Daniel Lergon

Born in 1978 in Bonn, Germany
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany

Education

2000-2006
UDK Berlin, with Prof. Lothar Baumgarten, Berlin, Germany

Solo Exhibitions

2015
‘Particle Traces’, Ivorypress, Madrid
‘Eigengrau’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln

2013
‘Überkreuz’, Salon Kennedy, Frankfurt
‘Correspondance Metallique’, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels
‘Bagdad-Batterie’, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna
‘Potential Eisen’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne
‘Siderian Tides’, Ivory Press, Madrid

2012
‘Rost’, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen

2011
‘Daniel Lergon: Antumbra’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Khöln, Germany
‘Whiteout’, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
abc Berlin with Galerie Andreas Huber
dualis, Galerie Christian Larsen, Stockholm
3000K, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna

2010
‘lapetus’, Kunstverein Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach Germany
‘Elements’, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium

2009
‘Medusa’, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France
‘Metall’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
‘3K’, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark

2008
‘States of Matter’, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark
‘Nimbi’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
‘Cold fire’, AEREA, Stockholm, Sweden

2007
‘Re’, Galleri Magnus Åklund, Malmö, Sweden
‘Ultra’, Kunstverein Leverkusen Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, Germany
‘Albedo’, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna, Austria
‘K’, Andersen’s Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark

2006
‘Oktave’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany

Group exhibitions

2015
‘Double Rotation’, Sammlung Lafrenz, Weserburg Bremen
‘Macrocosmi – Ordnungen anderer Art’, Altes Postfuhramt, Berlin
‘Stoneroses 3’, Grunewald, Berlin
‘of light’, Galerie im Haus am Lützowpark, Berlin
‘Macrocosmi – Ordnungen anderer Art’, Teatri di Vita, Bologna
‘Groupshow’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Köln

2014
‘Occupy Painting’, (curated by Max Henry), Autocenter, Berlin
‘New York – Berlin – Cologne’, Zeitkunstgalerie, Kitzbühel
‘Suckstract’, Kunstverein Remscheid
‘A Private View’, (curated by Heike Fullbrügge), Autocenter, Berlin
‘Groupshow’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne

2013
‘In the Studio’, Kunsthalle Athens
‘Green Flower Street’, Kourochnika Gallery, Istanbul
‘suckstract’, Projektraum Bethanien, Berlin
‘Himmel auf Erden, 20 + 21’. Jahrhundert, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
‘Visions from Beyond: A Foray into Metaphysics and Materiality’, Galerie Isa, Mumbai
‘Über das Geistige in der Kunst’, Poseidun Projekte, Berlin
‘Berlin. Status 02’, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
‘Pavilion 0’, Palazzo Donà, Venice MOVING - Norman Foster on Art, Carré d’art, Musée d’art contemporain, Nîmes
‘In Between – Between Energy and Matter’, Osakaallee, Hamburg
‘re: image’, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna

2012 
‘The Unknown’, 3rd edition of Mediations Biennale, Poznan
‘Jahresringe’, Schloss Wiesen (Sammlung Gräfling)
‘Le Box’, Fonds M-ARCO, Marseille
‘Jetzt...’, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal
‘Linie’, Fläche, Zeit, Ratskeller - Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin Groupshow, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne
‘kurzlicht’, kma 36, Berlin
‘Charität’, TÄT, Berlin

2011
‘Geste. Zufall. Prozess. Neue Abstraktion in der Malerei der Gegenwart’, Nosbaum
& Reding Art Contemporain, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
‘Private/Corporate VI’, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Germany
‘a painting show’, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
‘True Faith’,Andersen’s Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
‘GROUPSHOW’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
‘Mix The Path’, Heidigalerie, Nantes, France

2010
‘Farbe in der zeitgenössischen Kunst’, Kunstverein Giessen, Giessen, Germany
‘Vantage Points’, Galerie Traversée, Munich, Germany
‘eine Klasse für sich’, Infernoesque, Berlin, Germany
‘Das Voynich Manuskript – eine Künstlersicht auf ein Rätsel’, Kunstverein
Aschersleben, Aschersleben, Germany
‘Between Nothingness and Eternity’, Regina Gallery, London, U.K.
‘25’, Sassa Trülzsch, Berlin, Germany
‘Neugierig?’, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany
‘Six days of new media’, Linienstr. 127, Berlin, Germany
‘Groupshow’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany
‘Berlin meets Vienna - Salon Österreich’, Kunstverein Aschersleben, Aschersleben, Germany

2009
‘Berlin meets Vienna - Salon Österreich’, Vienna, Austria
‘Charität’, TÄT Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘promises and premises’, curated by Florian Schmid, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna, Austria
‘Collaboration’, Autocenter, Berlin, Germany
‘Mirage’, with Johannes Kullen, Marion Orfila, Jorinde Voigt, Kottbusser Damm 7, Berlin, Germany
Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
‘Privat-Wuppertaler Sammler der Gegenwart’, Sammlung Boros, Von-der-Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Germany
Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany

2008
‘Target’, with Johannes Kullen, TÄT Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘Group Show-Part 2’, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
‘State of Mind’, Christian Larsen, Stockholm, Sweden
‘Rotating Remains’, with Jorinde Voigt, A project realised at Arco 08, Madrid, Spain (for Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany)
‘Fiktion.Narration. Struktur’, Artnews Projects Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘Navigation 01/08’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany

2007
‘Exportation’, T293, Napoli, Italy
‘Zwei Galerien – eine Ausstellung’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany ; Galerie Erhard Klein, Bad Münstereifel, Germany
‘Position 02/07’, Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, Germany

2006
‘Luxkawumm’, Berlin, Germany
‘Maleri uden grænser’, Esbjerg Kunstmuseum, Esbjerg, Denmark
‘Tanz den Kommunismus’, Schickeria, Berlin, Germany
‘Rio’, Projets Artnews Gallery, Berlin, Germany
‘Presented by’, Galerie Andreas Huber, Vienna, Austria
 

Selected Catalogues

2010
‘Iapetus’, published by Kunstverein Mönchengladbach, with images, text: ‘Disturbances of Surface’ by Andrew Cannon (english and german), 28 x 24 cm, p. 24, edition: 500 (monographical catalogues)
‘Neugierig? Die Kunst des 21. Jahrhunderts’, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle Bonn, with images pp. 66-69, text: „Spiegel und andere Flächen“ (subtitle) by Rainald Schumacher (german), p. 13, Kerber, Bielefeld
‘Doubt is in the letter’, original folding book, exposed on the occasion of ‘Das Voynich Manuskript- eine Künstlersicht auf ein Rätsel’, Im Grauen Hof, Aschersleben, with 68 original metal drawings (still to be expanded), text: 13 selections from al-Niffari‘s Mawaqif and Mukhatabat, translated by Gregory Carlock, 29,7 x 29,7 cm, p. 82, edition: 1

2009
‘Daniel Lergon, works and exhibitions 2007 / 2008’, with images and text by Gregory Carlock, Linus Elmes and Ursula Maria Probst.
‘Above the Clouds’ by Linus Elmes (english)
Gregory Carlock (english), ‘Painting Potential, Enframing Perception’Ursula Maria Probst (german), ‘States of Matter - Zur Wiederaufnahme des alereidiskurses’, 24 x 35,5 cm with slipcase, p. 120, edition: 800 (monographical catalogue)
‘Privat - Wuppertaler Sammler der Gegenwart’, Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, with images pp. 310-317. text: ‘Den Moment festhalten. Die ammlung Boros auf der Suche nach Gegenwärtigkeit’ by Silke Hohmann (german), p. 267, editors: Dr. Gerhard Finckh, Dr. Antje Birtlhälmer

2007
‘Daniel Lergon, works 2006 / 2007’, with images, 27,2 x 27,2 cm, p. 76, edition: 200 (monographical catalogue)

2006
‘Daniel Lergon’, with handcut and glued images, 24 x 30 cm, p. 44, edition: approximately 20 (monographical catalogue)

2005
‘Daniel Lergon’, with handcut and glued images, 30 x 24 cm, p. 44, edition: approximately 50 (monographical catalogue)

Selected Press

2013
'Daniel Lergon. Siderian Tides', hoyesarte.com, Februrary 13th, 2013
Paul Carey-Kent, 'Daniel Lergon's project of the universe beyond the binary', Arlyst, January

2011
Emmanuel Posnic, ‘Whiteout Danel Lergon’, Paris Art, January

2010
Sigrid Blomen-Radermacher, ‘Saturn-Mond leuchtet im Kunstverein’, Rheinische Post, March 30^th, with image
Daniel Lergon, Matt Saunders, Nasan Tur, Sassa Trulzsch, 'American Sector', Art Review, London, England, May, p. 100-102

2009
Interview KpH.dk, with Anna Holm and Torben Zenth about the exhibition 3K at Andersen‘s Contemporary, Copenhagen 2009 (english), with images, published: September 15^th on www.kopenhagen.dk
Elke Buhr, ‘Mister Universum’, Monopol.Magazin für Kunst und Leben, September 5^th, pp. 68-79, with images
Silke Hohmann, ‘Watchlist’, Magazin für Kunst und Leben, p. 28, with image
Gesine Borcherdt, ‘Die Monopol-watchlist’, Monopol, March 1^st
Elke Buhr, ‘Mister Universum’, Monopol, May

2008
‘Daniel Lergon bei Christian Lethert’, Kölner-Stadt-Anzeiger, August 4^th, with image
‘Target’, folder, with Johannes Kullen, published by TÄT, Berlin, with images, 20,5 x 23 cm, p. 6, edition: 500 (folder)
‘Rotating Remains’, with Jorinde Voigt, published by Galerie Christian Lethert, Cologne, for Arco in Madrid, with images, text: ‘Rotating Remains’ by Anna Zett (german, english and spanish on an extra sheet), 24 x 24 cm, p. 8, edition: 400 (folder)

2007
‘Kosmische Erweiterung’, Standard, Vienna, July 12^th, with image
‘Ultra’, folder, published by Kunstverein Leverkusen, with images, text: by Susanne Wedewer-Pampus (german), 27 x 21 cm, p. 8, edition: 300 (folder)