Bjorn Dahlem

Björn Dahlem (born 1974) is an artist based in Potsdam.

Dahlem was born in Munich. He studied at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1994 to 2000.^[1] He makes sculptures based on space and astrophysics out of ordinary household materials.^[2]

Between 2005 and 2011, Dahlem was a guest professor Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Nuremberg Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe Academy of Fine Arts and Braunschweig University of Art.^[3] Since 2012, he has been a professor for sculpture at the Braunschweig University of Art.

Selected exhibitions

2000

• German Handikraft (with John Bock and René Zeh), Auckland Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand

2001

• Neue Modelle,Trafo gallery, Budapest

2002

• Orgasmodrom, Galleria Giò Marconi, Milan

2003

• Coma Sculptor, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York

2004

• Kommando Pfannenkuchen, Daniel Hug Gallery, Los Angeles
• Heimweh, Haunch of Venison, London
• Solaris, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
• Lost in Werner, The Modern Institute, Glasgow

2005

• Printemps de Septembre, Festival of Contemporary Images, Toulouse
• S.N.O.W., Galerie Tucci Russo, Turin
• Strange Attractor, Gallery Hiromi Yoshii, Tokyo

2006

• Extension Turn 2, Eastlink Gallery, Shanghai
• The Homunculus Saloon, Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna
• Busan Biennale, Museum of Modern Art, Busan, South Korea
• Berlin goes Zürich, Arndt & Partner, Zurich

2007

• Gallery Swap (Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin and Hotel, London),Hotel, London
• The Milky Way, Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin

References

1. Hammer Projects: Björn Dahlem, October 29, 2004 - February 13, 2005 Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.
2. Hammer.UCLA.edu Archived February 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
3. Björn Dahlem Galerie Baudach, Berlin.

External links

• Bjorn Dahlem at Engholm Engelhorn
• Johnson, Ken, Bjorn Dahlem: Coma Sculptor, New York Times
• Bjorn Dahlem on ArtNet.com
• Bjorn Dahlem on ArtFacts.net
• Further information from the Saatchi Gallery
• Björn Dahlem at Berliner Poster Verlag