Caro Niederer

Caro Niederer
Caro Niederer
Born	1963 (age 62–63); Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Contemporary artists

Caro Niederer (born 1963 in Zürich) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Zürich.

Niederer works in a variety of media. Her work encompasses techniques such as painting, photography, video as well as silk tapestries. Niederer is, along with Pipilotti Rist and Sylvie Fleury, one of the most popular contemporary female Swiss artists. Human day-to-day situations from her private life and her immediate environment are the source for most of Niederer's works. These personal snapshots are then re-worked in paintings or form the template for huge hand knotted silk carpets, which the artist gets produced in China. The transformation of an image through its replication in another media is a core theme of Niederer's work. In an ongoing photo series called Interieurs Niederer photographs her sold works in situ in their new owners' homes and offices.

Recent major museums exhibitions include Kunstmuseum St.Gallen (2017/2018), CAC Malaga (2006), Haus Lange, Krefeld (2006), Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2005), Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2005) and Kunstmuseum St. Gallen (2004).

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

1990

Cairo Atelier, Cairo, Egypt
Souvenirs, Kunsthaus Oerlikon, Zurich, Switzerland

1992

Säntis, curated by Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Säntis Bergstation, Schwaegalp, Switzerland,

1993

Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

1994

Abbilder, Ausstellungsraum Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

1995

Öffentliche und Private Bilder, Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Germany

2003

Memoria e Valore, Le Case d'Arte, Milan, Italy

2004

Leben mit Kunst / Living with Art, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland (travelling exhibition)

2005

The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Leben mit Kunst / Living with Art, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK (travelling exhibition)

2006

Leben mit Kunst / Living with Art, Haus Lange, Krefeld, Germany (travelling exhibition)
Souvenir and Conversations, CAC – Centro de Arte Contemporaneo de Málaga, Malaga, Spain

2017

Good Life Ceramics, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland

2018

Good Life Ceramics, Kunstmuseum St.Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Print Works, Kunstgriff, Zurich, Switzerland

2019

Good Luck, complete Works, Geneva, Switzerland

Group exhibitions

1988

Junge Schweizer KünstlerInnen, Stiftung Merian, Muba 88, Basel, Switzerland

1989

Kunsthaus Oerlikon, Zurich, Switzerland

1992

Blumen, Bilderraum, Zurich, Switzerland

1993

Informationsdienst c/o, Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium, (travelling exhibition)
Informationsdienst c/o, Goethe House, New York, USA, (travelling exhibition)
Informationsdienst c/o, Grazer Kunstverein, Graz, Austria, (travelling exhibition)
Informationsdienst c/o, Sous-sol, Geneva, Switzerland, (travelling exhibition)
Serial – Ein limitierter Laden von Michelle Nicol, Zurich, Switzerland

1994

Eidgenössisches Kunststipendium 1994, Messe Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Merry-go-round, Shedhalle, Zurich, Switzerland
Werk- und Atelierstipendium 1994, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

1995

Inventar 95/96, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
SüdwestLB Druckgraphik Kunstpreis 1995, SüdwestLB Forum, Stuttgart, Germany
Werk- und Atelierstipendium 1995, Helmhaus Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland

1996

Auszug, Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Doppelbindung / Linke Masche, Kunstverein München, Munich, Germany
!Hello world?, Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, Switzerland

1997

Alpenblick, die zeitgenössische Kunst und das Alpine, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria
Geschlossene Gesellschaft, Graphische Sammlung der ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Kunst & Kiosk (with Véronique Zusseau), Alte Konsumbäckerei, Solothurn, Switzerland
Objets du désir, Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland
SüdwestLB Druckgraphik Kunstpreis 1997, SüdwestLB Forum, Stuttgart, Germany

1998

Geschlossene Gesellschaft, Kunstmarkt Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Non-Painters-Painting, Galerie Berlintokio, Berlin, Germany
Salon, Kunstverein St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Wish you were here (with Andreas Rüthi und Bruno Müller-Meyer), Milch, London, UK

1999

Bunte Hintergründe und klassische Porträts (with Bruno Müller-Meyer),

2000

Kontext, Kunsthalle Kornwestheim, Germany

2001

WertWechsel, Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany

2002

Heimspiel, Zeughaus Teufen, Teufen, Switzerland
Interior / Exterior (with A. Goldsworthy), Cultureel Centrum De Romaanse Poort, Leuven, Belgium

2003

Heimspiel, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2004

Appenzeller Frauenaufzug, Zeughaus Teufen, Teufen, Switzerland
Citazioni, Le Case d'Arte, Milan, Italy
Kunst für die Kunst, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2005

Painting the Edge, Gallery Hyundai, Seoul, Korea

2006

Hyperdesign, Shanghai Biennale, Shanghai, China

2009

Gefrorene Momente / Frozen Moments, Kunstmuseum Chur, Chur, Switzerland
Heimspiel 09, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Locating Home, Harewood House, Harewood, UK
Tracing Reality I, Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Switzerland

2012

The Art on your Wall, Artclub 1563, Seoul, Korea
Das eigene Kind im Blick, Kunsthalle Emden, Emden, Germany
Heimspiel, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
The Prestige of Painting from Europe: The Future Lasts Forever, Interalia Art Compagny, Seoul, Korea

2014

Gastspiel. Schweizer Gegenwartskunst im Museum Rietberg, Zurich, Switzerland

2015

Don't Shoot the Painter – UBS Art Collection, Villa Reale's Galleria d'Arte Moderna, Milan, Italy
Heimspiel, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland

2016

A Being in the World, curated by Jayson Musson and Fabienne Stephan, Salon 94 Bowery, New York, USA

2020

Conversations about Work. Kino Süd, Weiss Falk, Basel
Sommer des Zögerns. Kunsthalle Zürich
Subject sitting in a darkened room. Barbara Seiler, Zurich

Public conversations

1997

Wie entsteht das Wertvolle, with Christina Bechtler, Galerie Agathe Nisple, St.Gallen, Switzerland

2004

Gespräche über die Arbeit, Zeughaus Teufen, Teufen, Switzerland

Concepts and Projects

1992

Oriental Spirit in Contemporary Zurich Flats, with Stephanie Thalmann, Video, 90’

1993

Forum Information, with Marc Jancou, Galerie Marc Jancou, Zurich

1997

World of Interiors, Janet Paris, Andreas Rüthi, Bridget Smith, Binz 39, Zurich

2016

Glassware, MMperformance (UA) by Christoph Gallio und Caro Niederer,
Aktionshalle Stanzerei, Baden, Switzerland

2017

The Inventory of Happiness, Angela Weber Möbel, Zurich, Switzerland

Awards and grants

1990: Pro Helvetia grant and studio in Schabramant, Cairo/EG
1992: AR-Kulturstiftung, grant
1995: Werkstipendium der Stadt Zurich
1996: AR-Kulturstiftung, grant
1997: IBK Förderpreis 1997
2000: AR-Kulturstiftung, grant
2004: Manor Kunstpreis

References

1 2 "Exhibitions — Caro Niederer Conversations about Work | Hauser & Wirth". www.hauserwirth.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.

[reflikethis-1] 1 2 "Exhibitions — Caro Niederer Conversations about Work | Hauser & Wirth". www.hauserwirth.com. Retrieved 2021-05-30.

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Caro Niederer
Born	1963 (age 62–63) Zurich, Switzerland
Occupation	Contemporary artists