Markus Oehlen

Basic Data

Markus Oehlen, Albert Oehlen’s younger brother, absolved a training as a technical draftsman and subsequently studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where he was a master student under Alfonso Hüppi.

• Born: 1956
• Place of birth: Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
• Nationality: German
• Studied at: Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
• Teacher: Alfonso Hüppi
• Similar artists: Dirk Skreber, Jonathan Meese
• Era: Contemporary art
• Stylistic direction: ,,Neue Wilde"

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Biography

Markus Oehlen was born in Krefeld, Germany, in 1956. He studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1978 to 1984. In the 1980s, he was part of the "Junge Wilden" movement along with artists such as Albert Oehlen (his brother), Martin Kippenberger and Werner Büttner.

In the 1980s, Oehlen's works were characterized by raw painting and a wild, often chaotic aesthetic that challenged the formal and textual conventions of art. He experimented with a variety of materials and techniques, often incorporating collage and other media into his paintings. In addition, he was also active as a musician and played in various bands, which is also reflected in his works. Later, Oehlen developed his style further and has increasingly worked with digital art and photography. Nevertheless, his approach often remains experimental and transgressive.

Markus Oehlen's works have been presented in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Europe and beyond. Today, the artist lives and works in Munich.

Exhibitions

• 12.10.2018 - 10.03.2019 Die Erfindung der Neuen Wilden. Malerei und Subkultur um 1980 - Ludwig Forum, Aachen.
• 10.11.2018 - 22.12.2018 Markus Oehlen. Neue Arbeiten - Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt/Main.
• 01.07.2018 - 14.10.2018 Markus Oehlen "vom Stuhl gefallener Akt mit Trompete" - Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz.
• 30.04.2016 - 23.10.2016 Die neuen Wilden. German Neoexpressionism From The 1980's - Groninger Museum, Groningen.
• 29.04.2016 - 28.05.2016 Markus Oehlen. NEW WORKS - Martin Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen.
• 22.07.2015 - 18.10.2015 DIE 80ER. Figurative Malerei in der BRD - Städel Museum, Frankfurt/Main.

Awards

• 1987: Berliner Artprize.

Films

• Martin Kippenberger und Co – Ein Dokument. Ich kann mir nicht jeden Tag ein Ohr abschneiden, Documentation by Jacqueline Kaess-Farquet, 25min, Germany1985.

Literature

• Markus Oehlen - vom Stuhl gefallener Akt mit Trompete : neue Arbeiten, exhibition catalog, Frédéric Bußmann & Kerstin Drechsel (Publ.), Chemnitz 2018.
• Markus Oehlen: eine Auswahl von Bildern und Skulpturen aus der Zusammenarbeit des Künstlers und den Herausgebern, picture book, Galerie Bärbel Grässlin (Publ.), Cologne 2008.
• Markus Oehlen, Albert Oehlen, der Ritt der sieben Nutten: das war mein Jahrhundert, exhibition catalog, Veit Loers (Publ.), Cologne 2000.
• Timetunnel. Markus Oehlen, Galerie Gisela Capitain (Publ.), Cologne 1991.

Collections

Germany

• Baden-Baden - Museum Frieder Burda
• Eberdingen-Nussdorf - Sammlung Alison & Peter W. Klein
• Karlsruhe - Zentrum für Kunst und Medien & Museum für Neue Kunst
• Leverkusen - Museum Morsbroich
• Mönchengladbach - Museum Abteiberg
• Ulm - kunsthalle weishaupt
• Zell am Harmersbach - Museum Villa Haiss

Weblinks

• Markus Oehlen Kunstaspekte Exhibition and collection overview.