ISABELLA FÜRNKÄS
*1988 in Tokyo (JP)
lives and works in Berlin und Dusseldorf
EDUCATION
2018
Diploma (MFA) & Meisterschüler of Andreas Gursky, Kunstakademie Dusseldorf (DE)
2015
University of the Arts, Berlin, Prof. Hito Steyerl
2011
Kunstakademie Dusseldorf (DE), Prof. Keren Cytter, Prof. Johannes Paul Raether and Prof. Andreas Gursky
2010
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (AT), Prof. Gunter Damisch
2009
Zurich University of the Arts (CH)
2008
Art History and Philosophy, University of Cologne (DE)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2021
Exhibition project HPP Düsseldorf (DE) (upcoming)
Soloshow Galerie WindhagervonKaenel Zürich (CH) (upcoming)
„Rear Window“, Hua International Berlin (DE) (upcoming)
Soloshow Galerie Hua International Berlin (DE) (upcoming)
2020
„(In)definitively“, Goeben, Berlin
Studio exhibition, Lagos, Mexico City (MX) (with Olga Cerkasova)
The Boomerang Effect, Salon ACME, Mexico City (MX)
2019
Art Cologne, with Clages (Duo-booth with Frances Scholz)
2018
“The Loop”, ITALIC, Berlin (DE)
“The Boomerang Effect”, Aus- und Vortragen, Kölnischer Kunstverein (DE)
“Metamorphoses of control”, Osthaus Museum Hagen (DE)
2017
“HEAVEN”, Bobs Pogo Bar, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (DE)
“Vice Versa” (with Manuel Graf), Antichambre, Digitale, Dusseldorf (DE)
“solo for one”, Bar Kosmetiksalon Babette, Berlin (DE)
“Hungry Mice & Salty Pepper”, Clages, Cologne (DE)
Art Berlin, with Clages (Duo-booth with Bernhard Walther)
2016
“White Light”, Raiosha Gallery, Tokyo (JP)
“Sugar Makes You Sad I No Power Potential”, SSZ Sued, Cologne (DE)
“Video of the month”, HMKV / Dortmunder U, Dortmund (DE)
2015
“Exploit & Disappear”, Digital Empire, Dusseldorf (DE) (with Tanja Ritterbex)
“Seesaw Policy”, Filmwerkstatt, Dusseldorf (DE), Part of the New Digital Art Biennale „The Wrong“ (with Tanja Ritterbex)
“A Diachronic Home”, CSA Space, Vancouver (CA)
“We just stole it from the internet”, 4bid Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
2013
“Maps & Territories”, Coco Collection, Côte d’Argent (FR)
“Körper und Knochen”, Studio for Artistic Research, Dusseldorf (DE) (with Henning Fehr and Philipp Rühr)
GROUP SHOWS
2021
Berlin Masters 2021, Berlin (DE) (upcoming)
Staycation Bukarest, Catinca Tabacaru & Sandwich & Goethe Institut (upcoming)
“Strike a Pose”, K21 Kunstsammlung NRW Düsseldorf, (DE)
“La Côte”, organized by Billie Clarken, Berlin (DE)
“Amores Perfeitos”, A Maior Viseu, Portugal, invited by Bruno Zhou
Modern and Contemporary Art – Modern Photography Auction, Jeschke Van Vliet, Berlin (DE)
Postcard Edition, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (DE)
2020
“25 of 78” with Lukas von der Gracht, HMKV – Hartware MedienKunstVerein, Dortmund (DE)
“Paradise Libraries: Episode 2”, Clages, Cologne (DE)
“you are here”, Kunsthaus NRW Kornelimünster, Aachen (DE)
“How beautiful you are!”, Kosmetiksalon Bar Babette as a guest at KINDL, Berlin (DE)
Art Los Angeles Contemporary, with Clages
Direkte Autkion, Jeschke van Vliet Auctions, Berlin (DE), invited by NBDBKP
“Sensus presents: Light & Dark”, Monomsound Funkhaus, Berlin (DE), curated by Georgina Pope
“Reshuffle the cards”, ACCCE Berlin, curated by Gilles Neiens
Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein
2019
“They put it together” curated by Peter Branger, Kunstquartier Bethanien, Berlin (DE)
“Selbstsicht: Porträt-Identitäten”, Sprengel Museum, Hannover (DE)
“To confess, one must tell lies”, Clages, Cologne (DE)
“For Better or Worse”, Kunstverein Göttingen (DE)
“Fictional Nature”, Bärenzwinger, Berlin (DE)
Art Los Angeles Contemporary, with Clages
Welthungerhilfe Charity Auction, Langen Foundation, Neuss (DE)
“Get some Headspace”, curated by Juliane Duft, Ralphs, Cologne (DE)
Benefiz Auktion, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (DE)
2018
“Words don’t come easy – money doesn’t either”, KIT – Kunst im Tunnel, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Insane in the membrane”, Sammlung Philara, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Antarktika. Eine Ausstellung über Entfremdung”, Kunsthalle Wien (AT)
“The Way Things Run. Part III: Wage”, PS120, Berlin (DE)
“Shot Spotter 2 – Blurry Boundaries”, Kosmetiksalon Babette, Berlin (DE)
“Face my boost by your short spotter”, Basel (CH)
“Von fremden Ländern in eigenen Städten”, MAP Markus Ambach Projects, Dusseldorf (DE)
Dak‘art, Biennale for Contemporary Art Dakar, Dakar (SN)
“Fake it till you make it”, Meetfactory, Prague (CZ)
“last dance”, Autocenter zu Gast at KINDL- Zentrum für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin (DE)
“Morning!”, Milieu, Bern, Switzerland (CH)
2017
“Ausstellungsprojekt 72-Stunden”, organized by jungekunstfreunde Bunker k101, Cologne (DE)
“Sommerrundgang 2017” – graduation show, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf (DE)
Auktion Welthungerhilfe, Langen Foundation, Neuss (DE)
“123”, Goethe Institut, Paris (FR)
2016
“Cold bodies warm machines”, Medienwerk.nrw, NRW Forum, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Shift your base II”, Simultanhalle, Cologne (DE)
“On the currents of the city”, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach (DE)
“Wrap around the time”, Nam June Paik Art Center, Seoul (KR)
“Doppel X”, Kunstverein Mönchengladbach, Mönchengladbach (DE)
“Manifesta 11”, Cabaret Voltaire, Zurich (CH)
“Die Grosse”, Museum Kunstpalast, Dusseldorf (DE)
“A Sense of Place”, Frankfurter Hauptbahnhof, Frankfurt (DE)
“One Month: After the materialization of the art object”, Temporary Gallery, Cologne (DE)
“SIREN”, Ernst-Reuter-Platz, University of the Arts, Berlin (DE)
“Snow Show I Mostra Della Neve”, San Cadide, Italy (IT)
“Very Short Filmfestival”, Cité des Arts, Paris (FR)
2015
Cologne Fine Art | COFA Contemporary, with New Bretagne, Cologne (DE)
“Re:Fwd Lensd. Class of Hito Steyerl”, Leipzigerstr. 63, Berlin (DE)
“OFF with New Bretagne”, Kunsthaus Essen, Essen (DE)
“Performance True Love Chapter 1”, Seiras at Dan Graham
Pavilion, initiated by Yael Salomonowitz & Max Mayer, Dusseldorf (DE)
PricewaterhouseCoopers Förderpreis, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Localnonsculpture”, Athens Digital Arts Festival, Athens (GR)
“Drone Hits (Interactive Installation)”, initiated by Keren Cytter class & Melissa Logan, NADA at Art Cologne, Cologne (DE)
“What A B”, What A B Projects, Frankfurt (DE)
2014
Kunstfilmtage Düsseldorf, UFA-Kino, Dusseldorf (DE)
Hogan Lovells Kunstförderpreis, Dusseldorf (DE)
“STEADY STATE”, Kunstverein Duisburg, Duisburg (DE)
“No. 3”, McKinsey SkyOffice, Dusseldorf (DE)
“En El Castillo”, International Museum of Contemporary Art, Lanzarote (ES)
“Overbeckstrasse”, Galerie Fiebach Minninger, Cologne (DE)
“PLASTIC WATERS”, Therme Gallery, Tokyo (JP)
2013
“BODY LIGHT”, Venus & Apoll, Projectspace of the Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf (DE)
“TAUSEND”, Sechzigstraße 13, Cologne (DE)
“Fragile Islands”, Parkhaus im Malkastenpark, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Jet Age – An Homage”, SO+BA, Tokyo (JP)
“Klasse Gursky stellt aus”, Raiosha Gallery, Tokyo (JP)
“WE ARE IN A BAR”, Lover Bar, Max Mayer Gallery, Dusseldorf (DE)
“it‘s so green”, das junge Museum, Bottrop (DE)
2012
“Organic Structures”, Annasatoko Gallery, Istanbul (TR)
“Klangperformance”, Insel Hombroich Raketenstation, Essen (DE)
“Kurzfilme”, Kunstfilmkino Blackbox, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Work the room”, Foyer – Nacht der Museen, Dusseldorf (DE)
“Back from Japan”, Hans-Peter-Zimmer Stiftung, Dusseldorf (DE)
SCHOLARSHIPS / GRANTS
2021
First Prize of the Strike a Pose K21 Kunstsammlung NRW Award (DE)
2020
Scholarship programme of the Ministry of Culture and Science NRW (DE)
Reset the Future Prize, Tbilisi State Academy/Peter Moennig Foundation
2019
Artist-in-residence program of the Bronner Residency, Tel Aviv (IL)
2018
Grant/ Project Funding of Kunststiftung NRW
Artist Residency, Goethe Institut, Dakar (SN)
2017
Cité International des Arts Residency, Paris (FR)
Travel grant from the Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen (DE)
2016
Förderpreis des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (Media Art) (DE)
PLX Residency, Malmö (SW)
2014
Förderpreis der Peter Mönnig Foundation
Shortlisted: Villa Aurora (2020), Ars Viva 2019 (Finals), Post-Photography Prize Fotomuseum
Winterthur and Julius Baer Foundation, 2x Peter-Mertes-Stipendium, BEST-Stipendium,
Junger Ankauf des Museum Ludwigs with Clages
EXHIBITION PROJECTS AS CURATOR (selected)
2021
Jury of the Bauhaus-University Weimar for the BTBB-Prize 2021
2020
Workshop on Post Digital Relationality at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (CH), invited by Jeppe Ugelvig & Marie-France Rafael
Tutorial with the Institute for Media and Cultural Studies, University of Hildesheim (DE), invited by Vera Tollmann
Jury of the Bauhaus-University Weimar (DE) for the BTBB-Prize
2017
Jury member of the 63. Internationale Kunstfilmtage Oberhausen (DE)
2016
Jury of the admission committee of the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf (DE)
2014
“STEADY STATE”, Kunstverein Duisburg, Duisburg (DE) (group show, curated with Alex Grein)
“Société Infinie e.V.”, Dusseldorf (DE) (Proposal for a temporary project space, with Morgaine Schäfer and Janosch Jauch)
2013
“PLASTIC WATERS” (group show), Therme Gallery, Tokyo (JP)
“Jet Age – An Homage, – A Discussion of Jet Age Internationalism – Transportation / Transformation”, SO+BA, Tokyo (JP) (group show, curated with Milan Ther)
“Klasse Gursky stellt aus”, (group show, curated with Moritz Wegwerth), Raiosha Gallery, Tokyo (JP)
“BODY LIGHT”, Venus & Apoll, project space at Julia Stoschek Collection, Dusseldorf (DE) (group show, curated with Melike Kara)