Julia Venske - Born 1971 in Berlin, Germany
Gregor Spänle - Born 1969 in Munich, Germany
Gregor Spänle - Born 1969 in Munich, Germany
Live and work in New York and Munich
Venske and Spänle's work transform their media of choice--marble--from a cold and static state into a vital and sensual materiality that appears to stretch and fold, dissolve and coagulate. A sense of inner life quietly emanates from the inanimate stone. Each sculpture they produce has a distinct personality; aggressive or shy, assertive or complacent. Working together and combining their skills and sculptural expertise, Venske and Spänle are able to manipulate their media in a refreshing and unique way.
EDUCATION
1994 |
Diploma of Stone Sculpture, Lasa, Italy |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 |
The Host, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
2012 |
Museum Bad Arolsen, Kassel, Germany Landesmuseum Schleswig–Holstein, Schloss Gottorf, Germany |
2011 |
Wanderlust, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Atlanta Myzot, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta ,GA Uno Con Otros, Galeria Ana Serratosa, Valencia, Spain |
2010 |
Viewing Room, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Inside Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA Voyage Congolaise, Arin Contemporary Art, Laguna Beach, CA |
Inside, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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2009 |
Coming Together, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Among Us, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
2008 |
Kunstverein Aichach, Germany |
2007 |
Perchance to Dream, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
2006 |
Flow, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York |
2005 |
As If We Are Alone, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA Redefining Space, Turchin Center for the Arts, Boone, NC |
2004 |
Außen Vor, Lothringer 13, Munich, Germany Square and Drops, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
2003 |
We are Here, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Fluff, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
2002 |
Smurfs and Screens, Galerie Renate Schroder, Cologne, Germany |
2001 |
Screen, Museum Eduardo Sivori, Buenos Aires, Argentina (catalogue) |
2000 |
Köln Skulptur, Art Cologne, Cologne, Germany Galerie Renate Schroder, Cologne, Germany |
1998 |
Marble, MBM Gallery, New York, NY (catalogue) |
1997 |
Transformation, MBM Gallery, New York, NY |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2012 |
Watch Your Step, Flag Art Foundation, New York, NY |
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2011 |
Myzots, Pulse Miami, Thatcher Projects, Miami, FL Glasshouse Gallery, Regional Museum, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia Blickachsen 8, Bad Homborg, Germany Biomorph, Arp Museum Rolandseck, Bonn, Germany Bodily Functions, Neuer Kunstverein, Köln, Germany Artefiera, Bologna, Robert Drees Galerie, Bologna, Italy Artstage Singapore, C. Dietzschold Gallery, Singapore |
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2010 |
Survival-überleben, neue Kunst in alten Gärten, Lenthe, Germany (catalogue) Summer Group Show, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York Pulse Miami, Margaret Thatcher Projects, Miami, FL Art Zürich, Galerie Robert Drees, Zürich, Switzerland Im Dialog, Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland Art HK, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Hong Kong |
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2009 |
Sunny Side Up, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Galerie Robert Drees, Hannover, Germany |
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2008 |
re-mix, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Melbourne Artfair, Australia Kunst Zuerich, Switzerland |
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2007 |
Chill, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY |
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2006 |
Strafraum, Lothringerstr.13/Spiegel, Munich, Germany |
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2005 |
Summer Sensation, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Heavenly, A Slice of White, Hunter College, New York, NY 12 Kunstpreis, Kunstverein, Aichach, Germany imbenge house, Völkerkunde Museum, Munich, Germany |
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2004 |
imbenge dreamhouse, Völkerkunde Museum, Munich, Germany and Johannesburg, South Africa ArtHouse, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Mindscapes, Pavel Zoubok Gallery, New York, NY Center for Contemporary Art, Atlanta, GA |
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2003 |
Yard, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Robyn Donohue & Alyson Baker. Group Exhibition, Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Contemporary Art Projects, Sydney, Australia |
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2002 |
Breathing Room, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Transit, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Jump, Schmidt Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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2001 |
Heat, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Toyamura Biennale, Sapporo, Japan In House, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Pink Red, Schmidt Dean Gallery, Philadelphia, PA |
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2000 |
Messe Zurich, Galerie Renate Schroder, Zurich, Switzerland |
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1999 |
Black and White with Arthur Mednick, Margaret Thatcher Projects, New York, NY Galerie Wolfram Volker, Berlin, Germany |
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1997 |
Kunstverein Traunstein |
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1994-95 |
Participation in various group shows in Germany, Italy and Switzerland |
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2003 |
The Yard, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY |
1996 |
Artists in residence at RMIT Department of Fine Art, Melbourne, Australia |
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