Richard Merkle
Born 1962, Dachau, Germany
One-Person Exhibitions
1990 Förderkoje Art Cologne, Achim Kubinski, Stuttgart
1992 Gallery Achim Kubinski, Cologne
1993 Ausstellungsbüro Michael Schill, Stuttgart
1994 Bahnwärterhaus, Galerie der Stadt Esslingen
1995 New York Security Mini-Storage, Caroline Nathusius, New York City
Group shows
1993 Unfair, Caroline Nathusius, Cologne
1995 Stazione Venezia, Gallery Achim Kubinski, Stazione Santa Lucia, Venice
New York Mini-Storage Security, curated by Caroline Nathusius, New York
New Furniture for the Villa, Galerie der Stadt Esslingen (Catalogue)
1996 Gallery Sophia Ungers und Gallery Ulrich Fielder, Cologne
1997 Objekte Benutzen, Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart (Catalogue)
2001 Paper, Gallery Borgmann Nathusius, Cologne
2007 Minimal Functional, Daimler Art Collection, Berlin
2008 Minimalism and Applied I, Daimler Art Collection, Berlin
Public Projects
1993 University of Applied Sciences, Ehingen
1995 University of Applied Sciences, Sigmaringen
Laden Frismo, Stuttgart
1998-99 Installation Design, Artist/ Author:
Contemporary Artist’s Books, curated by Cornelia Lauf,
a travelling exhibition of the American Federation of Arts
2001 Project, Norman Foster Building, Friesenplatz, Cologne
2013 Energy sculpture, Golden Pavilion, National Library, Leipzig
Bibliography
1989 Merkle Moebel, self-published with Michael Schick.
1992 Rainer Metzger, “Review: Gallery Kubinski”, in Flash Art, May/June
Renate Puvogel, “Richard Merkle with Achim Kubinski”, June
1995 Cornelia Lauf, “Chairman of the Board,” in New Furniture for the Villa,
Galerie der Stadt Esslingen.
1997 Objekte benutzen Katalog (Teil III), Achim Kubinski Stuttgart
2001 Jürgen Kisters, “Kunst auf Papier,” Kölner Stadtanzeiger, February