA Institut (mit inges idee), Germany / Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden / Schyl Donation , Malmö Konsthall, Sweden / Konstmuseet Götheborg, Sweden / Konstmuseum Uppsala, Sweden

Einzelausstellungen (Auswahl) | Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
2008 "Inside Modernism,“ Landskrona Konsthall, Sweden (mit Jørgen Carlo Larsen) / 2008 "Verderb und  Gedeih," loop-raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2007 "Draußen," Räume für Neue Kunst, Rolf Hengesbach, Köln, Germany / 2007 Dina4 Projkete, München, Germany / 2006 Kabusa Konsthall, Kabusa, Sweden / 2005 Galleri Magnus Åklundh, Malmö, Sweden / 2005 "Nebenwirkungen," Kunsthalle Wintherthur, Switzerland / 2004 "Karaoke," Dina4 Projekte, München, Germany / 2004 "Feel Free," Philip Feldman Gallery at PNCA, Portland, OR, USA / 2004 "Release," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA / 2003 "Verbraucher," loop - raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2003 "25 Jahre Führerschein," Galerie Mark Müller, Zürich, Switzerland / 2003 "Galleri Engström," Stockholm, Sweden / 2003 "Release," Art Unlimited, Art Basel, CH / 2003 "Räume für Neue Kunst," Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal, Germany / 2002 "Elvis, Bremerhaven und ich," Kunsthalle Bremerhaven, Germany / 2002 "Beef Anatomico," Torreao, Porto Alegre, BR / 2002 "Die Erfüllung," Art Unlimited, Basel, Switzerland / 2002 "Uppfyllelse," Malmö Konsthall, Sweden / 2001 "Räume für Neue Kunst," Rolf Hengesbach, Wuppertal, Germany  / 2000 "Abnehmen." loop - raum für aktuelle kunst, Berlin/ 2000 "Zimmer mit Frühstück," Galerie Mark Müller, Zürich, Switzerland / 2000 "Basis und Überbau," Städt. Galerie Villa Zanders, Bergisch-Gladbach, Germany / 2000 Galleri Engström, Stockholm, Sweden / 1999 Künstlerhaus Bregenz, Palais Thurn u.Taxis, Bregenz, Austria

Gruppenausstellungen (Auswahl) | Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2008 "Architektur als Denkraum,"  Triennale Wismar, Germany / 2007 "We Love Kylie." loop-raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2007 "Bodycheck," 10. Triennale Kleinplastik, Fellbach, Germany / 2007 "Hotel van de Velde," Weimar  / 2006 "Globus Dei, Der Ball und die Kunst," Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Bottrop, Germany / 2006 “Camp Kamp,” Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Germany / 2006 “Faites vos jeux,” Kunstmuseum Siegen, Germany / 2006 “Faites vos jeux,” Cobra Museum, Amsterdam, NL / 2005 "Toronto in Berlin", loop-raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2005 Kunstraum Alexander Bürkle, Freiburg/Br, Germany / 2005 “Tapko-The Museum” Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Alborg, Denmark / 2005 “Faites vos jeux,” Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz, LIE / 2005 “Faites vos jeux,” Akademie der Künste, Berlin / 2005 “versteckt,” Künstlerhaus Dortmund / 2003 "sampler," loop-raum für aktuelle Kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2002 “Now is the Time,” Dorsky Curational Projects, New York City, USA / 2002 “Artist imagine Architecture,” ICA Boston, USA / 2002 “reloop,” loop - raum fur aktuelle kunst, Berlin, Germany / 2002 “September Horse,” Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin / 2001 “Big Nothing," Staatl. Kunsthalle Baden-Baden / 2001 “Berlin-London 01,” ICA, London, UK / 2000 "Randori." loop - raum für aktuelle kunst, Berlin, Germany / 1999 “Die Innenwelt der Außenwelt der Innenwelt,” Salzburger Kunstverein, Austria / 1999 “Euro Ride,” Transmission Gallery Glasgow, UK / 1999 “Open House,” Headlands Center for the Arts, San Francisco, USA / 1999 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, USA / 1999 “Hitchcock,” Kunsthalle Tirol, Austria / 1998 "sehen sehen." loop - raum für aktuelle kunst, Berlin   Kunst im öffentlichen Raum (Auswahl) | Public Commissions (Selection)2008 "Wilde Pferde," Stadtzentrum Köpenick, Germany / 2008 "Kronleuchter," Anwaltskanzlei Cederquist, Stockholm, Sweden / 2008 "Receiver," Danish Radio House, Copenhagen, Denmark    / 2008 "Stories," Grundschule Eschen, Liechtenstein / 2007 "Place Jean Jaurès," Avenue Jean Jaurès Jaurès, Paris, France / 2007 "3D2," Berufsschulzentrum München, Germany / 2006 "Alphabetet, bubblan och Horizonten," Hammarby Sjöstadskolan, Stockholm, Sweden / 2006 "Limited," Universität Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany (inges idee) / 2006 "Stretching," Otto Hahn Gymnasium, Berlin (inges idee)    / 2006 "3D hoch zwei," Fachschule München, München (inges idee) / 2006 "Gravity," Universität Greifswald, Greifswald (inges idee) / 2006 "Snowman," Singapore (inges idee) / 2006 "Growing Gardener," Tokyo, Japan (inges idee) / 2006 "Beschränkte Haftung," Universität Greifswald, Greifswald (inges idee) / 2006 "Stretching," Otto Hahn Gymnasium, Berlin  (inges idee)    / 2005 "The Flaneur," Raiffeisenbank Bremerhaven, Germany (inges idee) / 2004 "S, M, XL," Gustav Adolf Scool Helsingborg, Sweden / 2004 "Zebra," Justizvollzugsanstalt Wriezen, Germany (inges idee) / 2003 "On Tour," Vara Konserthus, Vara, Sweden (Inges Idee)    / 2003 "Jewelry," Parkinggarage at Carlsplatz Düsseldorf (inges idee / 2002 "In the same boat," Marine Hochschule Parow, Germany (inges idee) / 2001 "People, Administration building of the municipal public transportation Berlin (BVG)," Berlin (inges idee)