Armin Boehm

Aachen, Germany 기반

Armin Boehm portrays scenes with a distinct level of complexity both in their narratives and their outwardly presentation, capturing the frank reality of modern times. Complete with collaged pieces of fabric and eclectic combination of motifs, Boehm’s work instantly draws us into his fantastical urban cosmos filled with cyborgs, politicians, and flowers. The intricately fragmented surface of his paintings visualizes the overwhelming dissonance that surrounds our contemporary lives, reflecting the manifold layers of realities that coexist within our existence. As German Expressionism of early twentieth century pondered the consequences of the technical innovations of their time, Boehm observes the current state of the world, where our reliance on technology and the few who control it have created fundamental shifts in our collective psyche and morals. By design, there is an unshakable sense of anxiety that runs through Armin Boehm’s oeuvre. “Our recent world is dominated by unreflected positivity ”, says the artist. With the value put on the number of quantifiable likes received on the internet ever increasing, the artist believes it all the more necessary not to suppress the anxiety and tragedy in our lives in order for us to move forward in our psychological evolution. Born in 197 2 , Aachen, Germany Lives and works in Berlin , Germany EDUCATION 1995 – 2001 Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Konrad Klapheck and Jörg Immendorff 2001 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris Grant of 2001 Staatlichen Kunstakademie Düsseldorf 1998 Grant of Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2022 From Gloom to Night, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul 2021 Wider die Zumutungen der Gegenwart, Anita Beckers Contemporary Art & Projects, Frankfurt am Main Nachtcafé (pas d’assurance pour la Nuit), Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen 2020 Auf der Wunde hält die Farbe nicht, Meyer Riegger, Berlin 2019 Radical Presence, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe North, Hans Alf Gallery, Kopenhagen, DK 2018 Involution, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH 2017 Intimacy and Vulnerability, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT 2016 1, 2, 3 Soleil, Susanne Vielmetter Projects, Los Angeles, US 2015 Le style c’est les corps, Meyer Riegger, Berlin 2014 Inutile Éternité, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH 2013 Raumneurose, Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York, US 2012 Wald Hochwald Holzfällen, Gallery Weekend, Meyer Riegger, Berlin 2011 Gehirne, mit Thomas Helbig, Kunstverein Heppenheim Chiffon Rouge, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT 2010 Die Leere und das gezeichnete Ich, Meyer Riegger, Berlin 2009 Der Böse Blick / The Evil Eye, Kunstverein Braunschweig (Kat./Cat.) Waldgänger, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe 2007 Death to Pics, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Köln New Paintings, Francesca Minini Galerie, Mailand, IT 2006 Death to Pics, Johnen Galerie, Berlin 2005 I remember nothing, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, München (mit Martin Boyce) 2004 Künstliche Welten, Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.) 2001 Paintball, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe (Kat./Cat.) 1998 PSM (Ausstellungsprojekt Peter Gorschlüter), Köln GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2022 Berlin Meets Seoul, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin, Germany (curated by CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, KUNSTLEBEN BERLIN Art Guide UG) FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul, Korea 2021 Paint it black, Meyer Riegger, Berlin Ich bin Natur. Von der Verletzlichkeit. Überleben in der Risikogesellschaft. Rohkunstbau 26, Schloss Lieberose, Spreewald 2020 Studio Berlin, Berghain, Berlin Cover of the cover, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin 2019 Expanded Painting, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT Both Hands on the Wheel, A ceramic group show, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, DK Come together, Meyer Riegger, Berlin 2018 Berlin Calling. Works on Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin It smells like… flowers & fragrances, me Collectors, Berlin 2017 Aus Berlin, Galerie Hans Alf, Kopenhagen, DK In Paper We Trust, The Dot Project, London, UK And Then There Were None, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe 2016 I call it Lüttgen, Markus Lüttgen, Köln Der Zeit Angemessen Begegnen, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg 2015 German Promises, Groupshow mit/ with Björn Dahlem, Christoph Rückhaberle, Matthias Dornfeld, Marliz Frencken, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Porn Porn Porn, EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin 2014 Dizionario Di Pittura, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT DuckRabbit, Anat Egbi, Los Angeles, US 2013 A drawing that illustrates my last show, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe Painting Forever! KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin Pneuma, Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo, JPN Die Welt von oben – Die Vogelperspektive in der Kunst, Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen (Kat./Cat.) 2012 Cold Crusts – Rare Earth, Stadtgalerie Kiel (Kat./Cat.) Hidden Stories, KAI 10 Raum für Kunst, Düsseldorf , mit Andro Wekua, Nigel Cooke, Olaf Breuning, Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.) Etat de Veille, Jousse Entreprise, Paris, FR Group show, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH 2011 Secret Societies, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (Kat./Cat.) Berlin Klondyke 2011, Art Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, US Sociétés Secrètes, CAPC Musée d’art contemporain, Bordeaux, FR Ars Apocalipsis – Kunst und Kollaps, Kunstverein Kreis Gütersloh e.V., Gütersloh 2010 Intensif Station, K21 – Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf Ich weiß gar nicht, was Kunst ist – Einblicke in eine private Sammlung, MARTaHerford Märchen Kunst, Kunsthalle Darmstadt Waking the Dead, Autocenter, Berlin Konstellationen V, Städelmuseum Frankfurt a. M. Die Nacht – Nachtdarstellungen in der zeitgenössischen Malerei, Städtischen Galerie Delmenhorst (mit Daniel Richter, Thomas Zipp, Norbert Schwontkowski, Neo Rauch u.a) (Kat./Cat.) 2009 Die unsichtbare Hand – Zeitgenössische Zeichnung in der Sammlung der Städtischen Galerie Delmenhorst (Kat./Cat.) Märchenwald, Sprengelmuseum Hannover Was sonst soll ich lieben, wenn nicht das Rätsel?, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg (Kat./Cat.) 2008 Apocalyptic Landscape, Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, NL Back to Black, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (Kat./Cat.) 2007 Berlin Noir curated by Felix Ensslin, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, US Made in Germany, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover (Kat.Cat.) GROUP SHOW Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf 2006 Tanz den Kommunismus, Schickeria, Berlin The Known and the Unkonwn, Galerie Nicolai Wallner, Kopenhagen, DK 2005 trouble with fantasy, Kunsthalle Nürnberg (Kat./Cat.) Dark Dreams, Johnen+Schöttle, Köln 2004 Dark Dreams, Johnen Galerie, Berlin Das Örtliche – die Kunst gesehen zu werden, NAK Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen Doku/Fiction Mouse on Mars Reviewed & Remixed, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.) 2003 Kalter Hund, Kapinos Galerie mit Axel Geis, Alicja Kwade, Gregor Hildebrandt, Berlin Malerei aus Berlin, mit Michael Kunze und Nikolaus List, The Living Room, Amsterdam, NL Malerei, mit Uwe Henneken und Michael Kunze u.a., Galerie Olaf Stüber, Berlin unHEIMlich, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst 2002 Sounds, G7, Berlin 2001 Die Farben des Unsichtbaren, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Universität Bonn 2000 Genre Painting, Berlin