AL’S OFFICE
DANIEL WENK
January 8 - February 17, 2023
"Postcards are interesting and important for me. Apart from the "I am still alive" (Kawara) aspect, they are like a small lab. And easily failed as well, when too hard trying to be art. The easier, the better. Postcards are so good because they usually do not carry much weight. If failed, it's only a postcard. But I can say that they carry some of my best works. I still love these airplanes I sent many years ago. As simple as possible." -DW
Daniel Wenk studied Sculpture at ABK Stuttgart with Jürgen Brodwolf and Guiseppe Spagnulo
Since 1989 he has stayed in New York, Moscow, Milan, Chicago, Paris and Sao Paulo for several years.
Living in Stuttgart and Berlin since 2008
Master student of Giuseppe Spagnulo
Scholarship abroad in Moscow
Studio grant from the city of Stuttgart
Graduate scholarship from the state of Baden-Württemberg
Scholarship from the Baden-Württemberg Art Foundation
Scholarship abroad at the Cite Internationale des Arts, Paris.
Works are in public and private collections. Among others, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Pinakothek der Moderne Munich, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin, Thieme Collection Stuttgart, Ravitz Collection NY, Wilson Collection NY
DANIEL WENK | Recent Tapings
April 28 - June 9, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, April 28th, 6-9pm
Daniel Wenk’s exhibition Recent Tapings will be featured in the gallery’s Project Space. Working exclusively with adhesive tape since 1986, Wenk utilizes the natural characteristics of his chosen material to explore concepts of transience, improvisation, durability and wear. His minimalist compositions, incorporating serial processes of layering and repetition, are firmly located on the border between drawing and sculpture. The works presented in this exhibition are made of tape on aluminum composite panel and were completed in 2017.
Born in 1962 in Tubingen, Germany, Daniel Wenk studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart. His works are in private and public collections including F.E. Staatsgalerie (Stuttgart), Pinkakothek Der Moderne (Munich) and Daimler Contemporary (Berlin). From 1989 onwards Wenk has had extensive stays in New York, Chicago, Moscow, Paris and San Paolo. He currently lives and works in Berlin, Germany.