Clemens von Wedemeyer (born 1974 in

Göttingen Göttingen (, , ; nds, Chöttingen) is a college town, university city in Lower Saxony, central Germany, the Capital (political), capital of Göttingen (district), the eponymous district. The River Leine runs through it. At the end of 2019, t ...

, Germany) is a German video artist. He studied fine arts at the

Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, ...

, with

Astrid Klein Astrid Klein (born 1951) is a German contemporary artist. Klein works in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, text, photography and installation and sculpture. Biography Astrid Klein studied at the Academy of Art and Design in Colo ...

. In 2004 von Wedemeyer produced, together with Maya Schweizer, a documentary movie: ''Metropolis, Report from China'' which was finished in 2006. In 2008, he was a resident at the

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. He lives and works in

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and

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, Germany.

Awards

*2002 VG Bildkunst Award for Experimental Film and Video–art, Munich Film Festival, Germany *2002 Marion Ermer Prize, Leipzig *2005 Kunstpreis der Böttcherstrasse in Bremen, Germany *2006 Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen *2008

Villa Romana prize The Villa Romana Prize, german: Villa-Romana-Preis, italic=no, is an art prize awarded by the Deutscher Künstlerbund. It was established in 1905 and is the oldest German art award. The prize consists of a one-year artistic residence in the ...

Exhibitions

*2016 ''P.O.V.'',

Neuer Berliner Kunstverein The Neue Berliner Kunstverein (English: "New Berlin Art Association"), abbreviated nbk, n.b.k. or NBK, is an art association founded in Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cit ...

, Germany (solo) *2015 ''Muster, MCA Screen'',

Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago The Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago is a contemporary art museum near Water Tower Place in downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The museum, which was established in 1967, is one of the world's largest contempora ...

, US (solo) *2014 ''Every Word You Say'',

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, Germany (solo) *2013

MAXXI – National Museum of the 21st Century Arts MAXXI ( it, Museo nazionale delle arti del XXI secolo, italic=no, "national museum of 21st-century arts") is a national museum of contemporary art and architecture in the Flaminio neighborhood of Rome, Italy. The museum is managed by a foundation ...

, Rome (solo) *2013 Bergen Assembly, Norway *2012 documenta (13), Kassel, Germany *2011 ''Metropolis, Report from China'',

Frankfurter Kunstverein The Frankfurt Art Association (german: link=no, Frankfurter Kunstverein) is an art museum founded in 1829 by a group of influential citizens of the city of Frankfurt, Germany. The aim of the institution is to support the arts in the city, which w ...

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, Germany (solo) *2010 Sun Cinema, Mardin, Turkey (public art project) *2009 Curve Commission, Barbican Arts Centre, London *2007 Skulptur Projekte Münster, Germany *2006 PS1 MoMA, New York City (solo) *2005 1st Moscow Biennale, Russia

References

External links

An Interview with Clemens von Wedemeyer by Bert Rebhandl"Clemens von Wedemeyer"
''Art in America'', 4/26/10, Koch Oberhuber Wolff, Sabine Russ
"Clemens von Wedemeyer"
''frieze'', June–August 2006
Exhibition in 2011

Clemens von Wedemeyer's profile
at

Kadist Art Foundation Kadist is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts organization with an international contemporary art collection. In addition to being a collecting body, Kadist hosts artists residencies and produces exhibitions, publications, and public events. ...

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