Sprüth Magers Berlin London

biography

Otto Piene Estate

1928 Born in Laasphe, DE
2014 Deceased in Berlin, DE

Education



1948–50 Blocherer Art School and the Academy of Art, Munich, DE
1950-53 Staatliche Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf, DE
1953-57 University of Cologne, DE
1964 Artist-in-residence, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA

Awards, Grants and Fellowships




1959 Prize, Deutsche Kunst, Baden-Baden, Germany
1963 Grand Prize for Group ZERO, IV Biennale Internazionale d’Arte, San Marino, IT
1967 Prize, International Exhibitions of Graphic Art, Ljublijana, LT
1968 Konrad von Soest Prize, Munster, DE
1969 Prize, International Exhibitions of Graphic Art, Ljublijana, LT
1970 Prize, Ile Exposition International de Dessins Originaux, Rijeka, HR
1972 Prize of the National Museum of Modern art, The Eighth International
1972 Biennial Exhibition of Prints in Tokyo, JP
1976 Prize, International Graphics Biennale, Frederikstad, NO
1994 Honorary doctorate by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland, US
1996 Sculpture Prize of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, US
2003 UNESCO Joan Miro Medal, presented at the Bremen Kunsthalle, DE
2003 Leonardo da Vinci World Art Prize from Consejo Cultural Mundial of Mexico City, MEX
2013 Max-Beckmann - Prize of the city of Frankfurt

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

feb 06 - may 10 2020Die Sonne kommt näherHaus Konstruktiv,
Zurich
sep 03 2019 - jan 27 2020 ZERO Pohang Museum of Steel Art,
Pohang, Korea
feb 09 - jun 02 2019Fire and Light: Otto Piene in Groton, 1983–2014Fitchburg Art Museum,
Fitchburg, USA
feb 01 - apr 06 2019Otto PieneSprüth Magers Berlin
oct 20 2018 - jan 20 2019Otto PieneGalerie der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
apr 29 - jun 10 2017Light BalletSprüth Magers Berlin
- 2016Otto Piene, Sundew and Selected Works 1957-2014Sperone Westwater,
New York, USA
- 2015Otto Piene: RainbowMuseum of Contemporary Art,
Tehran, IR
- 2015Otto PieneARNDT Berlin
- 2015Otto Piene: LichtLWL-Museum für Kunst und Kultur,
Münster, DE
- 2015Hommage to Otto Piene (1928-2014): Salon de lumièreKunsthalle Bremen,
Bremen, DE
- 2014Otto Piene: Light and AirLangen Foundation,
Quadrennial Düsseldorf, DE
- 2014Otto Piene. More SkyNeue Nationalgalerie,
Berlin, DE
- 2013Otto Piene: EnergiefeldeZKM 1 Museum Für Neue Kunst,
Karlsruhe, DE
- 2013Otto Piene – Zero: 20 Works from 1957 – 1966Galerie Koch,
Hannover, DE
- 2013Otto Piene – GraphitzeichnungenMuseum Kunstpalast,
Düsseldorf, DE
2012 - 2013Otto Piene – From Zero to NowGalerie Stefan Hildebrandt,
St. Moritz, CH
- 2012Otto Piene: Objekte und ZeichnungenGalerie Terminus,
Munich, DE
- 2011Otto Piene: LichtballettMIT List Visual Arts Center,
Cambridge, UK
- 2010Otto Piene: Light Ballet and Fire Paintings, 1957-1967Sperone Westwater,
New York, USA
- 2010Otto PieneWalter Storms,
Munich, DE
2009 - 2010Otto Piene: MultimediaKunstverein Langenfeld,
Langenfeld, DE
2008 - 2009Otto Piene: SpectrumMuseum am Ostwall Dortmund,
Dortmund, DE
2007 - 2008Otto Piene – Solo 3Halle 6, Galerie Christine Hölz,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 2006Otto Piene – SoloHalle 6, Galerie Christine Hölz,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 2006Otto Piene – Solo 2Galerie Christine Hölz,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 2006Sun and Moonrenovation and reopening of light sculptures, Hawaii State Capitol,
Honolulu, USA
- 2006Geleucht Moers, DE
- 2002Otto Piene: The Zero ExperienceRetrospective at Prague City Gallery,
Prague, CZ
- 2001Lichtjahre 1957-2001: Otto PieneKunstmuseum Celle,
Celle, DE
- 1999RetrospectiveStädtischen Galerie,
Moers, DE
- 1996RetrospectiveKunstmuseum im Ehrenhof,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1993Otto Piene: Sky ArtCompton Gallery at MIT Museum,
Cambridge, UK
- 1991Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Mönchengladback, DE
- 1991Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1989Otto PieneKunsthaus Schaller,
Stuttgart, DE
- 1988Otto PieneGalerie Heimsehoff,
Essen, DE
- 1988Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Mönchengladbach, DE
- 1987Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1986Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Mönchengladbach, DE
- 1985Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1985Otto PienePat Hearn Gallery,
New York, USA
- 1983Otto PieneGalerie Heimeshoff,
Essen, DE
- 1983Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1983Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1983Otto PieneGalerie Watari,
Tokyo, JP
- 1982Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1981Otto PieneGalerie Vecu,
Antwerp, BE
- 1981Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Mönchengladbach, DE
- 1980Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1980Otto PieneFine Arts Center,
New York, USA
- 1979Otto PieneGalerie Gessmann,
Neu-Isenburg, DE
- 1979Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1979’Grand Rapids Carousel’ for Festival ’79Calder Plaza,
Grand Rapids, USA
- 1978Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1977CenterbeamDocumenta 6,
Kassel, DE
- 1977Otto PieneGalerie Heimeshoff,
Essen, DE
- 1977Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1977Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Willich, DE
- 1977Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1977Otto PieneFitchburg Art Museum,
Fitchburg, DE
- 1976Otto PieneGalerie Böcker,
Moers, DE
- 1976Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
München, DE
- 1976Otto PieneGalerie Melchers,
Wuppertal, DE
- 1976Otto PieneGalerie Schoeller,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1976Otto PieneLippische Gesellscaft für Kunst,
Schloβ Detmold, Detmold, DE
- 1975Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1975Otto PieneKleine Grafik-Galerie,
Bremen, DE
- 1975Otto PieneGalerie Lauter,
Mannheim, DE
- 1975Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Willich, DE
- 1975Otto PieneGalerie Ehrensperger,
Zurich, CH
- 1975’Otto Piene: Paintings, Gouache, Drawings’Hayden Gallery and Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT,
Cambridge, UK
- 1974Otto PieneGalerie Böcker,
Moers, DE
- 1974Otto PieneGalerie Heimeshoff,
Essen, DE
- 1974Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Willich, DE
- 1974Otto PieneKunstverein Ingolstadt,
Ingolstadt, DE
- 1974Otto PieneStädtische Galerie und Kunstverein,
Erlangen, DE
- 1973RetrospectiveKölnischer Kunstverein,
Cologne, DE
- 1973Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1973Otto PieneGalerie Löhrl,
Willich, DE
- 1973Otto PieneGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1973Otto PieneGalerie Wendtorf & Swetec,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1973Otto PieneKölnischer Kunstverein,
Cologne, DE
- 1973700-foot muralsRosenthal factory building,
Selb, DE
- 1972Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1972Otto PieneGalerie Wendtorf & Swetec,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1972Otto PieneCleveland Centro de Arte e Communicacion,
Buenos Aires, AR
- 1971Otto PieneGalerie Heseler,
Munich, DE
- 1971Otto PieneWestfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte,
Münster, DE
- 1971’Sunburst’, kinetic light sculptureWorcester Center,
Worcester, UK
1970 - 1975Light and elements environmentsNew University of Constance,
Constance, DE
- 1970Otto PieneGalerie Wendtorf & Swetec,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1970Otto PieneArts and Craft Center,
Pittsburgh, USA
- 1970Otto PieneHonolulu Academy of Arts,
Honolulu, USA
- 1970Otto PieneHoward Wise Gallery,
New York, USA
- 1970’Sun and Moon’, light sculpturesHawaii State Capitol,
Honolulu, USA
- 1969Otto PieneHoward Wise Gallery,
New York, USA
- 1969Otto PieneYale University,
New Haven, USA
- 1968Otto PieneWestfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte,
Münster, DE
- 1967RetrospectiveMuseum am Ostwall,
Dortmund, DE
- 1966Light sculptureWormland store façade,
Cologne, DE
- 1965Rose oder SternGalerie Rottloff,
Karlsruhe, DE
- 1965Light BalletHoward Wise Gallery,
New York, USA
- 1965Otto PieneGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1964Otto PieneMc Roberts & Tunnard,
London, UK
- 1964Otto PieneGalerie Lawrence Rubin,
Paris, FR
- 1964Light sculpturesCity Opera House,
Bonn, DE
- 1963Otto PieneGalerie Müller,
Stuttgart, DE
- 1963Die FeuerblumeGalerie Ad libitum,
Antwerp, BE
- 1963Otto PieneStädtischer Kunstpavillon,
Soest, DE
- 1963Pitture di foucoGalleria Cadario,
Milan, IT
- 1963Otto PieneGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1963Otto PieneGalleria la Polena,
Genoa, IT
- 1962Licht und RauchMuseum Schloss Morsbroich,
Leverkusen, DE
- 1962Fauna and FloraGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1962Otto PieneStädtisches Museum,
Leverkusen, DE
- 1962Otto PieneSchloβ Morsbroich,
Leverkusen, DE
- 1962Light and SmokeMcRoberts & Tunnard Gallery,
London, UK
- 1961Otto PieneGalerie Müller,
Stuttgart, DE
- 1961The Light PaintsGalerie Ad Libitum,
Antwerp, BE
- 1961Otto PieneGalerie dato,
Frankfurt, DE
- 1960Otto PieneGalerie Diogenes,
Berlin, DE
- 1960A Festival for LightGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE
- 1959Otto PieneGalerie Schmela,
Düsseldorf, DE

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

may 02 - nov 02 2020The Sky as a Studio. Yves Klein and his contemporaries A.o., Otto Piene EstateCentre Pompidou-Metz
mar 05 - may 31 2020Zero is Infinity. Zero and Yayoi Kusama A.o., Otto Piene EstateYayoi Kusama Museum
Tokyo
sep 20 2017 - jan 07 2018Floating Worlds A.o., Otto Piene EstateBiennale de Lyon,
La Sucrière & the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon.
jul 09 - sep 03 2017From the collection: Europe 1960 – Azimuth, Concrete Art, Nouveau Réalisme, Zero A.o., Otto Piene EstateKunstmuseum Liechtenstein,
Vaduz
jun 09 - sep 03 2017From the collection: (No)stories. (No)paintings. (No)metaphors A.o., Otto Piene EstateKunstmuseum Liechtenstein
apr 22 - aug 27 2017Socle Du Monde Biennale 2017 A.o., Otto Piene EstateHearing Museum of contemporary art,
Herning,
Denmark
- 2016The Sharper Perception: Dynamic Art, Optical and BeyondOtto Piene EstateGR Gallery, New York, USA
- 2016Blau: Von Farblichen Akzenten Zur Monochromie IIOtto Piene EstateGalerie Koch, Hannover, DE
2015 - 2016Zero: Countdown to the FutureOtto Piene EstateS.U. Sakip Sabanci Museum, Istanbul, TR
- 2015ZERO – The International Art Movement of the 50s and 60sOtto Piene EstateMartin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, DE
- 2015Atmosfera ZERO. Great Expectations #2Otto Piene EstateCortesi Gallery, London, UK
- 2015Space and MatterOtto Piene EstateSperone Westwater, New York, USA
- 2015ZERO: Let Us Explore the StarsOtto Piene EstateStedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
2014 - 2015ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s-60sOtto Piene EstateThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA
2014 - 2015Seeing through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi CollectionOtto Piene EstateThe Guggenheim Abu Dhabi, AE
- 2014ZEROOtto Piene EstatePinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, BR
- 2014IdiosynchronismOtto Piene EstateSimon Dickinson Gallery, New York, USA
- 2014wOtto Piene EstateNeuberger Museum of Art at Purchase College SUNY, New York, USA