Werner Magar

« back

Since 2006 PUPLIK.ORG: Art in Public Space
Since 2005 Works in public space, e.g. 66663/Merzig [link]
Until 2006 bureau artig - liesendahl & magar gbr, media-education projects with Chr. Liesendahl [link]
2001-2004 Freelancer at the "netzspannung.org"-platform of the MARS-Exploratory Media Lab, Fraunhofer - Institute for Media Communication [link]
1998 - 2001 MARS-Exploratory Media Lab, Fraunhofer Institute for Intelligent Analysis and Information Systems (IAIS), artistic scientist for research projects in media art and education [link]
  GMD - Forschungszentrum Informationswissenschaft St. Augustin
1989 - 1993 Studies of Fine Arts at Art Academy Nürtingen
1987 - 1993 Studies of History of Fine Arts at the University des Saarlandes Saarbrücken

 

Sponsorship/ Awards
2012 Sponsorship Goethe Institut Tallinn Estonia
2002 2. awardee of the Dieter-Baacke-Prize “GMK- Society for Media-Education and Communication Culture” [link]
1997 Sholarship Summer Academy Marly-le-Roi (F)
1996 Sholarship Franco-German Youth Office (FGYO)
1995 2. awardee of the Institut Français Mainz

 

Exhibitions (selection)
2013 “FLICKER” Lightinstallation, at: 10qm-Art Project in public space, Cologne, 27. July, (E) with PUPLIK.ORG [link]
2012 “SOUNDBOMBS” Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence, June, 5.-8. Juni with PUPLIK.ORG supported by Goethe Institute Tallinn [link]
  “SOUNDBOMBS” KUMU Art Museum Tallinn, June, 11.-29. with PUPLIK.ORG (E), supported by Goethe Institute Tallinn [link]
  "This is not concrete.", with PUPLIK.ORG, Sculpture Park Schönkirchen, Kiel Germany [link]
2010 Vermögen und Bau Baden-Württemberg, VBA Stuttgart
2008 Hell`s Angies & Hartz IV - Choir: Singing-performance in public space, Cologne, PUPLIK.ORG
2007 "Treppenmosaik", realisized part of the "66663"-project, Merzig
2006 "66663" Merzig [link]
2005 Hell`s Angies & Hartz IV - Choir: Singing-performance in public space, Cologne, PUPLIK.ORG [link]
2003 Media education and nature protection project "Circuits" ("GMK- Society for Media-Education and Communication Culture" and "bmb+f - Federal Ministry of Education and Research") [link]
2002 MARS-Interfaces: Interactive Media Artwork,
"Cultura electronica@maquinarte" Cáceres, Spain
2001 MARS-Interfaces: Interactive Media Artwork presented at Netdays Berlin
1997 Bad Godesberg, installation
  Marly-le-Roi (F), perfomance
  Trier Tuchfabrik, installation and performance
1996 Grenchen (CH), int. competition for Copy-Art
  Frankfurt, installation together with Chr. Liesendahl
  Mailly-la-Ville (F), light- and soundinstallation
1995 Berlin, sumbission to competition "Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe"
1993 Warsaw, Academy of Fine Arts, installation
1992 Nürtingen, Gallery of the Art Academy Nürtingen, installation

 

In cooperation with Horst Jonescu and Christoph Liesendahl (Group T)
1991 Performance Group TB01, Berlin, Gropius-Bau, during the exhibition 'Metropolis'
  Performance Group TNI1, Nürtingen, Kulturcafé Provisorium
1992 Intervention and Exhibition Group TWII2, Akademy of Fine Arts and Gallery Dzienkanka Warsaw
  Poster-Intervention Group TRI2, City of Reutlingen
  Performance Group TRI2, Townhall Reutlingen
  Exhibition Group THII3, Gallery Schloß Haigerloch
  Poster-Intervention Group TTII4, City of Troisdorf

 

Lectures/Workshops
2013 Lectureship at LMU Munich, Seminar "Little Pig, little Pig, let me in: AETHETIC RESEARCH: '(RE-) APPROPRIATION' -FIELD EXPERIMENTS IN SEMI-PUBLIC SPACE."
  "Perfomance" Workshop, FSJ Kultur, LAG Arbeit Bildung Kultur NRW
2011 "Art in public space" Workshop, FSJ Kultur, LAG Arbeit Bildung Kultur NRW
2010 "Theremines - A Crossover" Workshop, FSJ Kultur, LAG Arbeit Bildung Kultur NRW
2006 "Theremines in education", Workshop, Gesamtschule Hennef
2002 "Computers make kids smarter", talk, Klangturm St. Pölten (A)
"Cultura electronica@maquinarte" Cáceres, Spain, lecture: Interactive Media,
  Lecture: Interactive Media at MARS
"Cultura electronica@maquinarte" Cáceres, Spain
  Workshop: Interfaces: creation and creativity
"Cultura electronica@maquinarte" Cáceres, Spain
2001 "I see what you hear", workshop-presentation, Netdays Berlinz
2000 "I see what you hear", Workshop: age-heterogene groups and mixed reality