Armin Boehm
Armin Boehm portrays scenes with a distinct level of complexity both in their narratives and their outwardly presentation, capturing the frank reality of modern times. Complete with collaged pieces of fabric and eclectic combination of motifs, Boehm’s work instantly draws us into his fantastical urban cosmos filled with cyborgs, politicians, and flowers. The intricately fragmented surface of his paintings visualizes the overwhelming dissonance that surrounds our contemporary lives, reflecting the manifold layers of realities that coexist within our existence. As German Expressionism of early twentieth century pondered the consequences of the technical innovations of their time, Boehm observes the current state of the world, where our reliance on technology and the few who control it have created fundamental shifts in our collective psyche and morals. By design, there is an unshakable sense of anxiety that runs through Armin Boehm’s oeuvre. “Our recent world is dominated by unreflected positivity”, says the artist. With the value put on the number of quantifiable likes received on the internet ever increasing, the artist believes it all the more necessary not to suppress the anxiety and tragedy in our lives in order for us to move forward in our psychological evolution.
현대사회의 실상을 거품 없이 포착하는 아민 보엠의 회화는 내재된 서사와 겉으로 보이는 그림의 구성 모두 너무나 정교하고 심층적인 장면들로 이루어진다. 여러 층의 패브릭 콜라주와 다양한 모티브의 조합으로 완성되는 작가의 그림은 사이보그, 정치인, 그리고 꽃으로 가득 찬 환상의 어반 코스모스로 관객을 단숨에 끌어들인다. 복잡하게 파편화된 작품의 표면은 현대 생활에서 우리를 둘러싸고 있는 정신적 균열을 반영하며, 우리의 삶 안에서 공존하는 '현실'의 다양한 층을 나타낸다. 20세기 초 독일의 표현주의가 그 시대의 기술적 혁신의 결과를 논하였듯 작가는 현대의 테크놀로지, 그리고 그러한 테크놀로지를 통제하는 소수의 권력자들에게 의존하며 변해가는 현대사회의 정신성과 도덕성을 관찰한다. 아민 보엠의 작업에는 떨칠 수 없는 불안감이 흐른다. 작가는 “최근 우리의 삶은 검토되지 않은 긍정성에 지배되고 있다”고 말하며, 온라인에서 받는 ‘좋아요’ 수가 점점 더 중요시 여겨지는 현 시대에서 우리가 정신적으로 한 발짝 더 앞으로 나아가기 위해서는 우리 삶 속 불안과 비극을 억누르지 않는 것이 더욱 필요하다고 믿는다.
Born in 1972, Aachen, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
EDUCATION
1995 – 2001 Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with Konrad Klapheck and Jörg Immendorff
2001 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris Grant of
2001 Staatlichen Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
1998 Grant of Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022
- From Gloom to Night, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul
2021
- Wider die Zumutungen der Gegenwart, Anita Beckers Contemporary Art & Projects, Frankfurt am Main
- Nachtcafé (pas d’assurance pour la Nuit), Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen
2020
- Auf der Wunde hält die Farbe nicht, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
2019
- Radical Presence, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe
- North, Hans Alf Gallery, Kopenhagen, DK
2018
- Involution, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH
2017
- Intimacy and Vulnerability, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT
2016
- 1, 2, 3 Soleil, Susanne Vielmetter Projects, Los Angeles, US
2015
- Le style c’est les corps, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
2014
- Inutile Éternité, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH
2013
- Raumneurose, Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York, US
2012
- Wald Hochwald Holzfällen, Gallery Weekend, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
2011
- Gehirne, mit Thomas Helbig, Kunstverein Heppenheim
- Chiffon Rouge, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT
2010
- Die Leere und das gezeichnete Ich, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
2009
- Der Böse Blick / The Evil Eye, Kunstverein Braunschweig (Kat./Cat.)
- Waldgänger, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe
2007
- Death to Pics, Galerie Johnen + Schöttle, Köln
- New Paintings, Francesca Minini Galerie, Mailand, IT
2006
- Death to Pics, Johnen Galerie, Berlin
2005
- I remember nothing, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe
- Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, München (mit Martin Boyce)
2004
- Künstliche Welten, Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.)
2001
- Paintball, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe (Kat./Cat.)
1998
- PSM (Ausstellungsprojekt Peter Gorschlüter), Köln
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
- Berlin Meets Seoul, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin, Germany (curated by CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, KUNSTLEBEN BERLIN Art Guide UG)
- FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul, Korea
2021
- Paint it black, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
- Ich bin Natur. Von der Verletzlichkeit. Überleben in der Risikogesellschaft.
- Rohkunstbau 26, Schloss Lieberose, Spreewald
2020
- Studio Berlin, Berghain, Berlin
- Cover of the cover, Bark Berlin Gallery, Berlin
2019
- Expanded Painting, Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, IT
- Both Hands on the Wheel, A ceramic group show, Hans Alf Gallery, Copenhagen, DK
- Come together, Meyer Riegger, Berlin
2018
- Berlin Calling. Works on Paper, Galerie Kornfeld, Berlin
- It smells like… flowers & fragrances, me Collectors, Berlin
2017
- Aus Berlin, Galerie Hans Alf, Kopenhagen, DK
- In Paper We Trust, The Dot Project, London, UK
- And Then There Were None, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe
2016
- I call it Lüttgen, Markus Lüttgen, Köln
- Der Zeit Angemessen Begegnen, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg
2015
- German Promises, Groupshow mit/ with Björn Dahlem, Christoph Rückhaberle, Matthias Dornfeld,
- Marliz Frencken, Ornis A. Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
- Porn Porn Porn, EIGEN + ART Lab, Berlin
2014
- Dizionario Di Pittura, Francesca Minini, Mailand, IT
- DuckRabbit, Anat Egbi, Los Angeles, US
2013
- A drawing that illustrates my last show, Meyer Riegger, Karlsruhe
- Painting Forever! KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
- Pneuma, Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo, JPN
- Die Welt von oben – Die Vogelperspektive in der Kunst, Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen (Kat./Cat.)
2012
- Cold Crusts – Rare Earth, Stadtgalerie Kiel (Kat./Cat.)
- Hidden Stories, KAI 10 Raum für Kunst, Düsseldorf , mit Andro Wekua, Nigel Cooke, Olaf Breuning, Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.)
- Etat de Veille, Jousse Entreprise, Paris, FR Group show, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zürich, CH
2011
- Secret Societies, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (Kat./Cat.)
- Berlin Klondyke 2011, Art Center Los Angeles, Los Angeles, US
- Sociétés Secrètes, CAPC Musée d’art contemporain, Bordeaux, FR
- Ars Apocalipsis – Kunst und Kollaps, Kunstverein Kreis Gütersloh e.V., Gütersloh
2010
- Intensif Station, K21 – Kunstsammlung NRW, Düsseldorf
- Ich weiß gar nicht, was Kunst ist – Einblicke in eine private Sammlung, MARTaHerford
- Märchen Kunst, Kunsthalle Darmstadt
- Waking the Dead, Autocenter, Berlin
- Konstellationen V, Städelmuseum Frankfurt a. M.
- Die Nacht – Nachtdarstellungen in der zeitgenössischen Malerei, Städtischen Galerie Delmenhorst (mit Daniel Richter, Thomas Zipp, Norbert Schwontkowski, Neo Rauch u.a) (Kat./Cat.)
2009
- Die unsichtbare Hand – Zeitgenössische Zeichnung in der Sammlung der Städtischen Galerie
- Delmenhorst (Kat./Cat.)
- Märchenwald, Sprengelmuseum Hannover
- Was sonst soll ich lieben, wenn nicht das Rätsel?, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg (Kat./Cat.)
2008
- Apocalyptic Landscape, Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
- Back to Black, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover (Kat./Cat.)
2007
- Berlin Noir curated by Felix Ensslin, Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York, US
- Made in Germany, Kunstverein Hannover, Hannover (Kat.Cat.)
- GROUP SHOW Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf
2006
- Tanz den Kommunismus, Schickeria, Berlin
- The Known and the Unkonwn, Galerie Nicolai Wallner, Kopenhagen, DK
2005
- trouble with fantasy, Kunsthalle Nürnberg (Kat./Cat.)
- Dark Dreams, Johnen+Schöttle, Köln
2004
- Dark Dreams, Johnen Galerie, Berlin
- Das Örtliche – die Kunst gesehen zu werden, NAK Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen
- Doku/Fiction Mouse on Mars Reviewed & Remixed, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf (Kat./Cat.)
2003
- Kalter Hund, Kapinos Galerie mit Axel Geis, Alicja Kwade, Gregor Hildebrandt, Berlin
- Malerei aus Berlin, mit Michael Kunze und Nikolaus List, The Living Room, Amsterdam, NL
- Malerei, mit Uwe Henneken und Michael Kunze u.a., Galerie Olaf Stüber, Berlin unHEIMlich,
- Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst
2002
- Sounds, G7, Berlin
2001
- Die Farben des Unsichtbaren, Kunsthistorisches Institut, Universität Bonn
2000
- Genre Painting, Berlin
Jours de la vie sous le soleil I 2015 Oil, fabrics and paper on canvas 195 x 250 cm
Die offenen Augen der Toten I 2016-2017 Oil and fabrics on canvas 210 x 235 cm
Boulevard News | 2021, Oil and fabric on canvas, 180x210 cm
Die endlose Nachfrage nach Räumen I 2021-2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 160 x 180 cm
Resist I 2019 Oil and fabric on canvas 175 x 155 cm
The hidden stories I 2019 Oil and fabric on canvas 170 x 150 cm
Erinnerung flüstern I 2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 150 x 170 cm
Hallucination Tactile I 2021 Oil and fabric on canvas 190 x 120 cm
Whispering Wind I 2022 Oil, paper and fabric on canvas 140 x 160 cm
Slow light I 2020-2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 150 x 140 cm
Une ville avec des traces des poètes I 2019-2022 Oil and fabric on wood 115 x 120 cm
Dans l´immobilité I 2021-2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 120 x 115 cm
La Danse I 2020-2022 Oil an fabric on canvas 115 x 120 cm
3 Schatten I 2020-2022 Oil on fabric on canvas 120 x 100 cm
Untitled I 2016 Oil and fabrics on canvas 100 x 80 cm
fils rouge I 2022 Oil on fabric on canvas 85 x 80 cm
Érotique I 2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 85 x 80 cm
Die kleinste Bewegung I 2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 84 x 78 cm
La fissure I 2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 80 x 60 cm
Couleur Jardin I 2020-2021 Oil and fabric on canvas 50 x 50 cm
8000 Cigarettes I 2022 Oil and fabric on canvas 50 x 50 cm
Lara I 2018-2022 Oil and fabrics on wood 54 x 32 cm
Grow | 2015-2016, Oil and fabrics on canvas, 160x140 cm
Rose Blossoms | 2016, Oil and fabrics on canvas, 170x150 cm
Mirna Funk writing a novel | 2015-2016, Oil, paper and fabrics on canvas, 140x160 cm
Es ist Nacht. Die Nacht kommt. Sie ist nicht sanft | 2015, Oil and fabrics on canvas, 230x260 cm
Violet | 2021, Oil and fabrics on canvas, 110x71 cm
Flower Society | 2015-2016, Oil, paper and fabrics on canvas, 200x260cm
Mesmerized | 2015-2016, Oil, paper and fabrics on canvas, 190x210 cm
