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Elger Esser Biography
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1967 |
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Born in Stuttgart, Germany
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1969 - 1986 |
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Grew up in Rome, Italy
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1991 - 1997 |
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Studies at Academy of Fine Arts in Düsseldorf, master class of Prof. Bernd Becher
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1998 |
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Foreign DAAD studies in Italy
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1998 |
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Supporting award for Art Düsseldorf
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1998 |
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Supporting area Art Cologne (Gallery Inge Friebe)
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1998 |
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DAAD-travelling award, Italy
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2001 |
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Deutsches Studienzentrum Venice
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Lives and works in Düsseldorf, Germany
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Fotos que ver en Madrid cuando aún no estés muerto...de calor, Galería Fúcares, Madrid, Spain
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2009
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY, USA (solo)
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2009
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Kunstmuseum Stuttgart (solo)
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2009
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Voyages pittoresques. Normandie 1820-2009, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Le Château - Caen, France
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2009
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Les Rencontres Photographiques d’Arles, Arles, France
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2008
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
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2008
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut (group)
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2007
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Seestücke, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
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2007
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg (solo)
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2007
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Ileana Sonnabend, New York (solo)
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2006
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Galeria Fúcares, Madrid (solo)
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2006
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Johnen+Schöttle Gallery, Munich (solo)
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2006
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Kunstraum Deutsche Bank, 2006 (solo)
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2005
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Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne (solo)
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2005
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Flight 405, Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut
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2005
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dreamscapes, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
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2005
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York (solo)
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2005
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The City: Contemporary Views of the Built Enironment, Lehman College Art Gallery, New York
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2005
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Landschaft als Metapher, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal
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2004
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Landschaften – Sonderausstellung zur KunstKöln, Cologne
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2004
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg (solo)
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2004
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg (solo)
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2004
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Fondation Herzog - Ein Laboratorium für Photographie, Basel (solo)
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2004
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Art History: Photography References Painting, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York
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2004
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Vague II Hommages et digressions, Musée Malraux, Le Havre
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2004
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Imágenes en movimiento // Moving Pictures, Guggenheim Bilbao
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2004
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg (solo)
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2003
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne (solo)
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2003
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Schirmer/Mosel Showroom, Munich (solo)
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2003
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Marco Voena, Milan (solo)
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2003
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne (solo)
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2003
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Kunsthalle Rostock (solo)
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2003
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich (solo)
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2003
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Kunsthalle Rostock (solo)
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2003
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich (solo)
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2002
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Aus Düsseldorf, Baronian-Francey Galerie, Brussels
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2002
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10 young german artists, Galerie de Zaal, Delft
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2002
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Biennale der Fotografie, Moscow
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2002
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Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Rome (solo)
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2002
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Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena (solo)
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2002
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Galerie Sfeier-Semler, Hamburg (Solo)
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2002
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Wallflowers, Kunsthaus Zürich
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2002
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In Szene gesetzte Architektur, ZKM Karlsruhe/Stadtische Galerie Erlangen/Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
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2001
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Chrisitna Doll, Elger Esser Michael van Ofen, Galerie Sfeier Semler, Hamburg
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2001
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Ohne Zögern, Sammlung Olbricht, Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen
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2001
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Retrospective, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
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2001
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Galleria de Arte Moderne Villa delle Rose, Bologna (Solo)
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2001
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Ileana Sonnabend, New York (Solo)
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2000
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Alte Feuerwache Mannheim (Solo)
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2000
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Galerie Inge Friebe Lüdenscheid (Solo)
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2000
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Galerie de Zaal, Delft
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2000
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich (with Candice Breitz)
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2000
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Retrospective, Sonnabend Gallery, New York
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2000
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Friesland is …, Friesmuseum, Leeuwarden
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2000
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Landscapes - Portraits, Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, London
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1999
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Andreas Grimm Galerie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (solo)
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1999
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Massimo Lauro Galleria, Milan, Italy (Solo)
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1999
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New Photography, Marlborough Gallery, New York
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1999
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VISA, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne
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1998
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Umgebung und Aussicht, Galerie Cora Hölzl
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1998
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When season becomes form, Kulturallianzen Cologne
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1998
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Galerie Marion de Beaupre, Paris, France (Solo)
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1998
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Alte Post Neuss (solo)
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1997
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Andreas Grimm Galerie, Palma de Mallorca, Spain (solo)
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1997
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Kunstverein Hagen (solo)
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1997
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ARToll Labor Bedburg-Hau
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1996
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Auslöser, Düsseldorf
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1995
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Kulturbahnhof Eller, Germany (solo)
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1994
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Idus Nemorensis Nemi Italy
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