Biography - Ottjörg A.C.

Middle America

  • Part of´ the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”
  • 2006 Artist in Residence
  • 9th Havana Biennale: Dynamic in Urban Culture Existentmale. Courtesy DNA Gallery Berlin and IFA
  • Works in the permanent Collection of Centro Wilfredo Lam

North America

  • 2016 Joint exhibition of Metropolis in Constellation Studios

  • 2009 ´the Deskxistence project “part” Scholarglyphs New York”
  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project
  • 2009 Artist in Residence of Free Dimensional courtesy City of Berlin

  • 2015 Joint exhibition of Metropolis in cyrus and Myrtle Katzen Arts center

South America

  • 2017 Joint exhibition: impressões do imaginário: 500 anos de Ganda Galería EdA

  • 2017 Joint Exhibiton: Deambulanções: entre Grabados e Rinocerontes

  • 2012 start and research for the project "unurban faces"

  • Part of  the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”
  • 2017 Masterclass Lecture at UFPEL about organisation of international projects
  • 2014 individual exhibition “Certo! Talvez mais tarde?” projeto Amzônia, a sala-galeria do centro de Artes
  • 2014 Workshop in UFPEL about physical and cyber experience by in Situ production.
  • 2011/2012 participation at the Exhibition Jubileu de Prata
  • 2004 Individual exhibition Museu de Arte Leopoldo Gotuzo, Existiermale/Deskxistence
  • 2004 Artist in Residence
  • 2004 Guest Professor at Universidade Federal de Pelotas

    • 2018 "Encarnação", individual exhibition , Sala João Fahrion, MARGS

    • 2018 "O Poder da Multiplicação", group exhibition with german and brazilian artists at MARGS

    • 2018 Preussisch schwarz-weiss: Collaboration with the faculty of chemistry URGS about the conservation of paper, when Prussian Blue is sythesized.

    • 2018 "it was a pleasure to have you on board", one man show at the ESPM

    • 2017 Start and research of the project "Marca Urbana"

    • 2016 Start and research of the project "Marca rural"

    • 2016/17 Preussisch schwarz-weiss, project, the research of an echting color based on blood was successful, first prints with this color by dry point process

    • 2016 Metropolis, group exhibition at the Museu do Trabalho

    • 2015 "Deambulações entre gravuras e Rinocerontes" international group exhibition realized by UFRGS

    • 2015 giving a print-workshop for artists at the PARADA GRAFICA in cooperation with the Museu do trabalho

    • 2015 giving a print---workshop for artists at the PARADA GRAFICA in cooperation with the Museu do trabalho

    • 2013/17 Preussisch schwarz-weiss, project, the research of an echting color based on blood. Collaboration with the print shop of Fondaçao Iberé Camargo failed but colabortion with the artist Fliane Santos Rocha.

    • 2014 curator of the photo-exhibition Zeitgleich photos by Fernando Zago and Tadeu Vilani

    • 2014 Goethe –Institut Epofakt Mis en Scène and exhibition

    • 2004 Existiermale Lecture to the Artist Art and Art-projects in the "Atelier Livre"

    • Works in the permanent collection of the Pinacoteca Barão de Santo Ângelo

     

  • 2013 start and research of the project "Carnaval do Rio"

  • 2016 Metropolis Group exhibition in Museu de Xilogravura Campo do Jardão.
  • 2016 Metropolis Group exhibition in Hemeroteca della Biblioteca Mário de Andrade
  • 2009 the Deskxistence project part” Scholarglyphs Sao Paulo
  • 2009 Artist in ResidenceLecture with Laymert Garcia dos Santos, Atelier Paulista
  • Work in the permanent collection of Museu de Xilogravura Campo do Jardão

Asia-Pacific

  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”
  • 2005 Artist in Residence
  • 2004 Artist in Residence
  • Joined exhibition Alexander Ochs Galleries -White Space-1. DaShanZi Art Festival: Existentmale
  • Associated Professor at the Central Academy of Fine Arts, (CAFA); supported by DAAD German Academic Exchange Programm
  • 1999 In Situ: Wings and Windows with Christine Düwel, Chinese Art Archives and
    Warehouse,
  • 1989 Individual exhibition Academy Gallery Beijing China

  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project
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  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”
  • 2010 Lectures at Zhongshan University , Guang Wai Institute , South China Normal University, Post Graduates Studies Academy of fine Arts GAFA Associated Prof. at the Academy of fine Arts GAFA
  • 2007 Associated Professor at the Academy of fine Arts GAFA. Lectures at Zhongshan University, South China Normal University Academy of fine Arts GAFA
  • 2006 Artist in Residence
  • Associated Prof. at the Academy of fine Arts GAFA
  • Individual exhibition Times Museum, branche of Guandong Museum of fine Arts and German Gerneral-Consulat Canton Oberflächenexistenzen
  • Lectures at Zhongshan University , Guang Wai Institute Mingsu Institute, South China Normal University,
  • 2004 lecture and workshop at the Guangzhou Academy of fine Arts

  • 2014 Start of the dokumentary Birthplace Rebelsdorf
  • 2015 start of the video production “Sehnsucht nach einem besseren Ort nach einer besseren Zeit” continuation of Birthplace Rebelsdorf

  • 1989 Individual exhibition Artists union Harbin Manchuria

  • 2011 Invited Professor by the China Artist Assosiation to a syposion on Chinese contemporary paintings for a lecture concerning “Global Realism”

  • 2011 after the Tsunami in the Japanese Sea, desks of a destroyed school became part
    of ́the Deskxistence project”

  • Unscratched windowpanes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project
  • 2005 Individual exhibition Existentmale. He Shan Gallery and Goethe Institut of Shanghai

 Part of Deskxistence / Autobiographical Route

2007 Artist in Residence
2007 Individual exhibition Existentmale Zhongshan Museum of fine Arts, courtesy German Gerneral-Consulat Canton

  • 2010 solo Exhibition at Gu Yuan Museum 
  • 2007 Guest Professor at the Beijing Normal University
  • 2006 Lecture at the Beijing Normal University
  • Works in the permanent Collection of Gu Yuan Museum

Central Europe

      University studies Udk and FU
      homebase
      art director of ROAM
  • 2022 Twin exhibition. Roaming attitudes mit Luchezar Boyadjiev im roam-space
  • 2021 Twin exhibition. Signal local in global context mit Hélio Fervenza im roam-space
  • 2021 group exhibition Deutscher Künstlerbund „still alive
  • 2021 Corona Teil II:„Bovid comes and Covid stays“ when iron becomes a part of the blood
  • 2020 Twin exhibition „Tandem“ mit Mariana Vassileva im o-raum (today roam)
  • 2020 Corona Teil I: „dœllar Creazione“ zu kunstwerter Geldwertes ab 2020
  • 2019 individual exhibition Macht und Ohnmacht 64 zu 30 Jahre Niederschlagung der Demokratie Bewegung in China
  • 2019 Resuming the Projektes Proteliquien with support of Barbara Frey, scientist at Leibniz College close to Hamburg
  • 2017 video 12+1 screening im Cinema Central Berlin
  • 2016/17 Preussisch schwarzweiss, Research for a blood based printing color
  • 2015 „doch die Zähne sieht man nicht“ screening at the fair Berliner Liste.
  • 2015 group exhibition„Prints“ Druckwerkstatt Bethanien
  • 2014 group exhibition Metropolis in der Kunstfabrik Hb 55
  • 2013 Lecture Medienwerkstatt Berlin: Manuskript globally unscripted
  • 2012/16 development of Protelics. Direktprints taken by the skin of human faces, as portraits
  • 2010/11 ´the Deskxistence project part” Scholarglyphs Berlin
  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project
  • 2008 Goethe-Institut, Epofakt: Staging for a congress at the Art Forum Berlin with participants of international galleries and museums.
  • 2005 with Stephan Voigtländer „über die Leichtigkeit“ Gallery Meinhold & Reucker,.
  • 2004 Erster Berliner Kunstsalon, „Oberflächenexistenzen“, one man performance by Gallery Meinhold & Reucker
  • 2003 Individual exhibition DNA - Die Neue Aktionsgalerie, „Scratched Signs worldwide?“
  • joined exhibition Townhall Berlin. Epofakt staging for the Senator of culture Berlin
  • Lectures at the Kunsthochschule Berlin Weissensee, „Comunication caused by Art-Interventions in public spaces“.
  • 2001 Goethe-Institut, Epofakt: Staging for a congress at the Art Forum Berlin with participants of international galleries and museums.
  • Akademie der Künste Berlin, Epofakt: Staging
  • Individual exhibition Gallery Ars Nova, Existentmale – Projekt: Art instead of freedom
  • Show with Norbert Porreda Ehem. Schul-und Bethaus Alt-Langsow/Brandenburg – Existentmale: Kunstraum / Raumkunst
  • 2000 Individual exhibition Kulturbrauerei, Existentmale: Scratched windows getting stamps
  • Joined exhibition, Galerie Ars Nova – Existentmale: Zwischenstation Magdeburg
  • 1998 In Situ installation Wurmend Mahl, Mein Mehlwurm hätte das auch gekonnt (Wormy meal, my flour maggot could have done that as well). Courtesy Gallery Ars nova
  • 1997 Individual exhibition Fachliches Fächern (Topical fanning), Gallery Unwahr im Apparat
  • 1993-96 post graduate studies Art in Context University of Arts
  • 1993 Meisterschüler Rolf Szymanski University of Arts
  • 1984-86 establishing a wood working training center for jobless adolescents
  • 1981-82 studied philosophy and journalism Free University

2016 Metropolis joint exhibition in Galerie am Schwarzen Meer 2001 Individual exhibition Gerhard-Marcks-Haus, Existentmale: U-Bahn-Station Pavillon Work in the permanent Collection of Gerhard Marcks Haus

  • 2017 Artist in Residence, in Schloss Bröllin: start of editing the video project “Sehnsucht nach einem besseren Ort, nach einer besseren Zeit”

  • 2005 Statt-Museum Düsseldorf, Düssel Sublines, Scratching-Existentmale

  • 2012 Joined Exhibition “Condenced”
  • 2015 Metropolis joint exhibition in Galerie 5ünf Sinne

  • 2014 Kunstraum Dreieich Joint Exhibition “Peanuts of Joy”

  • 2015 Metropolis joint exhibition in Galerie 5ünf Sinne

  • Place of birth

  • 2006 Totalstadt Beijing Case, ZKM Museum for new art. Joined exhibition
  • 4 works in the permanent collection of the Kunsthalle Karlsruhe

  • 1997 Avoyeurible word space Kassel-Berlin with support of Documenta X

  • 1998 Lecture for the Congress: The Status of reality in Art. KWA Gallery.
  • „The time and its economical value for an Artist.

  • Place of school, apprenticeship and mastership cabinetmaking
  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”
  • 2012 Individual exhibition in Altes Schlachthaus, “ Kunstverein, show: “Amazonien können wir?”
  • 2003 Individual exhibition in the Aula for inauguration o Work in the permanent collection of the city

  • Place of school
  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn

  • Place of studies at University
  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road”
  • 2006 City of Vienna refused to offer scratched windowpanes of subway trains for
    the “Existentmale” project
  • 1997 Sustainable Development as artistic concept? Can this make sens?
  • Lecture in cooperation with Ch. Düwel at the Institute of Advanced studies
    Vienna
  • 1995 Betoner Barock (Concrete Baroque), in situ installation, City Park
  • 1991 Austrian Mini Print Award ( Albertina Collection Vienna)
  • 1991 Joined exhibition Austrian Society for Modern Graphics
  • 1990 -1995 University of Applied Art, Prof. Alfred Hrdlicka Sculptor and graphic
    Studies
  • Work in the permanent collection of the Albertina (should be, but the prize
    winning “Mini Print” can not be found there)

  • Scratched window panes of tramway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project

  • 1994 Bildhauersymposium, the work becomes part of the collection of the städitsches Museum

Eastern Europe

  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project

  • 2013 the Deskxistence project is part of “Interruption” the 30th Graphic Biennale of L .
  • Special performance for the opening ceremony of the 30th Graphik Biennale at the MALG.
  • Works in the permanent collection of the MALG

  • 2023 Concertante installation in Canetti house

  • Place of studies at the Academy
  • 2016 Printig Deskxistence
  • 2016 Workshop and Lecture in the Bibliotek of Book-Graphics in collaboration with Goethe Institut St. Petersburg and
  • 2016 Institute for Graphic Design master class lecture
  • 2012 part of ́ the Deskxistence project”
  • 1992 Individual exhibition Gallery Naviculus Artis, St. Petersburg Russia o Individual exhibition, Salon of the Academy of Arts St. Petersburg Russia o 1991 Student in residence at the graphic department of Repin Institute

  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road”
  • 2007invited artist at the Academy of Sarajevo

  • Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road”
  • 2009 joined exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art, positions of art in Berlin
  • 2006. joined exhibition Museum of Contemporary Art, Easy transport

  • 2006 3rd Printing BiennaleTetovo
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  • 2011 präsentation of Deskxistence during the conference Action Field KODRA; ART AESTHETICS –POLITICS

  • 1995 Graphics Biennale at Varna Bulgaria

Western Europe

  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project

  • Place of school
  • the Lycée J-d-Lafontaine refused to become part of the Deskxistence project “autobiographic class room sojourn”

  • 2015 presentation of the work project Deskxistence at the GAMA Congress n.6
    by Prof. Helena Kanaan

  • Scratched windowpanes of RATP trains are part of the “Existentmale” project

Mediterranean

  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road” courtesy Goethe Institute Beirut
  • Lecture at the Lebanese American University

  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road” courtesy Goethe Institute
    Cairo
  • Lecture at the American University of Cairo at the German University of Cairo

  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road” courtesy Goethe Institute
    Istanbul
  • 2007 invited artist at the Marmara University, Graphic Department

  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road” courtesy Goethe Institute Jerusalem
  • 2007 Individual exhibition Goethe Institut Jerusalem, Deskxistence Alphabet
    Road

  • 2007 printig a big Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road”in the Gottesman Etching Center
  • a work becomes part of the Gottesman Etching Center Collection

  • 2007 Part of ́ the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road”

  • Scratched window panes of subway trains are part of the “Existentmale” project

  • 2015 Joint exhibition „Metropolis“ Solone della Biliotheca dell ́Albergo delle Povere

  • 1998 Invited artist for a landscape design workshop of Euopean Institute of Design Milano
  • Giardino Radicondoli Landscape Art project (concept status)

  • 2007 Part of the Deskxistence project “Alphabet Road” courtesy Goethe Institute
    Ramallah
  • 2007 Individual exhibition French-German Cultural Center of Ramallah Deskxistence Alphabet Road

  • 2015 Joint exhibition „Metropolis“Associazione Internazionale Incisori

  • 2017 Joint exhibition „Metropolis“ in the National Library of St Mark’s o 2015 Joint exhibition “Hidden Images” Studio Gallery Zattere 51
  • 2014 Joint exhibition „Metropolis“ Viva Galleria Palazzo Minelli
  • Work in the permanent collection of in the National Library of St Mark’s