Rita Ackermann Explained

Rita Ackermann
Birth Name:Bakos Rita
Birth Date:19 April 1968
Birth Place:Budapest, Hungary
Known For:Painting
Training:University of Fine Arts Budapest New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
Movement:Abstract Expressionism
Notable Works:Get a Job, 1993, Wiped out Heroines, 2014, Mama, 2018.

Rita Ackermann (born April 19, 1968) is a Hungarian-born American artist recognized for her abstract paintings that incorporate human forms, primarily focusing on themes of anthropomorphism and femininity. Her works, often depicting women and allusions to fairy tales, explore the nuances of adolescent disinterest using a unique and expressive style of brushwork.[1] She lives in New York City.

Early life

Ackermann was born in Budapest.[2] Ackermann studied at the University of Fine Arts Budapest from 1989 until 1992, where she studied with the painter Károly Klimó. In 1992, Ackermann moved to New York City to study at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture through the Hanes Family Foundation.[3] Upon arriving in New York, the artist, who was originally “Rita Bakos,” changed her name to “Rita Ackermann,” her grandmother’s maiden name.[3]

Career

In 1994, Ackermann was commissioned by The New Museum to create a faux stained-glass window titled Who Are We? Where Did We Come From?.[4] That same year, she had her first solo exhibition at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York City which was reviewed in Artforum by critic Keith Seward.[5] In 1999, Ackermann mounted her first institutional exhibition at The Swiss Institute in New York.[6] In 2002, she had a solo exhibition of paintings, collage and works on paper titled Snowfall in August at Museum Het Domein in the Netherlands.[7] From 2006-2008 Ackermann worked exclusively in collage, resulting in a series of works she compressed between two vertical sheets of Plexiglas.[8] Ackermann participated in the 2008 Whitney Biennial.[9] In 2011 her collaboration with filmmaker Harmony Korine titled, “Shadow Fux” was exhibited at The Swiss Institute in New York City.[10] Ackermann received her first major survey exhibition in 2011 titled, "BAKOS," at the Ludwig Museum of Contemporary Art in Budapest.

In 2012, Ackermann was the subject of a mid-career retrospective at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, curated by Bonnie Clearwater.[11] The exhibition featured paintings, drawings, and collages from 1993 to 2012.[11] In 2014, the Sammlung Friedrichshof in Austria held an exhibition titled, "Meditation on Violence” by Ackermann, which focused on a series of ‘chalkboard paintings’ which were the result of experimenting with pushing the boundaries of painting.[12] [13] A survey of the artist's ‘chalkboard paintings’ was held in 2016 at Malmö Konsthall in Sweden titled, “The Aesthetic of Disappearance”.[14] An additional survey of Ackermann’s works in chalk titled, “Movements as Monuments” was held in 2018 at La Triennale di Milano. In 2019, Ackermann began to work on her Mama series, which she has continued through today.[15] A series of “Mama” paintings will be shown alongside her earliest drawings and paintings created from 1993-1996, in an exhibition titled "HIDDEN" at MASI Lugano in March 2023.[16]

Personal life

Rita Ackermann is married to artist Daniel Turner.

Publications

Solo exhibitions

Public collections

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artnet . 2024-01-09 . www.artnet.com.
  2. Web site: Rita Ackermann: Great Art is Gratitude . 2023-05-14 . artreview.com . en.
  3. Web site: Rita Ackermann . Artist bio . Andrea Rosen Gallery . 2 January 2010 . New York, New York . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327161119/http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/rita-ackermann . 27 March 2010 .
  4. Web site: "Who Are We? What Are We? Where Did We Come From? A project by Rita Ackermann" . The New Museum Archive . The New Museum . February 13, 2023.
  5. Seward . Keith . Rita Ackermann: ANDREA ROSEN GALLERY and NEW MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART . Artforum. November 1994 . 33 . 3 .
  6. Web site: Rita Ackermann / Ana Axpe. Swiss Institute, New York . Contemporary Art Library.
  7. Web site: Claire . Bickert . Rita Ackermann . AWARE Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions.
  8. Web site: Hudson . Suzanne . 2008 Whitney Biennial . Whitney Museum of American Art.
  9. Web site: 2008 . About The Artist: Rita Ackermann . 2 January 2010 . Whitney Biennial 2008 Exhibition . Whitney Museum of American Art . New York, New York.
  10. Web site: Pryor . John-Paul . Harmony Korine & Rita Ackermann: Shadow Fux . Dazed Digital . 6 January 2011 . February 14, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2012-03-15 . Rita Ackermann . 2023-01-31 . Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2014-04-30 . Rita Ackermann "Meditation on Violence" opening, Burgenland - purple ART . 2023-01-31 . Purple . fr.
  13. Web site: Meditation on Violence | SCHLEBRUGGE.EDITOR. schlebruegge.com.
  14. Web site: Events. Rita Ackermann, The Aesthetic of Disappearance . Art Rabbit.
  15. Web site: Rita Ackermann . Hauser & Wirth . February 14, 2023.
  16. Web site: RITA ACKERMANN. HIDDEN . MASI Lugano.
  17. Web site: Upcoming Exhibitions - Rita Ackermann Hidden . 2023-01-31 . MASILugano . en.
  18. https://www.artnet.com/artists/rita-ackermann/biography
  19. Web site: Lenander . Johanna . 2010-12-02 . Double Trouble Harmony Korine and Rita Ackermann at the Swiss Institute . 2023-01-31 . T Magazine . en-US.

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