Jonas Burgert
Jonas Burgert paints a stage every time that he lifts his brush: with every stroke, with every composition. His works depict the inexhaustible theatre play that Burgert considers to be human existence: man’s need to make sense of his purpose in life. It is a quest that seems inconclusive, but which opens doors to every sphere of reasoning, imagination and desire. Oversized canvases are crowded with fantastical figures of different proportions. Jonas Burgert graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin, in 1996 and consecutively studied for a postgraduate title (Meisterschueler) under Professor Dieter Hacker in Berlin.
Since 1998, his work has been on view in numerous group shows around the world, including Geschichtenerzaehler at Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg (2003), and Triumph of Painting Part VI at London’s Saatchi Gallery (2006). Since 2006 Burgert’s work has been on view in solo exhibitions around the world, including: Sinn frisst, Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Germany (2020); Ein Klang Lang, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong (2019); ZEITLAICH, Blain|Southern Berlin, DE (2017); Schutt und Futter, Hannover Kestnergesellschaft, Hannover, DE (2013); Jonas Burgert: Lebendversuch, Kunsthalle Tübingen, DE (2010 - 2011); Jonas Burgert: Hitting every head, Haunch of Venison, London, UK (2009) and Jonas Burgert: Enigmatic Narrative, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver, US (2008). Public collections include Long Museum, Shanghai; Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Denver Art Museum, US; Rubell Family Art Collection, US and Taguchi Art Collection, Japan.
Born in 1969, Berlin, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
EDUCATION
1991–1996 MA Academy of Fine Arts (UdK), Berlin, DE
1997 Student of the master class of Prof. Dieter Hacker
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2021
- blüht und lügt, Long Museum West Bund, Shanghai
2020
- Sinn frisst, ARP Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen
- Blindstich, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing
2019
- Feinwund, Produzentengalerie, Hamburg
- Ein Klang Lang, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
2017
- Zeitlaich, Blain|Southern, Berlin
- Lotsucht, MAMbo, Bologna
2016
- Hälfte Schläfe, Produzentengalerie, Hamburg
2014
- Stück Hirn Blind, Blain|Southern, London
2013
- Schutt und Futter, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover
- sticht, Produzentengalerie Hamburg
2012
- Gift gegen Zeit, Blain|Southern, Berlin
2011
- Lebendversuch, Kunsthalle Krems
2010
- Lebendversuch, Kunsthalle Tübingen
- Produzentengalerie Hamburg
- Spielweg, Haas & Fuchs in cooperation with Produzentengalerie Hamburg
2009
- Hitting every head, Haunch of Venison, London
2008
- Enigmatic Narrative, Victoria H. Myhren Gallery, University of Denver
- Arndt & Partner, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
- kopfschluss, Stadtgalerie Schwaz
2006
- Produzentengalerie Hamburg
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
- FLOWER, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, SEOUL
2020
- Szene Berlin, Hall Art Foundation, Derneburg
2019
- Kirchner | Richter | Burgert, me collectors room Berlin
2018
- schlagen und bleiben, Blain|Southern London
- NGORONGORO II, Artistweekend, Berlin
2017
- BOSCH & BURGERT, Gemäldegalerie der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien zu Gast im Theatermuseum, Wien
- Art of the New Millennium, Taguchi Art Collection, Gunma
2016
- Daydreaming with Stanley Kubrick, London
2015
- The Figure in Process: de Kooning to Kapoor 1955 – 2015, Pivot Art + Culture Seattle
- NGORONGORO, Artist Weekend, Berlin
2014
- Out Of Our Heads, London
2013
- Viewing Room, All Visual Arts, The Crypt, London
2011
- Schach, Museum Mühlheim an der Ruhr
2010
- Night of the pawn, Leipzig
- Daydreaming with James Lavelle, London
- Passionfruits picked from Olbricht collection, me Collectors room, Berlin
2009
- Das Unheimliche, initiated by Kunst Magazin Berlin, Modulorhaus, Berlin
2008
- Zweiter Tag Nichts at MCA Denver, Promenade Space, curated by Cydney Payton
- Rubben – Booked for killing a policeman, Laden fuer Nichts, Leipzig
2007
- The teardrop explodes, Stadtgalerie Schwaz
- Strange Brew, Max Lang Gallery, New York
- Weltempfänger, Galerie der Gegenwart/Kunsthalle Hamburg
- The Aggression of Beauty, Arndt & Partner, Berlin
- Rockers Island, Olbricht Collection, Folkwang Museum, Essen
- Fullhouse – Malerei aus der Sammlung Falckenberg, Overbeck-Gesellschaft, Lübeck
- Wonderwall, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
2006
- Triumph of Painting Part VI, Saatchi Gallery, London
2005
- Rainbow; a painting show, Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Beirut
- FRAKTALE IV, tod, Palast der Republik Berlin
- Geschichtenerzähler, Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Ratatouille, Galerie 20.21, Essen
2004
- 1. Berliner Kunstsalon, Arena Berlin
2003
- Biennale of Painting, Stockholm
- Das mystische Paradoxon in der Bildenden Kunst des 20. Jhts., Kunsthalle Erfurt
- Dis-Positiv, Staatsbank Berlin
2002
- Rohkunstbau, Stipendiaten, Berlin
- FRAKTALE III, Rohbau U Bahnhof Reichstag Berlin
- IX Rohkunstbau, Wasserschloß Groß Leuthen
- Hic et Nunc, Villa Manin Passariano
2001
- FRAKT ALE II, Pfefferberg Berlin
- Nacht der Akademie, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin
2000
- Fraktale Exzerpt, Sophienhöfe Berlin
- Kunst am Bau, Lenze Forum, Hameln
- FRAKTALE I, Parochialkirche Berlin
1999
- Junge Akademie, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin
- Founding of exhibition project FRAKTALE, Berlin
1998
- Junge Akademie, Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin
AWARDS
1998–2000 Scholarship (NaFög) UdK, Berlin, DE
Scholarship, travel grant for Egypt, EG
COLLECTIONS
The Long Museum, Shanghai, China
The Taguchi Collection, Tokio, Japan
Ömer Koç Collection, Istanbul, Turkey
Flick Collection, Germany
Collection King of Qatar, Qatar
blühtet I 2022 Oil on canvas 90 x 80 cm 94 x 84 cm framed
