R O B E R T L U C A N D E R
Born 1962 in Helsinki, Finland.
Lives and works in Berlin and New York City.
Teaching at the Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, since 1998.
| EDUCATION |
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| 1989-95 | Hochschule der Künste, Berlin, Germany |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2004 | "Hör zu – Sing mit", Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Wien |
| "Evanescences", Vitamin Arte Contemporanea, Turin |
| 2003 | "Finlandia", Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin |
| 2002 | "The second coming", Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen |
| " Warum bellen, wenn man auch beissen kann " , Galerie Anhava, Helsinki (c) |
| 2001 | "Party with attitude - Sait mitä hait", Turku Art Museum, Turku, Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| "Alibi", Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| 2000 | "TACK", Galleri Krister Fahl, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "Knock on Wood", Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| "Oops...I did it again", Galleri Tommy Lund, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Contemporary Fine Arts, Förderkoje: Art Cologne, Köln |
| 1999 | "MITTENDRIN STATT NUR DABEI....says amazing new research !" , Galerie Anhava ,Helsinki , Finland |
| 1998 | "LOOKING TERRIFIC, ELLER ALLT DET SOM ÖGAT VIL SE", Galleri Bergman, Göteborg, Sweden |
| "OCH NU EN GÅNG PÅ RIKTIGT, ROBERT LUCANDER", Ystads konstmuseumm, Sweden |
| 1996 | "Meine grossen Erfolge", Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland |
| Galeriehaus Werner Weinelt, Hof, Germany |
| "TOP 10", Gelbe Musik, Berlin, Germany |
| "Believe it or not", Galeri Krister Fahl, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "HITPARADEN",, Galerie Du Nord, Bohus, Sweden |
| "En stor stark", Galleri German, Malmö, Sweden |
| Park-Klinik, Berlin, Germany |
| 1995 | "Riktiga bilder", Galleri Fabriken, Göteborg, Sweden |
| 1994 | Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland (C) |
| Galleri Krister Fahl, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "Orginalstora arbeten I DIN-format", Forumgalleriet, Malmö, Sweden |
| 1993 | Galeriehaus Werner Weinelt, Hof, Germany |
| Galerie von der Tann, Berlin, Germany |
| 1992 | Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland |
| Galerie Bellarte, Turku, Finland (C) |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
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| 2004 | "Berlin North", Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum for Contemporary Art, Berlin (c) |
| "Carnegie Art Award 2004", Victoria Miro Warehouse, London |
| 2002 | "Popcornia ja politiikkaa", Kiasma, Museum of Modern Art, Helsinki, Finland |
| 2001 | "Watch me…", American-European Fine Art, New York, USA |
| "Kunstpreis der Böttchenerstrasse in Bremen, Bremen, Germany |
| 2000 | "Soft Parade", Skövde Konsthall, Skövde, Sweden |
| "Labyrintti", Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland |
| "Taidepuutarha", Töölöönlahti 2000, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1999 | "PRESENTATION-Grafik fran Atelje` Larsen" , Tomarp Kungsgard , Kvidinge , Sweden |
| "Open Studios", International Studio Program, New York, USA |
| 1998 | "STOCKHOLM ART FAIR 98"Galerie Anhava, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "Nordische Grüsse", St.Johannes-Kirche, Lüchen, Germany |
| "Sommarminnen", Galleri Bergman, Göteborg, Sweden |
| "KOMMANDO KETCHUP_ BERLIN", Passagen, Linköpings Konsthall, Sweden ( c ) |
| "Vattenvägar - ARS BALTICA",Ystad Konstmuseum, Sweden ( c ) |
| 1997 | "EXCUDIT", Atelje' Larsen, Vikingbergs Konstmuseum, Helsingborg, Sweden |
| "Till Jönköping", Jönköpings Länsmuseum, Sweden |
| "BLOMSTERMÅLNINGAR", Galerie Artek, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1996 | "SMART-SHOW 96", Galleri Krister Fahl, Wasahallen, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "STOCKHOLM ART FAIR 95", Galerie Anhava, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "New Edition", Galleri Leger, Malmö, Sweden |
| "Grafik och Multiplar", Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland |
| "ORIGINAL COPY", Helsinki Art Hall, Finland ( c ) |
| "ENTER", Helsinki Art Hall, Finland |
| 1995 | "A BONNIE SITUATION", Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin, Germany |
| "SMART-SHOW 95", Galleri Krister Fahl, Wasahallen, Stockholm, Sweden |
| "STOCKHOLM ART FAIR 95", Galleri Krister Fahl, Atelje' Ole Larsen, Stockholm,Sweden ( c ) |
| "Finsk Maleri", Galleri Wang, Oslo and Stavanger, Norway |
| "10 Jahre Nürnberg Eck", Nürnberg Eck, Berlin, Germany |
| "Grafik från Atelje' Larsen", Galleri Bergman, Göteborg and Karlstad, Sweden |
| "Här var annars ?", Pakhuset, Nykobing, Denmark ( c ) |
| "Auf der Suche nach einem Lagerraum", Der Nürnberger Kunstverein, Germany |
| 1994 | "Lukea, att läsa, reading", Galleri Augusta, Helsinki, Finland |
| "Postkonzeptuelle Malerai II, Startblock", Kunst-Werke, Berlin, Germany |
| "Mustaa ja valkoista", Galerie Anhava, Helsinki, Finland |
| 1993-94 | "Arbetsnamn: Sommarnatt", Nordic art Centre, Helsinki, Finland; Sundsvalls art museum, Sweden; Tikanojas Konsthem, Vasa, Finland, Millesgården, Stockholm, Sweden ( c ) |
| 1992 | "Les seuls ve`ritables 2", Ballhaus Carmenstr., Berlin, Germany |
| 1991 | "Les seuls ve`ritables . Berlin", Ateljerhaus Wilhelmstr., Köln, Germany |
| "Klasse Marwan ´91", HdK, Berlin |
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| PRIZES AND AWARDS |
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| 1998 | Stina Krooks Stiftelse |
| 1994 | Young Art Finland-prize |
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| PUBLIC WORKS |
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| The Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Helsinki, Finland |
| Klinik für Neurochirurgi, Münster, Germany |
| Aros Securities Inc., New York City, USA |
| Park Klinik, Berlin, Germany |
| University of Jönköping, Jönköping, Sweden |
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| WORKS IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
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| Kiasma, Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland |
| Amos Anderson Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| City of Espoo, Finland |
| Oulu Art Museum, Oulu, Finland |
| Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland |
| Rovaniemi Art Museum |
| Turku Art Museum |
| Paulo Foundation, Helsinki, Finland |
| Pro Artibus/Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland |
| Aros Securities Oy, Helsinki, Finland |
| Enso Group, Saimaanhovi, Imatra, Finland |
| Finnish Cultural Foundation, Helsinki, Finland |
| Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation, Finland |
| Tampere Art Museum, Finland |
| Nordiska akvarellmuseet, Skärhamn, Sweden |
| Göteborgs konstmuseum, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Västerås konstmuseum, Västerås, Sweden |
| Ystad konstmuseum, Ystad, Sweden |
| Bohus landsting, Bohus, Sweden |
| Göteborgs kulturnämnd, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Helsingborg stad, Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Statens konstråd, Malmo, Jönköping and Stockholm, Sweden |
| Winge advokatbyrå, Stockholm, Sweden |
| Uppsala läns landsting, Sweden |
| Tekniska högskolan i Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden |
| HYPO Bank, Munich, Germany |
| Artcircolo e.v., Munich, Germany |
| Bayerishce Hypotheken und Wechselbank, Munich, Germany |
| Park Hotel Blub, Berlin, Germany |
| Achenbach Kunsthandel, Munich, Germany |
| Deutsche Bank, Berlin, Germany |
| Sammlung Landesbank Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany |
| Sammlung Landesbank Hessen-Thueringen, Frankfurt, Germany |
| Boros Collection, Germany |
| Sammlung Falkenberg, Hamburg, Germany |
| Sammlung Hans-Georg Lobeck, Wuppertal, Germany |
| Galerie Haas & Fuchs, Berlin, Germany |
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| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2002 | HANNULA, Mika, "Berliner Kindl Robert Lucander", Paletten Nr 247, 1/2002, p.24-25 |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, "Arjen poppia totisesti ja leikkimielellä", Helsingin Sanomat, March 17., p.B3 |
| 2001 | RAUTIO, Pessi, "Hauras yksityinen vs. voimakas yleinen", Helsingin Sanomat kuukausiliite Nr.44, Nov, p.48 |
| "PARTY WITH ATTITUDE", Helsinki Happens, Oct. – Nov., p.38 |
| LAUSTRÖER, Gitte, "Art Forum Berlin", Hyfvudstadsbladet, Oct. 9. |
| SIRÉN, Vesa, "Berliini vie suomalaistaiteilijoita", Helsingin Sanomat, Oct., p.47 |
| BJÖRKMAN, Nina, "Nya och mörka signalfärger", Hufvudstadsbladet, Sep. 15. |
| ÖSTERBERG, Ingalill, "Klatschigt på Amos", Vasabladet, Sep. 11. |
| A.P., "Saat mitä haluat", Aktivist, Sep. |
| SUNDELL, Dan, "Lucander och reklamens estetik", Hufvudstadsbladet, Aug. 31. |
| HONKAVAARA, Leena, "Iskelmiä absurdin hysteerisillä partyillä", Helsingin Sanomat, Aug. 30. |
| HONKONEN, Juha, "Taiteiden yössä huomenna yli sata tapahtumaa", Aug. 29, p.B3 |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, "Blomstedtin, Lucanderin ja Laineen työt esillä uusissa näyttelyissä", Helsingin Sanomat, Aug. 27 |
| TIHINEN, Juha-Heikki, "Loputtomat bileet", Ylioppilaslehti, 2001/13 |
| ROSENBERG, Angela, "Robert Lucander", Flash Art, July – Sep., p.124 |
| HANNULA, Mika, "And now to the questions", Márs, Magazine of the Museum of Modern Art Ljubljana, No.1-2 |
| "Kanzler, gut abgehangen", Sueddeutsche Zeitung Nr. 174, July31, p.11 |
| "Jetzt hängt Gerhard Schröder jede Nacht in der Paris Bar rum", Berliner Zeitung, July 27., p.7 |
| LAUSTRÖER, Gitte, "Berlinaren från Finland", Hufvudstadsbladet, June 2., p.15 |
| "KUNSTPREIS DER BÖTTENERSTRASSE IN BREMEN 2001", Kunsthalle Bremen, p.44-49 |
| M.L., Verbluffende Effekte", Focus Money, Nr.21, May 17., p.117 |
| SCHUER, Sigrid, "Spannende Reise in die Gegenwartskunst", Die Welt, May 7. |
| SOMMER, Tim, "Malerei: Die neuen Realisten", Art das Kunstmagazin, Nr 5, May, p.24-40 |
| SILTAVUORI, Emilia, "Lucander, festare på ytan", Åbo Underrättelser, March 17, p.15 |
| TYKKYLÄINEN, Mia, "Kun juhlat ovat ohi", Turun Sanomat, April 13 |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, "Näyttävää pintaliitoa", Helsingin Sanomat, March 24. |
| SILVÁN, Sini, "Maailmassa on menossa suuret bileet", Uutispäivä Demari, March 14. |
| VUORI, Jyrki, "Suomalaista taidetta Berliinistä Turkuun", Turun Sanomat, March 9. |
| BRUUN, Patricia, "Med verklighetens palett!", Åbo Underrättelser, March 9. |
| HANNULA, Mika, "Party with Attitude, Sait mitä hait", Turku Art Museum Catalogue, ISBN 952-9576-25-0 |
| HÄLLSTEN, Annika, "Riktiga vinnare tävlar inte", Konstkatalogen i Norden, Nr. 1, p.36-39 |
| HECHT, Axel, "Internationale Kritiker-umfrage, Die Schauen zum Millenium fielen durch", Art das Kunstmazin, Nr. 1, Jan., p.44-49 |
| 2000 | 2000 KARLIN, J., K. Von Maltzahn, E. Matz, C. Nicolai, "Ihop", Lunds Konsthall, ISBN 91-88846-17-2 |
| ROUHIAINEN, Anne, "Parasta seinään jouluna!", Helsingin Sanomat, Dec. 9. |
| NEBELUNG, Sigfrid, "Mit dem Auge kaufen", Handelsblatt, Dec. 2. |
| TANNERT, Christoph, Robert Lucander, NU vol. 3-4/00 |
| LAUSTROER, Gitte, Robert Lucander tar i trä, Hufvudstadsbladet, June 11. |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, HELSINKI 2000/TÖÖLÖNLAHTI, Helsingin Sanomat, June 8. |
| SERGELIUS, Nina, Nytt stadsrum innanför Tölökvarter, Hufvudstadsbladet, May 31. |
| FRICKE, Harald, Hier kommt die Supernova, die tagezeitung, May 12. |
| OKSANEN, Kimmo, Töölönlahti on kesän kukkiva taidepuutarha, Helsingin Sanomat, May 5. |
| KEMPPAINEN, Jouni K., Taka piru, HS kuukausiliite 05/2000 |
| DANIELS, Corinna, Hinter Holz lockt das Nirwana, Die Welt, May 12. |
| KRISTENSSON, Charlotte, Fyra vänner en utställning, Skaraborgs Allehanda, March 11. |
| BJÖRKLUND, David, Konstens ramar, SN, March 11. |
| LANDSTRÖM, Inger, Upplivande maleri över generationsgränser, Borås Tidning, April 2. |
| LUNDGREN, Bertil, Spar och tecken i Skovde konsthall, Nya Linköpings Tidning, April 3. |
| HANNULA, Mika, WHY DO I LIKE ROCK MUSIC, Theoretical Discourse of the contemporary Visual Art and Culture in 1990´s A Defense of Postmodern Plurality, ISBN 82-7551-014-7 |
| HELLBERG, Susanna, Impulsiva betraktelser, Dagens Nyheter, Jan 22. |
| HANNULA, Mika, the 90´s what was it all about, NU the nordic art review, No. 1/00 voilume 2 |
| 1999 | DAMN I´M GOOD, Ord och Bild, Nr. 6 |
| KANTOKORPi, Otso, Oikeutta odottamassa, Taide 6/1999 |
| PEKKALA-KOSKELA, Eea, Rakennusten taiteellisesta koristamisesta, ARK 5/1999 |
| LAPPALAINEN, Marja-Liisa, Robert Lucander maalaa vaikka lenkkikengillä, Ilta-Sanomat, May 27. |
| GRANQVIST, Raoul, Svenskheten, , Helsingborgs Dagblad, April |
| JÄÄMERI, Hannele, Kunnia kolkuttaa ovella, Suomen Kuvalehti, March 12. |
| BURELL, Hans, En älskningsutställning, Göteborgsposten, Feb. 22. |
| KOSKINEN, Taava, Neljän taiteilijan tiet kohti kuvaa, Aamulehti, Feb. 20. |
| Robert Lucander, NYT-viikkoliite, Feb. 11. |
| HAAPALAINEN, Riikka, Syvällistä pintaa, Iltalehti, Feb. 6 |
| BJÖRKMAN, Nina, Duppleringar och glapp, Hufvudstadsbladet, Feb. 4. |
| 1998 | KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, Robert Lucander jatkaa poplinjallaan, Helsingin Sanomat, Feb. 2. |
| HALLSTEN, Annika, Reklam för reklam, Hyfvudstadsbladet, Jan. 21. |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, Maalareita, veistäjiä ja graafikko, Helsingin Sanomat, Nov. 28. |
| KRUSKOPF, Erik, Konstnärnamn som varumärke, Hufvudstadsbladet, Oct. 31. |
| SARTTI, Seija, Kaupallinen taide myy taas hyvin, Helsingin Sanomat, Oct. 10. |
| JÖNSSON, Dan, "Under ytan på glansiga gyckelbilder", Sydsvenskan, July 17. |
| OLSSON, Örjan, "Kan det här kallas för konst", Skånska dagbladet, June 12. |
| DAHLSTRÖM, Robert, "Lekfull inledning på "Vattenvägar", Ystad Allehanda, July 12. |
| DAHLSTRÖM, Crispin, "Disciplinerad POP", Göteborgs-Posten, April 5. |
| 1997 | AMSELLEM, Patrick, "Skicklig lek med historisk yta", Kvällsposten, Nov. 21. |
| HANNULA, Mika, "Katsoa tarkkaan ja kuunnella", Taide 3/1997. |
| KIVIRINTA, Marja-Terttu, "Kukkia ja muita hillittömyyksiä", Helsingin Sanomat, Oct. 4. |
| SIMOVAARA, Jyrki, "Monimielinen katse", Kiasma, 0/1997. |
| CASTENFORS, Mårten, "Begåvad genrelek som ingenting riskerar", Svenska Dagbladet, April 12. |
| ERICSSON, Lars O., "Kropp uppstår ur yta", Dagens Nyheter, April 11. |
| HERBSTREUTH, Peter, "Reproduktion des Sichtbaren", Der Tagesspiegel, March 29. |
| 1996 | von SZIEGOLEIT, Ralf, "Malerei, deren Thema sie selber ist", Frankenpost, Dec. 27. |
| ROUHIAINEN, Anne, "Yksinäinen tähti omilla poluillaan", Helsingin Sanomat, Oct. 5. |
| HÅFSTRÖM, Jan, "Utställt i Helsingfors (3)", Dagens Nyheter, Oct. 20. |
| SUNDELL, Dan, "Den nostalgiska gesten", Hufvudstadsbladet, Sep. 21. |
| HÄLLSTEN, Annika, "Tankfulla blickar och vackra kvinnor", Hufvudstadsbladet, Sep. 19. |
| MESCHEDE, Friedrich, "Versiegelte Welten", Exhibition catalogue, Galerie Anhava, Sep. |
| LAUSTRÖER, Gitte, "Robert Lucander - aktuell i Jönköping", Hufvudstadsbladet, July 11. |
| 1995 | GRAHN-HINNFORS, Gunilla, "För ögat och hjärnan", Göteborgs-Posten, May 7. |
| FROM, Lena, "Livsfarlig lackfärg på Fabriken", Göteborgs-Posten, April 29. |
| HERBSTREUTH, Peter, "Warten auf Bonnie", Der Tagesspiegel, March 11. |
| FRICKE, Harald, "Tiefengurgeln", Die Tageszeitung, Feb. 25/26. |
| 1994 | ROOS, Rita, "Konkreettinen ilmaisu ja maalaamaton reservi", exhibition catalogue, Galerie Anhava, March. |
| 1993 | HERBSTREUTH, Peter, "Kunstwelt Finnland", neue bildende kunst, 6/1993. |
| VALJAKKA, Timo, "Arbetsnamn: Sommarnatt", exhibition catalogue, The Nordic Arts Centre, 1993. |
| 1992 | HERBSTREUTH, Peter, "Robert Lucander", Siksi, 4/1992. |
| SANDQVIST, Gertrud, "Robert Lucander", exhibition catalogue, Galerie Bellarte, 1992. |
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