Alicja Kwade In Abwesenheit (In Absence) 18.9.21 4.4.22 - Berlinische Galerie
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Alicja Kwade, Selbstporträt, 2020,
Courtesy of the artist; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul/ Decentraland, Foto: Roman März
18.9.21 – 4.4.22
In Abwesenheit (In Absence)
Alicja Kwade
Berlin, 13.9.21
Press Kit
Contents Press release Alicja Kwade P. 3 Biography P. 5 Exhibition text P. 9 Programme P. 10 Press images P. 11 Contact P. 12
Press Release
Berlin, 13.9.21
The work of Alicja Kwade (*1979) is inspired by scien-
tific, philosophical and social enquiry. She engages
in her sculptures with models and constructs that
inform our perceptions of reality, questioning the
potential for subjective and objective knowledge.
“In Abwesenheit” (In Absence) is founded on recent
Courtesy of the artist; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul/ Decentraland, Foto: Roman März
works by Kwade that might in a broad sense be
read as self-portraits. The artist explores how a
person and their physical presence in space can be
described from various methodological perspectives.
The work “Self-Portrait” consists of 24
glass ampoules containing, in pure form, the chem-
ical elements that make up the human body. There
is a large installation based on the artist’s fully
sequenced DNA , printed out on 314,000 pages of
paper. The human genome in the digital era is also
the theme of the bronze stelae: here the artist has
Alicja Kwade, Principium, Detail, 2020,
shaped numerous overlapping smartphones into a
double helix.
The central piece locates an individual
physically in time and space. A ring of black steel in
the middle of the hall reaches almost to the ceiling. 24
loudspeakers have been mounted on it and transmit
the artist’s heartbeat into the exhibition room.
Alicja Kwade The show was conceptualised in 2019
and was originally scheduled for spring 2020, but the
opening was postponed until autumn 2021 due to the
In Abwesenheit (In Absence) Covid-19 pandemic.
In the book accompanying the exhibi-
18.9.21 – 4.4.22 tion, Kwade presents historical and contemporary
illustrations of some of those systems which serve
directly or indirectly as a reference framework for her
works. The visual material ranges from anatomical
drawings and historical maps to atomic structures
seen through an electron microscope. Like Kwade’s
works themselves, these illustrations are aesthetic
visualisations of abstract scientific and philosophi-
cal theories. The chosen images thus constitute both
a collection of materials and a record of the research
process undertaken by the artist. At the same time,
they create a subtext that connects with the works to
form narrative structures.
Kwade’s site-specific installation in the
first big exhibition hall is the latest addition to the
successful format devoted by the Berlinische Galerie
to in-situ projects by contemporary artists working
in this city. Kwade studied at Berlin’s University of
the Arts from 1999 to 2005 and is now one of the most
sought-after artists in the international arena. She
has recently exhibited in, among other places, New
York, Tours, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Zurich, Barcelona,
Shanghai, Reykjavik, Venice and London.
3
Exhibition catalogue Contact
The accompanying book contains views of the
exhibition and above all records how the artist went Berlinische Galerie
about her research beforehand. It compiles a variety
of models used to explain the world, from historical Ulrike Andres
anatomical drawings to the latest theories in philoso- Head of Communication and Education
phy, mathematics and physics, and links these to Tel +49 (0)30 78 902 829
themes in the exhibition. andres@berlinischegalerie.de
Title: Alicja Kwade. In Abwesenheit (In Absence) Berlinische Galerie
Concept: Alicja Kwade Berlin’s Museum of Modern Art,
Languages: German/English Photography and Architecture
With text by the curator: Guido Faßbender Alte Jakobstraße 124 –128
Publication date: middle of November 2021 10969 Berlin
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4Biography 2002 – 2005 ∙ WeltenLinie, Palazzo Biscari,
Catania, Italy
∙ Stipendium der Studienstiftung
des deutschen Volkes ∙ ParaPivot, Rooftop Garden Instal-
Alicja Kwade lation, The Metropolitan Museum,
2002 New York, NY, USA
∙ Erasmus/Sokrates Stipen- ∙ The Resting Thought, Centre De
1979 dium, Chelsea College of Art and Création Contemporaine Olivier
Alicja Kwade was born in Katowice,
Debré, Tours, France
Poland. Today she lives and works Design, London, UK
in Berlin.
2018
Upcoming
1999-2005 ∙ GLANCES, Blueproject Founda-
tion, Barcelona, Spain
Studied Fine Arts, Universität der 2021
Künste, Berlin, Germany ∙ Kunsthall Charlottenborg, Char-
∙ Albion Barn, Oxford, UK (group)
lottenborg, Denmark
∙ Alicja Kwade, In Abwesenheit,
Awards Berlinische Galerie, Berlin,
∙ EMMA – Espoo Museum of
Modern Art, Helsinki, Finland
2015 Germany (solo)
∙ ENTITAS, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin,
∙ Hector-Prize of the Kunsthalle ∙ Spatial Affairs, Ludwig Museum
Germany
Mannheim, Germany – Museum of Contemporary Art,
Budapest, Hungary (group) ∙ TunnelTeller, Castle Hill on the
Crane Estate, Ipswich, MA , USA
2011 ∙ The Same Sea, Helsinki Biennial,
Vallisaari Island, Finland (group) ∙ “Being...”, Neuer Berliner Kunst-
∙ Robert Jacobsen-Preis
verein, Berlin, Germany
∙ Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Stipendium
Solo Exhibitions ∙ MATERIA , PER ORA , Fondazione
∙ Arbeitsstipendium Stiftung Giuliani, Rome, Italy
Kunstfonds 2021 ∙ AMBO, Kunsthalle zu Kiel, Kiel,
∙ Bremerhaven-Stipendium ∙ Alicja Kwade, Louise Nevelson. Germany
Face-à-face, Kamel Mennour,
∙ LinienLand, Haus Konstruktiv,
2008 Paris, France
Zurich, Switzerland
∙ Piepenbrock Förderpreis für
Skulptur 2008 2020 2017
∙ Kausalkonsequenz, Langen
∙ ReReason, Yuz Museum, Shang-
2007 Foundation, Neuss, Germany
hai, China
∙ Kunstpreis Junger Westen für ∙ XXV. Rohkunstbau Zärtlichkeit/
∙ Phase, KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin,
Skulptur, Kunsthalle Recklinghau- Tenderness - Vom Zusammen-
Germany
sen (2. Platz) leben/About Common Living,
Schloss Lieberose, Lieberose, ∙ A Trillionth of a Second, i8 Gallery,
2006 – 2007 Germany Reykjavik, Iceland
∙ DAAD Postgraduiertenstipen- ∙ Petrichor, KÖNIG TOKIO, Tokyo, ∙ Sichtbare Unsichtbare Gren-
dium, Warsaw, Poland Japan zen, Sigmar Polke – Alicja Kwade,
Museum Frieder Burda, Salon
2005 – 2006 2019 Berlin, Berlin, Germany
∙ NafoG-Stipendium ∙ Alicja Kwade: In Between Glan- ∙ La Biennale di Venezia, Venice,
ces, MIT List Visual Arts Center, Italy
2005 Cambridge, MA , USA ∙ Medium Median, Whitechapel
∙ IBB Förderpreis für Fotografie ∙ Moving in Glances, Dallas Con- Gallery London, London, UK
(2. Platz) temporay, Dallas, TX, USA
5∙ Deconstructing Borders, Sigmar
Polke – Alicja Kwade, Museum
∙ Degree of Certainty, Kunstmu-
seen Krefeld | Haus Esters, Kre-
Group Exhibitions
Frieder Burda, Salon Berlin, feld, Germany 2021
Berlin, Germany ∙ Nach Osten, ST. AGNES, Berlin, ∙ Colección Jumex: Ambient Tem-
Germany perature; Museo Jumex, Mexico
2016
∙ Gegenwartsdauer, Kamel Men- City
∙ In Aporie, Kamel Mennour, Paris, nour, Paris, France
France ∙ Alicja Kwade & Gregor Hilde-
∙ Alicja Kwade, Kunstmuseum brandt: Mucho Más, Galeria
∙ I Rise Again, Changed But The Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Pelaires, Palma, Illes Balears,
Same, 303 Gallery, New York, NY, Germany Spain
USA
∙ Alicja Kwade & Gregor Hilde-
∙ Alicja Kwade, De Appel Arts 2012 brandt: A secret show for a sec-
Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands ∙ The heavy weight of light, Harris ret person in Ireland, Kunstraum
Lieberman, New York, NY, USA Konrad, Puchberg am Schnee-
2015 berg, Austria
∙ Die Gesamtheit aller Orte, Kunst-
∙ Nach Osten, TRAFO Centre for hal 44 Møen, Askeby, Denmark ∙ The Looking Glass, The Shed,
Contemporary Art, Szczecin,
∙ In Circles, KÖNIG GALERIE, New York, NY, USA
Poland
Berlin, Germany ∙ Diversity United. Contemporary
∙ Monolog aus dem 11ten Stock,
European Art. Berlin. Moscow.
Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, Ger- 2011 Paris, Flughafen Tempelhof, Ber-
many
∙ Sensor - Zeitraum für junge Posi- lin, Germany
∙ Against the Run, Public Art Fund, tionen, ZKM Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, ∙ DESERT X 2021, Coachella Valley,
New York, NY, USA Germany CA , USA
∙ Hector-Prize, Kunsthalle Mann- ∙ Alicja Kwade, Villa Tokyo, Tokyo, ∙ SUPERmARKT – Frische Liefe-
heim, Mannheim, Germany Japan rung, REWE Premium, Munich,
∙ Etwas Abwesendes, dessen ∙ Belebung toter Einheiten, Olden- Germany
Anwesenheit erwartet wurde, burger Kunstverein, Oldenburg,
KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin, Germany Germany 2020
∙ Warten auf Gegenwart II, Kunst- ∙ Alkahest, Kunstverein Bremerha- ∙ NGV Triennial, Melbourne, Aus-
halle Nürnberg, Nürnberg, ven, Bremerhaven, Germany tralia
Germany ∙ Studio Berlin, Berghain, Berlin,
∙ Die bewegte Leere des Moments, 2010 Germany
Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am ∙ backyardoutdoorsculptureseries ∙ Down to Earth, Berliner Fest-
Main, Germany #6 - KOHLE (1T Rekord), KÖNIG spiele / Gropius Bau, Berlin, Ger-
GALERIE, Berlin, Germany many
2014
∙ Probleme massereicher Körper, ∙ Szene Berlin, Hall Art Foundation,
∙ Warten auf Gegenwart, Kunstmu- Westfälischer Kunstverein, Schloss Derneburg Museum,
seum | Kunstverein St. Gallen, St. Münster, Germany Derneburg, Germany
Gallen, Switzerland
∙ Ereignishorizont, Kestner Gesell- ∙ zeitlos / Vom Wesen der Zeit,
∙ Forecasting Horizon, Galleri Nico- schaft, Hannover, Germany Kunsthalle Göppingen, Göppin-
lai Wallner, Copenhagen, Den-
gen, Germany
mark
∙ Good Vibrations, Fath Contempo-
2013 rary Galerie, Mannheim, Germany
∙ Solid Stars and other Conditions, ∙ Who am I?, Tang Contemporary
i8 Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland Art, Beijing, China
6∙ So wie wir sind 2.0., Weserburg, ∙ I will be dead. König London, Lon- ∙ EUROVISIONS: Contemporary
Museum für moderne Kunst, Bre- don, UK art from the Goldberg Collection,
men, Germany ∙ Less is More, Voorlinden Sydney, Australia
∙ Berlin - there must be somet- Museum, Wassenaar, Nether- ∙ THE GARDEN – End of Times;
hing in the water, Collaborations, lands Beginning of Times, Arhus, Den-
Copenhagen, Denmark mark
2018 ∙ Frieze London Kamel Mennour
2019 ∙ Berlin-Sofia. A Shortcut – eine Outside Scuplture, London, UK
∙ Listen to the Image, Look at the Abkürzung - пряк път, Structura
Sound, KAI 10 - Arthena Founda- Gallery, Sofia, Bulgaria 2016
tion, Dusseldorf, Germany ∙ Au, Station, Melbourne, Australia ∙ Forming in the pupil of an eye,
∙ Syncopation: Contemporary ∙ Kunst und Kohle: Alicja Kwade. Kochi-Muziris Biennale, Various
encounters with the Modern Mas- Spurensuche, Museum Gelsen- Venues, Kochi, India
ters, Pola Museum of Art, Kana- kirchen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany ∙ Die Kerze, Museum Frieder
gawa, Japan Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
∙ Reichtum. Schwarz ist Gold
∙ Salon Hansa: InterINTIMES_Auto- (Wealth. Black is Gold), Lehm- ∙ Nuit Blanche, Paris, France
PORTRAIT, Lachenmann Art, bruck Museum, Duisburg, Ger-
Frankfurt am Main, Germany ∙ Food, 13th Fellbach Small Sculp-
many ture Triennial 2016, Fellbach, Ger-
∙ Alicja Kwade and Nino Kvrivishvili, ∙ Alicja Kwade/Jorinde Voigt, Villa many
Kunsthalle at State Silk Museum, Schöningen, Potsdam, Germany
Tbilisi, Georgia ∙ EchtZEIT. Die Kunst der Lang-
∙ Papier.Salon., Wentrup, Berlin, samkeit, Kunstmuseum Bonn,
∙ Szene Berlin Okt.19 - König Gale- Germany Bonn, Germany
rie zu Gast bei Ketterer Kunst,
Munich, Germany ∙ ICH, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
2017 am Main, Germany
∙ Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, ∙ Liaisons/Links, with Lara Fava-
Open Space, Socrates Sculpture ∙ OTHER PEOPLE’S FEELINGS,
retto and Latifa Exhakhch, Villa Johann König | Dessauer Straße,
Park, Long Island, NY, USA Medici, Rom, Italy Berlin, Germany
∙ Laufrichtung, SMAC, Berlin, Ger- ∙ Perception is Reality - Über die
many Abbildung von Wirklichkeit und 2015
∙ Intergalactic, BNKR, Munich, Ger- Virtuellen Welten, Frankfurter ∙ On Curbstone Jewels and Cob-
many Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, blestones, Daimler Contemporary
∙ Blickachsen 12, Stiftung Blick- Germany Berlin, Berlin, Germany
achsen, Bad Homburg v.d.H., ∙ Deutschland 8, Beijing, China ∙ Night Begins the Day: Rethinking
Germany ∙ Sterne, Kosmische Kunst von Space, Time, and Beauty, Con-
∙ Think in Pictures, Amelchenko, 1900 bis heute, Lentos Kunstmu- temporary Jewish Museum, San
New York, NY, USA seum Linz, Linz, Austria Francisco, CA , USA
∙ Negativer Raum, ZKM, Zentrum ∙ Corridor 3: Valdemar Daa, Kunst- ∙ Diamonds Always Come in Small
für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe, halle Viborg, Viborg, Denmark Packages, Kunstmuseum Luzern,
Germany ∙ Viva Arte Viva, 57th Internatio- Lucerne, Switzerland
∙ The Moon. From Inner Worlds nal Art Exhibition, La Biennale di ∙ Glasstress Gotika, Palazzo
to Outer Space, Henie Onstad Venezia, Venice, Italy Franchetti / Instituto Veneto di
Kunstsenter, Høvikodden, Nor- ∙ What’s up II, 132 Tenth Avenue, Scienze, Venice, Italy
way New York, NY, USA
∙ Gorillas in our midst, MONA , 2014
∙ Blickachsen 11, Bad Homburg
Museum of Old and New Art, Tas- v.d.H., Germany ∙ Trame. Copper Crossing in con-
mania, Australia temporary art and technology,
Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy
7∙ Blow-Up, Albertina, Kunst
Museum Palais, Vienna, Austria
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Strozzi Fondazione, Florence, Copenhagen (DK) and EMMA –
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∙ Grey peak of the wave, Harris thias Ulrich / Max Hollein, Schirn
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Frankfurt 2015.
∙ The Garden of Eden, Palais de
Tokyo, Paris, France ∙ Warten auf Gegenwart II, Kunst-
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8Exhibition
text
The work of Alicja Kwade (*1979) is inspired by philo-
sophical, scientific and social enquiry. In her sculp-
tures, she engages with models and constructs that
inform our perceptions of reality, questioning the
potential for subjective and objective knowledge.
“In Abwesenheit” (In Absence) is based
on recent works by Kwade that might be read as
self-portraits in a broad sense. The artist explores
how a person and their physical presence in space
can be described: by a heartbeat, an individual DNA
code or a combination of chemical elements.
Alicja Kwade studied at Berlin’s Uni-
versity of the Arts from 1999 to 2005 and is now one
of the most sought-after artists in the international
arena. She has recently exhibited in, among other
places, New York, Tours, Helsinki, Copenhagen,
Zurich, Barcelona, Shanghai, Reykjavik, Venice and
London.
9Guided tours
GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul/ Decentraland, Foto: Roman März
Alicja Kwade, Selbstporträt, 2020, Courtesy of the artist; KÖNIG
Tours by the curator (in German)
Mon 27.9., 1.11., 22.11. und 13.12. 2 pm
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Public guided tours in English
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Alicja Kwade
In Abwesenheit (In Absence)
18.9.21– 4.4.22
Contact
Berlinische Galerie
Christine van Haaren
Head of Education and Outreach
Tel +49 (0)30 789 02 836
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bildung@berlinischegalerie.dePress images
Alicja Kwade, Detail Installationsansicht Gegebenenfalls die Wirklichkeit (2018), Alicja Kwade, Detail Installationsansicht Clout-Count (2018),
LinienLand at Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich, 2018. GLANCES at Blueproject Foundation, Barcelona, 2018. Courtesy of the artist, Foto: Roman März
Courtesy of KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul, Decentraland, Foto: Roman März
Alicja Kwade, Principium, Detail, 2020, Alicja Kwade, Selbstporträt, 2020,
Courtesy of the artist; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul/ Decentraland, Foto: Roman März Courtesy of the artist; KÖNIG GALERIE, Berlin/ London/ Seoul/ Decentraland, Foto: Roman März
11Contact
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Head of Communication and Education
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andres@berlinischegalerie.de
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