Biography - Edgar Honetschläger
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EDGAR HONETSCHLÄGER is an artist / filmmaker born in Austria. From 1989-91 lives in New York City,1992-98 Tokyo, 2000-02 Rome/Palermo. 1988 ~ art exhibitions in Europe, United States, Japan. 1993 he realization of the internationally acclaimed Performance-Project "Schuhwerk" in Tokyo und Yokohama, followed by 97 - (13 + 1), Performance-Project staged in Tokyo and New York in 1995. 1997 participation in DOCUMENTA X, Kassel/Germany and presentation of the feature film "MILK" BERLINALE (Berlin Int. Film Festival. 2000 realization of the filmic essay "L+R", premiering at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. 2001 premier of the trilogy "colors" (The history of chocolate, Masaccio, In times of emergency) at Kunsthalle Wien. 2002 short film "George in Hollywood" and internet film "enduring freedom". 2003 premiere of the film essay "il mare e la torta"
Detailed
solo exhibits / performances / installations / group shows
1968 born in Linz
1985 - 89 studies economics + art history
1989 - 91 New York
1991 - 97 Tokyo
1997 - 99 Tokyo / Vienna
1999 - 00 Vienna / Tokyo / Los Angeles
2000 - 01 Rom
2000 Palermo
2003 Brasilia / Vienna
1988 Kleine Galerie, Linz
1989 sensing soil, Performance New York Gallery 128, New York
60 days Austrian Museum of the 21. st century, Vienna
1990 trotzdem wurm, Galerie Spitzbart, Vorchdorf
Palais Wittgenstein with Elisabeth Plank, Wien [book]
illustration for Joseph von Eichendorff's : Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts / memoirs of a good for nothing - 210 Lithographs
1991 "memoirs" , presentation at MJS Books and Graphics, New York
Still Life, Performance New York
Junge Kunst aus Oberösterreich
Tendenzen in der Österr. Zeichnung, Kulturinstitut Paris
1992 Gallery Cross, Tokyo
Asacloth Gallery, Tokyo
Galerie im Stifterhaus, Linz [book]
Galerie Gerersdorfer, Wien
Kunst Raum, Stuttgart
Galerie Pollhammer, Steyr
Austrian Cultural Institute NY with Elisabeth Plank + Josef Ramaseder [book]
Zu Papier gebracht, Wien
1993 Real Thing?, Gallery Hosomi, Tokyo
Real Thing?, SAI Gallery, Osaka
Galerie Eder, Linz
SCHUHWERK, Performance in Tokyo + Yokohama [book and video]
1994 SCHUHWERK, Sagacho Exhibit Space Tokyo
Tampopo, Galerie Schillerplatz, Wien
Tampopo, Galerie Rytmogram, Bad Ischl
1995 97-(13+1), Performance Projekt, Tokyo [book and video]
NICAF Int. Art Fair Yokohama Japan with Scai the Bathhouse, Tokyo
Positionen, Neue Galerie der Stadt Linz
1996 97-(13+1), Galerie Freihausgasse, Villach
"memoirs"?, Galerie Gerersdorfer, Wien
sitt'n all over the place, Philips Galerie, Wien
1997 participates in documenta X with 97-(13+1)
Griffin Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles
Art Basel with Galerie Steineck
Zimmer Frei, Klagenfurt
1998 staged photography for the newspaper "Der Standard"
1999 all the banalities, Kunstraum Viktor Bucher, Wien
all the banalities, Artforum Meran
Ich habe Zeit / I have time, Portfolio Kunst AG, Wien, [book and video]
Architectur with Ernst J. Fuchs
2000 Kunsthalle Wien, Lebt und arbeitet in Wien with masaccio
Kunsthalle Krems, Milch vom ultrablauen Strom der Donau
with the history of chocolate
FIAC Paris with Projektraum Viktor Bucher
2001 regie, Landesgalerie am Oberösterreichischen Landesmuseum, Linz (book)
Los Feliz, Galerie Charim Klocker, Wien
in times of emergency, Galerie Jesuiten Priesterseminar im Steirischen Herbst Triennale Milano with colors
2002 regie at Brandts Kunsthallen Klaedefabrik, Kunsthalle Odense (book and
and video)
Art Cologne mit Charimgalerie
2003 years after with Elisabeth Plank und Christof Cagnelli at Palais Wittgenstein
window to … Galerie 422, Gmunden
Art Zurich with Charim Galerie
Stift Rein at steirischen Herbst
Film
1991 SEQUENCES, S8mm Film, blow up16mm, 15 min, New York with Serge Pinkus, James Goldwasser, Josef Ramaseder, Paula Hayes, Sjoerd Hofstra
1994 GADGETS, Hi 8 Video 12 min, Tokyo
1995 HCN MIAU, New York, HUMANIC TV Spot for season 1996
1996 97-(13+1) SVHS Video, 10 min, Tokyo
1997 MILK, New York/Tokyo
S16mm blow up 35mm, 100 min. feature film
premiere at the VIENNALE, International Film Festival Vienna
1998 MILK @
Internationale Premiere at the BERLINALE
DIAGONALE Austrian FF, Graz
Popcorn Fimfest, Stockholm
Festival of European Co-Production, Sofia
Fernsehfestival Meran
Jungla 98, Barcelona
MIF Cannes, Marche International du Film
American Film Institute, Washington DC
Noordelijk Film Festival, Leeurwarden, Friesland
Solothurner Filmtage, Schweiz
1999 MILK @ Rotterdam Int. Filmfestival, Holland
India Int. Filmfestival, Hyderabad
Sardines, screen play for the feature with Susie Landau
Randzonen, 45 sec. teaser for cinema+TV for the Festival der Regionen
2000 L+R, Tokyo
79 min. film essay, digital blow up 35mm
Int.Premiere at Rotterdam Int. Filmfestival
L+R @ Berlinale 2000
Diagonale 2000, Graz, Österreich Premiere
Seattle International Film Festival
Popcorn Film Festival Stockholm
Interdependent Film Forum Tokyo
Vancouver International Film Festival
Leipzig Dokumentarfilm Festival
International Filmfestival Bratislava
colors, = the history of chocolate, masaccio, in times of emergency
film trilogy Rome/Florence, digbeta 33 min.,
colors, Premiere at the VIENNALE, Vienna
2001 Los Feliz, script for the feature film with Rinahrd Jud and Jonny Elkes
Isola Farnese, teaser for the Austrian Film Festival, Graz
colors @ Rotterdam Int. Filmfestival, Holland
Diagonale, Austrian Filmfestival
Pesaro Film Festival, Italy
2002 George in Hollywood, Los Angeles
S8 blow up 35mm, 3 min.
Premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival
George in Hollywood@ LA Freewaves Film Festival
Enduring freedom, Vienna
digital, 4 min, film for the internet
2003 Il mare e la torta, Palermo
digital, 60min.
script for short film Brasilia