Christoph Draeger
born in Zürich in 1965, Christoph Draeger lives and works in New York.
He studied at the School of Visual Arts, Luzern, Switzerland and at
Ecole Nationale Superieur des Arts Visuels in Brussels, Belgium. At
1996/1997 he took part in the International Studio Program at PS1 in
New York. Selected recent solo exhibitions include Galerie Anne de
Villepoix, Paris (2005, müllerdechiara, Berlin (2005), Catherine Clark
Gallery, San Francisco (2004); Kunstmuseum, Solothurn (2003);
Kunsthalle Fri-Art, Fribourg (2002); Asbaek Gallery, Copenhagen (2001);
CCCB, Centre de Cultura contemporània, Barcelona (2000); Kunsthaus
Zurich (2000); Institute for Contemporary Art, Dunauvarnos, Hungary
(1999); Galerie Urs Meile, Luzern (1998). Recent selected group
exhibitions: Spielräume, Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg (2005),
Reprocessing Reality, Chateau de Nyon (2005); Zur Vorstellung des
Terrors: Die RAF-Ausstellung, Kunstwerke Berlin (2005), In extremis,
Abattoir, Musée d’Art Contemporain, Tolouse – Printemps de Toulouse,
France (2004); Facts are stupid things, Staub, Galerie für
Zeitgenössische Kunst, Zurich, Switzerland (2004); The Freedom Salon,
Deitch Projects, New York, New York (2004); Playlist, Palais de Tokyo,
Paris, France (2004); Categories Post-Verité, Centro Parragà, Murcia,
Spain (2003); Without Fear and Reproach, Witte Zaal, Gent (2003);
Urban Diaries, Alcala 31 Contemporary Art Center, Madrid (2003);
Intimacy, Paco des Artes, Sao Paolo (2002); Independent, Liverpool
Biennial, Liverpool (2002);
States of the Union: Before and After, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle (2002)
Big Social Game, 2nd Big Torino Biennial, Torino (2002); The Body of
Art, Bienal de Valencia, Spain (2001). Draeger’s video have been
screened at numerous film festivals world wide. Christoph Draeger is
represented in public collections in Belgium, France, Germany,
Switzerland and USA.
