Andreas Siekmann Explained

Andreas Siekmann
Birth Place:Hamm, Germany
Field:Art History, Drawing, Installation art, Institutional critique
Training:BA University of Munich
PhD Kunstakademie Dusseldorf

Andreas Siekmann (born 1961, Hamm, Germany) is visual artist and art historian living between Berlin and Buenos Aires, who works on text, drawing, and public projects often in collaboration with artist Alice Creischer. Siekmann studied art history at the University of Munich and holds a PhD in Art from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Art School, Germany.[1]

Work and Career

Andreas Siekmann's work revolves around social commentary and critic against capitalist economic forces within the arts in relation to corporations and public services. For instance, In the Stomach of the Predators, Siekamann and Alice Creischer work as a duo to analyze the state of global economic, political, and cultural forces and their impacts on the environment.[2] [3] His work has been included in international art exhibitions and festivals such as Documenta 12 (2007) and Documenta 11 (2002), in Kassel; Venice Biennale, Italy; The School of Kyiv 2015, Ukraine; and Skulptur Projekte Münster 2007, Germany; among others.[4] [5]

Collections

Siekmann's work is included in international museum collections such as the Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Museum of Contemporary Art Barcelona, Spain; the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Spain, among others.[6] [7]

Further reading

Siekmann, A. (2000). Andreas Siekmann: Limited Liability Company. German: Verlag De Buchhandlung Walter, October 2, 2000. ISBN 978-3883754024.[8]

References

  1. Web site: Siekmann, Andreas MACBA Museum of Contemporary Art of Barcelona . 2024-05-03 . www.macba.cat . en.
  2. Web site: GalleriesNow.net . 2024-05-03 . GalleriesNow.net . en-US.
  3. News: Adler . David . 2012-03-19 . Abstract Art . 2024-05-03 . Frieze . en . 146 . 0962-0672.
  4. Web site: Kyiv . The School of . The School of Kyiv Kyiv Biennial 2015 . 2024-05-03 . The School of Kyiv . en.
  5. Web site: Rottmann . André . 2008-02-01 . ANDREAS SIEKMANN . 2024-05-03 . Artforum . en-US.
  6. Web site: Andreas Siekmann . May 3, 2024 . MoMA, New York.
  7. Web site: Siekmann, Andreas . 2024-05-03 . www.museoreinasofia.es . en.
  8. Book: Andreas Siekmann, aus: Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung: = from: limited liability company ; [Portikus Frankfurt am Main 7. August - 19. September 1999] . 2000 . König . 978-3-88375-402-4 . Nollert . Angelika . Köln . Hoffmann . Karl . Siekmann . Andreas . Portikus.