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Jochen Gerz
German conceptual artist, sculptor, photographer, and translator · Germany · On the map · Artists · Born 1940 · age 86
Jochen Gerz is a German conceptual artist who lived in France from 1966 to 2007. His work involves the relationship between art and life, history and memory, and deals with concepts such as culture, society, public space, participation and public authorship.
Jochen Gerz is read about 21 times a day, in 6 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 12 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
Something wrong?A life in dates
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About this person
After beginning his career in the literary field, Gerz has in the meantime explored various artistic disciplines and diverse media. Whether he works with text, photography, video, artist books, installation, performance, or on public authorship pieces and processes, at the heart of Gerz's practice is the search for an art form that can contribute to the res publica and to democracy. Gerz lives in Sneem, County Kerry, Ireland, since 2007.
The same award as Jochen
Mary BauermeisterBoth received German Critics' Prize for Visual Art
Via LewandowskyBoth received German Critics' Prize for Visual Art
Ulrich RückriemBoth received German Critics' Prize for Visual Art
Josef HegenbarthBoth received German Critics' Prize for Visual ArtCarsten HöllerBoth received German Critics' Prize for Visual Art