Der Blasesteg. 1982

Peter Bömmels

born 1951 in Frauenberg, active in Cologne and Dresden

Pencil. Complete set of 10 drawings. Each 18,3 x 11 cm.

Courtesy of the artist and of Emanuel von Baeyer

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Selected solo exhibitions

2007 Künstlerverein Düsseldorf
2004 Galerie Gmyrek, Düsseldorf
2002 Galerie Keller, Munich
1995 Kunstverein Wolfsburg
1994 Galerie Sprüth, Cologne
1993 Galerie Sprüth, Cologne
1993 Fred-Thieler-Preis-Ausstellung, Gropius-Bau, Berlin
1992 Galleria Mazzoli, Modena 1986 Sonnabend Gallery, New York
1984 Kunstmuseum Hannover mit Slg. Sprengel; Sonnabend Gallery, New York; Galerie Onnasch, Berlin

Selected group exhibitions

2006 Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg
2003 ZKM Karlsruhe
1999 Neues Museum Weimar; Lenbachhaus, Munich
1991 Slg. Ludwig, Musee National
1989 Guggenheim Museum New York
1988 Reina Sophia, Madrid
1986 Indianapolis Museum
1985 18. Biennale Sao Paulo; 1945-85 Kunst in der BRD, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
1984 MOMA, New York; National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
1983 ICA London
1982 Museum Folkwang, Essen; Kunsthalle Basel; Museum Boymans; Gropius-Bau, Berlin

Literature: Exh. Cat., Horsens Kunstmuseum, 1999

As one of the founding members of the group Mühlheimer Freiheit and the famous Spex magazine, Bömmels gained international attention for his drawings and hair paintings. Bömmels depictions of relationships show a pessimistic attitude, sometimes peaking in an erotic misery. His work seems to implicate already the failure of human contact, especially in regards of relations of love. (Christian Gödder: Secret Offer. Exh. cat. Horsens Kunstmuseum 1999. p. 37).