RITA ACKERMANN - Peter Kilchmann

RITA ACKERMANN
1968 Born in Budapest, Hungary
Lives in New York, USA
EDUCATION
1989-92 Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest
1992 The New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (Hanes Foundation), New York City
2009 Residence, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, April
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 “Rita Ackermann”, MOCA, Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, US, March 16 – May 6
2011 “Rita Ackermann”, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary, Nov. 18 – Feb. 5, 2012
2010 Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine, Swiss Institute, New York, US, Nov. 24 – Jan. 29
“Crash/Stop”, Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, Oct. 7 – Dec. 4
“Last Exit Poitiers”, Le Confort Moderne, Poitiers, France, May 28 – Aug. 29
2009 “Marfa/Crash”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, June 6 – July 25
“Marfa/Crash”, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa, US, April 2 – May 11
2008 “Donʼt Give Me Salad (Nurses)”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Sept. 12 -Oct. 18
2007 “Gentlemen, I Need Air”, Hotel Gallery, London, UK, Oct. 9 – Nov. 11
2006 “Court Toujours”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, May 27 – July 15
2005 “Collage 1993-2005”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Sept. 9 – Oct. 15
“Jump On Me”, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, Germany, cur. Christina Végh, Apr. 29 – July 3
2003 “Listen to the Foolʼs Reproach!”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Dec. 13 – Jan. 17 2004
“Mémoires dʼune jeune fille rouge”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, May 23 - July 26
“Ördögök (Devils)”, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, Jan. 11 – Febr. 22
2002 “Snowfall in August”, Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Holland, cur. Stijn Huijts + Wieteke van Zeil, June 2 – Aug. 18,
ex.cat.
“Just Do Whatever You Want”, Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, March 13 – April 5
2001 “Style Show for the Levitation of the Strong American Women”, The Deep Gallery, Paris, France, June 28 - July 28
“the only way to get to my vagina is through Jesus!” Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, March 10 –
April 12
2000 “Lost and Found Notes”, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 2 – Oct. 15
“Godʻs Little Helpers”, Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Vienna, Austria, May 10 - July 17
“Corvette”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Mar 10 - April 15
1999 “Revelation”, Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, Sept. 3 – Oct. 11
“Rita Ackermann / Ana Axpe”, Swiss Institute, New York, US, cur. Annette Schindler, Jan. 21 - March 26
1998 “Orange Cat Disappear”, Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, June – Sept.
“Just Do Whatever You Want”, Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, March 13 - April 5
“Songs of Sirens”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Jan. 9 – Feb. 7
1997 “The Good, The Bad and The Evil”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, May 31 - July 12
1996 “If Anyone Hurts My Brother, Iʼll Kill That...”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, Jan. 19 – Feb. 24
1995 “The Birth of Tragedy”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 1 – Sept. 30
“out of the blue into the black”, Interim Art, London, UK, June 1 - July 15
“It Doesnʼt Matter If You Love Me Or Not... Iʼll Be Always There For You....”, Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens,
Greece, Feb. 11 - March 25
1994 “After Dinner Iʼm Gonna Shoot You But Before Iʼll Take A Shower”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, US, July 8 –
Aug. 12
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 “Die Nase des Michelangelo“, Galerie Peter Kilchmann at Marktgasse, Zurich, Switzerland, Dec. 10 – Dec. 19

“Street and Studio”, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria, cur. Cathérine Hug, Thomas Miessgang, June 25 – Oct. 10
“A Visual Sympathy for Modernism”, Franklin Parrasch Gallery, New York, US, March 5 – April 17
“The Library of Babel/In and Out of Place”, 176 Zabludowicz Collection, London, UK, cur. Anna-Catharina Gebbers,
Feb. 25 – May 9
2009 “It Ainʼt Fair 2009”, OH WOW, Miami, US, Dec. 2 – Dec. 6
“Small World”, The Last Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, cur. Kazumi Asamura and Carol Lee, Aug.10 – Aug. 31
“Curated by”, Galerie Meyer & Krainer, Wien, Austria, cur. Matthew Higgs, May 6 – June 6
“The Glamour Project", Lehmann Maupin, New York, US, cur. Glamour Magazine, Feb. 23 – March 21
2008 The Station, Miami, US, cur. Shamim Monin, Nate Lowman, Dec. 2 – Dec. 7
“Peanut Gallery”, Journal Gallery, Brooklyn, US, cur. Joe Bradley, Nov. 22 – Jan. 7
“I want a little Sugar in my Bowl”, Asia Song Society, New York, US, Aug. 9 – Aug. 24
“I Love the Horizon”, Le Magasin, Grenoble, France, cur. Daniel Baumann and Andro Wekua, May 25 – Aug. 24
“Artistʼs Self-Portraits 1966- 2008”, James Fuentes LLC, New York, US, March 19 – April 6
“Second Thoughts”, Hessel Museum of Art & CCS Galleries, Annandale-on-Hudson, US, March 16 – May 25
“Whitney Biennale”, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, US, cur. Henriette Huldisch, Shamin M. Momin,
March 6 – June 1, ex. cat.
2007 “Fit to Print”, Gagosian Gallery, New York, US, cur. Tom Duncan, Nov. 12 – Jan. 26, 2008
“Radio Danièle”, Radio Bologna, Bologna, Italy, cur. John Kelsey with Christopher Williams and Dawson Weber,
Nov. 18
“Exhibitionism: An Exhibition of Exhibitions of Works from the Marieluise Hessel Collection”, Hessel Museum of
Art & CCS Galleries, Annandale-on-Hudson, US, cur. Matthew Higgs, Oct. 20 – Feb.3
“Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967“, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, US, cur.
Dominic Molon, Sept. 29 – Jan. 6, 2008, travelled to Moca Miami, Miami, US, May 31 – Sept. 08, and to
Musée dʼart Contemporain de Montréal, Canada, Oct. 8 – Jan. 6
“Beyond Zero”, Peres Projects, Athens, Greece, Sept. 8 – Oct. 13
“Tease”, Mireille Mosler, Ltd, New York, US, June 22 – July 28
“Between Two Deaths”, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany, cur. Ellen Blumenstein, Felix Ensslin, May 11 – July 15, ex.cat.
“Other Scenes”, Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, US, cur. Aaron Rose, April 21 – May 19
2006 “VAC, Colección Valencia Arte Contemporáneo”, IVAM, Institut Valencia dʼArt Modern, Valencia, Spain, Dec. 21 –
Feb. 11
“A Woman on Paper”, Stephan Haller Gallery, New York, US, Dec. 16 – Jan. 16
“Nach dem Beischlaf ist die Seele traurig”, CourtYard Gallery, Beijing, China, Nov. 24 – Dec. 24
“Flesh Records”, Haswellediger & Co. Gallery, New York, US, Oct. 27 - Dec. 2
“Hrafnhildur Arnardottir & New York Artists”, Kling & Bang Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland, Oct. 16 – Nov. 5
“The Kate Moss Show”, Foam, Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, cur. Rita Ackermann with
Olivier Zahm, Sept. 15 – Dec. 14
“The Unhumane Society”, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, US, Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
“Denial is a River”, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, US, Sep. 10 – Nov. 18
“Dereconstruction”, Gladstone Gallery, New York, US, cur. Matthew Higgs, June 30 – Aug. 18
“Saudades / Collection Museum Het Domein Sittard”, Crac Alsace, Altkirch, France, June 14 – Aug. 8
“Mid-Life Crisis”, Salander-OʼReilly Galleries, New York, US, cur. Tara Subkoff/ Ivana Salander, June 2 – June 23
“Die Jugend von Heute / Youth of Today”, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, Germany, April 7 – June 25
“Dark”, Museum Bojimans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, cur. Jan Grosfeld & Rein Wolfs, Feb. 18 – Apr.
4, ex.cat.
“Mixed Emotions”, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa, Israel, Feb. 18 – May 14
“While Interwoven Echoes Drip into a Hybrid Body”, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland, cur.
Raphael Gygax, Jan. 20 – March 26
2005 “I Throw Herring to the Dog”, Canada, LLC, New York, US, cur. Lillian Ludlow & Marcella Mullins, June 24 – July
31
“The Continuous Mark: 40 Years of the New York Studio School”, New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing
and Sculpture, New York, US, April 20 - May 7
2004 “Whatʼs New”, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Nov. 27 – Jan. 15
“Les Années Fatales”, Boutique Céline, Paris, France, Oct- 7 – Nov. 27
“Heavenly Creatures”, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria, cur. Lisa Reuter, July 22 – Aug. 31
“The Dreamland Artist Club”, Coney Island, US, cur. Peter Eleey, June 12 – Sept. 6
“Strategies of Desire”, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, Switerland, cur. Sabine Schaschl-Cooper, May 28 – July 31,

ex.cat.
“Out of Bounds”, Confort Modern, Poitiers, France, Jan. 30 – March 28
2003 Vacio 9, Madrid, Spain, cur. Peter Kilchmann, Oct. 22 – Dec. 10
“Anti-Pure”, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Switzerland, cur. Gianni Jetzer, April 27 - June 20
“Anti-Pure”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, Germany, cur. Gianni Jetzer, Mar 15 – Apr. 27, ex.cat.
“After Matisse Picasso”, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, US, Feb. 16 – May 19
2002 “The Women Show”, Urban Experience, New York, US, July 17 – Aug. 27
“Statements (six)”, A Project by Dornbracht, New York, US, May 20 – May 26, travels to Art Cologne, Cologne,
Germany, Oct. 30 – Nov. 3
“Itʼs Official”, Urban Experience, New York, US, April 12 – May 24
“Hello There!”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, Oct. 25 – Nov. 16
“Persönliche Pläne / Personal Plans”, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland, March 23 - May 12, ex.cat.
2001 “Renaissance 2001”, Urban Experience, New York, US, Dec. 14 – Feb. 3
“Christmas Show”, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, Dec. 8 – Jan. 19
“Prodigal Prodigy”, White Box, New York, US, cur. Theo Tegelaers, Sept. 6 – Oct. 13
2000 “Superpredators”, CRP, Brooklyn, US, cur. José Freire, Oct. 13 – Dec. 11
“Présumés innocents”, CAPC Musée dʻart contemporain, Bordeaux, France, cur. Stéphanie Moisdon & Marie-Laure
Bernadac, June 8 – Oct. 1, ex.cat
“Elysian Fields”, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée national dʻart moderne, Paris, France, cur. Purple Institute,
May 24 - July 24
“Erste Arbeiten bei Kilchmann”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, May 24 - June 8
“Kimʻs Bedroom”, MU, Eindhoven, March 17 - April 24, cur. Kim Gordon, ex.cat., travelled to Parco Gallery,
Tokyo, Japan, Aug. 3 – Sept. 3
1999 “Dope”, American Fine Arts, New York, US, Dec. 22 – Jan. 31
“Young and Serious”, Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary, Aug. 3 – 29, ex. cat.
“Too Wide Enough”, Swiss Institute, New York, US, April 3 - May 5
“Janviers en Bourgogne 1999, XN”, Espace des Arts, Chalon-sur-Saône, France, cur. Stephanie Moisdon
Tremblay, Nicolas Tremblay, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Jan. 23 – April 4
“Looking at Ourselves”, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, US, Jan. 9 – April 20
1998 “Transfiguration”, Bronwyn Keenan Gallery, New York, US, cur. Darcey Steinke, Nov. 21 – Dec. 23
“More Fake, More Real, Ever Closer”, Castle Gallery, College of New Rochelle, New York, US, cur. Robert Evren,
Nov. 8 – Jan. 26
“I Love New York - Crossover der aktuellen Kunst”, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, Nov. 6 – Jan. 31, cat.
“Auf der Spur - Kunst der 90er Jahre im Spiegel von Schweizer Sammlungen”, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich,
Switzerland, cur. Mendes Bürgi, Oct. 31 – Dec. 27
Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany, Aug 9 – Sept. 6 (*)
“Dessins”, Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, April 25 - May 30
“Portrait - Human Figure”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, March 28 - May 9
1997 “Ruhm und Ehre”, Galerie der Stadt Schwaz, Schwaz, Germany, Oct. 8 – Nov. 16
“Display: International Exhibition of Painting”, Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, Denmark, cur. Mikael Andersen, Sept.
13 – Oct. 19, ex.cat.
“Angel, Angel”, Kunsthalle Wien, Austria, cur. Cathrin Pichler, June 10 – Sept. 7, travels to
Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, Oct. 23 – Jan. 11, ex.cat.
“Some Kind of Heaven”, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Germanym cur. Sadie Coles and Eva Meyer-Hermann, Feb. 20 –
April 30, travels to the South London Gallery, London, UK, June 3 – July 13, ex.cat.
John Hansard Gallery, University of Southampton, US, Aug. 12 – Oct. 4
Corner House, Manchester, UK, Nov. 22 – Dec. 21
“The Name of the Place”, Casey Kaplan, New York, US, cur. Laurie Simmons, Jan. 10 – Febr. 8
1996 “Fucking Biscuitsʼ and Other Drawings”, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Sept. 7 – Oct. 12
“The Comic Depiction of Sex in American Art”, Andreas Binder Galerie, Munich, Germany, April 26 - June 1
“Sugar Mountain”, White Columns, New York, US, cur. Paul Ha and Andrea Scott, March 29 - May 12
1995 “Culture is Our Business” Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne and First Draft Gallery, Sydney,
Australia, cur. Aaron Rose, Dec. 28 – Jan. 10
“Hard Comforts”, Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery, Wesleyan University, Middletown, US, Aug. 30 – Oct.20
“Currents ʻ95: Familar Places”, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, US, cur. Lia Gangitano / Milena
Kalinovska, July 26 – Oct. 1

“Purple 8 1/2”, Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris, France, cur. Purple Prose, April 29 – June 17
“Human/Nature”, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, US, April 20 – May 18
White Columns, New York, US, Auction Benefit, Febr. 17 - March 4
1994 “Promising Suspects”, The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, US, Oct. 2 – Jan. 8
“Who are we? What are we?, Where did we come frome?”, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, Windows on
Broadway, New York, US, Sept. 23 – Dec. 31
“One night show”, Pat Hearn Gallery, New York, US, cur. David Greenberg, Diego Cortez, March
“Splat Figures”, White Columns, New York, US, cur. Bill Arning, Jan.
1993 Thomas Nordanstad Gallery, New York, US
“Lucky Kunst”, Close-up, London, UK
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
2008 “Abat-Jour”, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, US, cur. with Agathe Snow, March 23
2007 “The Perfect Man Show”, White Columns, New York, US, Jan. 9 – Feb. 10
2006 “The Kate Moss Show”, Foam, Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, cur. with Olivier Zahm,
Sept. 15 – Dec. 14
2004 “Indigestible Correctness I”, Participant Inc., New York, US, cur. Angelblood, April 9 – May 9
“Indigestible Correctness II”, Kenny Schachter Rove, New York, US, cur. Angelblood, April 10 – May 5
“The Human Face is an empty Force, a Field of Death”, Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands,
cur. Angelblood, Jan. 24 – Fab. 28
2002 “Violence the true Way”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, cur. with Lizzi Bougatsos,
Nov. 27 – Dec. 21
PERFORMANCES
2007 “Montevideo” with Emily Sundblad, Between Two Deaths, Karlsruhe
“Montevideo” with Emily Sundblad, Speakeasy, Sculpture Center, New York
2006 “INVISIONISTAS”, Kling and Bang Galleryy, Rijavik Iceland
“Concrete Castle”, Confort Moderne, Poitiers
2004 “Angelblood”, Kenny Schechter / ROVE, New York
2003 “Anti-Pure”, Kunsthalle St. Gallen, cur. Gianni Jetzer, April 27 - June 20
“Anti-Pure”, Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, cur. Gianni Jetzer, Mar 15 – Apr. 27, ex.cat.
“After Matisse Picasso”, PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Feb. 16 – May 19
1998 “The Deer Slayer”, Shadow Puppet Show, Alleged Gallery, New York
FILM
2005 “Jump On me”, Bonner Kunst
1995 “45 Second Animation”, commission for MTV
MUSIC
2008 “GazHeart”, Rita Ackermann, David Nuss, Locust Music, Chicago
2004 “Labia Minora”, Angelblood, CD on Captian Trip / Printed Matter, Tokyo, New York
2002 “Masses of Daggers”, Angelblood, CD on Captain Trip, Tokyo
2000 S/T, Angelblood
1997 Solo Record by Rita Ackermann, on Estatic Peace / Thurston Moore
MONOGRAPHS
2009 “Marfa / Crash”, Nieves Verlag, Zurich
2008 “Rita Ackermann. Under Pressure from 2006 to 2007”, Nieves Verlag, Zurich
2006 “Good Morning New York”, Purple Book, Paris
2000 “Snowfall in August”, Museum Het Domain, Sittard
1999 “Revelations”, Rita Ackermann & Byron Coley, Rockinʼ on, Tokyo
1997 “Rita Ackermann: works 1993 – 1996”, Rockinʼ on, Tokyo

PUBLICATION
2008 “The Violinist”, a collaboration with Mario Sorrenti, Purple Magazine, Spring/Summer
2005 “TAKEOFFBIRD”, Chapter 3, Zinebook, Nieves, Zurich
“Feast of The Beat”, Visual Essay for Purple, Paris, No. 4, Fall / Winter, pp. 372-386
2004 “Leave a Dog Alone”, Visual Essay for Purple, Paris, No. 3, Spring/Summer, pp. 384-391
2002 “Snowfall in August”, Museum Het Domain, Sittard
“Statements (six)”, Dornbracht, Cologne
2001 Breeder Magazine project
2000 “Sex Book”, Purple, Paris
1999 “Keep Your Mouth Shut…”, Rockinʼ On Books, Tokyo
BIBLIOGRAPHY – EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
2011 “The Nose of Michelangelo”, Quinn Latimer, Frieze, London, No. 137, March, p. 142
2010 “Between Zones”, text by Raphael Gygax, Heike Munder, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, JRP
Ringier Verlag, Zurich, pp. 264 – 268
“Street and Studio: From Basquiat to Séripop”, Gerald Matt, Cathérine Hug, Thomas Miessgang, Kunsthalle Wien,
Wien, ex. cat., pp. 96-101,168-173, 322-324
2009 “The Glamour Project”, Suzanne Donaldson, Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
2008 “15 Years: Galerie Peter Kilchmann”, Claudia Spinelli, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich
“I Love The Horizon”, Daniel Baumann, Le Magazin, Grenoble
“Whitney Biennial 2008”, ed. Henriette Huldich / Shamin M. Momin, text by Suzanne Hudson, Whitney Museum of
American Art, New York / Yale University Press, New Heaven and London, pp. 90 – 91, ex. cat
2007 “Sympathy for the devil: art and rock and roll since 1967”, Kamilah Foreman, Amy Teschner, The Museum of
Contemporary Art Chigao, Yale University Press, New Haven
“Other Scenes”, Nieves, Zurich, Los Angeles
“Between two deaths”, Ellen Blumenstein, Felix Ensslin, ZKM, Karlsruhe, Hatje Cantz,
Ostfildern, pp. 28, 55, 57, 134-137, 253, ex.cat.
2006 “VAC, Coleccion valencia arte contemporanea”, Tomas Belaire, IVAM Institut Valencia Art Modern, Valencia
“Dark”, Gianni Jetzer, Rein Wolfs, Jan Grosfeld, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam,
pp. 60, 62, 99, 124, ex.cat.
“Dereconstruction”, Gladstone Gallery, New York
“Die Jugend von heute (The Youth of Today)”, Max Hollein, Matthias Ulrich, Verlag Walther König, Cologne
“Mixed Emotions”, Haifa Museum of Art, Haifa
“Habe ich dir eigentlich schon erzählt”, novel by Sibylle Berg, with drawings and collages from Rita Ackermann
and Andro Wekua, Cologne
“20 Jahre Kunsthalle St. Gallen”, Ursula Badrutt Schoch, a.o., Gianni Jetzer, Verein Kunsthalle St. Gallen, St.
Gallen, pp. 75, 154, 257, cat.
2005 “Trade”, White Columns, New York
2004 “Strategies of Desire”, Sabine Schaschl-Cooper, Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, May, ex.cat.
2003 “Anti Pure”, Lizzi Bougatsos, Gianni Jetzer, Ursula Bickle Stiftung, Kraichtal, pp. 28-47, ex.cat
“Chapter 2”, with Andro Wekua, Nieves, Sept.
“The hurricane”, Fabienne Stephan, co-production Angelblood / Andro Wekua, Fabienne Stephan, Geneva,
Aug., pp. 1-4
2002 “Persönliche Pläne”, Christina Végh, Hans Witschi, Kunsthalle Basel, ex.cat.
“Snowfall in August”, Rita Ackermann, Museum Het Dommein, Sittard
“Lateral Thinking: Art of the 1990s”, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, D.A.P., New York
“Statements (six)”, concept Mike Meiré, Dornbracht, Iserlohn
2001 “Prodigal Prodigy”, Theo Tegelaers, Rita Ackermann, TT inc, Amsterdam
“Purple Sex”, Photoproject by Rita Ackermann
2000 “Kimʻs Bedroom”, Purple Books, Paris, MU, Eindhoven, ex.cat.
“Made in USA”, Photoproject by Rita Ackermann
“Présumés innocents. Lʻart contemporain et lʻenfance”, capcMusée dʻart contemporain, Bordeaux
“Presumed Innocent. The Album”, capcMusée dʻart contemporain, Bordeaux
1999 “Komoly es Fiatal”

1998 “I love New York”, Jochen Pötter, Dumont Verlag, Cologne
1997 “Display: International Exhibition of Painting”, Malene la Cour Rasmussen, Charlottenborg Copenhagen, 18, ex.cat.
“Angel, Angel”, Kunsthalle Wien, ex.cat.
“Ein Stück vom Himmel - Some Kind of Heaven”, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nuremberg, p. 40, ex.cat.
1995 “Rita Ackermann”, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Sept. 1 - 30
ARTIST BOOKS AND PROJECTS
2006 “Flesh Records”, A Limited Edition CD made in conjunction with an exhibition at Haswelldiger & Co. New
York, Oct. 27 – Dec. 2
“Good morning New York: The Rita Ackermann Purple Book”, Paris, Purple Institute
2000 Angelblood, CD by Captain Trip Records, Tokyo
1999 Angelblood, CD by Captain Trip Records, Tokyo
1997/98 The Deerhunter, Shadow Puppet Play
Record by Rita Ackermann by Estatic Peace /Thurston Moore
1996 MTV commission Rita Ackermann Puppet Show / Estatic Peace
BIBLIOGRAPHY – REVIEWS ARTICLES
2011 “The Nose of Michelangelo”, Quinn Latimer, Frieze, London, No. 137, March, p. 142
“Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korine”, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, New York, Jan. 14
“Harmony Korine & Rita Ackermann: Shadow Fux”, John Paul Pryor, Dazed, London, Jan. 6
2010 “Art Talks”, Karley Sciortino, AnOther, London, Dec. 3
“Double Trouble”, Johanna Lanander, The New York Times Style Magazine, New York, Dec. 2
“Rita Ackermann and Harmony Korineʼs Shadowland”, Adam OʼRelly, Interview, New York, Dec. 1
“Shadow Fux”, Kristopher Arden Houser, Lurve, Paris, Nov. 27
“Rita Ackermann”, Katalin Spengler, Contemporary Art 20102011, Budapest, No. 01, pp. 16 - 23
“Purple Interviews: Rita Ackermman”, Olivier Zahm, Purple Fashion Magazin, Paris, No.13, pp. 126 – 139
“Die Gemeinde der Strassenarbeiter”, Caro Wiesauer, Kurier, Vienna, June 25
“Street and Studio”, Ursula Maria Probst, Kunstforum, Ruppichteroth, No. 204, pp. 325 - 327
2009 “Rita Ackermann”, Alexander Jeremy , Modern Painters, New York, Oct., p. 72
“Meeting of minds”, Slava Mogutin, Modern Painters, New York, Sept., pp. 78 - 79
“My Favortie Art”, Chigusa Ide, Ginza Magazine, Tokyo, Issue 8, p. 111
“Sweet Danger: Rita Ackermannʼs unsettling Visions”, Scott Indrisek, White Wall, New York, Spring, pp. 92 - 99
“Marfa Diary”, Blackbook Magazine, New York, May
“New York Artists Dictionary / Part 1”, Suzanne Hudson, Flash Art, Jan.-Feb. p. 74
2008 “Rita Ackermann, Donʼt give me salad (Nurse)” Morgan Falconer, Art Review, London, Dec. p. 116
“Whitney Museum of American Art”,Alejandra Gaxiola, Mexico City, Apr. – May, 2008, p. 30
“Rita Ackermann: Donʼt Give Me Salad”, Karen Rosenberg, New York Times, New York, Sept. 26
“Ritaʼs Girls”, Shamin M. Momin, Tokion, New York, Fall, pp. 92 -99
“Post-Grief Art”, Dan Bischoff, New Jersey Star Ledger, March 3, p. 23
“Whitney Biennale Has Adopted a Boho Vibe”, David Cohen, New York Sun, New York, March 5
“Whitney Biennial 2008“, ed. Henriette Huldich / Shamin M. Momin, text by Suzanne Hudson, Whitney Museum
of American Art, New York / Yale University Press, New Heaven and London, pp. 90 – 91, ex. cat
“Rita Ackermann. Hotel”, Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, New York, Jan., p.292
2007 “Between two deaths“, Ellen Blumenstein, Felix Ensslin, ZKM, Karlsruhe, pp. 28, 55, 57, 134-137, 253, ex.cat.
“Call of the Wild: Rita Ackermann”, Ana Finel Honigmann, Dazed & Confused, London, Issue 154, p. 150 – 157
“Pure and Dirty”, Interview, Sleek Magazine, Berlin, Autumn, pp. 50-51
“When Rita met Carol”, Christabel Stewart, Tank Magazine, London, Vol. 5, pp. 108 -117
“Rita Ackermann”, Interview by Aaron Rose, ANP Quarterly, Costa Mesa, CA, No. 8,
“Interview Art – From Chaos to Order. Rita Ackermann”, Antonia Nessen, Perfect, Spring –Summer, pp. 252-255
“Bloss keine Diskurs-Kacke: Zwischen zwei Toden im ZKM”, Dorothee Baer-Bogenschütz, Kunstzeitung,
Regensburg, No. 129, May, p. 15
“Roadmovie aus dem Land der Mauer(n)“, Alexandra Kedves, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Feb. 2
2006 “Rita Ackermann Collagen”, Kati Moser, Schweizer Illustrierte, Zurich, No. 27, July 3, p. 72
“On Now, On Soon”, Emilia Terraciano, Flash Art, Milan, No. 248, May / June, p. 70
“The Feast of the Beast”, Purple Fashion, Paris, Issue 4, Fall/Winter, pp. 372 - 387

“Nostalgische Anklänge – ironische Untertöne”, Ueli Bernays, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Feb. 4
“Sie verfechten das Verflechten”, Martin Rinderknecht, Tages Anzeiger, Züritipp, Zurich, Jan.
2005 “Chapter 3: Rita Ackermann, Andro Wekua”, Raphael Gygax, Kult, Zurich, No. 5724, Apr., pp. 97-106
“Best of 2005”, Matthew Higgs, a.o., Artforum, New York, Best of 2005, Dec., pp. 258-259
“Rita Ackermann, Collages: 1993 – 2005”, Roger White, The Brooklyn Rail, New York, Oct., p. 18
“Art in Review: Rita Ackermann”, Roberta Smith, The New York Times, New York, Oct. 7, p. E40
“Leave a Dog Alone; A tribute to Olʼ Dirty Bastard by Rita Ackermann”, Antek Walzak, Purple Fashion, Paris,
Spring/Summer, pp. 384 - 391
“Rita Ackermann”, Melissa Friedling, Flash Art, Milano, No. 245, Nov. / Dec., p. 89
“Rita Ackermann”, Katie Stone Sonnenborn, Frieze, London, No. 95, Nov. / Dec., pp. 130-131
“Der Tanz mit dem Ungeheuer”, Claudia Funke, Kölner Stadtanzeiger, No. 126, June 3
“Rita Ackermanns wilde Kinder”, Ralf Christofori, Monopol, Berlin, No. 2, Apr./May, p. 130
“Ein Tänzchen im Fegefeuer”, Thomas Kliemann, Bonner General-Anzeiger, Apr. 29
2004 “Rita Ackermann: Collages for Purple”, Purple Fashion, Paris, Fall/Winter 2004/2005, pp. 226-229
“Rita Ackerman: Andrea Rosen Gallery”, Vincent Katz, Art in America, New York, Nov, p. 181
“Rita Ackermann: Andrea Rosen Gallery”, John Kelsey, Artforum, New York, March, pp. 182-183
“Rita Ackermann, Andrea Rosen”, Joyce Korotkin, M Magazine, Milwaukee, March, p.12
“Strategies of Desire”, Tema Celeste, Milano, No. 103, May/June, p. 122
“Rita Ackermann”, John Kelsey, Artforum, New York, March, pp. 182-183
2003 “Rita Ackermann: paintings and drawings”, Adrian Dannat, The Art Newspaper, New York, Dec., p. 3
“Drawing. Space, Form, and Expression”, Wayne Enstice, Melody Peters, Prentice Hall, New Jersey p. 334
“Wasted Youth”, Ana Finel Honigman, Artnet
“Art Guide”, Johnson, The New York Times, New York, Dec. 26, p. 47
“Ackermann va allʼinferno”, Laura Passetti, Carnet Arte, Milan, Nov. /Dec., p. 38
“Photospread based on drawings by Rita Ackermann”, Mario Sorrenti, V Magazine, New York, Jan./Feb.
“Sailing”, Mark Sanders, Another Magazine, London, Spring/Summer, p. 86
“Gut ist obszön”, Claudia Spinelli, Die Weltwoche, Zurich, No. 28, July 10, p. 92
“Anker, Seil, Rettungsring”, Philipp Meier, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, June 4, p. 42
“Wenn gefallene Engel bluten”, Claudia Steinberg, Kunstzeitung, Hamburg, No. 81, May, p. 29
2002 “Statements (six): Dornbracht Project”, Michael Macinnis, The New York Art World, New York, Summer, p. 16
“Icone 40: Chloe, Chan et Rita”, Olivier Zahm, Libération: LʼAutre Amérique, Style 7. p. 40-49
Avenue, Issue 1, Feb./March, p. 81
The Breeder, Athens, Winter, Issue 5, Cards 1 – 4
“Rita Ackermann”, Tokion, New Work, July/August
“Volume 0”, by zingmagazine, New York
2001 “Ritaʼs Digest”, Alison Beckner, WWD, July 10, p. 4
“Rita Ackermann”, Kim Gordon, Purple, Paris, No 10, Winter, pp. 158-159
“Bad girls go everywhere - Neue Zeichnungen von Rita Ackermann”, Philipp Meier, Neue Zürcher Zeitung,
Zurich, March 14, p. 46
Kuriko Sato, Cut: International Interview Magazine, Aug., No. 121, p. 139
“Collages by Rita A.”, Made in U.S.A, No 3
“Les Etranges Rêves Dessinés de Rita”, Perso, Paris, July / Aug., p. 13
“Drawings by Rita Ackermann”, Purple, pp. 216-218
“Rita Ackermann”, ArtNews, New York, Summer, p.185
2000 “Rita Ackermann”, Arnold Mosselman, Metropolis M, Utrecht, Dec. 00/Jan. 01
“Trend, Seltsame Helfer”, June
Profil, Kultur: Ausstellung, May 15, p. 196
“Rita Ackermann”, BT Magazine, pp. 131 - 140
“Border Line Syndrome”, Philipp Van den Bossche, Tubelight, Sep. – Oct., p. 14,
“Kimʻs Bedroom, kram kraamkamer van kunst”, Angelique Spaninks, Woensd, March 22
“Slaapkamerogen: Kim gordon en haar vrienden”, Sietse Meijer, Het Parol, Amsterdam, March 21, pp. 2-3
“Slaapkamer van een kunstfan”, Angelique Spaninks, Eindhovens Dagblad, March 16
“Kunst Kurz”, Nicole Scheyerer, Ralter, No. 21, p. 60
“Rita Ackermann at Annet Gelink Gallery”, Rob Peree, Kunstbeeld, Diemen, Sept., p. 46
“Ausgestellt in Wien”, Johanna Hofleitner, Die Presse, Wien, May 31

“Rita Ackermannʻs Corvette at Andrea Rosen Gallery”, Dorothy Krasowska, NYArts International Edition, New York,
Vol. 5, No. 4, p. 89
“Pop als Kunstprinzip”, Der Standard, Wien, May 23, p. 16
1999 “Purple Prose 3”, Summer, No. 16, pp. 204-206
Self service, Paris, Issue10, Spring/Summer
“Rita Ackermann + Ana Axpe”, Time Out, New York, March 18 - 25
1998 “Songs of Sirens”, The New York Times, New York
“Meta-Spiel-Zeug”, Jutta Koether, Spex, Köln, No. 4, April, p. 54
“The Name of the Place”, The New York Times, Jan. 31, p. 27
“The Young One”, Peter Schjeldahl, The Village Voice , New York, Jan. 27
“Rita Ackermann - Songs of Sirens”, The New York Times, Cotter, Holland, Jan. 23
“free time - Ein Gespräch mit Rita Ackermann und Jutta Koether”, Carina Plath,
Kunst-Bulletin, Zurich, No. 1/2
1997 “Some Kind of Heaven”, Art Monthly, Nr. 208, July/Aug. p. 39
Vagant, Norway, No. 2
“New York Conversation”, Dazed, p. 82
“Rita Ackermann”, Tart Magazine, Winter Equinox, p. 24
1996 “Rita Ackermann by Richard Kern”, Shiho Nagatsu, Borderground, Nov., p. 44
“Pubertät der Ästhetik. III. Sexiness - Sonic Youth - Gen X Ego”, Paolo Bianchi, Kunstforum, Oct. No. 135,
“Artpress”, David Humphrey, Art Issue, Summer, p. 32
“Rita Ackermann - Andrea Rosen Gallery”, Artforum, New York, May, p. 100
“Rita Ackermann - Galerie Andrea Rosen”, Vincent Katz, art press, No. 212, Apr., p. 75
Review, The Village Voice, Febr. 27
“The Art of the Game”, Paula Span, The Washington Post, Washington, Febr. 18, pp. C1/C6
Review, NY Press, New York, Febr. 14 - 20, p. 61
Art in Review, The New York Times, New York, Febr. 2, p. C26
Review, Victoria Pedersen, Paper, Feb., p. 117
“The Lolita Complex”, Hannah J.L.Feldman, World Art, Feb., pp. 47 - 52
1995 “Auftritt der Biester - Rita Ackermann und ihre Girlies”, René Ammann, Kunst, Das Magazin, Tages Anzeiger and
Berner Zeitung, Bern, No. 50, 16. Dez., pp. 42 - 49
“Rita Ackermann - Interim Art”, frieze, issue 25, London, Nov. - Dec.
Volkart, Yvonne, springer - Hefte für Gegenwartskunst Band I, Heft 5/6
“Girlie”-Kunst, Bilder von Rita Ackermann”, Ulrich Gerster, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich, Sept. 22, p. 54
“Rita Ackermann, Bilder, die sich verbreiten”, Jutta Koether, spex, No. 9, Sept., p. 40
“Bambi Martyr”, Simon Maurer, züritipp, Tages-Anzeiger, Zurich, Sept. 1, p. 55
“Rita Ackermann at Interim Art”, Godfrey Worsdale, Art Monthly, July/Aug.
“Psychic (trois coeurs)ʼs”, Thurston Moore, Purple Rose, Summer
“Xgirl”, Tessa Williams, X Magazine, issue 3, pp. 16 - 17
“Rita Ackermann at Interim Art”, Maureen Connor, Time Out Magazine, June 28 - July 5, No. 1297, p. 47
“Pandoraʼs Paint Box”, Mary Jo Neuberger, spin, July, p. 22
“Rita Ackermann at Rebecca Camhi Gallery”, Emily Tsingou, Flash Art, Milano, May/June, pp. 123 - 124
Brutuscope, Brutus, May, pp. 9, 57
“Rita Ackermann: Je Stimmung gut oder böse”, Susanne Lingenmann, art, No. 5, May
“Subculture Culture is Super-Culture”, Nakako Hayashi, April, No. 538, p. 40
“Rita Ackermann at Rebecca Camhi”, Antonis Katsouris, Greece Klik, March, pp. 194-195
“Rebecca Camhi”, Andreas Aggelidakis, Welcome 01, March, p. 13
“People”, Nakako Hayashi, dune, Spring, No. 7
“Rita Ackermann”, Rose Aaron, Juxtapoz, Spring, pp. 74 - 79
“Ritaʼs Lolitas”, Mirbella Thomas Walter, March, p. 49
“Street Style: Art-to-Wear”, Walter Cessna, Elle, Feb., p. 88
“beneath: Rita Ackermann”, blur, Vol. 3, No. 10, Jan., pp. 10 - 11
1994 “Rita Ackermann at Andrea Rosen Gallery and New Museum of Contemporary Art”, Keith Seward, Artforum,
New York, Nov., pp. 85 - 86
“A Year in the Life: Tropic of Painting”, Jerry Salty, Art in America, Oct., pp. 90 - 101
BT, Oct., pp. 161-163
“From Abroad: New York: Rita Ackermann at Andrea Rosen Gallery”, Bijutsu Techo Magazine, Oct., p. 161

“Rita Ackermann”, Olivier Zahm, Purple Prose, Autumn, pp. 18 - 19
“Art Angel: on the lamb with Rita”, Valerie Filipovna, Paper Magazine, Summer, p. 29
“Voice Choices: Rita Ackermann”, Kim Levin, The Village Voice, Aug. 9, p. 65
“Listings: Galleries Downtown: Andrea Rosen”, NY Press, New York, July 13 - 19, p. 46 (and Servetar)
“Connections”, John M. Newsom, Manhattan File, pp. 66 - 71
“Calendar”, Servatar, New York Press, Sept. 14 - 20, p. 40
“Blam!”, Jay Tobier, Frieze, June - Aug., No. 17
“Goings On About Town”, The New Yorker, Aug. 1, p. 15
Peep, Spring, cover and p. 11
“Apathy in the USA”, Lucie Young, The Face, No. 70, July, pp. 96 - 99
“Art Exhibitions: Rita Ackermann”, The Fall, New York, July 18, p. 69
“Art Angel”, Valerie Filipovna, Paper, Summer, p. 29
“Revenge of the Mouse Diva: Karen Kilimnikʼs Favorite Things”, Rhonda Lieberman, Artforum, New York, Feb.,
p. 81 - 82
1993 “Vitamin P”, Francesco Bonami, Flash Art, Nov./Dec. p. 39