MARIO EMES
1953 born in Carinthia, Austria; studied biochemistry, art history, anthropology, psychology and philosophy in Vienna, Austria; 1976-1980 exhibitions in Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany and Switzerland; 1980 moved to New York City; 1980-1996 various exhibitions (group and one man) in Europe (Art Basel, Switzerland with Hans Hartung; Vienna, Austria with Franz West and Erwin Wurm) and the US (Jean Michel Basquiat, Jessica Stockholder, Keith Haring, Gustavo Torres, David Hammons, etc.); 1991 collaborated with Regina Taylor (spouse) and Joseph Papp, director of the Public Theater in Manhattan, on two plays staged for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Work is in European museums and European and US private collections.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Cultural sciences practice pneumatology with an empirical disposition. For the now, this program can only be carried out by reconstruction and accumulation, because the "thing itself," the universe of influence climata of designed atmospheres, of modified airs and of adjusted, measured, legalized environments, has - with the very far reaching advances in the explication of natural scientific, technical, military, legislative legal, architectonic and artistic spheres - gained an almost unbeatable head start over the attempt to formulate concepts in cultural theory. As a result, the soundest approach for cultural theory to take would seem to be, in a first phase of self-confirmation, to orient itself devote itself to exploring climatic and air phenomena that are more with respect to the most highly-developed forms of scientific atmospheric description, that is meteorology and climatology, after which it could then apposite to culture and closer to persons.
P.S./M.E.
1953 born in Carinthia, Austria; studied biochemistry, art history, anthropology, psychology and philosophy in Vienna, Austria; 1976-1980 exhibitions in Austria, Italy, Spain, Germany and Switzerland; 1980 moved to New York City; 1980-1996 various exhibitions (group and one man) in Europe (Art Basel, Switzerland with Hans Hartung; Vienna, Austria with Franz West and Erwin Wurm) and the US (Jean Michel Basquiat, Jessica Stockholder, Keith Haring, Gustavo Torres, David Hammons, etc.); 1991 collaborated with Regina Taylor (spouse) and Joseph Papp, director of the Public Theater in Manhattan, on two plays staged for the New York Shakespeare Festival. Work is in European museums and European and US private collections.
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
Cultural sciences practice pneumatology with an empirical disposition. For the now, this program can only be carried out by reconstruction and accumulation, because the "thing itself," the universe of influence climata of designed atmospheres, of modified airs and of adjusted, measured, legalized environments, has - with the very far reaching advances in the explication of natural scientific, technical, military, legislative legal, architectonic and artistic spheres - gained an almost unbeatable head start over the attempt to formulate concepts in cultural theory. As a result, the soundest approach for cultural theory to take would seem to be, in a first phase of self-confirmation, to orient itself devote itself to exploring climatic and air phenomena that are more with respect to the most highly-developed forms of scientific atmospheric description, that is meteorology and climatology, after which it could then apposite to culture and closer to persons.
P.S./M.E.
EDUCATION
1971-1976 Studied biochemistry in Vienna, Austria
1975-1979 Continued education in art history, philosophy, anthropology and psychology at University of Vienna, Austria.
EXHIBITIONS
1976-1983 Solo exhibitions in Vienna; Art Basel (with
Hans Hartung), Switzerland
1983 Group exhibition with Franz West and Erwin Wurm.
1984 Solo exhibitions: Austrian Cultural Institute, New York City; Art Basel, Switzerland; IMF Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1985-1987 Fashion Moda Museum, New York City; Group shows with Keith Haring, Jean Michel Basquiat, Jessica Stockholder, Gustavo Torres, David Hammons, etc.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1988 Gallery Carla Fuehr, Munich, Germany
1985 Gallery Carla Fuehr, Munich, Germany
Gallery Wurzer, Houston, Texas
1984 ACI (Austrian Cultural Institute), New York, NY
1983 Gallery Gabriel, Vienna, Austria
Gallery Freund, Carinthia, Austria
1982 Fashion Moda Museum, South Bronx, NY
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Group show curated by Italian artist/curator Franceso De Prezzo
2022 Swivel Gallery, NY "In the Bleak Midwinter" curated by Graham Wilson
1996 Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY, curated by Robert Storr
1990 Gallery Rastovsky, New York, NY
Gallery Daniel Newburg, New York, NY
1988 Gallery Rastovsky, New York, NY
Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY
Gallery Wolff, New York, NY
Gallery Machina Espanola, Seville, Spain
1987 Gallery Tom Cugliani, New York, NY
Gallery Daniel Newburg, New York, NY
Fashion Moda Museum, New York, NY
1986 Fashion Moda Museum, South Bronx, NY
1985 IMF Gallery, Washingon, DC
Fashion Moda Museum, Bronx, NY
1984 Gallery Carla Fuehr, Munich, Germany
Art 15 (Art Basel), Basel, Switzerland (Gallery Gabriel)
IMF Gallery, Washington, DC
Gallery Wurzer, Houston, TX
1983 Art 14 (Art Basel), Basel, Switzerland (Gallery Gabriel)
1982 Gallery Gabriel, Vienna, Austria
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern Art, Vienna, Austria
Cultural Department of the Province of Carinthia, Austria
European and US private collections
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
1985 Muenchner Theater Magazin, April, 1985, Pg. 21
1984 Krone Magazin, July 7, l984 pp 16-19
Bruecke (Austrian Art Magazine): “Carinthian Painter in NYC”, June, 1984
Austrian Information (NYC), November, 1983
1983 Der Aufbau (NY, NY) by Andrea Schurian, October 1983
Das Magazin, Andrea Schurian, October, 1983 pp 22-26
Austrian Information (NYC), February, 1983
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
1985 Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “Besuche aus New York” by Hanne Wexcott (March 21, 1985
1984 Art Speak (New York): “Abstract Oil Painter, by C. Barth Firestein, March 1, l984
1983 Kleine Zeitung: “Mario Emes: Chaos” by E. D., April 13, 1983
Neue Zeitung: “Ein Kaerntner Maler in NYC” by Dr. Anton Leiler, April 12, 1983
Kronenzeitung: “Exotisches Farbdickicht” by Grete Misar, April 12, l983
Volkszeitung: “Wildes Grosstadthaus”, April 12, l983
Kaerntner Tageszeitung: “Ein ruheloser Anonymer” by Mini, April 10, 1983
Kurier: “Kaerntner Amerikaner in Wien” by H. G. Pribil, March 6, 1983
Die Presse: “Signaturalismen oder Mehr?”by Kristian Sotriffer, March 5, l983
Wiener Zeitung: “Zwischen Abstraktion und Gegenstand” by M. Buchsbaum, March 3, 1983
INTERNET, FILM & TELEVISION
2020-2023 White Columns
2023 Mott Projects Interview MOTTPROJECTS
2002 Interview for Austrian Television (ORF) at the World Financial Center, New York City, about the planned rebuilding of the World Trade Center and Memorial. December 18, 2002
1985 “Austrian Immigrants in America”, the second of a six part series, 30 minutes, February, 1985
1984 “Austrian Artists in America”, Cafe Central documentary, NBC Studios, Rockefeller Center, 60 minutes, February, 1984
THEATER
1991- Two plays for the New York Shakespeare Festival with Regina Taylor (spouse) produced by Joseph Papp and performed at the
Public Theater, New York City
1985-1990 Various stage designs for New York City theaters.
HOME PAINTINGS OBJECTS WORKS ON PAPER/ARTIST'S BOOKS LINKS/CONTACT
Copyright 2020 Mario Emes
2020-2023 White Columns
2023 Mott Projects Interview MOTTPROJECTS
2002 Interview for Austrian Television (ORF) at the World Financial Center, New York City, about the planned rebuilding of the World Trade Center and Memorial. December 18, 2002
1985 “Austrian Immigrants in America”, the second of a six part series, 30 minutes, February, 1985
1984 “Austrian Artists in America”, Cafe Central documentary, NBC Studios, Rockefeller Center, 60 minutes, February, 1984
THEATER
1991- Two plays for the New York Shakespeare Festival with Regina Taylor (spouse) produced by Joseph Papp and performed at the
Public Theater, New York City
1985-1990 Various stage designs for New York City theaters.
HOME PAINTINGS OBJECTS WORKS ON PAPER/ARTIST'S BOOKS LINKS/CONTACT
Copyright 2020 Mario Emes