Pit Kroke Explained
| PIT KROKE |
| Native Name: | Rolf Peter Kroke |
| Birth Name: | Rolf Peter Kroke |
| Birth Date: | March 1, 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany |
| Death Place: | Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality: | German |
| Education: | Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin |
| Known For: | Sculpture, Architectural |
| Notable Works: | PROJEKT ZUR URBANEN KUNST / URBAN ART PROJECT STADTZEICHEN |
| Website: | https://pitkroke.com |
Pit Kroke (born Rolf Peter Kroke: March 1, 1936 Fürstenwalde/Spree, Germany - November 1, 2016 Berlin, Germany) was a German artist and architect.
He studied sculpture under Hans Uhlmann at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin. There he also worked on experimental photography and abstract film, as well as working on architectural studies. In 1964, he went to Sardinia, where he initially worked as an architect. In 1981, he approached the free artistic activity again, which he devoted himself exclusively to since then. Since 1993, he has lived and worked in Berlin and Sardinia. He died 2016 in Berlin.
References
"Studie 23" 1958 short film, Directors Pit Kroke, Peter Lilienthal, Jörg Müller. IMDB
Geschichtswand - Willy-Brandt-Haus - Berlin - Momentaufnahmen der deutschen Sozialdemokratie
Solo exhibitions
1986
- Galleria “Nuova 2000”, Bologna
- 5 Large sculptures in the historic Old town of Bologna
1987
- Galleria “Arte Duchamp”, Cagliari
- Erection of the sculpture Bos in Piazza della Costituzione, Bologna
1989
- Galleria “Il Millennio”, Rome
- Museo “Galleria d’arte Moderna, Villa delle Rose”, Bologna
1990
- Sculpture mile, Inner city of Munich
- 18 large sculptures in public space
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg
1991
- Installation of the sculpture KEANAA in Essen
- Galleria “Il Millennio”, Rome
- Opening exhibition Goethe-House, New York City
- Temporary installation of the sculpture TIKO Central Park South, New York City
- District Museum, Hanover
1992
- Erection of the sculpture Tiko in front of the Queens Museum, New York C.
- Erection of the sculpture got in Hanover
1993
- Galerie Pabst, Frankfurt/Main
- Galerie Tammen & Busch, Berlin
1994
- Sculpture project “City Signs” in the Old Museum, Berlin
- Saxon Kunstverein, Dresden
- Town House Münster Platz, Ulm
1995
- Galerie Utermann and GalerieTammen & Busch, 7 large sculptures in the sculpture Park Harenberg City center, Dortmund
- Formation of the sculpture Gran Golar in the sculpture Garden of the Teutloff Collection at Brock University, Toronto
1996
- Municipal Cultural centre EXMÀ, Cagliari
- Temporary installation of the sculpture Lenz in Hackische Höfe, Berlin
1997
- “Turnaround Time” at the Harenberg city center, Dortmund
- Architecture Gallery Aedes East, Berlin
- Galerie Tammen & Busch, Berlin
1998
- Installation of the sculpture Lenz at Olivaer Platz, Berlin
2003
- “Seeing and thinking” 19 in the Academy of Arts, Berlin
2008
- “Sculptural architecture – architectural sculptures” at the gallery Aedes am Pfeffer Mountain, Berlin
2010
- Establishment of TIKO Gerisch Foundation, Neumünster LINK
2013
- Installation DANOA Sculpture Park Queen Elisabeth Bergen Clinics, Berlin
2016
- Exhibition Comune San Teodoro, Italy
- Exhibition and installation Sculpture “Porta/Porta” San Teodoro, Italy
2018
- Ausstellung im Kabinett Pit Kroke: Zeichen • Skulptur • Grafik • Schmuck. Kunsthandel Dr. Wilfred Karger Berlin
2019
- “Photographie concrete” PhotoSanitGermain – Galerie Gimpel & Müller Paris https://pitkroke.com/concrete-photography-1958-1960/
Group exhibitions
1995-
- Galerie L. Teutloff, Sculpture Park, Bielefeld
1997
- Willy Brandt Haus, Berlin, exhibition “Pictures of Germany”
- Galerie Pels-Leusden, “sculptures” Berlin/Kampen
1996
- Substation Berlin Kreuzberg, exhibition “Aggregate State” video sculpture Zippo
- State Chancellery in Brandenburg, Potsdam “graphic works”
1999
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg – “Projects for Bunker Gallery” in Emscherpark
2000
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, “Global Art Rheinland 2000 – Cultural Spaces” sculpture since 1970
2009/10
- Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, “from Picasso to Warhol. Avant-garde sculpture jewellery “
- Herbert Gerisch Stiftung, Neumünster “seduction and Order” with Heike Weber,
2012/14
- Kings Elisabeth Bergen Klinik Park, Berlin “sculptures”
2013/14
- Kurhaus Ahrenshoop, “Berlin am Meer”, art trade Brusberg, sculpture 2TTRO
- Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe, Ettlingen “Stahlkplastik in Germany yesterday and today”
2015
- Museum in the culture store, Würzburg “photograph and data image – traces of concrete photography”
2021
- “Photographie concrete” PhotoSanitGermain – Galerie Gimpel & Müller Paris
