Abetz/Drescher

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Education
Maike Abetz

Born in Düsseldorf, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin.
1995 – 97 Hochschule der Künste (class Prof. Katharina Sieverding)
1991 – 94 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (class Prof. Alfonso Hüppi)

Oliver Drescher

Born in Essen, Germany. Lives and works in Berlin.
1995 – 97 Hochschule der Künste (class Prof. Katharina Sieverding)
1994 – 95 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (class Prof. Alfonso Hüppi)


Solo Exhibitions
2008 Fred London, London, UK
2007 Brave New World, Goff+Rosenthal, Berlin
2006 Fred London, London, UK
2005 Goff+Rosenthal, New York
2003 Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin (catalogue)
2000 Electric Ladyland, Ars Futura Zürich
1999 Statements, Art Basel 99, CFA, Berlin
1998 BOING BUM TSCHAK, Marc Fox, Los Angeles
1997-98 UP AGAINST IT, Contemporary Fine Arts, Berlin
1997 Fanzine Presentation at Pavillon der Volksbühne, “Jugend Musik Festspiele 1997”

Group Exhibitions
2008 Sammlung Jocelyne & Fabrice Petignat, CentrePasquArt, Biel, Switzerland
Gegen den Strich, Bielefelder Kunstverein, Bielefeld
2007 Gegen den Strich, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
2006 Inaugural Exhibition, Goff+Rosenthal, Berlin
“Ipod killed the video star”, MAMA Showroom for video and media art, Rotterdam
The Youth of Today, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt
2004 Perry Rubenstein Gallery, New York
2002 Televisions, Kunsthalle Wien
Air Guitar, Milton Keynes Gallery, The Cornerhouse, Manchester
Go Johnny Go, Die E-Gitarre – Kunst und Mythos, Kunsthalle Wien
Angel Row, Nottingham Tullie House, Carlisle
2001 Zeitgenossen Malerei, 20.2, Essen
Day Dreams, Sies + Höke Galerie, Düsseldorf
2000 Berlin Binnendifferenz, Galerie Krinzinger, Wien
The Ars Futura Show, Ars Futura, Zürich
1999 Scorpio Rising, CFA, Berlin
Gallery Swap, Sadie Coles HQ, London
D A CH, Galerie Krinzinger, Benger Park, Bregenz
Kraftwerk Berlin, Aarhus Kunstmuseum
Mozart on the Television, New Paintings from Germany,
Deitch Projects, New York
1998 View 4, Mary Boone Gallery, New York


Bibliography
Catalogues

2008
"Double Act", Mark Gisbourne, Prestel Verlag, Germany

2007
"Gegen den Strich", Künstlerhaus Bethanien GmbH, Berlin (texts by Justin
Hoffmann, Bert Papenfuß, Christian Schindler, Veleria Schulte-Fischedick and
Christoph Tannert)

2006 “New German Painting”, Christoph Tannert (ed.), Prestel Verlag, Germany
“Youth of Today/ Jugend von Heute,“ Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany
2004 “Paint It Black”, Galerie Volker Diehl, Berlin/ Galerie Suzanne Tarasiève, Paris
(texts by Christian Ehrentraut, Mark Gisbourne)
2003 “GO JOHNNY GO“, “Die E – Gitarre – Kunst und Mythos“, Kunsthalle Wien (ed.),
(texts by Gerald Matt, Thomas Mießgang, Wolfgang Kos), Wien
2002 “Air Guitar: Art Reconsidering Rock Musik”, Milton Keynes Gallery (ed.)
(Emma Mahony, Stephen Snoddy Elisabetta Fabrizi)
2001 “Televisions – Kunst sieht fern“, Kunsthalle Wien (ed.),
(Gabriele Mackert, Gerald Matt, Joshua Decter)
1999 “Kraftwerke Berlin“, Aarhus Kunst Museum (ed.), Aarhus
“D A CH“, Galerie Krinzinger (ed.), Wien

Articles and Reviews

2007
"PopBarock", Daniel Völzke, Der Tagesspiegel, Nr. 19 517/ Sonnabend,

14. April 2007
"Die Krähe auf dem Hamburger", Jacek Slaski, Tip, 09-07, pg. 59

2003
“Gitarre total”, Jörg Schwerzmann, Bolero, October 20th, 2003
“Kathedralen des Lärms“, Sebastian Handke, Welt am Sonntag, October 19, 2003

2002 “Plucking your Art Strings”, Helen Duff, Metro, September 24, 2002
2000 „Das macht die Berliner Kunst-Luft“, Kristian Sotriffer, Die Presse Wien, May 2000
„Der Sound der Aura“, Philipp Meier, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 29, 2000
1999 „Kraften fra Berlin“, Jørgen Hansen, Jyllands-Posten, August 28, 1999
“Mozart on Television”, Grace Glueck, The New York Times, July 23, 1999
“Mozart Medleys”, Alex Neel, Time Out, New York, July 1-8, 1999
„Alle Antennen auf Kunstempfang“, Doris Krumpl, Der Standart, June 5, 1999
“Art Statements”, o.A., Elle Plus – Fact & Features, May 1999
„Ton / nicht Ton“, Silke Müller, Art, March 1999
„Ganz ohne Worte“, Anon, Elle, January 1999
Levy, Dany, ‘Haute Pics’, SPIN-Magazine, January 1999
1998 “Maike Abetz & Oliver Drescher at Marc Foxx”, Terry R. Meyers, LA Weekly,
October 2-8, 1998
“Nightflight”, Milena Fessmann, Radio Eins, January 20, 1998, 8pm
„Maike Abetz und Oliver Drescher“, Harald Fricke, ARTFORUM, Summer, 1998
„Yeah, Yeah, Yeah“, Peter Herbstreuth, Der Tagesspiegel, January 24, 1998
„Jeder Mensch ein Popstar“, Dorothea von Hantelmann, Zitty, No. 2/98
„Den Pop malen“, Anon, Berlin TICKET, January 17, 1998
1997 „The Good Beuys“, Brigitte Werneburg, die tageszeitung, December 20-21, 1997