michalis pichler
working in Berlin
contact: pichler13--at--yahoo.com


education

04 Fine Arts/Sculpture Diploma, Art School Berlin-Weissensee
00 Architecture Diploma, Technical University of Berlin
96/97 Fellow at the Preservation site of the Acropolis Monuments Athens


awards

08 Artist in Residence, cneai, Paris
04 Artist in Residence, Lion Arts Center, Adelaide
02/03 DAAD Arts Fellow New York
01 Project and Travel grant, Goethe-Institut Belgrade
97/98 DAAD study residence Athens


selected shows:

08 "Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper not Necessarily Meant to be Viewed", basso Berlin and maison flottante, cneai Chatou
" ... America, ... America ...?" espai zero1, Olot (Spain)
"FRIENDLY FIRE", NY Art Book fair (at Phillips de Pury & Company), NY
"Beyond Kiosk" Cabinet des estampes, Geneva
"Publish and Be Damned Fair 08", Rochelle School, London
"One night stand", (May 24) KW Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin
"Old News 4", Museo Carrillo Gil, Mexico City and Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, Minnesota
"Quinze", Espace Surplus, Berlin
"Freunde und Bekannte", SparwasserHQ, Berlin

07 "Crosswords", Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva
"Intercity Berlin Praha", Galerie Manes, Prague
"Salon light", centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé, Paris
"FRIENDLY FIRE", NY Art Book fair 2007 (at DIA Art Foundation), NY
"See You in 2047", Public Space, Muenster
"distorted rectangle ("waving")", Revolver, Frankfurt (solo)
"Publish and Be Damned Fair 07", Rochelle School, London
"Dictionary of War", Sophiensaele, Berlin
"Artists' Books: Transgression/Excess", Space Other, Boston and Bibliothekswohnung, Berlin

06 "30 Years: Printed Matter, Editions 1976-2006", Printed Matter, NY
"OUVERTURE", Revolver, Frankfurt
"Alrededor de todos juntos, una entre tantas", ProjecteSD, Barcelona
"i fell in love, i fell out of love, airplanes, clouds & sky",Printed Matter, NY (solo)
        
05 "Suppe, Schnittchen, Sekt", Revolver, Frankfurt
"The lost empire and the empire to be lost" 5uper.net, Musemsquartier Wien (solo)
"un promesse de malheur", Galleria de Arte Mexicano, Mexico City
Kiosk (XII -XIII) - Modes of Multiplication, Witte de With, Rotterdam and ICA London
"Image Acts", Office Ops, NY

04 "Art of the Biotech Era", Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide (cat.)
Späte Freuden der Disziplin, Ritterhof, Berlin
Coded Cultures, Freiraum, Museumsquartier Wien
Sculpture Grande 04, Wenceslas Square, Prague (cat.)
DNA DIY Day, cube microplex, Bristol

03 Stand Staeck, ArtCologne, Köln
"mehr licht!",DAAD Arts Fellows at Goethe-Institute/ InterNationes, New York
"48 hours vs hell no i won~t go", basement#18, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn (solo)
"schwarzwald united", Steuben Gallery, Brooklyn

02 "SEAFair 2002 - Cultural Transformation, Consciousness and New Technologies", Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje
"the term pratt artist is part of the problem", Steuben Gallery, Brooklyn
"One night stand", ONS, Brooklyn
"Natürlich kann geschossen werden", Postfuhramt Berlin
Finalists of the Art Prize Karton 02, Unionhalle Frankfurt

01 "kuh", Rathaus (Town Hall) Brühl (Germany)
"Videolisboa", Lisbon
"L' era preistorica (früher 12.99 jetzt nur DM 99)", TIP-Halle Weissensee, Berlin
"SEAFair 2001/Society and Genomic Culture", Museum of Contemporary Art Skopje

00 Exhibition of Sculpture and Photography, Pinakotheke of Chios, Greece (solo)


public space/performance

99-06 “Going to Mitteldeutschland", Series of approx. 100 performances in private homes, Berlin

03 "i like america and america likes itself", Broadway/ Times Square, New York
"a special thanks to our benefactors", Rockefeller Center, New York
”the aggressive absense of 'political' signs in this parade is political', Fifth Avenue, New York

01 "kuh", experiments in public space, Alexanderstr./Breitscheidpl./Masurenallee, Grüne Woche Berlin
"milkjugmassacre III", Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje


"artist books"/publications:

08 (editing:)"Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper not Necessarily Meant to be Viewed", copublished by centre national de l'estampe et de l'art imprimé, Paris
"hearts", Revolver, Contemporary Art Publishing, Frankfurt
"SOME FALLEN UMBRELLAS AND SOMETHING ELSE", UL S, Marseille
(contribution to:) basso #6, Berlin
(contribution to:) "The Newpaper", 2nd issue, London
(contribution to:), Old News 4, Copenhagen

07 (contribution to:) basso #5, Berlin
"les des sont pipes (Ackermann)" selfpublished, Berlin
"les des sont pipes (embedded journalism)", selfpublished, Berlin
"pichler pichler", selfpublished, Berlin
(contribution to:) "The Newpaper", 1st issue, London

06 "i fell in love, i fell out of love", Printed Matter, NY
"SECHSUNDZWANZIG AUTOBAHN FLAGGEN", Revolver, Contemporary Art Publishing, Frankfurt

05 "new york garbage flag profile", Revolver, Contemporary Art Publishing, Frankfurt
"WAR"diary, Revolver, Contemporary Art Publishing, Frankfurt

03 "new york times flag profile", self-published, NY


press/ bibliography:

Gorton, Savannah, "Front page sensationalism and patriotism for the sake of consumerism", The Newpaper 2, London 2008
"Publish and Be Damned 2008", Four Corners Books, London
Interview with William English in "Wavelength"on resonancefm.com, London, August 8 2008
Pallares, M., "Olot ensenya una Amèrica diferent", emporda.info, August 5 2008
Roca, Andrea, "Una exposició a l'Espai Zer01 presenta visions d'Amèrica des de la seva iconografia popular", July 31 2008, El Punt
Lack, Jessica, "Publish and Be Damned", The Guardian, July 31 2008
Hernández, Édgar A. , "Estar al día con las noticias de ayer", June 19 2008, excelsior, Mexico D.F.
Cotter, Holland, "Art between Covers, on Walls and in Your Hands", The New York Times, September 29 2007
Winkler, Tobias , "Die Kunstsuche ist eröffnet", Münstersche Zeitung, 20. September 2007
Kock, Gerhard , "Kunst-Piraten überfallen Münster", Westfaelische Nachrichten, 19. September 2007
Robecchi, Michele, "New York Stories", The Newpaper, London 2007
Brown, Eleanor & Lee, Adrian, "Don't be surprised to hear the announcement of a football game between Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea to be played on a triangular pitch sometime soon", Artvehicle 2007
Molina, Angela, "CRITICA Azares", El Pais, July 22 2006
(ed.) Groupe de recherche en arts médiatiques (GRAM), " CD-Rom Anthology of Biotech & A-Life Artworks ", Montreal
Pandilovski, Melentie, "Arte Biotech - Il ritorno dell‚artista rinaszimentale?/Biotech Art - The return of the renaissance artist?", Cluster, Torino, 4th issue 2004
"Sochy na Vaclavaku", Vystrizek Z Tisku, Prague, June 1 2004
Sehnoutka, P, "Vandalove v centru znicili vystavenou sochu kravy", Mlada Fronta Dnes, Prague, May 29 2004
Herda, Lucie, "Sochy na Vaclavskem trp", Prague, May 27 2004
Pandilovski, Melentie, "Art of the Biotech Era", Broadsheet, February 2004
Pierce, Julianne, "Art of the Biotech Era: Art, Culture and Biotechnology", Artlink, Vol 24 Nr. 2, 2004
Interview with Cath Keneally on Radio Adelaide, South Australia, February 25 2004
Styrie, Hanna, "Das wird ja immer schlimmer", Koelner Rundschau, January 31 2004
Jochheim, Bettina, "Kraftvolle Tiere und ein Haufen Muell", Koelner Stadt-Anzeiger, January 31 2004
Khaddempour, Donna, "New York from street level", October 2003
LaRocco, Ben, "'Mehr Licht!' Censorship at the Goethe Institute", Brooklyn Rail, July 2003
Morcinek, Martin, „Kunst und Kunden”, Amerikawoche, June 92003
Pichler, Michalis, "The aggressive absence of the New York Garbage Flag Profile " (press release), New York, May 21 2003
"'Mehr Licht!' im Goethe-Institut: Videos und Ami-Flaggen", Amerikawoche, June 2 2003
Spiegel, „Personalia”, Februar 2002
"Die Kunst-Kuh sorgte für allerlei Wirbel”, Brühler Schlossbote, February 6th 2002
"Nicht nur der röhrende Hirsch/ Die Kuh ist vom Flur”, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, February 5th 2002
"Ausgestopfte Kuh auf dem Fussboden liess niemanden kalt”, Kölner Rundschau, February 5th 2002
"Keiner liess die Kuh links liegen”, Kölner Rundschau, February 2th 2002
"Bunte Vielfalt jenseits der Kuh des Anstosses”, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, February 2th 2002
"Kunst ist für mich Forschung” (Interview Bettina Jochheim), Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, February 2/3rd 2002
"Kunst oder Sondermüll?”, Kölner Express, February 2nd 2002
"Kunst oder Klamauk? Tote Kuh im Rathaus”, Bild (Köln und Rheinland), February 1st 2002
(TV) WDR, February 1st 2002
(TV) RTL 2, February 1st 2002
"Das soll Kunst sein? Objekt sorgt fuer Ärger in Brühl”, Kölner Express, February 1st 2002
"Der Metzger denkt an Austritt/ Das hätte Max Ernst nicht gewollt”, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, February 1st 2002
"Tote Kuh auf dem Rathausflur/ Kunst oder Frevel?”, Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, January 31st 2002
"Viel Lärm um ausgestopfte Kuh”, Kölner Rundschau, January 31st 2002
(TV)"Abendschau” (Interview Antje Tiemeier), SFB, January 17th 2002
(TV) "Berlin” tvb, January 17th 2002
"Was soll denn die tote Kuh auf dem Alex?", Bild, Berlin, January 16th 2002
"Kunst-Kuh am Alexanderplatz", Berliner Zeitung, Berlin, January 16th 2002
Tote Kuh sorgte für Aufregung”, Berliner Morgenpost, Berlin, January 16th 2002
"Verwirrung um tote Kuh am Alexanderplatz”, Tagesspiegel, Berlin, January 16th 2002
"Es sollte Kunst sein”, BZ, Berlin, January 16th 2002
Tiia Johannson, Biohäkkimine. Mikrobioloogia kui kunstimeedium ehk Küberkoodist elukoodini, kunst.ee, August 2001
(TV) skopje television, Skopje, June 2001
newspaper h proodos, September 15th 2000
regional newspaper h aplotaria, September 15th 2000
(TV) television H Alhtheia (interview by Nikos Frezoulis), Chios, Sept 10 and 12th 2000
newspaper H Alhtheia (interview by Dhmos Avdeliodis), Chios, Sept 13th 2000
newspaper H Alhtheia, Chios, September 11th 2000
(TV) regional television h patrida, Chios, Sept 8th 2000
"Ein Prost auf die Studiengebühren”, zitty magazine, Berlin, May 1997
(TV) "ya sam iz srbije, zato odjebi”, belgrade Television, April 1996
"ya sam iz srbije, zato odjebi”, radio b92, Belgrade, April 1996


public collections:

Museu Serralves, Portugal
Staatliches Museum Schwerin, Germany
Public Library New York
Museum of the City of New York, NY
Pratt Institute, NY
Whitney Museum of American Art