Beni Bischof
dal 20/8/2010 al 30/10/2010
Segnalato da
20/8/2010
Beni Bischof
Kunsthalle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen
Large-scale works
In recent years the St. Gallen artist Beni Bischof has made a name for himself with
witty and visually expressive works. He moves predominantly within the classical art
genres of painting, sculpture and drawing with much humour and an evident propensity
towards chaos. Despite his great interest in pop and underground – for example in
the magazine "Laser" which he publishes himself – the content of Bischof’s work
cannot be reduced to one theme. He is planning installation-based, large-scale works
for the Kunst Halle and thereby showing a previously little known side of his work.
Beni Bischof (* 1976, St. Gallen) studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung, Zurich
(today's Zurich University of the Arts), as well as the Schule für Gestaltung (art
school) St. Gallen. Solo exhibitions of the artist took place at the following
galleries and institutions: Sommer & Kohl, Berlin, o.T., Raum für Aktuelle Kunst,
Lucerne, Milieu Artspace / Galerie, Bern (2010), MURO, Geneva (2009) and Kunstraum
"SCHALTER", Basel (2007). Further, he participated in various group exhibitions,
amongst them at the following galleries and institutions: Kunstraum Düsseldorf
(2010), Perla Mode & Dienstgebäude, Zurich, CAPC Museum of Contemporary Art,
Bordeaux, Bear Ridgeway Exhibitions, San Francisco (2010), Galerie Paul Hafner,
St. Gallen, Sommer & Kohl, Berlin, Fotomuseum Winterthur, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich,
Kunstgriff, Art Books Store, Zurich (2009).
Public guided tours
Thursday, 14 September 2010, 6.30 p.m.
Sunday, 17 October 2010, 3 p.m.
Art Lunch
Thursday, 23 September 2010, 12 a.m.
Guided tour with lunch prepared by DMFA Union (artist collective by Barbara Signer,
Beni Bischof, Georg Gatsas and Michael Bodenmann)
The Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen is supported by St. Gallen City Council,
Kulturförderung Kanton St. Gallen, Swisslos, Migros-Kulturprozent, Fondation Nestlé
pour l’Art (Partenariat), Martel AG, St. Galler Tagblatt. The educational programme is
made possible by Raiffeisen.
Image: Meta-Finger, 2009
If you have any enquiries or would like further information, please contact Giovanni
Carmine (carmine@k9000.ch) or Maren Brauner (brauner@k9000.ch) Tel. +41 (0)71 2221014 Fax: +41 (0)71 2221276
Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen
Davidstrasse 40 CH-9000 St. Gallen
Opening hours:
Tue – Fri, 12 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Sat / Sun, 11 a.m. – 5 p.m