Jürgen Partenheimer
The poetically abstract oeuvre of the German artist Jürgen Partenheimer (*1947 in Munich, DE) stands in the tradition of modernism, from which he consistently develops his work. In various forms of artistic expression – painting, sculpture, works on paper, artists books and text - he combines minimalist formal vocabulary with lyrical content. His work is characterized by an extraordinary relationship of line and form that invite to free association and trust the world of imagination. While avoiding the narrative, Partenheimer explores in his art a mental, geographical, historical and political space for a new correlation beyond sensual perception. Thus, Partenheimer could be described as a cartographer of imaginary worlds: he creates a universe in which the work of art becomes legible as a sign and event within a metaphysical, spiritual reality. For Partenheimer, abstract art is not self-referential, but opens up the possibility of transforming the movement of thought into a visible form. This unique approach was defined by the artist as "metaphysical realism".
Jürgen Partenheimer was represented internationally as early as the 1980s with participations at the Biennales of Paris (1980), São Paulo (1981) and Venice (1986). Solo exhibitions of the artist's work have been held by the National Gallery Berlin (1988), the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (1997), the National Museum of Fine Art, Beijing (2001), the CGAC in Santiago de Compostela (1999 and 2004), the S.M.A.K. in Gent (2002), the Pinacoteca do Estado in São Paulo (2004), the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham and the Kunstmuseum Bonn (both 2008), and most recently at the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Gemeente Museum Den Haag, The Falckenberg Collection-Deichtorhallen, Hamburg, the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (all 2014) and the Musée Ariana, Geneva (2016). Jürgen Partenheimer has taught at the San Francisco Art Institute, the University of California, Davis, the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, the Royal College of Art, Edinburgh, the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam and at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence. Until 2011 he held a guest professorship for painting at the Muthesius Kunsthochschule Kiel.
→ CV Jürgen Partenheimer
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Maze VIII, 2024
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Spectral Void (Beyond Possessive Space), 2024
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Spirit (mapping), 2023 #4
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Shoji (Ex), 2024
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Spectral Void (Beyond Possessive Space), 2024
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Weltachse, 1998
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Blütenherz, 2021
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Der Keil 100 Poets #23, Ingeborg Bachmann, 2017
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Drenched Moon Rising III, 2022
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Easy Pieces, 2024
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Il mistero dell'arrivo IV, 2022
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Kalliope II, #5, 2011
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La Fortune (la robe des choses) II, 2022
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Maze IV, 2022
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Kalliope III, AP 3, 2012
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Maze V, 2022
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Mind-Scape, 2024 #1
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Mind-Scape II b, 2023
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Nü-lo und T'u-ssu 100 Poets #14, Li Bai, 2019
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Mind-Scape VII, 2024
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Silence and Gloom. 100 Poets #93a, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 2020
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Topos II, 2020
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Zones, 2022
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Spectral Void Reframed I (Houston), 2024
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Weltachse (Lager), 1993/2000
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Tinkerbelle 100 Poets #81, Anne Sexton, 2020
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Kalliope III, #6, 2011
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Hiding Pieces of Light. 100 Poets #80 W.S.Merwin, 2020
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Gewebte Zeit. 100 Poets #87 Saiokuken Socho, 2020
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spectral void [ma] | jürgen partenheimer
13 September - 9 November 2024 BerlinIn spectral void [ma], Jürgen Partenheimer explores the meaning of essential void, which defines aesthetically, philosophically and ecologically necessary free spaces. The Japanese term 'Ma' stands for void as an aesthetic experience and as a sign of discontinuity in the sense of pausing. Partenheimer's installation marks the spatial energy in...continue reading -
the enigma of arrival. il mistero dell'arrivo | jürgen partenheimer
9 June - 26 August 2022 MunichThe solo exhibition of Jürgen Partenheimer, entitled il mistero dell‘arrivo, presents a body of new work of cross-media concepts including sculpture, painting, drawings and text following his five-year commitment to the comprehensive group of works of One Hundred Poets. New forms of expression review and enhance the present vocabulary following...continue reading -
kalliope | jürgen partenheimer
8 - 20 March 2021 MunichCalliope brings together eight vessels by Jürgen Partenheimer – some of which are being exhibited for the first time – which were created at Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory. Under the title Calliope, the muse of epic poetry, the artist developed three basic sculptural forms from which he explores the painterly and...continue reading
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exhibition | cologne, de
jürgen partenheimer's artist books are presented in the art and museum library of the city of cologne 7 September 2024The Art and Museum Library of the City of Cologne is opening an exhibition on Jürgen Partenheimer's artists' books from 1970 to 2023. Artists' books...continue reading -
interview | munich, de
studio visit and interview with jürgen partenheimer in parnass magazine 27 September 2023In PARNASS 03/2023, editor-in-chief Silvie Aigner visits the studio of Jürgen Partenheimer in Munich and engages in a conversation that transcends the boundaries of art...continue reading -
exhibition | santiago de compostela, es
jürgen partenheimer is part of the new collection exhibition on the occasion of the 30th birthday of the museum centro galego de arte contemporánea 11 July 2023On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Centro Galego de Arte Contemporánea, Santiago de Compostela (CGAC), the collection is presented anew and shows...continue reading -
art fair | duesseldorf, de
max goelitz with natacha donzé, lou jaworaski, brigitte kowanz, haroon mirza, jürgen partenheimer and troika at art düsseldorf 31 March 2023max goelitz creates a dialogue between current works by Natacha Donzé, Lou Jaworski, Brigitte Kowanz, Haroon Mirza, Jürgen Partenheimer and Troika within a multimedia installation...continue reading -
exhibition | santiago de compostela, es
jürgen partenheimer is part of a group exhibition about walking as a personal and socio-political act 9 November 2022Paths III continues the journey that began with Paths I and along which progress was made with Paths II. Walking as a personal act...continue reading
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Jürgen Partenheimer: Der Schein der Dinge / Gentle Madness
2015 17 June 2020Der Schein der Dinge / Gentle Madness is a documentary about the artist Jürgen Partenheimer, which was shown for the first time in 2005 and played at renowned film festivals. The director and cinematographer Anne Bürger visited the artist in his studio and accompanied him during the set-up of an exhibition at the Museum am Ostwall in Dortmund in Germany, which dedicated a comprehensive retrospective to him under the title 'Der Schein der Dinge'. The film is a journey into the secrets of abstract art - the construction of the...continue reading -
Jürgen Partenheimer: Sculpture in the City - Axis Mundi | City of London Corporation
2016 19 May 2020In this video Jürgen Partenheimer talks about his large-scale sculpture Axis Mundi, which was installed in 2016 on the occasion of the 6th edition of Sculpture in the City in London. Every summer the City of London, in collaboration with local companies, unveils a selection of artworks by internationally renowned and emerging artists. Partenheimer describes the connection of his sculptural works and the architecture of the surrounding insurance district and focuses on the interaction of the viewer with his work. More information herecontinue reading