Biografie von Max BILL (1908-1994)

Personal data


Birth : 12/22/1908 - Winterthur ZH, Switzerland
Death : 12/09/1994 - Zürich ZH, Switzerland
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : Switzerland

Education

1924 – 1927 : Kunstgewerbeschule – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
1927 – 1929 : Bauhaus – Dessau, Germany

Professional data


Other professions

Architect

1951 – 1956 : Director
Hochschule für Gestaltung – Ulm, Germany

1967 : Professor – Design
HfbK Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg – Lerchenfeld 2 – Hamburg, Germany

Work


Categorie and medium


Painting : Oil/canvas
Sculpture-Volume :
Drawing-Watercolor :
Furniture-Design :

Subject

architecture

Movements and styles

Abstraction
Abstraction/Creation
Concrete Art

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Max Bill
Múzeum Milana Dobesa Bratislava – Bratislava, Slovakia
31/09/2002 – 12/31/2002

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2007

FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
10/18/2007 – 10/22/2007
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France

2004

Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France

2003

Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n°15
Frankfurt, Germany
04/27/2003 – 05/01/2003
Represented by : Galerie Uwe Sacksofsky – Oberer Rainweg 27 – Heidelberg, Germany

2002

Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Uwe Sacksofsky – Oberer Rainweg 27 – Heidelberg, Germany

2001

Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Hans Mayer – Grabbeplatz 2 – Düsseldorf, Germany

Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France

Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 13
Frankfurt, Germany
04/28/2001 – 05/01/2001
Represented by : Galerie Uwe Sacksofsky – Oberer Rainweg 27 – Heidelberg, Germany

KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Art Selection – Weinbergstrasse 64 – Kilchberg, Switzerland

Arte Fiera – Mostra Mercato d’Arte contemporanea
Quartiere Fieristico – Bologna BO, Italy
01/25/2001 – 01/29/2001
Represented by : Galleria Centro Steccata – Via Dante 3 – Parma PR, Italy

Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galerie Hans Mayer – Grabbeplatz 2 – Düsseldorf, Germany

2000

Kunst 2000 Zürich, n° 7
Zürich ZH, Switzerland
11/24/2000 – 11/27/2000
Represented by : Galerie am Lindenplatz AG – Im Städtle 20 – Vaduz, Liechtenstein

ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 7
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
10/05/2000 – 10/08/2000
Represented by : Tito Arte – Via Maria Vittoria 2 – Turin TO, Italy

KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Galerie Meissner – Radekoppel 3a – Hamburg, Germany

1990

ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Galerie Denise René – 196, boulevard Saint-Germain – Paris, France


Group exhibitions

2004

Systèmes de l’art concret
Château de Mouans Sartoux – Mouans-Sartoux, France
06/27/2004 – 10/10/2004

2003

Fin des Histoires ?
Chambéry, France
11/07/2003 – 02/09/2004

The Daimler Chrysler Collection: 100 artists out of more than 60 years
Museum für Neue Kunst – Karlsruhe, Germany
05/24/2003 – 08/31/2003

2002

15 variations sur un même thème
Espace de l’Art Concret – Mouans-Sartoux, France
03/23/2002 – 06/16/2002

1970

XXXV Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1970

1968

Biennale di Venezia
Venice VE, Italy
1968

1964

Documenta III
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Alte Galerie – Kassel, Germany
06/27/1964 – 10/05/1964

1959

Documenta II – Kunst nach 1945
Museum Fridericianum, Orangerie, Schloss Bellevue – Kassel, Germany
07/11/1959 – 10/11/1959

1955

Documenta 1 – Kunst des XX. Jahrhunderts
Museum Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
07/15/1955 – 09/18/1955

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