Artist's arttributes:
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Most exhibitions in:
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| Germany | 33 |
| USA | 30 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Ireland (Republic) | 2 |
| Spain | 2 |
Most exhibitions held at:
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| Institution |
№ |
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Alexander and Bonin, USA |
14 |
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Galerie Ute Parduhn, Germany |
9 |
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Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, USA |
8 |
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Cosar HMT, Germany |
5 |
Biography: 
1963 Born in Düsseldorf (DE)
1982 - 1983 Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf
1983 - 1989 M.A., Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
1989 - 1990 Masters Program, Art Institute, San Francisco
1992 - 1994 Taught at the Art Institute, San Francisco
2000 - 2003 Taught at the Kunstakademie, Bremen
Scholarship 1986 Cité des Arts, Paris, Grant from Kunstakaemie of Düsseldorf
1989 Fullbright, USA
1997 Kulturförderpreis from the City of Neuss
1999 New York – Grant from the Düsseldorf Poensgen Foundation
External links:
| | Public exhibitions (Selection) 75 
until 14.6.
Solo shows 25
2013
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| Stefan Kürten - Zero to One - Arbeiten auf Papier 1987-2013 - Mike Karstens, Münster |
2012
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| Stefan KÜrten - Kunstmuseum Mülheim an der Ruhr, Mülheim/Ruhr |
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| Here comes the night - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2011
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| Rainbows in the dark - Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf |
2010
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| Shangri La-La - Faggionato Fine Arts, London (England) |
2009
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| Once In A Lifetime - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
2008
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| Stefan Kürten - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| Stefan Kürten - Thomas Dane Gallery, London (England) |
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| Transmisson - Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf |
2007
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| Stefan Kürten - RHA Gallery - Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin |
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| Stefan Kürten - Shadowtime - Museen Haus Lange / Haus Esters, Krefeld |
2006
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| Green Carpet - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| Stefan Kürten - Bad Moon Rising - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2005
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| Stefan Kürten - Say Hello, Wave Goodbye - Thomas Dane Gallery, London (England) |
2004
2003
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| Stefan Kürten - Something to Believe in - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2002
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| Stefan Kürten - Perfect Day - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2001
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| Darker With The Day - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| Stefan Kürten - Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf |
1999
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| Every Day is Like Sunday - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
1998
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| Die Luge der Erinnerung/The Lie of Memory - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
1989
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| Stefan Kürten / MATRIX 131 - Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive BAM/PFA, Berkeley, CA |
Group shows 49
2012
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| Stimuli: prints and multiples - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| Künstlerkinder von Runge bis Richter, von Dix bis Picasso - Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden |
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| en bloc - Mike Karstens, Münster |
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| The Grand Tour - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| Semi-permeable - Hosfelt Gallery - New York, New York City, NY |
2011
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| Colors for a new home, Signs of Love and other paintings - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2010
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| Einfluss II - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| 4 on paper - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| Einfluss I - Hosfelt Gallery - New York, New York City, NY |
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| Mona Hatoum, Stefan Kürten and Rita McBride - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| OPTICAL SHIFT. Illusion und Täuschung - b-05 Kunst- und Kulturzentrum, Montabaur |
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| Collecting the New: Recent Acquisitions to the IMMA Collection - Irish Museum of Modern Art - IMMA, Dublin |
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| Traveling without Moving - Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf |
2009
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| KIKI SMITH / STEFAN KÜRTEN - printaffairs - Mike Karstens, Münster |
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| privat - Wuppertaler Sammler der Gegenwart - Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal |
2008
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| Pasións Privadas, Visións Públicas - MARCO Museo de Arte Contemporánea de Vigo, Vigo |
2007
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| Garten Eden. Der Garten in der Kunst seit 1900 - Kunsthalle in Emden, Emden |
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| Idylle - Zwischen Traum und Trugschluss - Galerie der Stadt Remscheid, Remscheid |
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| Painters - Cosar HMT, Dusseldorf |
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| Pattern and Decoration - Hosfelt Gallery - New York, New York City, NY |
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| Selected Works by Gallery Artists - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
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| Pattern and Decoration - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| Home Sweet Home - ICA - San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA |
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| Idilio I - DA2 - Domus Artium 2002, Salamanca |
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| Die Kunst zu Sammeln - Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf |
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| Very Abstract and Hyper Figurative - Thomas Dane Gallery, London (England) |
2006
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| Kunst aus Neuss - Kulturform Alte Post - städtische Galerie Neuss, Neuss |
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| Idylle - Traum und Trugschluss - Sammlung Falckenberg, Hamburg |
2005
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| Le peintre de la vie moderne - De schilder van het moderne leven - Museum De Paviljoens, Almere |
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| Those who have double Parked - PARKHAUS im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf |
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| M Theory - Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA |
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| The City - Contemporary Views of the Built Environment - Lehman College Art Gallery, New York City, NY |
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| Editions - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2004
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| the Gallery selects... - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2003
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| Stefan À Wengen Stefan Ettlinger Stefan Kürten - Galerie M + R Fricke - Berlin, Berlin |
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| Scenery - Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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| New Prints 2003/Summer - International Print Center New York, New York City, NY |
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| Land and Sea - Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY |
2001
2000
1999
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| 53. Bergische Kunstausstellung - Kunstmuseum Solingen / Museum Baden, Solingen |
1998
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| Country - PARKHAUS im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf |
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| Kurzfilme im Parkhaus - PARKHAUS im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf |
Dealer Directory 5 |
Germany
USA
| | Alexander and Bonin, New York City, NY
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| | Hosfelt Gallery - New York, New York City, NY
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| | Hosfelt Gallery - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Collections 3

United Kingdom
USA
| | MoMA - Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY
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| | San Francisco Museum of Modern Art - SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
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