Charline von Heyl
Charline von Heyl (born 1960) is a German abstract painter.[1] She also works with drawing, printmaking, and collage. She moved to the United States in the 1990s, and has studios in New York City and in Marfa, Texas.[2]
Charline von Heyl | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1960 (age 62–63) |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Abstract |
Life
Von Heyl was born in Mainz and spent her childhood in Bonn. Her father was a lawyer, her mother a psychologist.[3] She studied painting at the Hochschule für bildende Künste of Hamburg under Jörg Immendorff, and at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Fritz Schwegler. In the mid-1990s she moved to New York City,[4] where she has a studio in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.[5][3]
Since 1997, Charline von Heyl has been married to fellow artist Christopher Wool.
Work
In 2005, von Heyl's exhibition Concentrations 48: Charline von Heyl[6] was held at the Dallas Museum of Art in Dallas, Texas, USA, and in 2009, her work was exhibited in Le jour de boire est arrivé held at Le Consortium, a contemporary art center in Dijon, France.
In 2011–2012, von Heyl had two major traveling retrospectives. Charline von Heyl, Now or Else started at the Tate Liverpool in Liverpool, England[7][8][9] and subsequently traveled to the Kunsthalle Nürnberg in Nuremberg, Germany[7] and the Bonner Kunstverein in Bonn, Germany. A second show, Charline von Heyl, was exhibited within the United States at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston[7][10] and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[7][8]
In 2018, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden exhibited the largest U.S. museum survey ever of von Heyl's work.[11] Featuring more than thirty large-scale paintings, Charline von Heyl: Snake Eyes was extended due to its popularity at the museum.
Reception
Von Heyl was one of six finalists for the 2014 Hugo Boss Prize.[12]
References
- "Charline von Heyl: CV" (PDF). Prod-images.exhibit-e.com. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- Stephen Wallis (March 21, 2012), The Bold Work of Charline von Heyl Architectural Digest.
- Diane Solway (August 19, 2013), Charline von Heyl: In the Abstract Archived 2016-10-31 at the Wayback Machine W.
- Kirsty Bell (May 2009), Its Own Reality Archived January 21, 2013, at the Wayback Machine frieze.
- Roberta Smith (April 23, 2015), Review: Charline von Heyl, ‘Düsseldorf: Paintings From the Early 1990s’ The New York Times.
- "Dallas Museum of Art". Dallas Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
- Kantor, Jordan (January 1, 2012), "Charline von Heyl", Artforum, archived from the original on October 11, 2013
- Marcus, Daniel (March 1, 2012), "Charline von Heyl", Artforum, archived from the original on October 11, 2013
- Jones, Catherine (March 5, 2012), "Review: Charline von Heyle, Tate Liverpool", Liverpool Echo
- Smee, Sebastien (March 25, 2012), "Painting like there's no tomorrow: In a too-small ICA show, Charline von Heyl's works vibrate with life and pop with invention", The Boston Globe, archived from the original on October 11, 2013
- "Charline von Heyl: Snake Eyes". Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- Carol Vogel (December 12, 2013), Steve McQueen Among 6 Hugo Boss Prize Finalists The New York Times.
Further reading
- Oranges and Sardines. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, 2009.
- Bomb, Number 113. Bomb (Interview), 2010.
- Charline von Heyl Paintings 1990–2010. Les presses du réel, 2010.
- Parkett, No. 89. Parkett, 2011.
- Charline von Heyl. Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 2011.
- Charline von Heyl Now or Else. Tate Liverpool and Kunsthalle Nürnberg, 2012.