Bjorn Dahlem

Björn Dahlem (born 1974) is an artist based in Potsdam.

Dahlem was born in Munich. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1994 to 2000.[1] He makes sculptures based on space and astrophysics out of ordinary household materials.[2]

Between 2005 and 2011, Dahlem was a guest professor Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and Braunschweig University of Art.[3] Since 2012, he has been a professor for sculpture at the Braunschweig University of Art. Since 2017, he is a professor for sculpture and installation at the Bauhaus-University Weimar

Selected exhibitions

2000

  • German Handikraft (with John Bock and René Zeh), Artspace NZ, Auckland, New Zealand

2001

  • Neue Modelle, Trafo Gallery, Budapest

2002

  • Orgasmodrom, Galleria Giò Marconi, Milan

2003

  • Coma Sculptor, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York

2004

  • Kommando Pfannenkuchen, Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles
  • Heimweh, Haunch of Venison, London
  • Solaris, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
  • Lost in Werner, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

2005

  • Printemps de Septembre, Festival of Contemporary Images, Toulouse
  • S.N.O.W., Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin
  • Strange Attractor, Gallery Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo

2006

  • Extension Turn 2, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
  • The Homunculus Saloon, Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna
  • Busan Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea
  • Berlin goes Zürich, Arndt & Partner, Zurich

2007

  • Gallery Swap (Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin and Hotel, London), Hotel, London
  • The Milky Way, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin

References

  1. ^ Hammer Projects: Björn Dahlem, October 29, 2004 - February 13, 2005 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
  2. ^ Hammer.UCLA.edu Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Björn Dahlem Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine Galerie Baudach, Berlin.