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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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Studied 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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Recipient, 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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Recipient, 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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2011
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lichtempfindlich – Zeitgenössische Photographie aus der Sammlung Schaufler, Sindelfingen, Germany
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2011
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ILEANA SONNABEND. AN ITALIAN PORTRAIT. Peggy Guggenheim Collection – New Wing, Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, Venice, Italy
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2011
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Kunst befreit! Neupräsentation der Sammlung. Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2011
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Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, USA (solo)
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2011
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Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney, Australia (solo)
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2011
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Sfeir-Semler Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon (solo)
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2011
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France (solo)
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2011
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Kunstforum Baloise, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
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2010
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria (solo)
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2010
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Landschaften-Veduten-Ansichten-Heliogravüren, Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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2010
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ELGER ESSER, Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2010
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EIGENTJD-ELGER ESSER, Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem, Arnhem, Holland (solo)
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2010
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Et in Arcadia Ego. Paraísos cercanos, TEA Tenerife Espacio de las Artes, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain
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2010
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The Düsseldorf School of Photography. Bernd & Hilla Becher, Thomas Ruff, Candida Höfer, In Sook Kim, Elger Esser, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, USA
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2010
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IMAGINÁRIO DA PAISAGEM. Obras da BesArt - colecção Banco Espírito Santo, CAV Centro de artes Visuais, Encontros de Fotografia, Coimbra, Portugal
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2010
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ZERO - ∞. Schauwerk Sindelfingen, Sindelfingen, Germany
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2010
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Sin Tiempo, Galería Fúcares, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2010
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Photobiennale Moscow, Exhibition Hall New Manege, Moscow, Russia (solo)
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2010
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Der rote Bulli: Stephan Shore und die neue Düsseldorfer Fotografie, NRW-Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf, Germany
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2010
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Viaggio in Italia, sguardi internazionali sull’Italia contemporanea, Palazzo Fabroni, Pistoia, Italy
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2010
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Collezioni Contemporanee, SMS Santa Maria della Scala, Siena, Italy
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2010
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Konstellationen, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig, Vienna, Austria
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2009
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Sonnabend Gallery, NY (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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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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TAGO - MAGO, Galería Fúcares, Almagro & Espacio de arte Hospital de San Juan de Dios. Almagro, Spain (group)
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2009
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Voyages pittoresques, Normandie 1820-2009, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen, Le Château - Caen, France (group)
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2009
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Les Rencontres D'Arles Photographie, Arles, France (group)
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2009
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Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany (solo)
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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, Paris, France
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2008
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut, Lebanon (group)
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2007
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Seestücke, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
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2007
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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2007
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Ileana Sonnabend, New York, NY (solo)
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2006
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Galeria Fúcares, Madrid, Spain (solo)
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2006
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Johnen+Schöttle Gallery, Munich, Germany (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, Germany (solo)
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2005
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The City: Contemporary Views of the Built Enironment, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
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2005
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Landschaft als Metapher, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Germany
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2005
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2005
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Flight 405, Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut, Lebanon
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2005
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dreamscapes, Aeroplastics Contemporary, Brussels
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2004
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Art History: Photography References Painting, Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York, NY
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2004
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Vague II Hommages et digressions, Musée Malraux, Le Havre, France
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2004
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Imágenes en movimiento // Moving Pictures, Guggenheim Bilbao, Bilbao, Spain
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2004
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Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria (solo)
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2004
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Fondation Herzog - Ein Laboratorium für Photographie, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
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2004
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Landschaften – Sonderausstellung zur KunstKöln, Cologne, Germany
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2004
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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2004
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Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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2003
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Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Kunsthalle Rostock, Rostock, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Schirmer/Mosel Showroom, Munich, Germany (solo)
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2003
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Marco Voena, Milan, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Rome, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Palazzo delle Papesse, Siena, Italy (solo)
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2002
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Galerie Sfeier-Semler, Hamburg, Germany (Solo)
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2002
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Wallflowers, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
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2002
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In Szene gesetzte Architektur, ZKM Karlsruhe/Stadtische Galerie Erlangen/Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren
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2002
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Aus Düsseldorf, Baronian-Francey Galerie, Brussels, Belgium
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2002
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10 young german artists, Galerie de Zaal, Delft, Netherlands
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2002
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Biennale der Fotografie, Moscow, Russia
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2001
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Chrisitna Doll, Elger Esser Michael van Ofen, Galerie Sfeier Semler, Hamburg, Germany
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2001
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Ohne Zögern, Sammlung Olbricht, Neues Museum Weserburg, Bremen, Germany
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2001
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Retrospective, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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2001
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Galleria de Arte Moderne Villa delle Rose, Bologna, Italy (Solo)
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2001
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Ileana Sonnabend, New York, NY (Solo)
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2000
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Alte Feuerwache Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany (Solo)
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2000
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Galerie Inge Friebe Lüdenscheid, Germany (Solo)
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2000
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Galerie 213, Paris, France
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2000
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Galerie de Zaal, Delft, Netherlands
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2000
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Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich, Germany (with Candice Breitz)
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2000
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Retrospective, Sonnabend Gallery, New York, NY
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2000
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Friesland is …, Friesmuseum, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
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2000
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Landscapes - Portraits, Michael Hue-Williams Fine Art, London, England
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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, NY
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1999
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VISA, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Cologne, Germany
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1998
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Umgebung und Aussicht, Galerie Cora Hölzl, Düsseldorf, Germany
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1998
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When season becomes form, Kulturallianzen Cologne, Germany
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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, Neuss, Germany (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, Hagen, Germany (solo)
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1997
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ARToll Labor Bedburg-Hau, Germany
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1996
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Auslöser, Düsseldorf, Germany
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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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