Günther Beckers

Born: 1953 in Aachen

Vita

From	Until
1972	1977	Dusseldorf Art Academy
	1976	Masters degree with Karl Bobek

1986		Scholarship Günther + Carola Peill Foundation

1987	dato	Meetings with Eugen Schönebeck

1995	2000	Development of "pieces of furniture", multiplex furniture (patented) & participation IMM Cologne

1997		Designed Bottrop Art Hall for Children (today young museum) together with architect Bernhard Küppers

2005		Founded "KünstlerMuseum Beckers°Böll" with René Böll - artist and son of Heinrich Böll, Aachen/Cologne

Exhibitions/Awards

Year
2024	"Sketch for a landscape", Galerie Am Elisengarten, Aachen
2024	"Sketch for a soundscape", Galerie 45, Aachen
2019	"@Human", Galerie Am Elisengarten, Aachen
2019	Bischöfliche Akademie des Bistums Aachen, Aachen
2017	Danish Rockmuseum, Roskilde, Denmark
2016	Danish Rockmuseum, Roskilde, Denmark
2014	"Nine 9/ 11 Eleven, 265 Physiognomien des Terrors und der Angst", Arbeitsraum Aachen, Aachen
2012	"Fanum, Profanum", Bischöfliche Akademie Aachen, Aachen
2011	"Kunsthalle Darmstadt macht Schule", Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Darmstadt
2011	"Aus dem Aachener Archiv: Eugen Schönebeck", KünstlerMuseum Beckers°Böll, Aachen
2010	"Ein Bild, Ein Stuhl - Eero Aarnio", KünstlerMuseum Beckers°Böll, Aachen
2009	"Tribute to Bacon", Kunsthaus Rhenania, Cologne
2008	"Günther Beckers - Skizzenbücher", Dom- und Diözesanbibliothek, Cologne
2006	"Konzert Mie Miki, Alias my Love", Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen
seit 2005	UNESCO, Deutsche Unesco Kommission, Bonn
2003	Phototriennale, Brandts - Museum for art and visual culture, Odense, Denmark
2001	Kunstmuseum Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Muehlheim an der Ruhr
2000	Kunsthalle Nanjing, China
2000	Kunstakademie Peking, China
1999	Johannes Larsen Museum, Kerteminde, Denmark
1993	Kunsthalle Kopenhagen, Denmark
1991	"Vogelfluglinie", Brandts - Museum for art and visual culture, Odense, Denmark
1991	"Vogelfluglinie", Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren
1991	"Vogelfluglinie", Rathaus der Stadt Aachen, Aachen
1991	"Vogelfluglinie", Kunsthalle Vantaa, Helsinki, Finland
1990	"Let it be - Images of Rock", Brandts - Museum for art and visual culture, Denmark
1988	"Internationale Biennale der Papierkunst", Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren
1988	Artmuseum Aalborg, Denmark
1986	"Stealing Diamonds", parallel exhibition to the Biennale Venice, Italy

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since 1986	published theoretical writings and sound carriers with his own compositions