Johannes Pfeiffer, Turntable Cranes at Potsdamer Platz, 1997, Acrylic on Board

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Johannes pfeiffer
*1954 ulm
“turning cranes at potsdamer platz”
signed & dated lower right (1997)
black acrylic paint on light … Read more Johannes pfeiffer
*1954 ulm
“turning cranes at potsdamer platz”
signed & dated lower right (1997)
black acrylic paint on light cardboard ---unframed---
size: 70 x 50 cm

provenance: verso in pencil with dedication from the artist to franz spiegel (ebner & spiegel, ulm):

“for franz spiegel / heartfelt thanks / johannes pfeiffer / ulm, may 18, 1999”

the work was executed spontaneously by the artist in front of the object and “blind,” i.e., with his eyes closed.

kindly information about the works was provided by the artist, who has digital photographs of the pieces.

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johannes pfeiffer

installation artist, draftsman, graphic artist, land artist.

1974 graduated from schubart gymnasium in ulm.

studies in business administration and theology at the free university of berlin

1975 law studies at the free university of berlin

1980 diploma in business administration from the free university of berlin

trip to italy

1981-83 studied sculpture at the accademia delle belle arti di roma under professor lorenzo guerrini

1983-84 studied sculpture at the accademia delle belle arti di carrara

2007 daad visiting lecturer at the pontificia universidad católica de chile in santiago, chile

memberships:

1990 bbk berlin

2007 artists' association of baden-württemberg

awards / honors

2022 kunstfonds foundation project grant

2021 project grant from the state of baden-württemberg

2020 kunstfonds foundation restart grant

2016 vr bank aalen art prize

2007 working grant ‘la vie des formes’, chalon-sur-saône

1996 1st prize competition, congress centrum ulm

1994 studio grant from the city of neu-ulm

1993 art prize, galerie im griesbad ulm
art and architecture prize, gutenberg school ulm-jungingen competition
1989 working grant from the baden-württemberg art foundation

collections:

state of baden-württemberg
university of ulm
regional council of north baden-karlsruhe
ulm museum
lüdenscheid municipal gallery
tuttlingen municipal gallery
tübingen city museum
city of settimo torinese this piece has an attribution mark,
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