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Biografie Volker Kühn
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| 1948 |
Geboren in Neuenkirchen |
| 1968 |
Beginn des Kunst-Studiums im Fachbereich Plastiken der
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Bremer Hochschule für Gestaltung |
| 1972 |
Eröffnung der ersten eigenen Galerie
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sowie des eigenen Ateliers in Lilienthal |
| 1973 |
Ausstellung kinetischer Lichtobjekte
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im Leopold-Hösch-Museum Düren und Kunstverein Unna |
| 1974 |
Förderpreis des Bremer Senats |
| 1975 |
Hinwendung zur Zeichnung und Grafik |
| 1976 |
1. Preis im Wettbewerb "Kunst im öffentlichen Raum"an der
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Bremer Hochschule für Nautik |
| 1977 |
Beginn von Zeichnung, Graphik und Radierungsowie
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Entstehung der ersten Miniatur |
| 1980 |
Einzelausstellung im Mönchehaus,Museum für moderne
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Kunst Goslar |
| 1982 |
Beteiligung an internationalen Kunstmessen |
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wie "Line Art" in Gent, "Art Expo" in New York |
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und "Art" in Basel |
| 1985 |
Gestaltung der Wertheim-Fassade |
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am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin |
| 1986 |
Ausstellungstournee durch Japan,
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danach intensive Beschäftigung mit Objektkunst |
| 1987 |
Beginn weltweiter Ausstellungen
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mit "Kühns Miniatur-Welten“
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| 1994 |
Bucherscheinung "Die Objekte“ |
| 1996 |
1. Kalender “Wenn ich Kunde wär...“ |
| 1997 |
Bucherscheinung “The Objects“
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| 1998 |
Erscheinung des ersten Taschenbuches |
| 1999 |
Bucherscheinung “Collection Band 1“ |
| 2000 |
Bucherscheinung “Collection Band 2“ |
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Bucherscheinung “Collection Band 3“ |
| 2002 |
Erster Internetauftritt für art in boxes |
| 2003 |
Bucherscheinung Leporello “To buy or not to buy“ |
| 2005 |
Ausstellung der eigenen Elefanten-Sammlung |
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“Elefantastic“ im Zoo Zürich |
| 2006 |
Ausstellung der eigenen Elefanten-Sammlung |
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“Elefantastic“ in der Stadthalle Bremen |
| 2007 |
Ausstellung „Kunst im Kasten“ im Mathematikum Gießen |
| 2008 |
Großevent und Ausstellung zum 60. Geburtstag in Lilienthal,
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Erhalt der Ehrennadel der Gemeinde Lilienthal |
| 2010 |
Verstärkte Arbeit an gerissenen Objekten aus Büttenpapier |
| 2018 |
Eröffnung Elefantastic https://www.elefantentreff.de/
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| 2023 |
Ernennung zum Ehrenbürger der Gemeinde Lilienthal
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| 2023 |
Gestorben in Lilienthal |
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Biography Volker Kühn
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Volker Kühn 1948 - 2023
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1968
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He started his art degree in sculpturing at the Bremer
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College of Design |
| 1972 |
The doors to his first gallery and private atelier opened |
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in Lilienthal (also a town near Bremen)
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| 1973 |
He exhibited his kinetic light object at the |
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Leopold-Hösch Museum in Düren and at the Art Club Unna
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| 1974 |
He was given an advancement award by
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by the federal state government |
| 1975 |
A change of orientation leads Volker Kühn |
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towards drawings and graphics
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| 1976 |
He earns the first prize in the |
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“Art in public spaces” competition, |
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initiated by the Bremer College of Nautical Science |
| 1977 |
Volker Kühn commences with his own drawings, |
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graphics and his first miniature |
| 1980 |
Solo exhibition at the Mönchehaus,
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museum of modern arts, in Goslar |
| 1982 |
Participation at international art fairs, such as “Line Art”
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in Gent, “Art Expo” in New York and “Art” in Basel |
| 1985 |
Accomplished a storefront design for “Wertheim” |
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(a retail chain in Germany) at the Kurfürstendamm |
| 1986 |
After an exhibition tour in Japan, Volker Kühn dedicated
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himself to the art with objects
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| 1987 |
“Kühns miniature worlds” are exhibited all over the world
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1994
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The book “The objects” is published (German version)
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| 1996 |
Volker Kühns first calendar appears with |
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the title “If I were a customer…”
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| 1997 |
The book “The objects” is published (English version) |
| 1998 |
The first pocketbook is published
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| 1999 |
The book “Collection 1“ is published
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| 2000 |
The book “Collection 2“ is published
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The book “Collection 3“ is published
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| 2002 |
art in boxes is now available to the world online
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| 2003 |
The fanfold book “To buy, or not to buy” is published
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| 2005 |
Displays his collection of elephants called “Elefantastic”
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at the Zoo in Zurich
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| 2006 |
Displays his collection of elephants called “Elefantastic”
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at the civic hall of Bremen
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| 2007 |
Exhibition of his art called “art in boxes”
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at the Museum of Mathematics in Gießen |
| 2008 |
Exhibition and celebration in Lilienthal for Volker Kühns 60th
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birthday, where he also received a medal of honor from the |
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Lilienthal congregation
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2010
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Increased focus on creating objects made of
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laid-paper pieces |
