{"id":39,"date":"2016-03-07T20:23:09","date_gmt":"2016-03-07T19:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:31:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:31:43","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>1986 Born in Moscow<\/p>\n<p>2004-2008 Academy of Art D\u00fcsseldorf, Diploma, Master of fine arts<\/p>\n<p>2010 &#8211; 2011 Jewish studies at Ronald S. Lauder Foundation<\/p>\n<p>2011-2012 PhD study at the University of Potsdam (Art philosophy in postmodern times influenced by Jacques Derrida)<\/p>\n<p>Lives and works in Berlin and NRW<\/p>\n<p><strong>Selected Museum Collections:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Museum Kunst Palast D\u00fcsseldorf, Kunst aus NRW Aachen, Kunstmuseum Walter Augsburg, Colby Museum Maine USA, Frisch Collection Berlin, NS Dokumentationszentrum K\u00f6ln, Wemh\u00f6ner Collection Herford, Berlin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibitions (selected):<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>2026<\/p>\n<p>Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen<\/p>\n<p>Klassenverh\u00e4ltnisse \u2013 die zweite Staffel, Kunstlehre von 1946 bis 2026<\/p>\n<p>with Peter Doig, J\u00f6rg Herold, Albert Oehlen, Rosemarie Trockel, G\u00fcnther Uecker, Markus L\u00fcpertz a.o.<\/p>\n<p>Zitadelle, Berlin<\/p>\n<p>curated by Christoph Tannert<\/p>\n<p>with Arnold Dreyblatt, Emmanuel Bornstein, Zahar Zukerman, Alona Harpaz, Shira Orion, Yuhudit Sasportaz a.o.<\/p>\n<p>2025<\/p>\n<p>Galerie Noah Twintowers Alt-Treptow, Berlin<\/p>\n<p>with A.R. Penck, Jonathan Meese, Bernd Zimmer, Karl Horst H\u00f6dicke a.o.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bad\/Good Jews&#8221;, Bunker Berlin<\/p>\n<p>curated by\u00a0 Yury Kharchenko, Aljosha Samjatin and Marat Guelman<\/p>\n<p>with Art Spiegelman, Alexander Melamid, Michail Grobman, Marat Guelman<\/p>\n<p>Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art (group)<\/p>\n<p>With Archie Rand, Joel Silverstein, Yona Verwer, Tobi Kahn, Yigal Ozeri..<\/p>\n<p>2024<\/p>\n<p>H\u00e4llisch &#8211; Fr\u00e4nkisches Museum, Schw\u00e4bisch Hall (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2022<\/p>\n<p>Richard Haizmann Museum, Nieb\u00fcll (solo)<\/p>\n<p>(Kunstverein Nieb\u00fcll e.V.)<\/p>\n<p>Kunstverein Krefeld (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2021<\/p>\n<p>Miqua Jewish Museum Cologne at Wallraf &#8211; Richartz &#8211; Museum, Cologne<\/p>\n<p>Panel discussion with Prof. Dr. Micha Brumlik, Rita Kersting (Museum Ludwig Cologne), Kay Heymer (Museum Kunstpalast D\u00fcsseldorf)<\/p>\n<p>Moderator: Dr. Michael K\u00f6hler<\/p>\n<p>2020<\/p>\n<p>Messe in St. Agnes, Johann K\u00f6nig Galerie Berlin (group)<\/p>\n<p>Berlinische Galerie (group)<\/p>\n<p>Hamburger Kunsthalle (group)<\/p>\n<p>Kunstmuseum Bonn (group)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;HEART&#8221; in collaboration with UNO<\/p>\n<p>with i.a. Jenny Holzer, Thomas Klipper, Anselm Kiefer, Katharina Grosse, Rose Wylie, Antje Majewski, Douglas Gordon, Joseph Kosuth, Candida H\u00f6fer,\u00a0Norbert Bisky, Henning Strassburger, Nevin Aladag, Abraham David Christian, Assaf Gruber,\u00a0Reinhard Mucha, Monika Bonvicini, Anish Kapoor<\/p>\n<p>Biennale Ansbach (group)<\/p>\n<p>with Jonas Burgert, Justine Otto, Nicola Samori, Martin Kobe..<\/p>\n<p>2019<\/p>\n<p>Michael\u00a0Horbach Stiftung, K\u00f6ln (group)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Avanti&#8221;\u00a0with Leiko Ikemura, Frauke Dannert, Katharina Jahnke, Philipp Schwalb..<\/p>\n<p>St. Joseph M\u00fcnster (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Franz Hitze Haus, M\u00fcnster (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Lachenmann Art, Frankfurt am Main (group)<\/p>\n<p>with Jonathan Meese, Justine Otto, Philipp Gr\u00f6zinger<\/p>\n<p>Lachenmann Art, Konstanz (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2018:<\/p>\n<p>Kunstmuseum Bochum<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bild Macht Religion&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>with Jake and Dinos Chapman, Andy Warhol, Gerhard Richter, Martin Kippenberger, Arnulf Rainer, Joseph Beuys, Imi Knoebel, Berlinde de Bruyckere, David Lachapelle, Hermann Nitsch, Nam June Paik, Sigalit Landau<\/p>\n<p>FELIX &#8211; NUSSBAUM &#8211; HAUS, Osnabr\u00fcck (solo)<\/p>\n<p>NS Dokumentationszentrum, Cologne (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Kunsthaus NRW, Aachen<\/p>\n<p>with\u00a0Thea Djordjadze, Anna K. E., Yury Kharchenko, Frauke Dannert,\u00a0Seb Koberst\u00e4dt, Gereon Krebber,\u00a0Eli Corti\u00f1as,\u00a0Florian Meisenberg<\/p>\n<p>Kunstverein Sundern<\/p>\n<p>Galerie Noah, Augsburg<\/p>\n<p>Kunstmuseum Walter im Glaspalast<\/p>\n<p>2017<\/p>\n<p>Ketterer, Berlin<\/p>\n<p>with\u00a0Thomas Zipp, Anton Henning, Walter St\u00f6hrer, Thomas Hartmann, Eugen Sch\u00f6nebeck, Bernd Koberling, K.H. H\u00f6dicke, Takeshi Makishima, Gama, Miriam Vlaming, Yury Kharchenko<\/p>\n<p>Museum Kunstpalast D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>New presentation of Museums art collection, selection as master piece of the month, curated by Kay Heymer<\/p>\n<p>Podium discussion with Kay Heymer at Museum Kunstpalast, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Luther and Avantgarde&#8221;, in the Old Prison Wittenberg<\/p>\n<p>with Ai Weiwei, Erwin Wurm, Jonathan Meese, Isa Genzken, Olafur Eliasson, Stephan Balkenhol, Christian Jankowski, J\u00fcrgen Klauke, G\u00fcnther Uecker, Tal R, Gregor Schneider, Gilbert &amp; George, Yury Kharchenko<\/p>\n<p>Sotheby&#8217; s Auction, Wien<\/p>\n<p>with Mischa Kuball, Michael van Ofen, Axel Geis,\u00a0Kristine Roepstorff,\u00a0Sophie von Hellermann,\u00a0Ricarda Roggan<\/p>\n<p>Alte Synagoge Essen (solo), curated by Kay Heymer<\/p>\n<p>2016<\/p>\n<p>Clara Maria Sels Gallery (solo)<\/p>\n<p>J\u00fcdisches Museum Westfalen (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Nordheimer Scheune, Helmut A. M\u00fcller (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2015<\/p>\n<p>Clara Maria Sels Gallery, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>Christie\u2019 s at K 21 Museum, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>Voyage Mezzanine<\/p>\n<p>Mirta Demare Gallery, Rotterdam<\/p>\n<p>Voyage Mezzanine<\/p>\n<p>Bonnefanten, Roermond, NL<\/p>\n<p>Jagla Ausstellungsraum, Cologne<\/p>\n<p>Ober Gallery, Kent, CT, USA<\/p>\n<p>2014<\/p>\n<p>Clara Maria Sels Gallery, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p><i>Ilya Kabakov, Yury Kharchenko, Panamarenko, Alexander Braun<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Bespoke, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>with Barbara Friedman, Nicola St\u00e4glich<\/p>\n<p>Kunstverein Dillingen with Thomas Huber<\/p>\n<p>Ober Gallery, Kent, CT, USA with Jasper Johns, AR Penck, Barbara Friedman and Donald Baechler<\/p>\n<p>Private show, art space in Chelsea, New York, curated by Nicollette Ramirez<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzsche Villa Berlin (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2013<\/p>\n<p>Clara Maria Sels Gallery, D\u00fcsseldorf (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Mirta Demare Gallery, Rotterdam (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzsche Villa, Berlin (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Gerhard Hofland Gallery, Amsterdam (solo)<\/p>\n<p>FRISCH, Halle am Wasser, Berlin (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Ober Gallery, Kent, Connecticut, USA (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Gene Shapiro Auctions New York<\/p>\n<p>Museum Kunst Palast D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>2012<\/p>\n<p>Chaplini Gallery, Cologne (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Jerusalem Artists House, Jerusalem<\/p>\n<p>Kunstraum Kreuzberg\/Bethanien, Berlin<\/p>\n<p>with Nezaket Ekici<\/p>\n<p>Ben Uri, The London Jewish Museum of Art, London<\/p>\n<p>Prima Center, Berlin (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Kunst aus NRW Collection, Aachen<\/p>\n<p>Museum Kunst Palast D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>2011<\/p>\n<p>Museum Kunst Palast D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>2010<\/p>\n<p>F\u00d6RDERKOJE, ART COLOGNE (solo)<\/p>\n<p>New Positions, Cologne<\/p>\n<p>\u2019\u2019Michal Budny, Anja Schw\u00f6rer, Michael Wutz, Zenita Komad, Yury Kharchenko, Johannes Wald, Eli Cortinas, Michail Pirgelis, Rebecca Wilton, Marco Schuler, Janos Fodor, Vera Lossau&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kunstraum, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p>2009<\/p>\n<p>ART COLOGNE PROJECT Russian Salon with Vadim Zakharov and Anna Parkina<\/p>\n<p>Jiri Svestka Gallery, Prague<\/p>\n<p>Otto Schweins Gallery, Cologne (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2008<\/p>\n<p>Kunstmuseum Walter<\/p>\n<p>Galerie Noah<\/p>\n<p>2007<\/p>\n<p>Tris Vonna &#8211; Michell \/ Yury Kharchenko (solo)<\/p>\n<p>EUROPEAN KUNSTHALLE Project<\/p>\n<p>Otto Schweins Gallery, Cologne (solo)<\/p>\n<p>Shuebbe Projects, Duesseldorf (solo)<\/p>\n<p>2006<\/p>\n<p>Christie\u2019s in Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p><strong>AUCTIONS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Christie&#8217; s, Sotheby&#8217; s<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Sponsorship:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">100 Upcoming Young Artists by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/artfacts.net\"><span class=\"s2\">artfacts.net<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Ludwigstiftung<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast D\u00fcsseldorf<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Kunststiftung NRW<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Beauftragter der Bundesregierung f\u00fcr Kultur und Medien<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">F\u00f6rderkoje ART COLOGNE<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRESS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New York Times, New York Times Style Magazine, Welt, Focus, WDR, Bild, WAZ, Tagesspiegel, BZ Berliner Zeitung, TAZ, MONOPOL, Kunstzeitung, ARTE Magazin, German Press Agency (dpa), Associated Press (AP images), ART Magazin, KUNSTFORUM INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n<p><strong>CATALOGUES:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KUNSTFORUM INTERNATIONAL, Monographie, Bd 258 Jan.-Feb. 2019<\/p>\n<p>BILD MACHT RELIGION, Kunst zwischen Verehrung, Verbot und Vernichtung, Kunstmuseum Bochum, 2019 ISBN: 978-8093-0320-6<\/p>\n<p>Yury Kharchenko PAINTING 2007-2018, Kerber Verlag Berlin 2018,\u00a0ISBN 978-3-7356-0464-4<\/p>\n<p>LUTHER UND DIE AVANTGARDE\u00a0IN\u00a0OLD PRISON WITTENBERG, Wienand Verlag, 2017,\u00a0<em>ISBN<\/em> 9783868323665<\/p>\n<p>Worlds Within. Kerber Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN <a href=\"tel:978-3-86678-851-0\">978-3-86678-851-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Journey to Jerusalem. Kerber Verlag, Berlin, 2013, ISBN <a href=\"tel:978-3-86678-795-7\">978-3-86678-795-7<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Die Grosse Kunstausstellung NRW, Museum Kunstpalast, D\u00fcsseldorf, 2013<\/p>\n<p>Extra Verlag, Berlin, 2012, ISBN <a href=\"tel:978-3-938370-49-0\">978-3-938370-49-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Olaf Sali\u00e9 (Hrsg.): Rising Young Artists to keep an Eye on. Daab, with text of Prof. Harald Falckenberg, K\u00f6ln 2011, ISBN <a href=\"tel:978-3-942597-03-6\">978-3-942597-03-6<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Boesner GmbH (Hrsg.) &#8220;Kunstwelten&#8221;, Boesner, Witten, 2011, BestellNr.: <a href=\"tel:9783928003001\">9783928003001<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Leonardo Art award, Kunstmuseum Walter, Augsburg, 2008<\/p>\n<p>Extra Verlag, Berlin 2008, ISBN <a href=\"tel:978-3-938370-28-5\">978-3-938370-28-5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzsche Villa, Berlin, 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1986 Born in Moscow 2004-2008 Academy of Art D\u00fcsseldorf, Diploma, Master of fine arts 2010 &#8211; 2011 Jewish studies at Ronald S. Lauder Foundation 2011-2012 PhD study at the University of Potsdam (Art philosophy in postmodern times influenced by Jacques Derrida) Lives and works in Berlin and NRW Selected Museum Collections: Museum Kunst Palast D\u00fcsseldorf, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/biography\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Biography&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-39","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39"}],"version-history":[{"count":88,"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1620,"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/39\/revisions\/1620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yury-kharchenko.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}