Rita Ackermann
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Rita Ackermann is a Hungarian
-American
artist.
Ackermann trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest
from 1989 until 1992. Ackermann moved to New York City
to study at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
.
, Japan
and Europe
.
Her work includes paintings, drawings, T-shirts, a line of underwear, and skateboard design. Her paintings in the early and mid 1990s featured nymphetish girls.
In 2008 she participated in the Whitney Biennial
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
-American
United States
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artist.
Early life and education
Rita Ackermann was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1968.Ackermann trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest
University of Fine Arts Budapest
The Hungarian University of Fine Arts is the central Hungarian art school in Budapest, Andrássy Avenue...
from 1989 until 1992. Ackermann moved to New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
to study at The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture
The New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting and Sculpture at 8 West 8th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York State is an art school formed in 1963 by a group of students and their teacher, Mercedes Matter, all of whom had become disenchanted with the fragmented...
.
Career
Ackermann has been featured in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions in the United StatesUnited States
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, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
Her work includes paintings, drawings, T-shirts, a line of underwear, and skateboard design. Her paintings in the early and mid 1990s featured nymphetish girls.
In 2008 she participated in the Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
Solo exhibitions
- 2005: “Jump On Me”, Bonner Kunstverein, April 29 to July 3
- 2005: “Collage: 1993-2005”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, September 9-October 8
- 2004: “The Dreamland Artist Club”, public project with Creative Time for Coney Island redevelopment , June 12 to September 6
- 2003: Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, “Ördögök” (Devils) January 11 to February 22
- 2003: Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, “Memoires d’Une Jeune Fille Rouge”, May 23 to July 26
- 2003: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “Listen to the Fool’s Reproach”, December 13, 2003 to January 17, 2004
- 2002: Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Holland, “Snowfall in August”, June 2 – August 18
- 2001: The Deep Gallery, Paris, France, “Style Show for the Levitation of the Strong American Women”, June 28 – July 28
- 2001: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “the only way to get to my vagina is through Jesus!”, March 10 – April 12
- 2000: Annet Gelink Gallery, The Netherlands, “Lost and Found Notes”, September 2 – October 15
- 2000: Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Vienna, Austria, “God’s Little Helpers”, May 17 – July 1
- 2000: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “corvette”, March 10 – April 15
- 1999: Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Revelation”, September 3 – October 11
- 1999: Swiss Institute, New York, January 21 – March 6, with Ana Axpe
- 1998: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, June - September
- 1998: Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, “Just Do Whatever You Want”, March 13 – April 5
- 1998: Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC, “Songs of Sirens”, January 9 – February 7
- 1997: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Good, The Bad and The Evil”, May/June
- 1996: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “If Anyone Hurts My Brother, I’ll Kill That...”, January 19 - February 24
- 1995: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Birth of Tragedy”, September 1–30
- 1995: Interim Art, London, England, “out of the blue into the black”, June 1 - July 15
- 1995: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, “It Doesn’t Matter if You Love Me or Not....I’ll Be Always There For You...”, February 11 - March 25
- 1995: Museum of Contemporary Art, “Options 48: Dan Peterman”, November 12 – January 8
- 1994: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “After Dinner I’m Gonna Shoot You But Before I’ll Take A Shower”, July 8 - August 12, 1994
External links
- Artist information at andrearosen.com
- Rita Ackermann at Andrea Rosen, Art in America, Nov, 2004 by Vincent Katz
- Teenarama: Rita Ackermann by Peter Schjeldahl, artnet.com
- Rita Ackermann at the Parco Gallery by Monty DiPietrobr, assemblylanguage.com
- Ackermann at Rebecca M. Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece