Björn Dahlem (born 1974) is an artist based in Potsdam.
Dahlem was born in Munich. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1994 to 2000.[1] He makes sculptures based on space and astrophysics out of ordinary household materials.[2]
Between 2005 and 2011, Dahlem was a guest professor Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and Braunschweig University of Art.[3] Since 2012, he has been a professor for sculpture at the Braunschweig University of Art. Since 2017 ,he is a professor for sculpture and installation at the Bauhaus-University Weimar
Selected exhibitions edit
2000
- German Handikraft (with John Bock and René Zeh), Artspace NZ, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
- Neue Modelle, Trafo Gallery, Budapest
2002
- Orgasmodrom, Galleria Giò Marconi, Milan
2003
- Coma Sculptor, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York
2004
- Kommando Pfannenkuchen, Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles
- Heimweh, Haunch of Venison, London
- Solaris, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
- Lost in Werner, The Modern Institute, Glasgow
2005
- Printemps de Septembre, Festival of Contemporary Images, Toulouse
- S.N.O.W., Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin
- Strange Attractor, Gallery Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo
2006
- Extension Turn 2, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
- The Homunculus Saloon, Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna
- Busan Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea
- Berlin goes Zürich, Arndt & Partner, Zurich
2007
- Gallery Swap (Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin and Hotel, London),Hotel, London
- The Milky Way, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
References edit
- ^ Hammer Projects: Björn Dahlem, October 29, 2004 - February 13, 2005 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
- ^ Hammer.UCLA.edu Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Björn Dahlem Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Galerie Baudach, Berlin.
External links edit
- Bjorn Dahlem at Engholm Engelhorn
- Johnson, Ken, Bjorn Dahlem: Coma Sculptor, New York Times
- Bjorn Dahlem on ArtNet.com
- Bjorn Dahlem on ArtFacts.net
- Further information from the Saatchi Gallery
- Björn Dahlem at Berliner Poster Verlag