Lothar Hempel
Works
Biography
Bibliography
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Bibliography: Selected Reviews / Texts
2015
N.N.: Kunstverein Reutlingen: Babylonische Malverwirrung, Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, September. 22
2014
Kozinn, Allan: As Usual, Unusual Offerings From The Kitchen, The New York Times’ ArtsBeat, August 6
N.N.: The Kitchen Sets Fall 2014 Season, Featuring Music, Theater & More, Broadway World, August 6
2013
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, Aubrey Beardsley at Modern Art, Contemporary Art Daily, January
2011
Indrisek, Scott: Lothar Hempel, Modern Painters, November, p. 82-83
Schübel, Wayra: Gong Show bei Micky Schubert, Bell Show bei Lüttgenmeijer, von Hundert, 03/2011, May
N.N.: Suedehead, Lothar Hempel at Anton Kern, Juxtapoz, October 21
2010
Buhr, Elke: Aliens im Wunderland, Monopol Magazin, pp. 84–90
Chiacchio, Francesca: Lothar Hempel alla galleria Giò Marconi di Milano, Teknemedia.net, January 15
Cotter, Holland: An Abundance of Room, an Absence of V.I.P. Gloss, The New York Times, March 5
Dantan, Ghislaine: Lothar Hempel, kaput. Art magazine, November 6
Geldard, Rebecca: Lothar Hempel, TimeOut, June 16
Holt, Pippa: Art Attack, The Vogue Blog, May 11
Jansen, Meike: Endloser Tanz, taz – Die Tageszeitung, April 28
Reimers, Anne: Der Zeitgeist wird in Berlin erfunden, FAZ.net, October 12
Schleussner, Laura: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, July-September, p. 112
Sherwin, Skye: Artist of the week 90: Lothar Hempel, Guardian.co.uk, June 3
Wewer, Antje: Klein, aber Soho, Monopol Magazin - Monopol.com, August 5
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, von Hundert, June
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, Exibart.com, Jamuary 19
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, SublimeThings.com, March 20
2009
Carlin, T.J.: Lothar Hempel, “Kats, Nerves, Shadows & Gin”, TimeOut New York, Issue 701, March 5–11
N.N.: Biennalen, Kunstforum International, No. 196, p. 18
2008
Butler, Kate: Lothar Hempel: Casanova, The Sunday Times, January
Guarracino, Antonella: Lothar Hempel, Exibart.com, February 13
Rohr-Bongard, Linde: Die Talsohle ist durchschritten. Eine entspeckte Art Cologne im Aufwind, Kunstforum International, No. 191, p. 386
Schwerfel, Heinz Peter: Schwerfel on Tour: Gwangju-Biennale, Art-magazin.de, September 5
Stewart, Christabel: Hollywood Swingin: Lothar Hempel, Tank Magazine, Vol. 5, Issue 4, p. 22–23
N.N.: Window Dressed to Impress, The Irish Times, February 27
2007
Allsop, Laura: Make it new: Pale Carnage, Art:Review, March 1, p. 131
Aubart, François; Woods, Sadie: Lothar Hempel – Alphabet City, Archistorm, March/April, n° 24, pp. 18/19
Bonfiglio, Elsa: Alphabet City. Le suggestioni visive di Lothar Hempel, Kult, February
Bourbon Parme, Aude de: Lothar Hempel. Franck Scurti, Art Actuel, March/April 2007, n° 49, p. 31
Chambon, Jean-Pierre: 2 artistes ironiques au Magasin, Les Nouvelles de Grenoble, April, n° 109, p. 45
Cirauqui, Manuel: Memories of a mask, Lapiz, No. 233, May, pp. 66–75
Delrieu, Séverine: La bonne distance, Le Petit Bulletin, February 21–28, n° 606, p. 4
Demir, Anaïd: Pop Art & Crafts, Jalouse, March, n° 98, p. 59
Denave, Jean-Emmanuel: Lothar Hempel, le grand mix, Elle Rhône-Alpes, March 19–26
Downing, Sarah Jane: How modernism explored a nightmarish new world, The Big Issue, March 26–April 1, p. 25
Ekroth, Power: Lothar Hempel, Artforum.com, www.artforum.com, March 13
Gasparina, Jill: It is over, is it ?, Zéro Deux, Printemps, n° 41, pp. 30/31
Ha, Minh-An: Lothar Hempel bei c/o – Atle Gerhardsen, Artnet.de, April 27
Haugen, Nina Marie: Tysk samtid, Dagsavisen, May 9
Le Sergent, Daphné: Hempel/Scurti et la question du dispositif contemporain, Lacritique.org, www.lacritique.org, March 19
Mahoney, Elisabeth: Pale Carnage, The Guardian, March 7
Martigny, Paule: Lothar Hempel. Alphabet City au Magasin, Mémoire des Arts, March/April, n° 63, p. 17
Maulmin, Valérie de: Lothar Hempel et Franck Scurti, deux artistes au Magasin, Connaissance des Arts, April
Moulène, Claire: Lothar Hempel, Artforum International, No. 10, Summer, pp. 484–485
Nolte, Michaela: Lothar Hempel, Der Tagesspiegel, April 28, p. 25
Nyeborg, Pierre-Emmanuel: Le mélange des genres, Têtu, l’agenda, March, n° 120, p. 22
Pecoil, Vincent: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, No. 254, May–June, pp 139f
Pouyet, Edouard: La ville mise en scène, Sortir le Dauphiné, April 4–10, n° 19406, p. 13
Pratt, Ken: Lothar Hempel – Endless Journey, WOUND Magazine, No. 1/08, pp. 244–245
Reynaud Dewar, Lili: Lothar Hempel, Le Magasin, Grenoble, Frog Magazine, No. 5, Spring–Summer 2007
Roussey, Brigitte: Poussez les portes du Magasin, Centre national d’art contemporain de Grenoble, Le Tout Lyon, April 21–28
Roux, Jean-Louis: Des décors, Mays pas de coup de theatre, Les Affiches de Grenoble, March 2–9, n° 4304,
pp. 150/151
Shariatmadari, David: Pale Carnage, Art:Review, May 1. p. 131
Steeds, Lucy: Pale Carnage, Art Monthly, No. 305, April
Trembley, Nicolas: Art de Cologne, Numéro, March 2007, n° 81, pp. 120/122
Turvey, Lisa: Lothar Hempel, Artforum International, January, N° 5 XLV, p. 125
Ulrich, Maurice: La foule et l’idéologie, L’Humanité, March 24
Van der Heide, Bart: Lothar Hempel, Frieze, October 2007
Verhaeghe, Frédérique: L’art in situ, l’art in city, Le Dauphiné Libéré Dimanche, February 11, n° 2801, p. 9
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, L’Officiel Galeries et Musées, January 15–March 15, n° 20, p. 7
N.N.: Lothar Hempel et Franck Scurti, Les Inrockuptibles, February 6–12, n° 584, p. 76
N.N.: Alphabet City, Jasmin, February 19–25, n° 18, p. 38
N.N.: Alphabet City de Lothar Hempel, Les Inrockuptibles, May 8–14, n° 597, p. 75
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, Isère Magazine, April, n° 81, p. 43
N.N.: Lothar Hempel – Franck Scurti, Sortir Ici et Ailleurs, April / June
N.N.: Arnolfini, Bristol Magazine, April 1, p. 32
N.N.: Pale Carnage, Metro, February 22
N.N.: 18. Benefiz-Kunstauktion erlöste 106.000 Euro, Social Times, April 18
N.N.: The Artists´ Artist, Best of 2007, Artforum, December 1, p. 125
N.N.: The Art Newspaper, Weekend 8/9, Dec (ill. frontpage)
2006
Johnson, Ken: I Love My Scene: Scene 1, The New York Times, February 17
Leffingwell, Edward: Group Exhibitions at Mary Boone, Art in America, June–July
N.N.: What’s On, The Art Newspaper, No. 169, Mai
2005
Chasim, Noah: Marvel and Fieber/Fever, Time Out New York Magazine, January 13–19,
p. 57
2004
Chapman, Peter: Rhinegold – Art from Cologne, The Independent, London, June 6
Gurewitsch, Matthew: The Snow Show, Scandinavian Review, July 1
Hubbard, Sue: The Ego has landed, The Independent, London, July 13
2003
Dawson, Julia: The Snow Show, The Architectural Review, April 1
Gronlund, Melissa: Lothar Hempel, Contemporary, No. 52, p. 76
Stech, Fabian: Ich bin eine Frau, ich lebe in meinem Jahrhundert, ich bin Feministin. Ein Gespräch mit Sylvie Fleury, Kunstforum International, No. 167 , p. 208
2002
Falconer, Morgan: London: ICA / Lothar Hempel: Propaganda, In: Contemporary. Rubrique Review, Novembre 2002, p. 84
Güner, Fisun: Don´t Believe the Hype, Metro, London, September 24
Hackworth, Nick: Making Light of Heavy Themes, The Evening Standard, London, September 25
Jocks, Heinz-Norbert: "Mich interessiert Kunst, die Wirklichkeit reflektiert" . Ein Gespräch mit Yilmaz Dziewior, Leiter des Kunstvereins in Hamburg, Kunstforum International, No. 158, p. 392
Pécoil, Vincent: Lothar Hempel at Art: Concept, Paris, arttext, Spring
Taylor, John Russel: Road from Nowhere, The Times, London, September 25
Weil, Benjamin: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, May–June
– Lothar Hempel, ICA. ARTPREVIEW, September
– Lothar Hempel, I-D Magazine, September
2001
Meinhardt, Johannes: The Beauty of Intimacy - Lens and Paper, Kunstforum International, No. 157, p. 356
Smith, Roberta: A Benefit for ‘ers of Art and New York, The New York Times, November 1
N.N.: Deutsche Galeristen in New York, Handelsblatt, August 10
2000
Ebner, Jörn: Lothar Hempel, artist – Kunstmagazin no. 43, February, pp. 30–33
Haase, Amine: Bad-Rituale und Biennale-Beiträge. Ein Gespräch mit Andreas Dornbracht, Kunstforum International, No. 153, p. 435
Hoffmann, Justin: Lothar Hempel. ars Futura Galerie, Zürich, Kunstforum International, No. 150, S. 430
Hoffmann, Justin: Lothar Hempel, Kunstforum, Bd. 150, April–Juni, p. 430
N.N.: Kunst-Szenen/Lothar Hempel, Neue Züricher Zeitung, January 19
1999
Archer, Michael: Lothar Hempel. Robert Prime, Art Monthly, no. 225, April, pp. 29–30
Arning, Bill: Lothar Hempel: America Disappears / Only the Smile Remains, Anton Kern, Time Out New York, April 29–May 6, p. 65
Higgie, Jennifer: Let’s get lost. Jennifer Higgie on Lothar Hempel, frieze, issue 48, September–October, pp. 86–89
Koegel, Alice: Statements 003.99. Douglas Gordon, Lothar Hempel, Rosemarie Trockel und Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, Kunstforum International, No. 144, p. 366
Pesch, Martin: Installationen. Portikus, Kunstforum International, No. 145, p. 380
Verwoert, Jan: Lothar Hempel, Springerin, No. 2, März–Juni
N.N.: Letzte Chance, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, April 18
N.N.: Auf Montage: die Kunst. Fünf wackere Installateure werkeln im “Portikus”, Frankfurter Rundschau, March 13
1998
Ebeling, Knud: Après-Art in Berlin Mitte, Der Tagesspiegel, October 2
Gillick, Liam: Surviving survival, Lothar Hempel`s rigged rooms, http://www.smba.nl/shows/37/37.htm, March
Weil, Benjamin: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, March/April, p. 108
N.N.: Lothar Hempel, Metropolis M, No. 4, pp. 46–47
N.N.: Nachrichtenforum: Preise und Stipendien, Kunstforum International, No. 141, p. 20
1997
Avgikos, Jan: Angus Fairhurst and Lothar Hempel. Anton Kern Gallery, Artforum, No. 6, February, p. 90
Higgie, Jennifer: Lothar Hempel. Robert Prime, London, frieze, issue 37, November/December, pp. 78–79
Sarah Kent: Lothar Hempel, in Time Out London, No. 1405, July 23–30
Anne Philippi: Fashion. Der Laufsteg der Gebrauchtwaren, in Spex
Schwendener, Marta: Lothar Hempel: This Bittersweet Disaster, Anton Kern Gallery, Time Out New York, May 8–15, p. 49
Cameron, Dan: Glocal warming, Artforum International, Dec 1
N.N.: Samstag Morgen, Zuckersumpf, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, July 19
N.N.: Gespinste aus Raum und Zeit, Neue Züricher Zeitung, February 24
1996
Freedman, Carl: Traffic, Frieze, No. 28, May, pp. 75–76
Schneider, Christiane: Hempel, Höller,Eliasson, Metropolis M, January
Steiner, Barbara: Marek Garage, Lotusclub und anderes (engl./dt.), in: Nach Weimar (exhibition catalogue), Kunstsammlungen zu Weimar, pp.113–118, 220–225
Verzotti, Giorgio: Traffic, Artforum, May
1995
Messler, Norbert: Förderkojen, Art Cologne, Kunstforum International, No. 129, p. 419
N.N.: Ausstellen oder Die Kunst, einen Rohbau zu füllen, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, December 7
1994
Denk, Andreas: fireproof / feuerfest. Wandelhalle e.V. im Haus Gereonswall 15, Kunstforum International, p. 356
Weil, Benjamin: Souvenir des Immatériaux, Purple Prose, No. 3, Summer, p. 66–68
1993
Weil, Benjamin: Souvenirs des immatériaux, Purple Prose, vol. 3, Summer, pp. 66–68
1992
Schwering, Gregor: Junge Kunst aus Köln, ZYMA, November
Bibliography: Monographs / Catalogues on solo exhibitions
2011
Suedehead. New York: Anton Kern Gallery
2008
Il Casanova di Federico Fellini: Lothar Hempel, published by Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
2007
Lothar Hempel – Alphabet City, Le Magasin, Grenoble
2006
Umbrella, Anton Kern, New York
2005
Butterfly, c/o – Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
2002
Propaganda, ICA – Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Concentrations 42. Lothar Hempel, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
Lothar Hempel – Fleisch: Maschine, Magnani, London
2001
Lothar Hempel, Magnet, Art: Concept, Paris
1998
Lothar Hempel. Kunstschnee will schmilzen, Sonderdruck aus ars viva 98/99 – Installationen (Hg.: Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI), Köln
Bibliography: Catalogues on group exhibitions / books
2012
Wunderkammer, Autocenter, Berlin
2008
Kobel, Stefan: Lothar Hempel, abc art berlin contemporary newspaper, Berlin
2007
Pale Carnage, Arnolfini, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Bristol/Dundee
2005
Imagination Becomes Reality, München, Sammlung Goetz, Ein Ausstellungszyklus zum Bildverständnis aktueller Kunst. Part II: Painting Surface Space. Julian Göthe, Eberhard Havekost, Lothar Hempel, Teresa Hubbard/Alexander Birchler, Frank Nitsche, Veron Urdarianu. hrsg. von Ingvild Goetz & Rainald Schumacher
World artists now! , Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha
The Snow Show, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London
2001
Art – Pop – City, Büro Friedrich, Berlin
Uniform: Order and Disorder, P.S.1, New York
2000
Helga Meister: Und keiner hinkt – 22 Wege vom Schwegler wegzukommen, Museum Kurhaus, Kleve
The Beauty of Intimacy – Lens and Paper, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag / Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden / Kunstraum Innsbruck
1999
Officina Europa, Galleria d’arte moderna Bologna
1998
Ars viva 98/99 – Installationen, Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI, Köln
El Niño, Museum Abteiberg Mönchengladbach
Kunstschnee will schmilzen, Bureau Amsterdam, Stedelijk Musem, Amsterdam
1997
X2, Wiener Secession, Vienna
Delta, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris
Surprisen 2, Kunsthalle Nürnberg
Gevers, Ina, Heeswijk, Jeanne van: Beyond ethics and aesthetics, Nijmegen
7e Semaine Internationale de Vidßeo (S.I.V.), Centre pour l´Image contemporaine Saint-Gervais, Geneva
1996
PUSH UPS, The Factory, Athens Fine Arts School, Athens
TRAFFIC, CAPC Musée d´art contemporain, Bordeaux
1995
X/Y, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
I Confess, Nicolaij Art Center, Copenhagen
1994
L’Hiver de l’Amour, ARC, Paris
Bewegungslehre, Buchholz und Buchholz, Cologne
1993
Unfair 1993, Cologne
XLV Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
Aperto ’93, Milan
AMOKKOMA, Journal Oriental, Vol. I – Nr. 3
1992
Paradise Europe, BizArt Forlag, Copenhagen
Publications by Lothar Hempel
Lothar Hempel, Jodie, Permanent Food #2, 1997
Lothar Hempel, Let's smile forever, ZAP-Magazine, Amsterdam, issue #2, July 1996
Lothar Hempel, Ström, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Lothar Hempel and Olafur Eliasson, Kryll as the Food of Tomorrow, Buffalo Bill, September 1994
Lothar Hempel, Let yourself go, Documents #5, February / March 1994, pp. 6–7
Lothar Hempel, Ballance Akt, AMOKKOMA , vol. 1 / nr. 3, June 1993
Lothar Hempel, Ich kämpfe um Dich, Purple Prose, vol. 2, winter 1993, pp. 74–75
Lothar Hempel, Magnet, magazine published on the occasion of his solso exhibition with Art:Concept (September/ October)
Audio / Video Publications / Editions
More Startrax, featuring Kai Althoff & Justus Köhnke, a collaboration with Parthena Trellopoulos, 7" vinyl single, 1995
Chapter 69 – the Early Years, 3 videos by Lothar Hempel, videocassette VHS Pal, 30”, Edizione Gregorio Magnani
Startrax, featuring Absolut & Superstar, a collaboration with Parthena Trellopoulos, 7" vinyl single, 1994
We believe in You, Videocassette VHS Pal, 8:20, Edition Sabrina Grassi, 1994
A Very Sad Story, Videocassette VHS Pal, 7:30, Edition Daniel Buchholz, 1993
LOVE IS NO FOUR LETTER WORD, the favourite lovesongs by twenty male artists, audiocassette, 1993
240 Minuten, Videocassette VHS Pal, 240”, Edition by Esther Schipper, 1992