Kristallrelief, 1971
Alulminiumrelief in Objektkasten
20 × 25 × 3 cm
Verso signiert, datiert und betitelt
Unikat
Price:
€ 19,500
1931
Birth in Lollar, Hesse
1950 - 1953
Studies at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (state examination); acquaintance and friendship with Otto Piene
1953 - 1956
Studied philosophy at the University of Cologne (state examination)
1957
Together with Otto Piene, Mack organises the first "evening exhibitions" in their Düsseldorf studio to which artist friends are invited; at the end of May 1957, he meets Yves Klein at his exhibition "Propositions monochromes" at Galerie Schemla, Düsseldorf; first solo exhibition at Galerie Schmela
24.04.1958
Zero is founded on the occasion of the "7th Evening Exhibition", for which the first issue of the magazine ZERO is published by Mack and Piene; in the same year honoured with the Art Prize of the City of Krefeld; the first "light reliefs", "light cubes" and "light steles" are created
1959
Participation in documenta II; acquaintance with Piero Manzoni
1960
Solo exhibition "Rilievi luminosi e pitture" at the Azimut Gallery, Milan, run by Manzoni and Enrico Castellani; production of the Zero film 0 x 0 = art
1962 - 1963
Stays in Morocco and Algeria, first light experiments in the desert: designs for water, light and wind sculptures together with Günther Uecker and Otto Piene
1963
Receives the Premio Marzotto; Mack paints his last canvas painting for the time being, now creating the so-called chromatic colour paintings on paper
1964 - 1966
Together with Piene and Uecker participation in docuementa III, 1964 (Lichtraum; Hommage à Fontana); studio in New York; lectures on the Sahara project at the Institute of Contemporary Art, London, and at the Universities of New York and Philadelphia
1965
Honoured with the 1st Prix art plastique, 4th Biennale de Paris
1966
Zero separates, last joint exhibition with Otto Piene and Günther Uecker in Bonn; organises the Zero Festival at Bahnhof Rolandseck with Uecker
1967
Studio and residence in Mönchengladbach
1968
Creation of the film "Tele-Mack", for which Mack receives the Adolf Grimme Recognition Award in 1970 and a Recognition Award at the Venice Film Biennale in 1971
1970
Lectureship at the Osaka University of Arts; elected a full member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin; Mack represents Germany at the XXXV Venice Biennale
1974
Numerous works of art for public spaces, including square design, with water and light having enegetic effects as integral elements of the artworks (e.g. Platz der Deutschen Einheit, 1986-88 Düsseldorf; stone-water-glass sculpture, 2007, Mönchengladbach, Santander Consumer Bank)
1979
1st prize in the International Light 79 Competition, Eindhoven (Netherlands)
1989
Construction of a further studio in Mönchengladbach
1991
From this year onwards, large-format canvas paintings (Chromatic Constellations) are created again; the Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf acquires "Lichtraum", created for documenta III, 1964
1992
Grand Culture Prize of the Rheinischer Sparkassenverband; resignation from the Akademie der Künste, Berlin
2001
Numerous exhibitions to mark Mack's 70th birthday
2004
Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany for his work and endeavours as an ambassador of cultures
2006 - 2007
Honouring the artist by the Museum of Islamic Art in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin, with a large solo exhibition
2009
Awarded the Ring of Honour of the City of Mönchengladbach
2011
On the occasion of the artist's 80th birthday, numerous solo exhibitions, including at the Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der BRD, Bonn, at the stiftung museum kunst palast, Düsseldorf, and at the Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York.
Heinz Mack is honoured with the 'Grand Cross of Merit with Star' of the Federal Republic of Germany.
2012
Prize of the Dortmund Cultural Foundation
2014
The Sky over nine columns, Venice; realised together with Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art and Sigifredo di Canossa in cooperation with the Fondazione Cini and Trend
Opening of the exhibition "ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow" at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, on 10 October
2015
Major Zero exhibition in Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau; exhibition "Heinz Mack. Light Shadow", Museum Frieder Burda, Bade-Baden.
Heinz Mack lives and works in Mönchengladbach and Ibiza. He is unanimously elected an honorary member of the Düsseldorf Art Academy by the Academy Senate.
2016
Award of the Jan Wellem Ring by the City of Düsseldorf
2017
Presentation of the Moses Mendelssohn Medal to Heinz Mack.
2018
The Goethe Museum in Düsseldorf is showing a solo exhibition by Heinz Mack.
2021
On the occasion of Heinz Mack's 90th birthday, the Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, the Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal, and the Museum Ritter, Waldenbuch, among others, are dedicating solo exhibitions to him.
1958
"Kunstpreis der Stadt Krefeld", Stadt Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
1965
"1. Prix arts plastique", 4. Biennale de Paris, Paris, France
1971
"Anerkennungspreis der Film-Biennale für den Tele-Mack Film", Venedig, Italy
1992
"Großer Kulturpreis des Rheinischen Sparkassenverbandes", Germany
2011
"Große Bundesverdienstkreuz der Bundesrepublik Deutschland als Anerkennung für sein Werk und sein Wirken als Botschafter der Kulturen", Berlin, Germany
2011
"Heinz Mack : Die Sprache meiner Hand", Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg, Düsseldorf, Germany
2012
"Preis der Kulturstiftung Dortmund", Dortmund, Germany
2015
"Ehrenmitglied der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf", Düsseldorf, Germany
2016
"Jan-Wellem-Ring", Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2017
"Moses-Mendelssohn-Medaille", Moses Mendelssohn Stiftung, Berlin, Germany
2022
"The Timeless Imagination of Yves Klein: Uncertainty and the Immateriality", 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan
1963
"Mack, Piene, Uecker", Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld, Germany
1967
"Mackazin: Mack-Szene; die Jahre 1957 - 67", Howard Wise Gallery; Galerie Schmela, New York; Düsseldorf,
"Heinz Mack", Galerie René, Paris, France
1972
"Mack: Objekte, Aktionen, Projekte", Akademie der Künste, Berlin, Germany
1973
"Heinz Mack", Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands
1979
"1. Preis des Internationalen Wettbewerbs Licht 79", Eindhoven, Netherlands
1991
"Zero-Mack : der Lichtwald 1960 - 1969", Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany
2001
"Heinz Mack - Wahlverwandtschaften", Teheraner Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Teheran, Iran
"Mack : Malerei 1991 - 2001", Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany
"Heinz Mack : Zeichnungen, Pastelle, Tuschen 1950 - 2000", Museum Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau; Städtische Galerie am Abdinghof Paderborn, Germany
2002
"Heinz Mack: Wahlverwandtschaften", Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2005
"Mack, Licht im Glas : ein Werk-Aspekt 1955 - 2005", Deutsches Glasmalerei-Museum, Linnich, Germany
2006
"Mack: Transit zwischen Okzident und Orien", SMPK Museum für Islamische Kunst, Berlin, Germany
2009
"Lichtraum (Hommage à Fontana) : der documenta-Beitrag von Heinz Mack, Otto Piene und Günther Uecker 1964", Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany
2011
"Heinz Mack: Licht, Raum, Farbe", Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany
2012
"Heinz Mack - zwischen den Zeiten", Museum Ostwall, Dortmund, Germany
2015
"Mack: Das Lich meiner Farben", Ulmer Museum, Ulm, Germany
"Heinz Mack: Licht - Schatten", Museum Frieder Burda, Baden-Baden, Germany
MKM Museum Küppersmühle, Duisburg, Germany
2017
"Heinz Mack: Zero-Malerei", Akademie-Galerie (Kunstakademie Düsseldorf), Düsseldorf, Germany
2018
"Taten des Lichts: Mack und Goethe", Goethe-Museum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
2020
"Heinz Mack: Bronzeskulpturen 1984-2020", Werkstattgalerie Hermann Noack, Berlin, Germany
2021
"Heinz Mack - Werke im Licht (1956-2017)", Museum Ritter, Waldenbuch, Germany
"Heinz Mack", Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany
Skulpturenpark Waldfrieden, Wuppertal, Germany
2023
"Mack - Das Licht in mir: Malerei", Osthaus Museum, Hagen, Germany
"Mehr Leichtigkeit in die Welt bringen: Retrospektive Heinz Mack", ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe, Germany