Vita of the artist
Via Lewandowsky (* 1963 in Dresden) works with various media such as photography, painting, drawing, performance, light installation, object art and sound. He studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts in the 1980s. There he organized subversive performances with the avant-garde group "Autoperforationsartisten", which undermined the official art scene. Shortly before reunification, he left the GDR and moved to West Berlin. This was followed by longer stays abroad, including in New York, Rome, Beijing, Moscow and Vienna. Today the artist lives and works in Berlin.
Collections with works by Via Lewandowsky
Via Lewandowsky's works are represented in many national and international collections, including: Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn; Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt a. Main; Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Gent; PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York
Exhibition projects and awards
Via Lewandowsky was a participant in documenta IX in Kassel. Many museum exhibitions and exhibition projects at home and abroad in renowned institutions followed, including: Ludwig Forum, Aachen; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig; Kunsthalle zu Kiel; Casa di Goethe, Rome; Q21 Museumsquartier; Vienna; PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York. Via Lewandowsky's work has been awarded various prestigious art prizes.