KARL KÜHN
lives and works
in Vienna, Austria
education
2001 - 2006
academic studies of fine arts, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
2002 - 2010
academic studies of architecture, Technical University of Vienna
autodidactic musician
exhibitions, shows
2010
RAUSCHEN sound performance, Freies Museum, Berlin
BEYOND MEDIA FESTIVAL, Firenze
SOUNDFRAME:DIMENSIONS FESTIVAL [das synthie modul], Ottakringerbrauerei Vienna
ARTE LAGUNA ART PRICE, Arsenale, Venecia
MONDSCHEINER ABSCHIEDSTOUR, all over Austria
2009
EUROPA NEUROTISCH #2 Petersburg Project Space, Amsterdam
4th INTERNATIONAL ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE ROTTERDAM Video Screening, NAIR, Rotterdam
UKRAINIAN ART WEEK Central House of Artists, Kiev
DAISY IST 50. Geschirr-Museum Wilhelmsburg
A TOUCH OF VIOLENCE The National Gallery of Arts, Tirana
curated by Karl Kühn: TOKIO MOSKAU WIEN NEW YORK BERLIN, Galerie Nikola Vujasin, Vienna
THRILLER AT JENNYFAIR Jennyfair, Vienna
SCHLUSSAUSSTELLUNG DER INT. SOMMERAKADEMIE SALZBURG Alte Saline, Hallein
UnORTung V Ankerbrotfabrik, Vienna
SOUND:FRAME 09 Künstlerhaus, Vienna
WORKING ON CLOUDS & THE FOG Museum Auf Abruf MUSA (performance), Vienna
ISLE OF DREAMS, Greece
2008
F/STOP 2nd international Festival of photography, Leipzig
KARL KÜHN Galerie Nikola Vujasin (solo show), Vienna
TANZMEDIENAKADEMIE Pèlerinages - Kunstfest Weimar
ZWISCHEN TEMPORÄREN INTERVENTIONEN, Meidlinger Markt, Vienna
DIE ZELLE Offspace Die Zelle, Vienna
BLOOM! PROJECT, permanent wallwork, Bloom! Hotel, Brussels
2007
CROSSBREEDS WUK, Vienna
2006
THE ESSENCE 06, Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna
SIXPACK - KARL KÜHN, alte Börse, Vienna
ANONYME RÄUME (solo show), Atelier Luca Constantini, Vienna
DAS SYNTHIE MODUL Project Space Kunsthalle am Karlsplatz, Vienna
DIE SAMMLUNGEN DER ANGEWANDTEN: NEUERWERBUNGEN UND AKTIVITÄTEN Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna
FAKTUM FLAKTURM Flakleitturm Arenbergpark, Vienna
2005
ARBEITEN II, Expositur Seidlgasse, Vienna
2004
FACING Galerie Westlicht, Vienna
LUMINA Ausstellungszentrum Heiligenkreuzerhof, Vienna
publications
EUROPA NEUROTISCH Limited 300 Copy Edition, Amsterdam, 2010
ARTE LAGUNA ART PRICE, catalogue, Venice, 2010
SOUNFRAME: DIMENSIONS, catalogue, Vienna, 2010
SOUNDFRAME: DIMENSIONS COMPILATION, sound:frame / zero inch, Vienna, 2010
NEW FACES IN ARTS / Новые лица в Искусстве, international catalogue, 2009
VINYL, Documentary Movie by Andrew Standen-Raz, London / Vienna, 2010
A TOUCH OF VIOLENCE, catalogue, Tirana, Albania, 2009
KARL KÜHN - WORKING ON CLOUDS, catalogue, 2008
PIXEL DAYDREAM COMPILATION, DVD Box, Canada, 2008
KUNST FEST WEIMAR catalogue, Weimar, 2008
F/STOP Internationales Festival für zeitgenössische Fotografie, Leipzig, Germany, Catalogue, 2008
Ö1 TALENTEBÖRSE, 2006
DURCHSICHT, DVD box with book, Springer Verlag Vienna, 2005
LA BELLE CAPTIVE (Mondscheiner), CD, GAB-MUSIC
LUMINA Catalogue, 2004
NAGIB 04 Catalogue, 2004
DIE KUNST DER VERFÜHRUNG (Mondscheiner), CD, AWF RECORDINGS, 2002
awards, nominations
Finalist 4th International Arte Laguna Art Prize, 2010
Grant of the international summer academy Salzburg, 2009
2 place at Ukrainian Art Week International Photography Competition, 2009
Selected artist for “Sortiri 09” international photo contest exhibition, 2009
Nomination for the price of the f/stop international festival of photography, Leipzig, 2008
Diploma with commendation, 2006
Compliment Price of the City of Vienna, 2006
Nomination for Ursula Blickle Price for video art, 2006
collections
Collection of Geschirrmuseum Wilhelmsburg, 2009
Collection of the City of Vienna (MUSA), 2009
Collection of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, 2006
Ursula Blickle Video Archiv, MQ Vienna, 2006
Collection of the University of Applied Arts, Vienna, 2004
residencies
SOMMERAKADEMIE SALZBURG, Hallein, 2009
CHEAPART, Greece, 2008
KUNSTFEST WEIMAR, Weimar, 2008
BLOOM!, Brussels, 2007
REAL PRESENCE, Belgrade, 2005