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Stefan Rinck
born in Homburg/Saar, Germany
lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
1993-1995 Stone sculptor – Apprenticeship – Zweibrücken
1995-1996 Art History and Philosophy – Universität des Saarlandes – Saarbrücken
1996-2000 Sculpture – Academy of Arts Karlsruhe
Exhibitions
2025
Mascarade, Domaine de Chamarande, Chamarande, France (SOLO)
The Four Seasons of My Soul, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
2024
The Bliss of Ignorance, with Philip Grözinger, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
L’Âge atomique, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Paris, France
Des exploits, des chefs d’œuvreMAC Musée d’Art Contemporain Marseille, Marseille , France
2023
Early Birds and Late Night Lizards, Nino Mier Gallery, New York City, USA (SOLO)
Sleep of Reason, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Die Handtasche muss lebendig sein, with Philip Grözinger, 68 projects, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Unexpected, Wasserwerk, Bad Schmiedeberg, Germany
Dystopian Archaeologies. Exploring the vestiges of past-future, CCA at La Misericordia, Palma de Malloca, Spain
Ca’n BOOM!, L21 Gallery, Palma de Malloca, Spain
2022
The Trembling of the Veil, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Semigods of the Jockey Club, Skarstedt, East Hampton, New York, USA (SOLO)
Obelix & Obelix: At Home I Am A Tourist, with Humberto Poblete-Bustamante, Allouche Benias, Athens, Greece (SOLO)
Kunst in Puurs, K.I.P. Kunst in Puurs, Puurs, Belgium
Manche trugen Federn, ERES Projects, München, Germany
2021
Abstracción bárbara en la casa de los excéntricos, Galeria Alegria, Barcelona, Spain (SOLO)
Endemic Creatures, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
In this Garden he reads the Diary of the World, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Here Come The Suns, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
Biennale Internationale Saint-Paul de Vence, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
Strangers in the House, Semiose, Paris, France
2020
de-monstration, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Saint Georges et son Dragon de Compagnie, La Forêt d’Art Contemporain, Bélis, France (SOLO)
Beyond the White Line, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
I feel Air from other Planets, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (SOLO)
Biennale Gherdëina 7, Curated by Adam Budak, Ortisei, Italy
Restons Unis, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
Multiple Visions, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium
2019
To Eat or to be Eaten, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Carnival, CAC Chapelle du Genéteil, Château-Gontier, France (SOLO)
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
Abundo en Felices curiosidades, Espacio Valverde, Madrid, Spain
Betes des Scenes, Fondation Villa Datris, L`Isle sur la Sorgue, France
2018
Les Sablent Mouvants, Espace a Vendre, Nizza, France
Für Immer Blau, Waldsteige, Duisburg, Germany
Un Futur Enchanteur, Le Consulat Paris, Paris, France
Ngorongoro 2, Künstlerateliers Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
2017
Pilgrimage to Kashyyyk, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
Les statues meurent aussi, Maladrerie Saint-Lazare, Beauvais, France (SOLO)
Fresh Meat in the shark pool, Muro, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
Metaphysical Casino, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
2016
Sick White God, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
De Lirio, Braubach Five, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Mai im Januar, Schaufenster, Berlin, Germany
Dark Ages, AEROPLASTICS contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2015
The Eternal Comedy of Creatures, Galeria Alegria, Madrid, Spain (SOLO)
Bitzel Britzel, Kunst Im Taut Haus, Berlin, Germany
Mai im Januar, Schaufenster, Berlin, Germany
2014
A Sunny Place for Shady People, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Emotional Rescue, Emotional Rescue Shows, Berlin, Germany
Mal wieder Freitag der 13, Idling Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Aus dem Fundus der botanischen Semantik, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany
2013
Dark Matter, Sorry we’re closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Benefit auction, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany
Black Friday, curated by Melina Volkmann, Yorckstraße 59, Berlin, Germany
2012
Fama, Good and bad speech after death, with Gabriel Vormstein, Patricia Low Contemporary, St. Moritz, Switzerland (SOLO)
Chains, Horse, Berlin, Germany
2011
Stefan Rinck befragt die Nachbarschaft: Will Gott noch was mit uns zu tun haben, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Die Geister die ich rief, Kunstverein Zweibrücken, Germany (SOLO)
The Dicks + Bonus Material, Teapot, Cologne, Germany
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle, U 37, Raum für Kunst, Berlin, Germany
The Cannibal’s Muse II, curated by Max Henry, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
Train Fantôme, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany
2010
Hasenprophezeiung, with Philipp Dogan, Galerie Petra Vankova, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Stefan Rinck & Ralf Dereich, Im Preservat, Ringstube, Mainz, Germany (SOLO)
Art Barter, HBC, Berlin, Germany
Ein Fest für Boris, Vittorio Manalese, Berlin, Germany
2009
Stefan Rincks Lehrplan des Lebens, life would suck without it, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
The Quest for Lost Innocence, Sorry we’re closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Bank of Eden, Whitechapel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Artgerecht, Villa am See, Tornow, Germany
Diesseits der Alpen: Hunger Jenseits der Alpen: Durst, Berlin, Germany
2007
Vicerunt Viderunt Venerunt, with Uwe Henneken, The Breeder Projects, Athens, Greece (SOLO)
Hoc oriente fug it, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Salon de Geffa, Private Sammlung Reyle & Sellin, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Blaue Augen, Showroom, Berlin, Germany
2006
Solo Show, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (SOLO)
Atropäischer Hyberbolismus, gelaicht in Antwerpen, in irgendeiner Schwemme – Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Portal of Glory, Vilma Gold, London, UK (SOLO)
Solo Show, Klara Wallner PLUS, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Wir hätten das Land gern weit und rund und Sie, Showroom, Berlin, Germany
The Glass Bead Game, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2005
Grün ist das neue Schwarz, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany
Kir Royal, Schickeria, Berlin, Germany
Group Show, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin, Germany
2004
Malerei, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany
2002
Die Superzelle, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
2001
Heimsteinwerk, Heidelberg, Germany
Y2K, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, Germany
Je ne regrette désire, Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden-Baden, Germany
2000
Group Show, Hobbypopmuseum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Residencies
2024 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2020 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2017 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
Collections
Fonds régional d’art contemporain Corse, Corte, France; Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Musée de la Loterie, Brussels, Belgium; Sammlung Krohne, Duisburg, Germany
lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
1993-1995 Stone sculptor – Apprenticeship – Zweibrücken
1995-1996 Art History and Philosophy – Universität des Saarlandes – Saarbrücken
1996-2000 Sculpture – Academy of Arts Karlsruhe
Exhibitions
2025
Mascarade, Domaine de Chamarande, Chamarande, France (SOLO)
The Four Seasons of My Soul, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
2024
The Bliss of Ignorance, with Philip Grözinger, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
L’Âge atomique, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Paris, France
Des exploits, des chefs d’œuvreMAC Musée d’Art Contemporain Marseille, Marseille , France
2023
Early Birds and Late Night Lizards, Nino Mier Gallery, New York City, USA (SOLO)
Sleep of Reason, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Die Handtasche muss lebendig sein, with Philip Grözinger, 68 projects, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Unexpected, Wasserwerk, Bad Schmiedeberg, Germany
Dystopian Archaeologies. Exploring the vestiges of past-future, CCA at La Misericordia, Palma de Malloca, Spain
Ca’n BOOM!, L21 Gallery, Palma de Malloca, Spain
2022
The Trembling of the Veil, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Semigods of the Jockey Club, Skarstedt, East Hampton, New York, USA (SOLO)
Obelix & Obelix: At Home I Am A Tourist, with Humberto Poblete-Bustamante, Allouche Benias, Athens, Greece (SOLO)
Kunst in Puurs, K.I.P. Kunst in Puurs, Puurs, Belgium
Manche trugen Federn, ERES Projects, München, Germany
2021
Abstracción bárbara en la casa de los excéntricos, Galeria Alegria, Barcelona, Spain (SOLO)
Endemic Creatures, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
In this Garden he reads the Diary of the World, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Here Come The Suns, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
Biennale Internationale Saint-Paul de Vence, Saint-Paul de Vence, France
Strangers in the House, Semiose, Paris, France
2020
de-monstration, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Saint Georges et son Dragon de Compagnie, La Forêt d’Art Contemporain, Bélis, France (SOLO)
Beyond the White Line, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
I feel Air from other Planets, Nino Mier Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (SOLO)
Biennale Gherdëina 7, Curated by Adam Budak, Ortisei, Italy
Restons Unis, Galerie Perrotin, Paris, France
Multiple Visions, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium
2019
To Eat or to be Eaten, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
Carnival, CAC Chapelle du Genéteil, Château-Gontier, France (SOLO)
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
Abundo en Felices curiosidades, Espacio Valverde, Madrid, Spain
Betes des Scenes, Fondation Villa Datris, L`Isle sur la Sorgue, France
2018
Les Sablent Mouvants, Espace a Vendre, Nizza, France
Für Immer Blau, Waldsteige, Duisburg, Germany
Un Futur Enchanteur, Le Consulat Paris, Paris, France
Ngorongoro 2, Künstlerateliers Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
2017
Pilgrimage to Kashyyyk, CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
Les statues meurent aussi, Maladrerie Saint-Lazare, Beauvais, France (SOLO)
Fresh Meat in the shark pool, Muro, Mallorca, Spain (SOLO)
Metaphysical Casino, Semiose, Paris, France (SOLO)
FIAC Hors les murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, France
2016
Sick White God, Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
De Lirio, Braubach Five, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Mai im Januar, Schaufenster, Berlin, Germany
Dark Ages, AEROPLASTICS contemporary, Brussels, Belgium
2015
The Eternal Comedy of Creatures, Galeria Alegria, Madrid, Spain (SOLO)
Bitzel Britzel, Kunst Im Taut Haus, Berlin, Germany
Mai im Januar, Schaufenster, Berlin, Germany
2014
A Sunny Place for Shady People, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Emotional Rescue, Emotional Rescue Shows, Berlin, Germany
Mal wieder Freitag der 13, Idling Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Aus dem Fundus der botanischen Semantik, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany
2013
Dark Matter, Sorry we’re closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Benefit auction, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany
Black Friday, curated by Melina Volkmann, Yorckstraße 59, Berlin, Germany
2012
Fama, Good and bad speech after death, with Gabriel Vormstein, Patricia Low Contemporary, St. Moritz, Switzerland (SOLO)
Chains, Horse, Berlin, Germany
2011
Stefan Rinck befragt die Nachbarschaft: Will Gott noch was mit uns zu tun haben, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Die Geister die ich rief, Kunstverein Zweibrücken, Germany (SOLO)
The Dicks + Bonus Material, Teapot, Cologne, Germany
Jeder für sich und Gott gegen alle, U 37, Raum für Kunst, Berlin, Germany
The Cannibal’s Muse II, curated by Max Henry, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
Train Fantôme, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany
2010
Hasenprophezeiung, with Philipp Dogan, Galerie Petra Vankova, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Stefan Rinck & Ralf Dereich, Im Preservat, Ringstube, Mainz, Germany (SOLO)
Art Barter, HBC, Berlin, Germany
Ein Fest für Boris, Vittorio Manalese, Berlin, Germany
2009
Stefan Rincks Lehrplan des Lebens, life would suck without it, Cruise & Callas, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
The Quest for Lost Innocence, Sorry we’re closed, Brussels, Belgium (SOLO)
Bank of Eden, Whitechapel Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Artgerecht, Villa am See, Tornow, Germany
Diesseits der Alpen: Hunger Jenseits der Alpen: Durst, Berlin, Germany
2007
Vicerunt Viderunt Venerunt, with Uwe Henneken, The Breeder Projects, Athens, Greece (SOLO)
Hoc oriente fug it, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Salon de Geffa, Private Sammlung Reyle & Sellin, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Blaue Augen, Showroom, Berlin, Germany
2006
Solo Show, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (SOLO)
Atropäischer Hyberbolismus, gelaicht in Antwerpen, in irgendeiner Schwemme – Ballhaus Ost, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Portal of Glory, Vilma Gold, London, UK (SOLO)
Solo Show, Klara Wallner PLUS, Berlin, Germany (SOLO)
Wir hätten das Land gern weit und rund und Sie, Showroom, Berlin, Germany
The Glass Bead Game, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin, Germany
2005
Grün ist das neue Schwarz, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany
Kir Royal, Schickeria, Berlin, Germany
Group Show, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin, Germany
2004
Malerei, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Germany
2002
Die Superzelle, Badischer Kunstverein, Karlsruhe, Germany
2001
Heimsteinwerk, Heidelberg, Germany
Y2K, Kunstfabrik am Flutgraben, Berlin, Germany
Je ne regrette désire, Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden-Baden, Germany
2000
Group Show, Hobbypopmuseum, Düsseldorf, Germany
Residencies
2024 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2020 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
2017 CCA Andratx, Andratx, Mallorca, Spain
Collections
Fonds régional d’art contemporain Corse, Corte, France; Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands; Musée de la Loterie, Brussels, Belgium; Sammlung Krohne, Duisburg, Germany
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