A HOTEL AND ITS ARTISTS
Guests walking into a room at the hotel "Arte Luise Kunsthotel" find themselves within a work of art. Each room is unique, each room an artistic proposition, a museum, a gallery, an artwork and a place to inhabit.
A Berlin philosopher has added a dialectical dimension to the public areas of Luise. Sculptures greet guests in the hotel lobby. The director of a well-known public art gallery wrote about us, "This hotel is a place for art and an artwork of its own."
This has been made possible by over 50 artists who accepted the hotel's invitation to make a contribution. In designing different rooms artists have created scenarios that go beyond their work in the studio and reflect on the time, place, and situation of the traveler. The entire room is taken into consideration, usually including the furniture and other decorations.
The artists receive approx. 5% of the profit from "their" room as payment - a so-called artist obolus - a one-time compensation for materials and other costs, and a number of free overnight stays.
Most rooms are recommissioned every 2-5 years.
As the worldwide media response and the numerous guests of our house attest to the success of the unique project. This is our motivation for continuing to improve the quality of the hotel and offer new platforms for all manifestations of art with an outstanding niveau.
Biographies of Artists
ELVIRA BACH
b. 1951, lives in Berlin. Studied 1967-1979 at the Staatliche Glasfachschule Hadamar & UDK, Berlin. Has exhibited since 1982 at dokumenta 7; Nationalgalerie, Berlin; Guggenheim Museum, New York.
www.elvira-bach.deSHUKHRAT BABADJAN
b. 1963, lives in Uzbekistan. Studied 1980-84 at the Institute of Fine Arts, Tashkent. 1986 Japanese Cultural Centre art prize.
www.elvira-bach.deTHOMAS BAUMGÄRTEL
b. 1960, lives in Cologne. Studied 1984-1994 at the Universität Köln & Humaniversity Egmond aan Zee, Holland. Spray-painted his first banana in 1986. Has sprayed bananas since then on the most interesting art sites worldwide, including London, New York and Moscow.
www.bananensprayer.deTINE BENZ
b. 1969. Studied 1993-1999 at the UdK Berlin with Professor Georg Baselitz. 1997 Fellowship of the Chelsea College of Art, London.
www.tinebenz.deULLI BÖHMELMANN
1970 in Mainz geboren. Studium von 1992 bis 1998 an der HfK Bremen. Diverse Stipendien im In- und Ausland, seit 1995 Ausstellungen in Galerien und Kunstvereinen. Lebt und arbeitet als freie Künstlerin in Köln.
www.ulli-boehmelmann.deSTEFAN BRÉE
b. 1954, lives in Hanover. 1987-1992 studied fine arts/art education at the UdK Berlin. 1993-1994 Nafög fellowship recipient, UdK, Berlin. 1999, DIE Prize for Innovation in Adult Education, HBS Düsseldorf (doctoral fellowship).
www.ulli-boehmelmann.deNATHALIE DAOUST
was born in Montreal, and studied photography at the Cegep du Vieux. 1997 College Degree (DEC) in Photographic Technique and Training "Tri-dimensional" technique with the photographer Martin Benoît. She lives in Montreal and New York and has discovered her love of Berlin through her work at the Luise. Since 1999 she has had several individual and group exhibitions in the USA, Canada, and in Europe. She has also won a number of competitions.
www.newyorkhotelstory.comGORAN DJUROVIC
b. 1952 in Belgrade, lives in Berlin. Studied 1975-80 at the HbK Dresden. Worked freelance from 1980 in East Berlin, after 1985 in West Berlin.
www.newyorkhotelstory.comDIETER FINKE
b. 1939, lives in Berlin and New York. Studied sculpture from 1959-1965 at the UdK Berlin with Paul Dierkes and Renée Sintenis. 1967, Georg-Kolbe-Preis. Gestorben 2011
www.newyorkhotelstory.comANDERS GJENNESTAD
The artist is represented in Berlin by Galerie Friedmann-Hahn. Wielandstr.14, 10629, Berlin.
www.andersgjennestad.comJÖRN GROTHKOPP
1969 in Bergen / Rügen geboren. 1992-97 Studium Malerei an der HfBK Dresden, 1997-98 Graduiertenstipendium des Freistaates Sachsen, 1997-99 Meisterschüler bei Prof. Max Uhlig, 1999 Frankreich-stipendium des DFJW, 2001 VEAG – Kunstpreis. Regelmäßige Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen, in Berlin bei Galerie Deschler, Auguststraße 61.
www.andersgjennestad.comSABINE HARTUNG
b. 1965, lives and works in Offenbach am Main. Studied art from 1984-87 at HKM Bremen; 1987-92 at HFG Offenbach. 1997 Art Prize of the City of Offenbach. A rose painter since 1988.
www.andersgjennestad.comGERALD HARTWIG
geboren am 10.11.1973 in Graz, 1992-1993 AO Studium Bühnengestaltung Universität für Musik und Darstellende Kunst, Graz. 1992-1993 Studium Kunstgeschichte und Sprache des Films Karl-Franzens Universität, Graz. 1993-1996 Professional studies in the entertainment industry, UCLA, Los Angeles, DIPLOM 1996. Lebt seit 1999 als freischaffender Künstler in Berlin.
www.geraldhartwig.comMANFRED HECKMANN
b. 1936, lives in Berlin. An autodidact who has traveled throughout the world, he lived as a pavement artist in Sweden or journeyed with Kurdish caravans through Iran. Antique dealer and settled artist since 1971.
www.mailkunst.comIRENE HOPPENBERG
was born in 1951 in Sühlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. From 1979-1985 she earned her degree from the Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich and in 2003 was the Artist in Residence in Solothurn, Switzerland. Since 1987 she has lived and worked as a painter and sculptor in Berlin. She has been featured in a diverse series of individual and group exhibitions since 1991.
www.irenehoppenberg.deGABRIEL HEIMLER
1964 in Paris geboren, ungarischer Herkunft, 1984 Baccalauréat artistique, bis 1988 Studium an der Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Er lebt seit Ende 1988 als freischaffender Maler und Kurator in Berlin. Seit 1992 zahlreiche Ausstellungen in Galerien, Kunstvereinen, Museen und Institutionen in Deutschland, Frankreich, Großbritannien, USA und Ungarn
www.irenehoppenberg.deOTTMAR HÖRL
b. 1950, lives in Nuremberg. Studied 1975-81 at the HfBK, Frankfurt & Düsseldorf. 1997, Art-multiple prize of the International Kunstmarkt Düsseldorf. 1998, Wilhelm-Loth-Preis, Darmstadt. Professor of visual art at the Akademie Nürnberg since 1999.
www.ottmar-hoerl.deOLIVER JORDAN
b. 1958, lives in Cologne and Port-Blanc, Brittany. Studied 1980 - 85 at the KA Düsseldorf & F.I.U. with Joseph Beuys. He has been faithful to graphic arts since early 1980s.
www.oliverjordan.deSTEPHAN JUNG
b. 1964, lives in Berlin. Studied 1985-1992 at the AbK, Stuttgart with Professor Sonderburg and Joseph Kosuth.
www.oliverjordan.deIVAN JOVANOVIC
Biographie: 1974 in Belgrad geboren, 1984 mit Eltern und Schwester nach Toronto ausgewandert. 1992-96 Studium in der York University Toronto, Bachelor of Fine Arts und 2000-2002 Sumatovacka School of Art in Belgrad. Seit 2003 lebte und arbeitete Ivan in London, Belgrad, Toronto und seit 2009 in Berlin. Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen in England, Canada und Serbien und New York City.
www.oliverjordan.deKehl
b. 1964. Lives in Berlin and New York. Studied communications, FU Berlin. Studied on exchange in the USA, including at the San Francisco Academy of Comic Art..
www.oliverjordan.deKIDDY CITNY (CITY'S CHILD)
b. 1957, lives in Berlin. A musician and self-taught artist, he became famous for his Berlin Wall paintings.
www.artpark.tvMARKUS LINNENBRINK
b. 1961, lives in Dortmund. Studied 1982-88 at the Gesamthochscule Kassel and the UdK, Berlin. Lecturer at the Fachhochschule Dortmund since 1999.
www.artpark.tvDIETER MAMMEL
b. 1965, lives in Berlin. Studied 1986-91 at the AbK, Stuttgart & UdK Berlin. 1991-93 Villa Serpentara, Olévano/Italy. Lecturer at the Multimedia-Akademie, Berlin since 1998.
www.dieter-mammel.deTERESA MAR
born 1973; lives in Barcelona and Vienna. 1987-1992 art-lessons by Vienna Art Academy Professor Frederike Grünke; 1992-1997 studied Political Science in Vienna and lived and worked in Tuscany/Italy in the Garden of Tarotcards of Nouveau Realist Niki de Saint-Phalle.
www.teresamar.comHANS VAN MEEUWEN BEI GALERIE DESCHLER
b. 1959, lives in New York. Studied 1978-83 at the Royal Academy of Art and Design, NL. 1984-85, grants from the Dutch Ministry of Culture; 1987 "Prix de Rome", NL.
www.teresamar.comVOLKER MÄRZ
b. 1957, lives in Berlin. Studied at the HdK Berlin, 1993 Kunstpreis der Stadt Ludwigshafen.
Volker MärzHEINER MEYER
b. 1953, lives in Bielefeld. Studied 1977-1983 at the HBK Brunswick. 1981, Rudolf-Wilke Preis of the city of Brunswick. 1982, Kunstpreis der Lottogesellschaft Niedersachsen.
www.heiner-meyer.comODIN
b. 1954, lives in Berlin. Studied graphic design and photography in Krefeld; 1980-82 studied painting at the HdK Hamburg. Founder of the "art-ambulance" initiative; under this pseudonym he carries out socially critical actions, performances, and exhibitions.
www.heiner-meyer.comANDREAS PAESLACK
b. 1966, lives in Berlin. Studied 1991-99 HfbK, Dresden. Production of numerous projects chiefly in Weimar and Dresden since 1997.
www.heiner-meyer.comWOLFGANG PETRICK
b. 1939, lives in Berlin. Studied 1958-1965 at the UdK Berlin Berlin. Professor at the UdK Berlin since 1975. Member of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin since 1993.
www.deep-action.infoCHRISTOPH PLATZ
b. 1964, lives in Tokyo. Studied sculpture 1985-92 at AdbK, Karlsruhe, and Kunstakademie Münster. Regularly spends time in Japan since 1997; first exhibition there: 2002.
www.deep-action.infoROMAN SCHMELTER
b. 1959 in Poland, lives in Mainz. Studied commercial design until 1983 in Kattowitz, working thereafter as an art teacher and freelance artist. Lives in Germany since 1987.
www.pictor-galerie.deJOCHEN SCHMIDDEM
b. 1961, lives in Berlin. Studied painting and sculpture 1984-86 in Aachen, and product design from 1986-92. Work in intl. design agencies. Founded Studio Schmiddem in 1997. Winner of various international design awards.
www.schmiddem-design.deBRIGITTE SCHRÖCK
b.1959. Lives in Berlin. Studied 1979-82 at the Fachhochschule für Werbung und Gestaltung Berlin. 1994 fellowship from the Stiftung Kulturfonds im Künstlerhaus Ahrenshoop.
www.berliner-ateliers.deGUIDO SIEBER
b. 1963, lives in Berlin. A self-taught illustrator and cartoonist, his work is published regularly in magazines and newspapers.
www.ateliersieber.deANDREAS SILBERMANN
b. 1964, lives in Berlin. Studied at the HdK Brunswick.
www.ateliersieber.deNORA STALZER
was born in 1973 in Vienna, Austria. In 2002 she completed her education in Architecture at the TU in Vienna. In 2003 degree from the Malerei und Grafik Akademie der bild. Künste, Vienna. Since 2000 she has been featured in individual and group exhibitions, and represented in galleries. Layr: Wüstenhagen, Vienna.
www.ateliersieber.deNORBERT THIEL
b. 1961, lives in the Uckermark close to Berlin. Studied at the HdK Brunswick.
www.ateliersieber.deDAVID DALLA VENEZIA
1965 in Cannes, Frankreich, als Sohn einer Künstlerfamilie aus Venedig geboren. 1973 Rückkehr nach Venedig. Studium Kunst und Philosophie an der Universität di Venezia. 1987-1989 Assistenz bei dem japanischen Künstler Hiroshi Daikoku. DDV wird zum Anhänger und Verfechter der gegenständlichen Malerei. Er lebt und arbeitet erfolgreich als freischaffender Künstler in Venedig, eine Vielzahl von Einzelausstellung und Ausstellungsbeteiligungen in Italien und dem europäischen Ausland würdigen seine Arbeit.
www.daviddallavenezia.comMARC VOLK
1967 in Stuttgart geboren. 1991-1998: Studium Kommunikationsdesign/ Fotografie an der Universität GH Essen, 1994-1995: Auslandsstipendium an der Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam (NL)1995: Kodak-European-Panorama-Award für Fotografie, 1998: Diplom mit Auszeichnung mit der Arbeit "Aus der Dunkelheit", 1999: Wissenschaftspreis für Design der Sparkasse Essen, 2001: Berufung in die Deutsche Fotografische Akademie. Seit 2007 Lehrauftrag an der Neuen Schule für Fotografie Berlin Diverse internationale Einzel- und Gruppenausstellungen, lebt und arbeitet als Künstler in Berlin.
www.daviddallavenezia.comSILKE MARY VOLLMERS
b. 1966 in Jakarta. Self-taught designer of furniture and objects made from airplane parts since 1996. Exhibitions at the Luftfahrt Museum Hanover and in the International Flight Exhibition AERO in Friedrichshaven.
www.daviddallavenezia.com