Biography
born in 1966 in Cologne, Germany
lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Education
1992 Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
Public collections
Sammlung Goetz, Munich
Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo
Saatchi Collection, London
Skulpturenpark, Tilburg
Museum of Modern Art, New York
FRAC Champagne, Reims
Solo Exhibitions
2021
- Senza Fine, Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin
2020
- Freitag der 13., Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin
2019
- Gregor Hildebrandt | Lothar Hempel: Tell Me About Me, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
2018
- Le Terrain Vague, Stuart Shave / Modern Art, London
- GARGOYLE, ITALIC, Berlin
2017
- Oral Heart, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Future Music, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
2016
- Working Girl, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf
- Sex and the City, Art:Concept, Paris
2015
- Tropenkoller, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
2014
- PEOPLE LIKE YOU MAKE IT EASY, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Luggage and Observations, Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart
2013
- Songs for the Blind, Hezi Cohen Gallery, Tel Aviv
- Loneliness is a cloak you wear, a deep shade of blue is always there, Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin
- Art Basel Parcours, Museum Kleines Klingental, Basel
2012
- The Story of the Old New Girls, Art:Concept, Paris
- Opium, La Conservera, Ceuti
2011
- Suedehead, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2010
- Silberblick / Squint, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- Lothar Hempel: ZOO, Sadler's Wells, London
- Pyramix Pix, c/o – Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin
2009
- Kats, Nerves, Shadows & Gin, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Rise and Fall, MGM, Oslo
- Cafe Kaputt, Gio Marconi, Milan
2008
- Casanova & Other Problems, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- Casanova, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin
- Signal, Galerie Art: Concept, Paris
2007
- Alphabet City, Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble
- Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- Effetti Speciali, Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
2006
- Vanessa Baird - Me, myself and the other one, Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
- Umbrella, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Tarantella, Bar Ornella, Cologne
2005
- Casa Musica (extrema), Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
- Butterfly, c/o Alte Gerhardsen, Art Nova, Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami
2004
- Fieber/Fever: 5 New Paintings and Other Stories, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Ikarus, Art:Concept, Paris
- On The Olympus, Unlimited Contemporary Art, Athens
- Versteck!, with Petra Hollenbach, Parkhaus, Düsseldorf
2003
- Der Gesang der Vögel ist Sinnlos! (The Song of the Bird is Nonsense), Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2002
- Diamanten, c/o Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
- Fleisch: Maschine, Magnani, London
- Concentrations 42, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
- Propaganda, Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), London
- Wespennest, Dallas Museum, Dallas
2001
- Magnet, Art:Concept, Paris
2000
- Das Orakel l’chelt. das Orakel lacht. das Orakel l’chelt, Ars Futura Galerie, Zurich
- An Schlaf ist Nicht zu Denken, Lab of Gravity, Hamburg
- Wespennest (Wasps Nest), Anton Kern Gallery, New York
1999
- Amerika Verschwindet nur das Lächeln Bleibt (America Disappears Only the Smile Remains), Anton Kern, New York
- KAPUTT und die Folgen (Kaputt and the Consequences), Robert Prime, London
- Videos, Centre Saint Gervais, Geneva
1998
- Ein Sandstrand voll Glas (A Beach Full of Glass), Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
- Kunstschnee will Schmelzen, Bureau Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
1997
- Samstag Morgen, Zuckersumpf, Robert Prime, London
- This Bittersweet Disaster, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
1996
- Strom, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- FRAC Languedoc Roussillon, Montpellier
- The Bienenkorb Times, Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
1994
- LOW, Artistbooth, Cologne Art Fair, Cologne
- LA BOUM, with Thorsten Slama, New Reality Mix, Stockholm
- OMRON, six videos by Lothar Hempel, Preview Theatre Wardour Street, London
- Bewegungslehre (No Future), Buchholz und Buchholz, Cologne
1992
- 240 Minuten, with George Graw, Galerie Esther Schipper, Cologne
Group Exhibitions
2021
- DOMINO 3, Salve, Berlin
- Tales of Manhattan, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
2020
- Studio Berlin, Berghain, Berlin
- Restons Unis: Grands Soirs et Petits Matins, Galerie Perrotin, Paris
2018
- where are we now, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin
2017
- Modern Sculpture, Galería Casado Santapau, Madrid
2016
- IMPLOSION 20. Celebrating 20 Years, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Theories of Modern Art, Modern Art, London
2015
- LA VA, Uwe Henneken & Lothar Hempel, Appartement, Paris
- Love, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin
- The Kaunas Biennial, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, Kauno, Latvia
- Image Objects, Public Art Fund, City Hall Park, New York
2014
- Luggage and Observations, Galerie Klaus Gerrit Friese, Stuttgart
2013
- Ceremonie, curated by Timothee Chaillou, Melinda Gloss, Paris
- Experience Pommery #11, curated by Florence Derieux, FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims
2012
- Voice of The Triangle, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- Experience Pommery, Domaine Pommery, Reims
- It’s Always Summer on the Inside, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Blind Cut, Marlborough Chelsea, New York
- Without Hope, Without Fear, Mottahedan Projects, Al Quoz, Dubai
- Tomorrow, Die Bastei, Cologne
- Accrocharge, Gerhardsen Gerner, Berlin
2011
- Herzliya Biennial for Contemporary Art, Herzliya
- Space Oddity, CCA Andratx, Mallorca
- The Bell Show, Lüttgenmeijer, Berlin
- portraits & faces, heldart, Berlin
- Synecdoche, Bourouina Gallery, Berlin
2010
- IDEOLECT, curated by Dirk Snauwaert, as part of the festival “Poetry in double time. A small lovely rustling Revolution”, various locations, Bruges
- Crosstown Traffic, Wentrup, Berlin
- Cinematique, esthetique, politique, hermetique, Art:Concept, Paris
- Qui Es-Tu Peter? (Who Are You Peter?), Louis Vuitton Cultural Space, Paris
- The Artist’s Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, Los Angeles
- Storytellers, Centre d'art contemporain / Passages, Troyes
- Plus Ultra - Opere dalla Collezione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, MACRO, Testaccio, Rome
2009
- Art by the Sea, Beaufort 03, Triennial for Contemporary Art, Ostend
- SCULPTURE SHOW, Eastside Projects, Birmingham
- Jean-Luc Blanc: Opéra Rock, curated by Alexis Vaillant, CAPC Musée d`Art Contemporain de Bordeaux, Bordeaux
- Heaven, Athens Biennale, Athens
- Biennale Estuaire Nantes - St. Nazaires, Fond régional d`Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire / Hangar à bananes, St. Nazaire
- Art Foundation Mallorca, Centro Cultural, Andratx CCA, Andratx
- Festival de la creation du Centre Pompidou, Conciergerie, Paris
- Birds love fish, CHERT, Berlin
- Un Plan simple, Maison populaire, Centre d’art Mira Phalaina, Paris-Montreuil
2008
- Sphinxx, curated by Alexis Vaillant, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- 7th Gwangju Biennale, Gwangju
- A show of many parts, each part more spectacular and elaborate than the last, curated by Kirsty Ogg, The City Gallery, Leicester
- Martian Museum of Terrestrial Art, Barbican Art Gallery, London
- Lustwarande 08 - Wanderland, Tilburg
- La Fete Est Permanente / The Eternal Network, FRAC – Champagne-Ardenne, Reims
- Art Berlin Contemporary 2008, Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
- Family and Friends, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Lust warande, Skulpturenpark, Tilburg
- Mistery of the Invisible Clock, curated by Joshua Nathanson, Karyn Lovegrove House, Hancock Park, Los Angeles
2007
- Effigies, Stuart Shave/Modern Art, London
- Pale Carnage, Arnolfini, Bristol, touring to Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee
- Half square, half crazy / À demi carré, à demi fou, Centre National d’Art Contemporain de la Villa Arson, Nice
- Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative, curated by Jens Hoffmann, Thomas Dane Gallery, London
- Galleri MGM, Oslo
- Imagination becomes Reality. Werke aus der Sammlung Goetz, ZKM – Museum für Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe
- L.A. Desire, Dennis Kimmerich, Düsseldorf
2006
- The Triumph of Painting - Part 4, The Saatchi Gallery, London & Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
- Implosion, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Pelouses autorisees, Parc de la Villette, Paris
- Angela Bulloch, A K Dolven, Olafur Eliasson, Ceal Floyer, Liam Gillick, Lothar Hempel, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Galleri MGM, Oslo
- I Love My Scene: Scene 1, curated by Jose Freire, Mary Boone Gallery, New York
2005
- Growing Up Absurd, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Kent
- The Difference between you and me, The Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne
- Imagination becomes Reality, Part II. Painting Surface Space, Sammlung Goetz, Munich
- Bidibidobidiboo, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
- World artists now!, Bijutsu Shuppan-Sha, Tokyo
- Tombola, Kjubh, Cologne, Germany
2004
- She’s Come Undone, curated by Augusto Arbizo, Artemis Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, New York
- Now is a Good Time, curated by Dean Valentine, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
- The Snow Show, Tate Liverpool, London
- The Snow Show, curated by Lance Fung, Cities of Kemi and Rovaniemi, Lapland
- Curb Your Enthusiasm, Millers Terrace, London
- The Drawing Project, Vamiali’s, Athens
- Creative Growth, CCA, San Francisco
2003
- Dark Shadows, Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles
- Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
- Hands Up, Baby, Hands Up! 160 Jahre Oldenburger Kunstverein, 160 Arbeiten auf Papier, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg
2002
- Schöne Aussicht, Galerie Otto Schweins, Cologne
- It’s Unfair!, Museum de Pavilijoens, Almere
- Accrochage, Atle Gerhardsen, Berlin
- Internationales Netzwerk, Fluxus und die Folgen, Karstadt Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden
- Les vertus sont des titres, les souffrances sont des droits. Exposition de la collection du Frac Poitou-Charentes, Hotel Saint-Simon / Theatre d’Angouleme, Angouleme
2001
- A New Horizon, Art:Concept, Paris
- Uniform: Order and Disorder, P.S.1, New York
- Und Keiner Hinkt 22 Wege vom Schwegler Wegzukommen, Museum Kurhaus Kleve; Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf,
- Drawings, Galeria Sales, Rome
- I LOVE New York, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Beauty Of Intimacy - Lens and Paper, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck
2000
- Age of Influence: Reflections in the Mirror of American Culture, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
- 10 Jahre Ars Futura, Ars Futura, Zurich
- Portraits, Thomas Rehbein Galerie, Cologne
- Beauty of Intimacy? - Lens and Paper: The Loudon Collection, Gemeentemuseum, Den Haag; Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden
1999
- Titles for Drawings, AC Project Room, January, New York
- oldNEWtOWn, Casey Kaplan, January, New York
- Who, if not we?, curated by Yilmaz Dziewior, Elizabeth Cherry Contemporary Art, Tucson
- Nur Wasser Lasst sich Leichter Schneiden, Projektraum Hafen, Hamburg
- Dessins, Forde Gallery, Geneva
- A Radiant Future, Forde – Espace d’art contemporain, Geneva
- Officina Europa, Galeria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna
1998
- Conspirazione, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
- Roommates, Van Loon Museum Amsterdam
- Yesterday Begins Tomorrow: Ideals, Dreams, and the Contemporary Awakening, curated by Francesco Bonami, Bard College, New York
- Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
- El NiÑo, Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach
- ars viva 98/99 - Installationen, Brandenburgische Kunstsammlungen Cottbus; Kunstverein Braunschweig; Portikus, Frankfurt am Main
- Zone, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin
1997
- Group Show: Painting, Photography, Drawing, Anton Kern Gallery, New York
- Aura, (with Walter Dahn, Rosemarie Trockel & Dirk Bell) Galerie Ars Futura, Zurich
- X 2, Wiener Secession, Vienna
- Panic, ICA, London
- Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels
- Surprised, Kunsthalle Nürnberg, Nürnberg
- Bring your own Walkman, W 139, Amsterdam
- Delta, a geographical expression, curated by Francesco Bonami, Musèe d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris
- Cologne show, Goethe Institut, Turin
1996
- Glockengeschrei nach Deutz, das Beste aller Seiten!, Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
- This really nice, a project with students from the Royal Academy of Arts, Aircondition, Copenhagen
- *TRAFFIC, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud, CAPC Musée, Bordeaux
- PUSH UPS, The Factory, Athens
- AUTO REVERSE 2, Le Magasin, Grenoble
- How Will We behave?, Robert Prime Gallery, London
- Escape Attempts, curated by Simon Sheik and Globe, Christiania, Copenhagen
1995
- Atomic!, Oberwelt Galerie, Stuttgart
- Auto Reverse, Centre Européen de la Culture, Geneva
- The Video Collection, Filmfestival Knokke, Knokke
- Figures, Le Parvis, Centre Meridien, Ibos
- The Moral Maze (Labyrinthe Morale), curated by Liam Gillick and Philippe Parreno, le Consortium, Dijon
- Stoppage, curated by Liam Gillick, CCC Tours, Villa Arson, Nice
- I Confess, Nicolay Art Center, Copenhagen
- Purple 8 1/2, curated by Purple Prose, Galerie Jousse Seguin, Paris
- L’Hiver de l’Amour, Part 2, PS 1, New York
- Aperto, previously unreleased!, curated by Sabrina Grassi, APAC, Nevers
- Photomontage, le Consortium, Dijon
- X/Y, curated by Christine van Asche, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Palast der Künste, Utopie macht endlose, (Lotus Club), Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne
1994
- Sonne München, Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
- Homegrown, Lotus Club, Cologne
- Grand Prix, Air de Paris, Nice
- L’Hiver de l’Amour, Musée d’art Contemporain de la Ville de Paris, Paris
- Rue des Marins, Air de Paris, Nice
- Residence Secondaire, Galerie Sabrina Grassi, Paris
- 20, curated by Tomaso Corvi-Mora, Galleria Pascale Laccese, Milan
- Caravanserai, Galerie W 139, Amsterdam
- Henry Bond, Olafur Eliasson, Lothar Hempel, Saga Basement, Copenhagen
- Das Studium der Kunstgeschichte..., Schleifschnecke, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Stuttgart
- Miniatures, the Agency, London
- Mixbild, Galerie Esther Schipper und Michael Krome, Cologne
- 13 Levels of Meaning, with Henry Bond, Ars Futura, Zurich
- Atomic, Neurotic, Exstatic, curated by Hendrik Larsson, The New ROOM, Guteborg
1993
- Some artists I've been thinking about who fall under the title of: Wouldn't it be more pluralistic to embrace turmoil and/or violence?, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York
- Galerie Esther Schipper at the Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica
- Biennale di Venezia, APERTO, Venice
- Summer Show, Galerie Esther Schipper, Cologne
- Future Book Collection, Air de Nice, Nice
- Fuck the System, Villa Rossi, Lucca
- Food for Thought, curated by Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Franklin Furnace, New York
- Phenylovethylamour, Unfair 1993, project by Lothar Hempel and Carsten Hoeller, Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
- Unplugged, curated by Nicholas Bourriaud, Inter Conti, Cologne
- jeder kind is van marmer, Bloom Gallery, Amsterdam
- Christmasshop, Air de Paris, Paris
- Video, Galerie Sabrina Grassi, Paris
- 7e Semaine Internationale de Video (S.I.V.), Centre pour l’Image contemporaine Saint-Gervais, Geneva
1992
- Prince, Madonna, Marky Mark & Cinderella, Ancient Etablissement Sacré, Liège
- Paradise Europa, BIZART, Copenhagen
- Tattoo Collection, Air de Paris & Urbi et Orbi at the Jennifer Flay Gallery, Paris; Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne; and Andrea Rosen, New York
- Lying on top of a building the clouds seemed to be nearer then they had when I was the street, Galerie Monika Sprüth, Cologne and Le Case D'Arte, Milan
- Galeria Pasquale Leccese, Milan
Bibliography
2015
- Kunstverein Reutlingen: Babylonische Malverwirrung, Reutlinger General-Anzeiger, September. 22
2014
- Allan Kozinn: As Usual, Unusual Offerings From The Kitchen, The New York Times’ ArtsBeat, August 6
- The Kitchen Sets Fall 2014 Season, Featuring Music, Theater & More, Broadway World, August 6
2013
- Lothar Hempel, Aubrey Beardsley at Modern Art, Contemporary Art Daily, January
2011
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2010
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2009
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2008
- Kate Butler: Lothar Hempel: Casanova, The Sunday Times, January
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2007
- Laura Allsop: Make it new: Pale Carnage, Art:Review, March 1, p. 131
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- Anaïd Demir: Pop Art & Crafts, Jalouse, March, n° 98, p. 59
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- Edouard Pouyet: La ville mise en scène, Sortir le Dauphiné, April 4–10, n° 19406, p. 13
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- Brigitte Roussey: Poussez les portes du Magasin, Centre national d’art contemporain de Grenoble, Le Tout Lyon, April 21–28
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2006
- Ken Johnson: I Love My Scene: Scene 1, The New York Times, February 17
- Edward Leffingwell: Group Exhibitions at Mary Boone, Art in America, June–July
- What’s On, The Art Newspaper, No. 169, Mai
2005
- Noah Chasim: Marvel and Fieber/Fever, Time Out New York Magazine, January 13–19, p. 57
2004
- Peter Chapman: Rhinegold – Art from Cologne, The Independent, London, June 6
- Matthew Gurewitsch: The Snow Show, Scandinavian Review, July 1
- Sue Hubbard: The Ego has landed,in: The Independent, London, July 13
2003
- Julia Dawson: The Snow Show, The Architectural Review, April 1
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2002
- Morgan Falconer: London: ICA / Lothar Hempel: Propaganda, In: Contemporary. Rubrique Review, Novembre 2002, p. 84
- Fisun Grüner: Don´t Believe the Hype, Metro, London, September 24
- Nick Hackworth: Making Light of Heavy Themes, in: The Evening Standard, London, September 25
- Heinz-Norbert Jocks: "Mich interessiert Kunst, die Wirklichkeit reflektiert" . Ein Gespräch mit Yilmaz Dziewior, Leiter des Kunstvereins in Hamburg, Kunstforum International, No. 158, p. 392
- Vincent Pécoil: Lothar Hempel at Art: Concept, Paris, arttext, Spring
- John Russel Taylor: Road from Nowhere, in: The Times, London, September 25
- Benjamin Weil: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, May–June
- Lothar Hempel, ICA. ARTPREVIEW, September
- Lothar Hempel, I-D Magazine, September
2001
- Johannes Meinhardt: The Beauty of Intimacy - Lens and Paper, Kunstforum International, No. 157, p. 356
- Roberta Smith: A Benefit for ‘ers of Art and New York, The New York Times, November 1
- Deutsche Galeristen in New York, Handelsblatt, August 10
2000
- Jörn Ebner: Lothar Hempel, artist – Kunstmagazin no. 43, February, pp. 30–33
- Amine Haase: Bad-Rituale und Biennale-Beiträge. Ein Gespräch mit Andreas Dornbracht, Kunstforum International, No. 153, p. 435
- Justin Hoffmann: Lothar Hempel. ars Futura Galerie, Zürich, Kunstforum International, No. 150, S. 430
- Justin Hoffmann: Lothar Hempel, Kunstforum, Bd. 150, April–Juni, p. 430
- Kunst-Szenen/Lothar Hempel, Neue Züricher Zeitung, January 19
1999
- Michael Archer: Lothar Hempel. Robert Prime, Art Monthly, no. 225, April, pp. 29–30
- Bill Arning: Lothar Hempel: America Disappears / Only the Smile Remains, Anton Kern, Time Out New York, April 29–May 6, p. 65
- Jennifer Higgie: Let’s get lost. Jennifer Higgie on Lothar Hempel, frieze, issue 48, September–October, pp. 86–89
- Alice Koegel: Statements 003.99. Douglas Gordon, Lothar Hempel, Rosemarie Trockel und Benjamin von Stuckrad-Barre, Kunstforum International, No. 144, p. 366
- Martin Pesch: Installationen. Portikus, Kunstforum International, No. 145, p. 380
- Jan Verwoert: Lothar Hempel, Springerin, No. 2, March-June
- Letzte Chance, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, April 18
- Auf Montage: die Kunst. Fünf wackere Installateure werkeln im “Portikus”, Frankfurter Rundschau, March 13
1998
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- Liam Gillick: Surviving survival, Lothar Hempel`s rigged rooms, http://www.smba.nl/shows/37/37.htm, March
- Benjamin Weil: Lothar Hempel, Flash Art, March/April, p. 108
- Lothar Hempel, Metropolis M, No. 4, pp. 46–47
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1997
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- Sarah Kent: Lothar Hempel, in: Time Out London, No. 1405, July 23–30
- Anne Philippi: Fashion. Der Laufsteg der Gebrauchtwaren, in: Spex
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1996
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1995
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1994
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1993
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1992
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