Andrea Büttner

Andrea Büttner (born 1972) is a German artist. She works in a variety of media including woodcuts, reverse glass paintings, sculpture, video, and performance. She creates connections between art history and social or ethical issues, with a particular interest in notions of poverty, shame, vulnerability and dignity, and the belief systems that underpin them.[1]

Andrea Büttner
Born1972
Stuttgart, West Germany
(now Germany)
NationalityGerman
EducationBerlin University of the Arts (Masters, 2000),
Humboldt University (Masters, 2003),
Royal College of Art (Ph.D., 2010)
Known forPainting, sculpture, woodcuts, and video

Büttner has exhibited in both Europe and North America. Currently, she lives and works in both London and Frankfurt am Main.[2] Büttner uses a broad range of media and techniques most notably video, performance, and installation art. However, her work is not limited to these mediums as she utilizes collage, sculpture, and more to discuss myths, gender, religion, shame, and society.[3]

Life and work

Born in 1972 in Stuttgart, Andrea Büttner studied fine art at the Berlin University of the Arts. From 2003 to 2004, she studied at the University of Tübingen and Humboldt University, where she received a master's degree in art history and philosophy. From 2005 to 2010, she joined the Royal College of Art in London and received her doctorate.[4] Her thesis "Aesthetics of Shame: The relevance of shame for contemporary art and visual culture" focused on the subject of shame, including its queer aspects, as an aesthetic feeling.[5][6]

Religion is a recurring theme in her work, from her video Little Sisters: Lunapark Ostia (2012), which documents Büttner in conversation with religious sisters. The video features nuns in an amusement park outside of Rome partaking in rides and attractions while discussing their own work. Little Sisters: Lunapark Ostia (2012) is not Büttner's only work to feature nuns, her short film Little Works (2007) features nuns making small objects, such as candles.[7] Büttner's other work Vogelpredigt (Sermon to the Birds, 2010) reflects Christian iconography.[8]

Exhibitions

Selected solo shows

Awards

See also

References
  1. "BP Spotlight: Andrea Büttner". Tate Modern Museum. April 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. Büttner, Andrea. "CV - Andrea Büttner". Andrea Büttner. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "A Critique of Shame and Society". Aesthetica Magazine.
  4. "CV - Andrea Büttner". www.andreabuettner.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  5. Bryan-Wilson, Julia (2015). "Andrea Büttner's Little Queer Things". PaikeH, Issue 97.
  6. "School of Fine Art Research Alumni 1995–2012". Royal College of Art. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  7. Andrea Büttner. London: Koenig Book. 2013.
  8. Bryan-Wilson, Julia (2015). "Andrea Büttner's Little, Queer Things". Parkett.
  9. Karlsruhe, Badischer Kunstverein. "Badischer-Kunstverein Programm Ausstellungen". www.badischer-kunstverein.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  10. "What's On | Institute of Contemporary Arts". www.ica.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  11. "Croy Nielsen ANDREA BÜTTNER, OFFICE: TOBIAS KASPAR". www.croynielsen.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  12. "Max Mara Art Prize for Women: Andrea Buttner - Whitechapel Gallery". Whitechapel Gallery. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  13. "MK Gallery – Andrea Büttner". www.mkgallery.org. Archived from the original on 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  14. "Piano Destructions". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  15. "BP Spotlight: Andrea Büttner | Tate". www.tate.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  16. Ludwig, Museum. "Andrea Büttner. 2 - Museum Ludwig, Cologne". www.museum-ludwig.de. Archived from the original on 2016-01-16. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  17. "Andrea Büttner — Calendar — Walker Art Center". www.walkerart.org. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  18. "Home". www.kunsthallewien.at. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  19. "Upcoming - Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen". Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  20. https://www.frankfurter-sparkasse.de/ihre_sparkasse/Kunst/Contentseite_8/index.php
  21. "The Turner Prize 2017 Shortlist Is Here, and It's More Diverse Than Ever | artnet News". artnet News. 2017-05-03. Retrieved 2017-05-06.
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