Mary Bauermeister

(German, 1934–2023)

untitled by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Untitled, 1969–1970

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untitled by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Untitled, 1990

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bilder upwards by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Bilder Upwards, 1970

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red china tinta-import forbidden by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Red China Tinta-Import Forbidden, 1966

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attention getting device (for nam june paik) by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Attention Getting Device (for Nam June Paik), ca. 1965

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writing-painting by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Writing-Painting, 1971–1983

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bild by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Bild, 1969

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images by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Images, 1972

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square memories by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Square Memories, 1965

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onno (light sheet) by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

ONNO (Light Sheet), 1963

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title drawing no. 3 by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Title Drawing No. 3, 2019

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title drawing no. 1 by mary bauermeister

Mary Bauermeister

Title Drawing No. 1, 2019

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Biography

Timeline

1934
Born in Frankfurt, Germany
1954 - 1955
Studied at the Art College of Design, Ulm, Germany
1957
Began working as independent visual artist in Cologne, Germany and New York, NY
1960 - 1962
Opened Studio Mary Bauermeister, where she organized concerts, happenings and performances with artists like John Cage, David Tudor, Nam June Paik which contributed to the beginning of Fluxus
1962
Moved to New York, NY
1973
Returned to Germany to continue her work as a sculptor and garden architect, Cologne, Germany
Lives and works in Rösrath, Germany

Exhibitions

2007 - 2008
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, NY
2004
Hommage á Mary Bauermeister, Galerie Schüppenhauer, Cologne, Germany
Needless Needles, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany
2003
Auf den Punkt gebracht (Pointed out), Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne, Germany (solo)
2002
Galerie Inge Becker, Cologne, Germany
2000
Nicht ans Wort gebunden, Deutsches Buch und Schriftenmuseum, Leipzig
Museum der Wünsche, Kölnisches Stadtmuseum, Cologne, Germany
Positions, Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne, Germany
1999
WordVolume, Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne
1998
Kölnische Galerie der Wünsche, Stadtmuseum, Cologne, Germany
FIAC, Paris, Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne, Germany
Fazit, Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne, Germany
1997
Mary’s and Ben’s Lustspiel, Gallery Schüppenhauer, Cologne (o.p. with Ben Patterson)
1995 - 1996
Fluxus Virus, Galerie am Fischmarkt, Erfurt; Smolny Kathedrale, St. Petersburg; House of the artist, Moscow, Russia
1995
Artist’s Choice: Elisabeth Murray, Modern Women, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY