Johannes Wohnseifer (born 1967) is a German artist based in Cologne.

Early life and education

Wohnseifer was born in

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Work

Wohnseifer often draws reference to the German history of his youth, such as the

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and the

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. He creates smooth, glossy, billboard-like paintings.

Exhibitions

Wohnseifer has exhibited in shows including ''Irresistible Impulse'' at Galerie Gisela Capitain in Cologne, ''Intervention'' at Sprengel Museum in Hanover, ''Hein, Schellberg, Wohnseifer'' at Schnittraum in Cologne. He has shown at the

Hara Museum of Contemporary Art The was one of the oldest contemporary art museums in Japan. The museum was in the Kita-Shinagawa district, in the Shinagawa area of Tokyo. The building was originally built as a private mansion designed by Jin Watanabe in 1938 for the grandfa ...

in Tokyo, Union Gallery in London and Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris.

Art market

Wohnseifer is represented by

Casey Kaplan Casey Kaplan is a contemporary art gallery in New York City, in the United States. History The gallery was founded in 1995 in a , one-room space located on the upper floor of a cast iron loft building on Broadway, before moving to Greene Street i ...

in New York, Johann König in Berlin, Praz-Delavallade in Paris/Los Angeles and Nicolas Krupp in Basel.

References

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Johannes Wohnseifer at Johann König
1967 births Living people German painters German male painters {{Germany-painter-stub