Jan Kuck

b 1978 Hanover, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Born in Hanover in 1978, Jan Kuck at first studied law, and continued with history and philosophy, in which he obtained a master’s degree.

Since 1999 Jan has been occupying himself intensively with a self-study in designing objects as well as the production of conceptual art. He has been living and working in Berlin since 2004.

In his conceptual art he carves out the wit and tragedy of our society in a pointed manner. He therefore subdivided society into multiple fine categories to
which he assigns all of his works individually.

His currently favoured materials are concrete and wood, as well as neon and glass. In contrast to conentional conceptual art he attaches great importance to the philosophical foundation of his work as well as their aesthetically immaculate design.

Jan conceptualised his first own gallery exhibition (PACKET-SOUP) in 2012, and displayed his work at SAVVY Contemporary Gallery Berlin attracting extensive media coverage. In October 2013 he presented his design – the T.TABLE – at JR Gallery Berlin to a selected audience and therefore received considerable national and international press attention.

Since June 2014 Jan Kuck has been represented by Bernheimer Contemporary. Since than he took part in over 30 exhibitions.

Among others: the charity auction for the Pinakothek der Moderne Munich, Arsenale Docks during the 15th Venice Architecture Biennale, Highlights Kunstmesse München, Art Budapest, Ansbach Biennale, Genova Biennale, SOFA CHICAGO Art fair, Anna Laudel Contemporary Istanbul, State Textile and Industry Museum Augsburg, Deutsches Museum Munich.

Currently he is preparing several national and international solo and group exhibitions.

 

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Vita

  • Exhibitions (Selected)
  • 2018
  • 42 Contemporary Artists by Enter Art Foundation - Gerichtshöfe - Berlin - DE
  • GOLD - Galerie Valentien - Stuttgart - DE
  • Monumenta - Intelligence of Many - Leipzig - DE
  • Paper Positions - Bernheimer Contemporary - Basel - CH
  • Wonderland I & II - Historischer Kornversuchsspeicher - Berlin - DE
  • Temporary Art and Culture Artlab - Historischer Kornversuchsspeicher - Berlin - DE
  • SEGRETE Tracce di Memoria - Artisti alleati in memoria della Shoah - Genova - IT
  • 2017
  • History is Now - Anna Laudel Contemporary - Istanbul - TR
  • Art Market Budapest - Budapest - HU
  • Material Boys & Girls Part II - Bernheimer Contemporary - Berlin - DE
  • Contemporary Istanbul - International Art Fair - Istanbul - TR
  • Material Boys & Girls -PART I - Bernheimer Contemporary - Münich - DE
  • Light Rider - Bernheimer Contemporary - Berlin - DE
  • Le latitudini dell’arte - 3° ediz - DE & IT
  • Mixed Realities - Bernheimer Contemporary - Berlin - DE
  • Arachne - Deutsches Museum - Munich - DE
  • Let's Play ?! - Bernheimer Contemporary - Galerie Kremers - Berlin - DE
  • Art Karlsruhe International Art Fair - Bernheimer Contemporary - Karlsruhe - DE
  • 2016
  • 50 Contemporary Artists by Enter Art Foundation - Orenstein & Koppel Lofts - Berlin - DE
  • When did we stop playing? - Bernheimer Contemporary - Anna Laudel Contemporary - Istanbul - TR
  • Arachne - Tim Museum - Augsburg - DE
  • Art From Berlin - Landesverband Berliner Galerien - Budapest - HU
  • SOFA Art Fair - Berengo Studio - Chicago - USA
  • Y - WHY? I - Bernheimer Contemporary - Berlin - DE
  • Y - WHY? I - Secret Garden - Berlin - DE
  • Art Week Berlin - Multiple Locations - Berlin - DE
  • WIDERKUNST - Holzmarkt - Berlin - DE
  • Arachne - Tim Museum - Augsburg - DE
  • Ansbach Contemporary - Ansbach - DE
  • Plastic Obsession - Umweltbundesamt - Dessau - DE
  • Arachne - 15th Intl. Architecture Exhibition - Arsenale Docks - Venice - IT
  • What would you die for? - Residenz Monbijou - Berlin - DE
  • Re ection . self-re ection - Residenz Monbijou - Berlin - DE
  • 2015
  • Berlin and Munich in Artistic Dialogue - m+projekt Kunstraum - Munich - DE
  • The Taste Of Addiction - Residenz Monbijou - Berlin - DE
  • nice from far from nice – Pop-Up Restaurant with Bernheimer Contemporary - Munich - DE
  • HIGHLIGHTS International Art Fair Munich - Gallery Bernheimer - Munich - DE
  • HIGHLIGHTS International Art Fair Munich - Colnaghi - London - UK
  • Who Cares? Social Responsibility in Contemporary Art - Residenz Monbijou - Berlin - DE
  • 2014
  • HIGHLIGHTS International Art Fair Munich - Gallery Bernheimer - Munich - DE
  • HIGHLIGHTS International Art Fair Munich - Colnaghi - London - UK
  • Vantias – Bernheimer Contemporary - Munich - DE
  • The T.TABLE II – Q110 - Die Deutsche Bank der Zukunft - Berlin - DE
  • 2013
  • The T.TABLE I – JRGallery - Berlin - DE
  • Packet Soup – SAVVY Contemporary - Berlin - DE

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