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Otto Piene    (German, 1928)

 Otto Piene - Kleine Sonne (Paintings) h: 59.7 x w: 79.6 x d: 6 cm / h: 23.5 x w: 31.3 x d: 2.4 in
Otto Piene
Kleine Sonne 1963-1964
 
  

Biography
1928 Born in Laasphe, Westfalen, Germany
1948 - 1953 Studies at the Blocherer Schule
1948 - 1953 Kunstakademie Munich
1948 - 1953 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
1953 - 1957 Studies of Philosophy at Köln Universitiy
1957 Foundation of the artist group ZERO together with Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker
1960 Participation at Documenta 2 in Kassel
1964 Participation at Documenta 3 in Kassel
1964 - 1968 teaching activity at the University of Pennsylvania
1968 Center for Advanced Visual Studies
1972 Professorship at the Massachussetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge
1977 Participation at Documenta 6 in Kassel
1974 - 1994 1974-94 Director of the Center for Advanced Visual Studies
1994 Honorary doctorate at Maryland University

Exhibitions
2009 Galerie Bode,Nuremberg, Germany (solo)
1985 German pavilion at the Biennial in Sao Paulo, Brasil
1972 Sky Installation Pax for the Olympic Summer Games in Munich, Germany
1971 German pavilion at the Biennial in Venice, Italy
1967 German pavilion at the Biennial in Venice, Italy
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