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 Most exhibitions in: |
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| Germany | 14 |
| USA | 3 |
| France | 2 |
| Most exhibitions held at: |
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Galerie Priska Pasquer, Germany |
3 |
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Galerie argus fotokunst, Germany |
2 |
Biography: 
1898 Born in Berlin (DE)
Heinz Hajek-Halke was among the most important German photographers of the 20th Century.
lived in South America until he was thirteen years old, returning to Germany in 1911.
In 1915, he undertook the study of painting at Berlin´s Königliche Kunstschule, and made his first experimental artworks.
He completed his studies after World War I.
Hajek-Halke began his professional career as a poster designer for a film company, and went on to work as a printer, draftsman, and editor.
In 1924, he made his first photographs, which stimulated new expressive work, including collage and photomontage.
Hajek-Hal ke´s work was interrupted again by the outbreak of the World War II, which prevented him from working regularly until 1947.
Following the war, Hajek-Halke joined Otto Steinert´s „fotoform", and in 1955 began teaching graphic design and photography at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Academy of Fine Arts) in Berlin.
During his lifetime, and in the immediate years following his death, Hajek-Halke was well-known in the arts community, but remained somewhat more obscure to the general public.
Among his most important works were his experimental Lichtgrafiken (light graphics), which were made without a camera. Instead, each image was created by applying a combination of chemical and mechanical techniques to photographic materials, such as negative film and light-sensitive paper. Additionally, Hajek-Halke used materials such as glass shards, glue, varnish, soot, wire, and fish bones in concert with darkroom techniques such as montage and double exposure, resulting in images of bizarre and fine structures and shapes, some resembling macro- and microscopic photographs.
The term „Lichtgrafik" was coined by the art historian Franz Roh on the occasion of the exhibition „Subjektive Fotografie" in Saarbrücken in 1951.
1983 Died in Berlin (DE)
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Public exhibitions 24
Solo shows 5
2007
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| Heinz Hajek-Halke: Form aus Licht und Schatten - Kulturforum Potsdamer Platz, Berlin |
2002
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| Heinz Hajek-Halke - Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne |
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| Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898 - 1983) - Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris |
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| Heinz Hajek-Halke (1898-1983) - Lichtgrafik - Galerie Berinson, Berlin |
1998
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| Heinz Hajek-Halke - Zum 100. Geburtstag - Galerie Eva Poll, Berlin |
Group shows 19
2009
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| Women - Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne |
2007
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| Résonances I. Photographier après la guerre. - Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris |
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| Meisterwerke der 20er Jahre - Berlinische Galerie, Berlin |
2006
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| kamera los. das fotogramm - Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Salzburg |
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| Revolutionary Russians - National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT |
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| La photographie subjective - L’apport allemand de 1948 à 1963 - Musée National des Beaux-Arts, Algier |
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| Berlin-Tokyo/Tokyo-Berlin, Art from two cities, Mori - Mori Art Museum, Tokyo |
2005
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| Fotographie konkret - Museum im Kulturspeicher, Würzburg |
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| Dieter Appelt / Heinz Hajek-Halke - Kicken Berlin, Berlin |
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| female nudes - Galerie argus fotokunst, Berlin |
2004
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| Cameraless Photographs 1950-2004 - Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA |
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| Von Körpern und anderen Dingen... - Deutsche Fotografie im 20. Jahrhundert - Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum |
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| On bodies and other things. German photography in 20th century - Moscow House of Photography, Moscow |
2002
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| - DAS EXPERIMENTELLE PHOTO - 1930-1960 - Galerie argus fotokunst, Berlin |
2001
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| Sammlung Schupmann. Fotografie in Deutschland nach 1945 - Museum für Photographie Braunschweig, Braunschweig |
2000
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| Vintage Photographien der 20er und 30er - Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne |
1999
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| Lichtseiten - Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Ludwigshafen |
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| The Photogram: 1918–1948 - Ubu Gallery, New York City, NY |
1998
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| The Cottingley Fairies and other Apparitions - Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York City, NY |
| Dealer Directory 5 |
Germany
| | Galerie Priska Pasquer, Cologne
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Spain
| | Kowasa Gallery, Barcelona
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USA
| | Charles Isaacs Photographs, New York City, NY
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Public collections 4
Canada
| | National Gallery of Canada - Musée des beaux-arts du Canada, Ottawa, ON
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France
| | Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris
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Germany
| | Berlinische Galerie, Berlin
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USA
| | The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN
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Catalogs
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