Thomas Helbig
Engelchen, 2008, Mixed media, 71 x 33 x 44 cm
Rueckgeburt, 2008, Mixed media, 38 x 36 x 48 cm
Voegel, 2008, Mixed media, 37 x 33 x 40 cm
Hoheres Leben, 2008, Oil and lack on wood, 170 x 140 cm
Schwelle, 2008, Oil and lack on wood, 140 x 115 cm
Zentrum, 2008, Mixed media on wood, 70 x 7 cm
Untitled, 2007, Crayon on paper, 59 x 42 cm
Untitled, 2007, Crayon on paper, 59 x 42 cm
Untitled, 2007, Crayon on paper, 59 x 42 cm
Born 1967, in Rosenheim
Lives and works in Berlin
Education
1989-1996 Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Munich and Goldsmiths’ College, London
Solo Exhibitions
2013
"S", Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich
2012
"The Mental Life of Savages", Galerie Guido W. Baudach (Charlottenburg), Berlin
"Form and Fear and Muse", Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam
2011
"Quiet Days in Salò", Thomas Brambrilla Contemporary, Bergamo
"Gehirne (with Armin Boehm)", Kunstverein Heppenheim E.V.
2010
"Use Your Relatives", China Art Objects Gallery, Los Angeles
"Thomas Helbig", Jiri Svestka Gallery, Prague
Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
2009
Mário Sequeira Gallery, Braga
"WHITE", Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle, Munich
"Viper in Bosom", Vilma Gold, London
2008
"Remote Pulse", Bortolami, New York
"Complete Birth", Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
"Stern der Musen", Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg
Galerie Ruediger Schoettle, Munich
2007
"Homo Homini Lupus", China Art Objects, Los Angeles
"Homo Homini Lupus II", Galerie Guido Baudach, Berlin
2006
"Last World", Bortolami Dayan Gallery, New York
2005
Modern Art, London
"Rom", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin (cat.)
Galerie Ruediger Schoettle, Munich
2004
"Südseehausen", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin (cat.)
Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Munich
2002
"Druidin", Menschenraum, Berlin
2001
Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
"Danke", Erwin, Galerie Nomadenoase (Golden Pudel Club), Hamburg
2000
"Die Malerei der Heiden", Montparnasse, Berlin
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2013
"Painting Forever! Keilrahmen", KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin
"Too Big or Not too Big - Summer Show", Thomas Brambilla, Bergamo
"The Inevitable Figuration", Museo Pecci, Prato
"Vages Gefühl des Unbehagens. Thomas Helbig - Victor Man - Helmut Stallaerts", Museum Dhont-Dhaenens, Deurle
2012
"Private/Corporate VII", Doron Sebbag Art Collection, O.R.S Ltd., Tel Aviv, and Daimler Art Collection, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin
Alpenrepublik, Kunstraum Innsbruck
"Collaborations & Interventions", Centro Cultural Andratx, Spain
"Accelerating Toward Apocalypse", Doron Sebbag ArtCollection, ORS Ltd., Tel Aviv
2011
"Gesamtkunstwerk: New Art from Germany", Saatchi Gallery, London
"Diktatur Charlottenburg", Kosmetiksalon Babette, Berlin
"Impossible Vacation", White Flag Projects, St. Louis
"A painting show", Autocenter, Berlin
"What a serious horror writing a play, Show 3", Kienzle Art Foundation, Berlin
2010
"Von hier gehen wir", Galerie Matthias Jahn, München
Thomas Bambrilla Contemporary Art, Bergamo
Rod Bianco Gallery invites Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Rod Bianco Gallery, Oslo
"Gegen die Form. Informel 1954-2010", Cruise & Callas, Berlin
"100th Exhibition", Autocenter, Berlin
"Danke Frau Antje", Galerie Diana Stigter, Amsterdam
2009
"amor fati", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
"Germania: New Art from Germany", The Saatchi Gallery, London
"The Collection of Wilfried & Yannicke Cooreman", Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle (cat.)
"Go Sinnlich", Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
"Crisscross", Wannieck Gallery, Brno
"1999", China Art Objects Gallery / Cottage Home, Los Angeles
"BERLIN2000", PaceWildenstein, New York (cat.)
"Underclass Atavism", Galleria Gentili, Prato
2008
"Das zweite Gesicht", Sammlung Südhausbau, Munich
"Mare Humorum 1", Hiromi Yoshii Gallery, Tokyo
"No Illusions", Kai 10 / Raum für Kunst, Düsseldorf (cat.)
"Emerson vs. Nietzsche", China Art Objects Gallery at Cottage Home, Los Angeles
"Red Wind", Blum & Poe, Los Angeles
"That’s The Way It Is", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin (cat.)
"Son of...", Musée des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing, Tourcoing (cat.)
"Depletion. Works from the Doron Sebbag ArtCollection", ORS Ltd., Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv (cat.)
"Hedwig", Baronian_Francey, Brussels
Daydreams & Dark Sides, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
"Yellow Snow", La Maison Jaune (Patricia Low Contemporary), Gstaad
2007
"La Boum III", Warszawa
ReMap KM, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
"Imagination Becomes Reality", ZKM/Zenrum fuer Kunst und Medientechnologie, Karlsruhe
"Macht des Dinglichen – Skulptur heute", Georg-Kolbe-Museum, Berlin
"Kommando Friedrich Holderlin Berlin", Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin
"Heretic & Co", Jiri Svestka, Prague
Gallery swap (Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin and Hotel, London), Hotel, London
2006
"Rings of Saturn", Tate Modern, London
"Imagination Becomes Reality", Goetz Collection, Munich
"Ketzer & Co", Haus der Kunst, Bruenn
"L ’Apres midi d’ un Faune/ The Afternoon of a Faun", curated by Aphrodite Gonou, Eleni Koroneou Gallery, Athens
2005
"Papier", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
"Nicht mit Steinen werfen... ", Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt/M.
2004
"Guido W. Baudach", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin (cat.)
"Kommando Pfannenkuchen", Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles
2003
"Im Helbo", Brotherslasher, Cologne (cat.)
"Hands up, baby, hands up! ", Oldenburger Kunstverein
"Painting on the roof", Museum Abteiberg, Moenchengladbach (cat.)
2002
"TIERE", Elternhaus Thomas Palme, Immenstadt im Allgaeu
"FRIEDE, FREIHEIT, FREUDE", Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
"Große Kunstausstellung Sommer 2002 im Pazifik", PAZIFIK, Berlin
"Urwald", Privatwohnung Hajo von Gottberg, Berlin
"Schoene Aussicht, Herr Schweins", Galerie Otto Schweins, Cologne
"Druidin", Menschenraum, Berlin
2001
"Viva November", Staedtische Galerie Wolfsburg (cat.)
"Brown", The Approach, London
"Montana Sacra (Circles 5) ", ZKM, Karlsruhe
"Im Wandel der Liebe zu uns selbst und des Gesichtssinns im allgemeinen (Deutsch-Britische Freundschaft - DBF) ", Maschenmode, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
"Coverversions", The Trade Appartement, London
2000
"Die Gefahr im Jazz (DBF)", Kuenstlerwohnung Strassburger Strasse, Berlin
1999
"26 Heteros", Galerie Lind, Cologne
"Heart & Soul Group Show", Long Lane Studios, London
"The proactive seizure of eternity", The Trade Appartement, London
1998
"Humdrum Blue", The Trade Appartement, London
"Show me the money 3", 8 Dukes - Mews, London
"Surfacing - contemporary drawing", ICA, London
"Nobody helps anybody (DBF)", Unit 6/7, London
"Printemps (DBF)", Unit 6/7, London
1997
"The Powderroom", Port Betald, Rotterdam
1996
"Precept", Kuenstlerwerkstatt Lohringer Strasse, Munich
1994
Kunstverein Munich
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Go Sinnlich
Yuzheng Cheng, Eirene Efstathiou, Thomas Helbig, Helmut Middendorf, Eftihis Patsourakis, Lila Polenaki
June 12 2009 - July 12 2009Thomas Helbig
Complete Birth
May 9 2008 - September 15 2008ReMap KM Project Space with Aidas Bareikis, Thomas Helbig, Eftihis Patsourakis, Ulrich Strothjohann
Thomas Helbig, Eftihis Patsourakis, Ulrich Strothjohann
September 8 2007 - December 2 2007Thomas Helbig, Lali Chetwynd Jeff Davis Kaye Donachie Sebastian Hammwoehner Andrew Mania Alisa
Lali Chetwynd • Jeff Davis • Kaye Donachie • Sebastian Hammwoehner • Thomas Helbig • Andrew Mania • Alisa Margolis • Simone Shubuck
February 16 2006 - March 31 2006