Norbert Bisky German, b. 1970
Works
Arsonist, 2020
Biography
Raised in the former East Germany, Norbert Bisky decided to become an artist upon the fall of the Berlin Wall. He produces exuberant, colorful, image-laden paintings through which he explores the intertwining of Communism, religion, and the state. Influenced in part by the mandated, propagandistic Socialist Realist imagery with which he grew up, Bisky states: "For an artist it is fascinating to have a world in your mind [that] does not exist anymore. I grew up with all these images of happy people, all these religious promises. [. . .] It has a lot to do with my work because I try to paint those images of paradise and to see if it could really live up to the promise."
Exhibitions
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Passengers
Norbert Bisky 27 Nov 2024 - 8 Feb 2025Passengers Text by Gian Luigi Ricuperati Fabienne Levy Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition “Passengers” by Norbert Bisky (Leipzig, 1970), opening on November 27, 2024, and running until...Read more -
From Print to Presence: An Exhibition of Inspiration
March 14 - May 11 in Geneva / March 15 - May 11 in Lausanne 14 Mar - 11 May 2024Step into the dynamic world of "From Print to Presence," where each poster is not just a visual masterpiece but a portal into the profound inspirations that birthed them.Read more -
Transformative Boundaries
November 9 to January 12 in Geneva / December 14 to January 27 in Lausanne 9 Nov 2023 - 27 Jan 2024Read more -
Between the Lines
24 Feb - 26 Mar 2022Read more
Video
Installation shots
Press
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Walküren als moderne Frauenfiguren – Gemälde von Norbert Bisky in Worms
Susanne Böhme, SWR, July 11, 2024 -
Dans les galeries avec Laurent Delaloye
Laurent Delaloye, 24 Heures, April 25, 2024 -
Transformative Boundaries à la galerie Fabienne Levy
Sonia Jebsen, By the Lake, January 10, 2024 -
Une foule d'expositions étoile le ciel des fêtes
Irène Languin, Tribune de Genève, December 14, 2023 -
Eine Welt im Netz und in Farbe: Maler Norbert Bisky stellt aus
Joachim Lange, June 30, 2021 -
Norbert Bisky: „Dass der andere auch recht haben könnte, wird einfach ignoriert“
Ingeborg Ruthe, June 11, 2021 -
Doomscrolling und Sex: Norbert Bisky durchleuchtet die Abgründe des Internets
Berliner Zeitung, May 30, 2021 -
From Lausanne to Miami: Exploring Real And Virtual Artworlds
SAB COSMIC, Happy Ali, December 28, 2020 -
Norbert Bisky: «La ville semble être en état de guerre»
Bruno Bötschi, Blue News, December 23, 2020 -
Les héros intranquilles de Bisky voltigent à Lausanne
Florence Millioud Henriques, 24 Heures, December 7, 2020 -
KUNST & KLUBS ENTRETIEN AVEC NORBERT BISKY
Ambre Oggier, Go Out Mag, June 8, 2020 -
GDR and beyond: Norbert Bisky’s Rant and Pompa
Otto Kraushaar, Exberliner, February 10, 2020 -
"Nichts war gut"
Hans-Joachim Müller, Die Welt, December 21, 2019 -
"Ich schimpfe auch" Maler Bisky zwischen DDR und Deutschland
Monopol, November 7, 2019 -
Former GDR painter Bisky on his new exhibition double-bill
Anna Larkin, Exberliner, November 7, 2019 -
Künstler Norbert Bisky: „Noch ist der Kalte Krieg nicht zu Ende“
Susanne Schreiber, Handelsblatt, May 23, 2019 -
Deutsch-Stunde
Handelsblatt, May 1, 2019 -
Freie Liebe, Freies Leben
Jan Jekal, Rolling Stone, March 1, 2018 -
Norbert Bisky
Jurriaan Benschop , Artforum, February 6, 2018 -
Visits: Norbert Bisky
Isabella Rhein & Caro Gettler, Whitelies, January 1, 2018
