Sprüth Magers Berlin London

biography

Andro Wekua

Lives and works in New York and Berlin




1977 Born in Sochumi, Georgia

Education




1986-1991 National Art School, Sochumi, Georgia
1993-1994 Phil. Institute ‘Gogebaschwili’, Tiblisi, Georgia
1995-1999 Visual Art School, Basel, CH


Grants and selected awards




2011 Nominated for Preis der Nationalgalerie für junge Kunst, Berlin, D
2006 Manor Kunstpreis, Zurich, CH
2005 Kiefer Hablitzel Preis, Zurich, CH
2004 Atelierstipendium der Stadt Zürich, Paris, F
2003 Bundesstipendium für Freie Kunst, Zurich, CH
2002-2003 Atelierstipendium Binz 39 , Zurich, CH


Filmscreenings




2014 Centre for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw
2013 Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, California
2013 Kino der Kunst, Munich, Germany
2012 'Projections of the Self', Institute of Contemporary Art, London, with Charlotte Prodger, Pamela Rosenkranz and others
2011 'Potluck Screening', Swiss Institute of Contemporary Art New York, with Martha Rosler, Corinna Schnitt, Roman Signer, Uglycute & Andro Wekua, and others
2010 'Stage', im Marshall-Haus, ABC-Contemporary, Berlin, with Jack Smith, Cerith Wyn Evans, Stefan Panhans, Maximilian Zentz Zlomovitz, and Jennifer Bornstein
2009 'Je Est Un Autre …', Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania, with Keren Cytter, Maya Deren, Jesper Just, Jen Liu, Markus Schinwald and Andro Wekua
2009 'By the Window', Art Unlimited/Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
2005 'Art Film', Stadtkino Basel/Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland, with Susan Hiller, Debroah Ligoria, Yasumasa Morimura, Nobuyoshi Araki, Markus Schinwald, Andro Wekua, Jonathan Horowitz, Anri Sala and others

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

feb 01 - apr 06 2019All is Fair in Dreams and WarSprüth Magers Berlin
oct 11 2018Screening: All is Fair in Dreams and WarMuseum für Moderne Kunst,
Frankfurt
jun 09 - aug 05 2018Andro WekuaKunsthalle Zürich,
Switzerland
apr 28 - sep 08 2018Andro WekuaSprüth Magers Berlin
mar 17 - may 21 2018Dolphin in the FountainGarage Moscow,
Russia
apr 15 - jun 19 2016Andro WekuaKölnischer Kunstverein
oct 14 - nov 15 2014SOME PHEASANTS IN SINGULARITYSprüth Magers London
jan 29 - mar 23 2014Pink Wave HunterBenaki Museum,
Athens
sep 21 - nov 03 2012Dreaming DreamingGladstone Gallery,
New York
may 03 - sep 04 2011Andro Wekua - A Neon ShadowCastello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte
Contemporanea, Turin
mar 12 - jun 05 2011Pink Wave HunterKunsthalle Fridericianum,
Kassel
feb 18 - jun 05 2011Never sleep with a strawberry in your mouthKunsthalle Wien (Museumsquartier),
Vienna
mar 06 2010Books, Editions and the likeSwiss Institute,
New York
mar 04 - jun 06 2010Gott is tot aber das Mädchen nichtSchinkel Pavillon, Berlin
jan 22 - mar 06 20101995Gladstone Gallery,
New York
nov 24 2009 - jan 03 2010Andro Wekua: Workshop ReportWIELS - Centrum voor Hedendaagse kunst,
Brussels
aug 29 - oct 17 200928. AugustGalerie Peter Kilchmann,
Zurich
may 24 - aug 30 2009Andro Wekua: Workshop ReportMUSEION - Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst,
Bolzano
dec 05 2008 - feb 01 2009My Bike and Your SwampCamden Arts Centre, London
may 25 - aug 29 2008Sunset, I love the HorizonSunset - MAGASIN-Centre National d’art Contemporain de Grenoble,
Grenoble
mar 01 - mar 29 2008Blue MirrorGladstone Gallery,
New York
jun 02 - jun 28 2007InterludeGalerie Peter Kilchmann,
Zurich
jan 20 - oct 28 2007Wait to WaitMuseum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, NL
2007The Hydra WorkshopsSadie Coles, London, GB
feb 03 - mar 11 2006Without MirrorGladstone Gallery,
New York
2006I'm sorry if I'm not very funny tonightKunstmuseum Winterthur,
Winterthur
nov 28 2005 - may 28 2006Andro WekuaRubell Family Collection,
Miami
mar 05 - apr 09 2005Andro WekuaGalerie Peter Kilchmann,
Zurich
feb 06 - apr 17 2005Andro WekuaPalais für aktuelle Kunst - Kunstverein Glückstadt,
Glückstadt
2005Insert: Andro WekuaBonner Kunstverein, Bonn, CH
2005Del Rio, Shirana Shahbazi & Andro WekuaZimmerfrei, Lugano, CH
2005That would have been wonderfulNeue Kunst Halle St. Gallen, CH
oct 18 - dec 20 2003Go to Church Mam, GO to ChurchGalerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, CH
2003Andro WekuaPiano Nobile, Geneva, CH

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

jul 12 2019 - jan 06 2020Nachts. Zwischen Traum und Wirklichkeit A.o., Andro WekuaSammlung Goetz at Haus der Kunst,
Munich
mar 02 - jun 01 2019Niko Pirosmani: Wanderer between Worlds A.o., Andro WekuaFondation Vincent Van Gogh,
Arles
nov 22 2018 - jan 26 2019I do speak Landscape A.o., Thea Djordjadze, Andro WekuaBraunsfelder Family Collection,
Cologne
oct 26 2018 - jan 27 2019Nico Pirosmani A.o., Andro WekuaAlbertina,
Wien
oct 17 - nov 26 2016Olympia A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Patrick Seguin, Paris
oct 15 2016 - jan 29 2017Surrealism and Beyond A.o., Andro WekuaMuseum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam
jun 29 - aug 06 2016On Empathy A.o., Andro WekuaBridget Donahue Gallery,
New York
feb 01 - dec 02 2016Identity Revisited A.o., Andro WekuaThe Warehouse,
Dallas
jan 29 - apr 02 2016DREAMING MIRRORS DREAMING SCREENSTheodora Allen, Slater Bradley, Lucy Dodd, Lizzie Fitch / Ryan Trecartin, Andy Hope 1930, Oliver Laric, Jon Rafman, Pamela Rosenkranz, Lesley Vance, Sara VanDerBeek, Stan VanDerBeek, Andro WekuaSprüth Magers Berlin
jan 21 - mar 26 2016The Pagad A.o., Andro WekuaMassimo de Carlo,
Milan
sep 26 2015 - jan 03 2016Paradis Perdu A.o., Andro WekuaFRAC Fonds Régional d’Art Contemporain Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Dunkerque, France
apr 23 2015 - mar 2016Panorama A.o., Andro WekuaHigh Line Art,
New York
apr 21 - aug 16 2015‘Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection’Andreas Gursky, Gary Hume, Pamela Rosenkranz, Cindy Sherman, Ryan Trecartin, Andro WekuaAstrup Fearnley Museet,
Oslo
apr 16 - may 31 2015Creating Realities. Begegnungen zwischen Kunst und Kino A.o., Ryan Trecartin, Andro WekuaPinakothek der Moderne,
Munich
mar 30 - aug 29 2015Turn On A.o., Andro WekuaTel Aviv Museum of Art
mar 21 - aug 29 2015Collecting for Tomorrow A.o., Rosemarie Trockel, Andro WekuaMuseion Bolzano
feb 07 - may 17 2015La La La Human Steps A.o., John Bock, Cyprien Gaillard, Cindy Sherman, Andro WekuaMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen,
Rotterdam
jan 28 - feb 27 2015Beautiful Monsters A.o., Andro WekuaGladstone Gallery,
New York
dec 20 2014 - apr 10 2015Melting Walls: Works from the Igal Ahouvi Art Collection A.o., Andro WekuaGenia Schreiber University Art Gallery
Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv
oct 20 2014 - jan 11 2015Inside A.o., Andro WekuaPalais de Tokyo,
Paris
jun 17 - sep 07 2014The Human Factor: Uses of the Figure in Contemporary Sculpture A.o., Andro WekuaHayward Gallery,
London
mar 16 - jun 22 2014High Performance. Die JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION zu Gast im ZKM. A.o., Cyprien Gaillard, Ryan Trecartin, Andro WekuaZentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe
2014Black A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Nikki Diana Marquardt, Paris, F
nov 23 2013 - feb 03 2014Organic A.o., Andro Wekua Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva
sep 15 - nov 26 2012A Disagreeable Object A.o., Andro WekuaSculpture Center,
New York
may 09 - jun 09 2012Cross-Time Stories A.o., Andro WekuaMiriam and Ira D. Wallach Art Gallery - Columbia University,
New York
feb 16 - may 06 2012La La La Human Steps: A Selection from the Collection of Museum Boijmans van Beuningen A.o., Andro WekuaIstanbul Modern,
Istanbul
2012Alone Together A.o., Andro WekuaRubell Family Collection / Contemporary Arts Foundation, Miami, USA
2012Beuningen A.o., Andro WekuaIstanbul Museum of Modern Art, Istanbul, TR
2012Prima Materia A.o., Andro WekuaGladstone Gallery, Brussels, BE
2012Contemporary Painting, 1960 to the Present: Selections from the SFMOMA Collection A.o., Andro WekuaSan Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, USA
nov 25 - dec 23 2011Happy Holiday Drawings! A.o., Andro WekuaAlex Zachary Peter Currie,
New York
nov 18 2011 - mar 30 2012Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art From Germany A.o., Andro WekuaThe Saatchi Gallery,
London
sep 16 - nov 27 2011Junge Kunst A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus Zürich,
Zurich
sep 09 2011 - jan 08 2012Preis der Nationalgalerie Für Junge Kunst A.o., Andro WekuaHamburger Bahnhof - Museum für Gegenwart,
Berlin
jul 14 - sep 25 2011Ostalgia A.o., Andro WekuaNew Museum of Contemporary Art,
New York
jul 02 2011 - jun 30 2012NUMBER FIVE: Cities of Gold and Mirrors. Works from the JULIA STOSCHEK COLLECTION A.o., Andro WekuaJulia Stoschek Collection,
Düsseldorf
jun 04 - nov 27 2011ILLUMInations A.o., Andro WekuaLa Biennale di Venezia,
Venice
may 19 2011 - jan 08 2012Un’Espressione Geografica: Unità e Identità dell’Italia attraverso l’Arte Contemporanea A.o., Andro WekuaFondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo,
Turin
feb 05 - may 15 2011A New Sensualism in Contemporary Sculpture A.o., Andro WekuaGL Strand, Copenhagen;DK
dec 10 - dec 19 2010Die Nase des Michelangelo A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Peter Kilchmann,
Zurich
sep 03 - nov 07 20108th Gwangju Biennale - 10,000 Lives A.o., Andro WekuaGwangju Biennale, Gwangju
may 01 - jun 21 2010Rethinking LocationArmando Andrade tudela, Rosa Barba, A.o. Cyprien gaillard, Andreas Hofer, Koo Jeong−a, David Maljkovic, Trevor Paglen, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Sterling Ruby, Paul Sietsema, Taryn Simon, Andro WekuaSprüth Magers Berlin
apr 17 - jun 19 2010Get Behind Me Satan and Push A.o., Andro WekuaPeres Projects - Berlin,
Berlin
mar 31 - aug 15 2010Swiss Drawings 1990-2010 A.o., Andro WekuaMusée Rath,
Geneva, CH
mar 03 - jun 06 2010Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection A.o., Andro WekuaNew Museum of Contemporary Art,
New York
feb 27 - mar 23 2010Abstract Resistance A.o., Andro WekuaWalker Art Center,
Minneapolis
2010Contemplating the Void A.o., Andro WekuaSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
2010032 Workshop Report #1 (Moscow) A.o., Andro WekuaBaibakov Art Projects, Moskwa, RU
2010Ordinary Madness A.o., Andro WekuaCarnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, USA
jul 10 - oct 04 2009Bad Habits A.o., Andro WekuaAlbright-Knox Art Gallery,
Buffalo
jun 06 - aug 30 2009Le sang d’un poete, Frac des Pays de la Loire, Biennale Estuaire Nantes/St-Nazaire - Estuaire - Nantes A.o., Andro WekuaChristine König Galerie,
Vienna
may 07 - dec 31 2009A GUEST + A HOST = A GHOST – Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection A.o., Andro WekuaDeste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art,
Athens
apr 17 - jun 13 2009modern modern A.o., Andro WekuaCAM - Chelsea Art Museum,
New York
apr 10 - may 24 2009Shifting Identities. (Swiss) Art Now A.o., Andro WekuaContemporary Art Centre (CAC),
Vilnius
apr 10 - may 24 2009‘Shifting Identities - (Swiss) Art Now’Pamela Rosenkranz, Andro WekuaCAC,
Vilnius
jan 04 - jun 14 2009Born in Georgia A.o., Andro WekuaCobra Museum,
Amstelveen
2009Word Wraps A.o., Andro WekuaAbout Change Collection, Berlin, D
2009Beginnings, Middles, And Ends A.o., Andro WekuaGalerien Gabriele Senn, Christine König Galerie, Georg Kargl, Kerstin Engholm, Schleifmühlegasse, Vienna, A
2009Altes Europa A.o., Andro WekuaSchickeria, Berlin, D
nov 26 2008 - jan 17 2009the line is a lonely hunter A.o., Andro WekuaNew Jersey,
Basel
nov 26 2008 - jan 17 2009‘The Line is A Lonely Hunter’Pamela Rosenkranz, Andro WekuaNew Jerseyy,
Basel
sep 06 - nov 15 2008Expenditure A.o., Andro WekuaThe Busan Biennale,
Busan
jun 07 - sep 28 2008Now: Selections from the Ovitz Family Collection A.o., Andro WekuaASU Art Museum - Arizona State University Art Museum,
Tempe
jun 06 - aug 31 2008Shifting Identities – (Schweizer) Kunst heute A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus Zürich,
Zurich
jun 06 - aug 31 2008‘Shifting Identities – (Schweizer) Kunst heute’Pamela Rosenkranz, Andro WekuaKunsthaus Zurich,
Zurich
may 15 - aug 03 2008Past-Forward A.o., Andro WekuaZabludowicz Collection London,
London
mar 01 - apr 29 2008Sgozzata A.o., Andro WekuaPeres Projects - Berlin,
Berlin
jan 25 - feb 23 2008Paintings: 1936–2008 A.o., Andro WekuaThe Approach,
London
jan 03 2008 - jan 11 2009Life on Mars, the 55th Carnegie International A.o., Andro WekuaCarnegie Museum of Art,
Pittsburg
nov 01 - nov 18 2007Everyday is Saturday A.o., Andro WekuaTbilisi Center for Contemporary Art, Tbilisi, GE
sep 08 - dec 15 2007Unholy Truths A.o., Andro WekuaInitial Access Frank Cohen Collection, Wolverhampton
sep 08 - oct 13 2007Makers and Modelers A.o., Andro WekuaGladstone Gallery,
New York
sep 05 2007 - jul 31 2008Fractured Figure - Works from the Dakis Joannou Collection A.o., Andro WekuaDeste Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art,
Athens
feb 17 - mar 17 2007Absent Without Leave A.o., Andro WekuaVictoria Miro Gallery, London, GB
feb 15 - apr 15 2007Like color in picutres A.o., Andro WekuaAspen Art Museum,
Aspen
2007Video Lounge A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
2007Works in Ceramic A.o., Andro WekuaGladstone Gallery, New York, USA
2007Ulakanakulot A.o., Andro WekuaG. Space with Museion, Bolzano, I
dec 08 - may 28 2006Artists for Tichy - Tichy for Artists A.o., Andro WekuaMMK Museum Moderner Kunst - Stiftung Wörlen, Passau
sep 22 - oct 15 2006Printemps de septembre A.o., Andro WekuaPrintemps de Septembre,
Toulouse
sep 15 - dec 14 2006The Kate Show A.o., Andro WekuaFoam Fotografiemuseum,
Amsterdam
jun 30 - aug 04 2006pose and sculpture A.o., Andro WekuaCasey Kaplan Gallery,
New York
may 19 - aug 20 2006Artists for Tichy - Tichy for Artists A.o., Andro WekuaMoravian Gallery,
Brno
apr 09 - sep 24 2006Infinite Painting - Contemporary Painting and Global Realism A.o., Andro WekuaVilla Manin. Centro d'arte contemporanea,
Codroipo
mar 25 - jun 05 20064. Berlin Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst A.o., Andro WekuaBerlin biennale für zeitgenössische kunst,
Berlin
mar 16 - may 21 2006Painting Architecture' A.o., Andro WekuaLe Plateau, Frac Ile-de-France, Paris, F
2006Neuerwerbsausstellung der Grafischen Sammlung A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
2006Collectors 1 A.o., Andro WekuaCollezione La Gaia, Busca, I
2006Acquisitions récentes A.o., Andro WekuaCentre Georges Pompidou, Paris, F
2006Tbilisi 3: Let’s stay alive till Monday A.o., Andro WekuaChildrens National Gallery, Tbilisi, GE
2006Peinture Aller / Retour A.o., Andro WekuaCentre Culturel Suisse, Paris, F
sep 24 - dec 10 2005Concrete Castle A.o., Andro WekuaLe Confort Moderne,
Poitier, F
aug 14 - sep 18 2005Unter 30 III - Junge Schweizer Kunst A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus CentrePasquArt - Centre d'Art,
Biel/Bienne
may 26 - sep 15 2005Prague Biennale 2 A.o., Andro WekuaPrague Biennale,
Prague
may 20 - jun 24 2005ID Troubles - US Visit A.o., Andro WekuaNURTUREart Gallery,
New York
mar 13 - may 22 2005Come-Back - Le retour A.o., Andro WekuaCrac Alsace,
Altkirch
2005Lively Memories A.o., Andro WekuaPlattform, Berlin, D
jun 08 - jul 18 2004Emotions Eins A.o., Andro WekuaFrankfurter Kunstverein,
Frankfurt/Main
may 28 - jul 18 2004Strategies of Desire A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthaus Baselland,
Basel
may 15 - jul 11 2004ID Troubles - Shake A.o., Andro WekuaHalle für Kunst e.V.,
Lüneburg
jan 24 - feb 28 2004The Human Face is an Empty Force, a Field of Death A.o., Andro WekuaAnnet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
2004Andro Wekua A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Yvon Lambert, Paris, F
2004Tuesday is gone A.o., Andro WekuaKarvasla, Tbilisi, GE
2004Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Switzerland A.o., Andro WekuaBlickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Switzerland
2004Dessins et des autres – Part II A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels, BE
2004Punktleuchten A.o., Andro WekuaHotel 3 Könige, Basel, CH
2004Fürchte Dich A.o., Andro WekuaHelmhaus Zürich, Zurich, CH
2004Dessins et des Autres A.o., Andro WekuaGalerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris, F
sep 14 - nov 23 2003Coup de coeur - A sentimental choice A.o., Andro WekuaCrac Alsace,
Altkirch
sep 03 - oct 15 2003which side are you on? A.o., Andro WekuaKunstraum Walcheturm,
Zurich
aug 23 - nov 02 2003It's in our hands A.o., Andro WekuaMigros Museum für Gegenwartskunst,
Zurich
2003Diarios Urbanos - Joven arte suizo A.o., Andro WekuaAlcalá de Henares, Madrid, E
2003Durchzug / Draft A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthalle Zürich, Zurich, CH
mar 01 - may 30 2002Persönliche Pläne, Die Zeichnung vom Lebensplan bis zum Weltentwurf A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthalle Basel, Basel, CH
2002Heirat im Westen A.o., Andro WekuaKunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, CH
2001Wald und Explosionen A.o., Andro WekuaHelmhaus Zurich, Zurich, CH
2001und/oder/aber A.o., Andro WekuaStiftung Binz 39,
Zurich