Christian Schoeler
Born 1987 in Hagen, Germany
Died 2015 in Cologne
Education
2000-2003 Studies in Philosophy and Art History at University of Essen
2003-2007 Studies at the Munich Academy Of Fine Arts with Prof. Günther Förg
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014
I Wanna Be Ignored..., Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing
2012
We Have Group Crying Sessions With Ice Cream, Galerie Urs Meile, Lucerne, Switzerland
2011
Pussy, King of the Pirates, Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, China
2010
Adam Likes Apples, Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009
Si le grain ne meurt, Don’t Projects, Paris, France
Christian Schoeler, presented by AnOtherMan Magazine, London, UK
The Volta Show, New York, USA
2008
Studies For A Boy Book, Schuebbe Projects, Düsseldorf, Germany
2007
Kalte Sterne, Open Studios Ehrengutstraße, Munich, Germany
2006
Mein Tod in Swan Lake City, with Mélina Avouac, Akademiegalerie, Munich, Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
TRUTH, EL Segundo Museum of Art, Los Angeles, USA
2012
Collector's Items No.4: Reconnaissance, Testbed1, London, UK
For Personal Use, The Impossible Project Space, New York, USA
2011
Portraits of Ambiguity, Ana Cristea Gallery, New York, USA
Apocalypse Now, Nieuw Dakota, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010
Summer 2010, Weinstein Gallery, Minneapolis, USA
FATHER, Mendes Wood, Sao Paulo, Brazil
High Drama: Works from the Collection of Hugo & Carla Brown, NL – The Dutch Cultural Pop-Up Space, London, UK
2009
Boy Oh Boy, Frederic Snitzer Gallery, Miami, USA
Art Fair – Art from Art Fairs, Aura Gallery Beijing, China
The Franks-Suss Collection, Phillips de Pury & Company at The Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
Le souci de soi, Don’t Projects, Paris, France
Works from the Franks-Suss Collection, London, UK
Esquire’s Singular Suit, Somerset House, London, UK
The Blueberry Show, Terri & Donna, Miami, USA
2008
Auf der Suche nach …, Galerie Carla Stützer, Cologne, Germany
Selected Bibliography
2011
Sophie von Maltzahn, Die Distanz zwischen Liebenden. Frankfurter Allgmeine Zeitung
Anna van Leeuwen, Christian Schoeler. Kunstbeeld
van Dijk, Marianne, Christian Schoeler bij Ron Mandos. Tubelight Magazine
2010
Gomez, Juan Dario (2010). Beauty is a Lonely Hunter. Interview with Christian Schoeler by Juan Dario Gomez, Metal Magazine, Spring/Summer 2010
Menkes, Suzy. YSL and a Naked Screen. New York Times, Jan 2010
Tschorn, Adam. Paris Fashion Week: Louis Vuitton makes it Werkstätte. Los Angeles Times, Jan 2010
Limnander, Armand. Group Hug - Day 1 at the Paris Men's Shows. T Magazine, Jan 2010
Pfeiffer, Alice (2010). Christian Schoeler for Louis Vuitton. Dazed Digital, Jan 2010
2009
Pfeiffer, Alice. Rainer Fetting and Christian Schoeler On the Male Figure. Art in America
Pfeiffer, Alice. Si le grain ne meurt. Interview with Christian Schoeler by Alice Pfeiffer, Dazed Digital, Sep 2009
Gomez, Juan Dario (2009). Du côté des anges. Interview with Christian Schoeler by Juan Dario Gomez, Prefmag, Sep 2009
Esquire’s Singular Suit. Esquire UK, Aug 2009
Gavin, Francesca. Christian Schoeler. In cooperation with Benjamin Alexander Huseby and Alister Mackie, AnOtherMan, Spring/Summer 2009
Christian Schoeler: Idealizing Surfaces. East Village Boys, www.eastvillageboys.com, March 2009
2008
Malamou, Theodora (2008). Christian Schoeler: Studies for A Boy Book. OZON Magazine, Nov 2008
Gavin, Francesca (2008). German Painter Christian Schoeler Reinvents Ideas of Masculinity.
Dazed&Confused, Oct 2008