KNOPP FERRO
Biography
1953 Born in Bensberg/Cologne, Germany, Nationality, Austria
1975 – 77 Academy of Art & Design, Cologne
First Exhibitions and Performances in Cologne
1975 – 79 Artist Group JET FERRO , Cologne
Intern. Exhibitions / Performances
1979 – 90 Performance Theater BUMPER TO BUMPER, Zürich / Switzerland
Playwrighter and actor. Intern. Performance – Theaterfestivals in Europe.
1990 – 92 Studio in Zürich
1992 – 94 Studio in New York
Since 95 Studio in Cologne
2003 Scholarship, Artist in Residence Worpswede
2006 Studio in Inning/Ammersee
SELECTED SOLO-EXHIBITIONS
2008 Raum Zeichen, Gallery Jöllenbeck-Michael Nickel, Cologne
2007 Gallery Begner + Job / Mainz. Germany
Linienschiff Kap 22:18 in dialog with Erwin Heerich, Christuskirche ,Mainz
2006 Score of Sculptor / Operafesival, Gut Immling, Germany
Kunstverein Rügen / Puttbus, Rügen, Germany
2005 Gallery Jöllenbeck/Michael Nickel, Cologne
Gallery Thomas, Munich
Gallery Ueker & Ueker, Basel
2004 Zeitkunstgalerie, Kitzbühel, Austria (with Krimhild Becker and Jo Schultheis)
Kunstraum 21, Cologne. Sculptures installation MIKADO
2003 Gallery Jöllenbeck/Michael Nickel, Cologne. MAGNET PROPS
Antoniter-Church, Cologne. Sculptures installation LINIENSCHIFFE (Cat.)
2002 Kunstraum 21, Cologne. Installation. TAG UND NACHT GLEICHE
2001 maly: SERVICE CULTUREL & EDITION, Cologne
2000 Gallery Jöllenbeck, Cologne (Cat)
1999 Zeitkunstgalerie, Kitzbühel/Austria (with Martin Eiter)
1998 Gothaer Kunstforum, Cologne (with Max Scholz) (Cat.)
Gallery Jöllenbeck, Cologne
1996 Zeitkunstgalerie, Cologne (Cat.)
1994 Zeitkunstgalerie, Cologne
1992 Gallery Urs Meile, Luzern / Switzerland (Cat.)
1978 Gallery Camomille, Bruxelles / Belgium (JET FERRO)
1977 Gallery Ingo Kümmel, Cologne (JET FERRO)
Gallery Harlekin Art, Wiesbaden / Germany (JET FERRO)
SELECTED GROUP-EXHIBITIONS
2008 DIAGONAL, Gallery Cayon, Madrid
orientated to paper, Bergner + Job Gallery, Mainz
PAPIER RAUM , Gallery Thomas, Munich
2007 Pluri Dimensión Gallery Cayon, Madrid
Etero, FERRO, MOMPO, ZOBEL. Gallery Cayon, Madrid
2005 WHEN HUMOR BECAMES PAINFUL/ Migrosmuseum for Contemporary Art,
Zürich/Switzerland
2004 Kunstverein Rügen/Germany. TIME IS ON MY SIDE (Cat)
2003 Artist in Residence, Worpswede/Germany
2002 EMIT TIME EIN PALINDROMISCHES FESTIVAL, Bern/ Zwitzerland
Gallery Jöllenbeck/Michael Nickel, Cologne. BITS`N PEICES
2001 Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden/Germany. SLOW MOTION (Cat.)
2000 Gallery Thomas, Munich/ Germany. En miniature (Cat.)
1999 Gallery Jöllenbeck, Cologne „Torso mit Hand und Fuß“
Harlekin Art, Wiesbaden /Germany „Kreuz & Humor 2000“ (Cat)
Gallery Gut Gasteil,Prigglitz/Austria „Kunst in der Landschaft V“ (Cat.)
1998 Kölnkunst 5 , Kunsthalle, Cologne (Cat.)
Stadtmuseum Cologne „TOLLHAUS“ Videoinstallation
1997 Gallery Jöllenbeck, Cologne
Social Installation, Chiang Mai / Thailand
1996 Sculpture – Installation 1996, Biennale de Vernier-Geneve / Switzerland (Cat.)
1995 Kölnkunst 4, Kunsthalle, Cologne (Cat.)
1993 Gallery W, Wangen a,d, Aare / Switzerland
1992 Books, Books, Books, Gallery Humphrey, New York
1991 Kanossa II – Der Fluchturm, Kunstscene Zurich, Helmhaus Zurich/Switzerland
1982 Expedition Bekoffert, Rote Fabrik, Zurich/Switzerland
1978 K45 Vienna / Austria (JET FERRO) (Cat.)
Kürtenfestival, Cologne (JET FERRO)
1978 Art/Performance, Regensburg (JET FERRO)
Persönlichkeit werden - höchstes Glück auf Erden, Hamburg / Germany
Curated by Bazon Brock (JET FERRO) (Cat.)
1977 K45 Vienna / Austria (JET FERRO) (Cat.)
Citty Treff, Cologne (JET FERRO)
Kunstmodenschau JET FERRO , Performance – Installation,
Gallery Ingo Kümmel, Cologne
1975 Farbe und Material, Kunsthalle Köln, Cologne (Cat.)
1974 Neumarkt der Künste, Cologne
SELECTED PERFORMANCES
2003 THE RAZOR`S EDGE #4 , with Mike Jansen, Exibition Terry Fox, Fridericianum,
Kassel/Germany
2000 THE RAZOR’S EDGE #2 , with Frank Köllges, Zeitkunstgalerie ,Kitzbühel/ Austria
THE RAZOR’S EDGE #3. With Frank Köllges, Performance art in
NRW 2000 /Germany
1999 TRANSIT, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich/Switzerland
1997 I. Intern. Performance-Conference, Concrete House, Suan Pakkad Palace,
Bangkok/Thailand
Orgin. by: Concrete House,Bangkok, ASA European, Ultimate Akademie,
Cologne and the Goethe Institute, Bangkok 1995
1996 DIE IS CAST Video-Performance-Installation, Stadtmuseum, Cologne
1995 Performance a`la carte“ with Ben Patterson, Ultimate Akademie, Cologne
1994 BLACK BOX SO4, Performance-Lecture. Orgin. by the Washington Sculptor
Group and the Embassy of Switzerland , Washington D.C. /USA
1993 KANOSSA V BODY AND HONEY – CHANGE A SYSTEM, Video
- Performance – Installation, Gallery Humphrey, New York
KRISENSTAB I , Rushmore Festival , Curated by Bill Arning, New York
BLACK BOX NW 3, Performance-Festival „STOP.P.T. and GO
Curated by Norbert Klassen, Bern / Switzerland
1992 KANOSSA III, Gallery Urs Meile, Luzern / Switzerland
KANOSSA IV, Performance-Installation, Art 23 Basel / Switzerland
1991 KANOSSA II – der Fluchturm, Helmhaus Zurich/ Switzerland
KANOSSA I – Stadtdurchquerung, Zürich /Switzerland
1978 STARILLUSIONSMASCHINE, Jet Ferro, live in Bio’s Bahnhof TV. ARD I
1977 KUNSTMODENSCHAU, Jet Ferro Performance-Installation on Tour,
Arte Fierra, Bologna; Art 8 Basel; Documenta 6, Kassel; Harlekin Art,
Wiesbaden; Stollwerkfabrik, Cologne. Guests: Charly Banana,
Rolf Hinterecker und Theo Lambertin.
1976 KUNSTVERLOSUNG, Jet Ferro; Kunstmarkt Göttingen/Germany
TV. ARD III „Kölner Treff“ Talk Show with Dr. Biolek (JET FERRO)
Intern. Art Fairs:
Art Basel, Art Basel Miami Beach, Tefa Maastricht, Arco Madrid, Art Cologne
Public Collections:
Artothek Cologne, Collection Ute und Michael Berger, Wiesbaden, Germany.
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection Miami, USA. Niederösterreichisches Landesmuseum
Linz, Austria. Collection Republik Austria. Collection Citty of Cologne. Stadtsparkasse Cologne.
Country Museum Mainz, Germany.
