Paloma Varga Weisz (born 1966) is a contemporary artist living in Germany, best known for her sculptures and drawings.[1] In 2012, six of her drawings were acquired by and exhibited in the Museum of Modern Art.[2][3] She lives and works in Düsseldorf.
Life
editPaloma Varga Weisz was trained as a woodcarver from 1987–90 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. From 1990 to 1998 she studied at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Tony Cragg and Gerhard Merz.[4] Her multifaceted practice includes sculptures and installations mainly in wood and ceramics, as well as watercolors and drawings.[5] Angela Stief, a curator at the Kunsthalle Wien, has said of her work: "Paloma Varga Weisz’ sculptural oeuvre, characterized by obvious references to traditional iconography and handcraft, joins the historical with a contemporary artistic practice that only rarely reveals its genealogical roots."[6]
Awards and scholarships
edit- 2017: Holbach-Award, Stiftung zur Förderung der Kunst in der Pfalz
- 2007: Marianne-Werefkin-Preis, Berlin
- 2000/2001: Bremerhavenstipendium, Bremerhaven[citation needed]
Notes and references
edit- ^ "New York Times, Sep. 23, 2005 - Art in Review; Paloma Varga Weisz, by Roberta Smith".
- ^ "New York Times, Mar. 30, 2012 - Morphing Figures, Mismatched and Distorted, by Karen Rosenberg". The New York Times.
- ^ "MoMA Collection, Paloma Varga Weisz".
- ^ "artnews.org Biography of Paloma Varga Weisz, by Barbara Gladstone".
- ^ "Frieze Magazine, Issue 147, May 2012, Paloma Varga Weisz, by Sadie Coles".
- ^ Worldcat: Gilded Age - A Tale of Today; Paloma Varga Weisz, by Matt Gerald and Angela Stief. OCLC 227338087.
Further reading
edit- Paloma Varga Weisz. Root of a Dream. Castello di Rivoli, Museum of Contemporary Art, Rivoli, Mousse Publishing, Milano 2017. ISBN 9788867492930
- Maison de Plaisance: Rosemarie Trockel und Paloma Varga Weisz. Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen, Verlag für Moderne Kunst, 2012, Nürnberg. ISBN 978-3-86984-360-5
- Neues Rheinland - die postironische Generation. Distanz Verlag, 2010, Berlin. ISBN 978-3-942405-20-1
- A million miles from home. Folkestone Triennale, Cultureshock Media, 2011. ISBN 978-0-9562669-4-1
- Paloma Varga Weisz, Gilded Age. A Tale of Today. Katalog Kunsthalle Wien. Verlag für moderne Kunst, 2008, Nürnberg. ISBN 978-3-940748-28-7
- Paloma Varga Weisz, Zeichnungen. Koenig Books, 2005, London. ISBN 978-3-88375-999-9
- Raumfürraum. Katalog Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005, Köln. ISBN 978-3-88375-924-1
- Most Wanted: The Olbricht Collection. Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005, Köln
- Interviews 2. Gerald Matt, Kunsthalle Wien, 2008. ISBN 978-3-86560-364-7
- Of Mice and Men. 4. Berlin Biennale, 2005, Hatje Cantz. ISBN 978-3-7757-1765-6
- Sammlung Kunst der Gegenwart in K 21 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen. 2005, Düsseldorf, ISBN 978-3-8321-7567-2
- Paloma Varga Weisz. Katalog Museum Kurhaus Kleve. Revolver, Archiv für Aktuelle Kunst, 2004. ISBN 3-934935-16-8 u. ISBN 3-937577-43-2
- Paloma Varga Weisz. Sammlung Ackermans, 1999, Xanten