John von Bergen

John von Bergen

BBC Article “How to Ship a Masterpiece” by Kimberly Bradley

May 4, 2015

Writer Kimberly Bradley explores the complexities and challenges of transporting presenting international art in the 21st Century. ... read more

John von Bergen at Alexander Levy – From Wall Fragments to Civilizations to the Psyche

January 18, 2014

Years ago, I attended a discussion in which two curators argued about John von Bergen's oeuvre. One saw his work as reactionary, while the other, unfortunately with little argument, rejected this claim. Rightly so. Hardly any contemporary sculptor expresses such raw violence in an almost abstract language, far beyond the place the work seems bound to. ... read more

John von Bergen at Smack Mellon – InBrooklyn

May 1, 2010

"Whip Lash,' Berlin-based American artist John von Bergen's striking installation, incorporates the metal pillars in the main gallery of Smack Mellon Gallery. ... read more

John von Bergen / Michelle Weinstein at Smack Mellon – Modern Painters

May 1, 2010

Michelle Weinstein's and installation artist John von Bergen's concurrent solo exhibitions exist together under the soaring roof of the DUMBo gallery Smack Mellon, located in the neighborhood's former boiler building. Although the two shows are separate, the works speak beautifully to one another. ... read more

“Amsterdam-Berlin” group exhibition at De Service Garage, Amsterdam, curated by Frank Amerlaan

April 24, 2010

“An exhibition, with lectures and presentations that will focus on the energy and dynamics of Berlin, looking critically at the art worlds of Amsterdam and other Dutch cities.” Featuring Arturo Herrera, Marc Bijl, Tjebbe Beekman, and others. ... read more

“SOOTO hungry” solo exhibition at the Galerie Lena Brüning, Berlin

October 24, 2009

From press release: “For his sculpture, von Bergen replaces the human form with what first appear as strangely twisted and morphed machine parts, which upon closer inspection reveal themselves as transformed casts of a table-saw.” ... read more

“The Battle For Berlin”, Manhattan Magazine, by Kimberlin Bradley

December 1, 2008

Interviews with Laurie De Chiara, David Levine, Emilie Trice about moving to Berlin ... read more

John von Bergen at Zentralwerk, Dresden – Konsumentenaller Länder, vereinigteuch!

June 15, 2008

The artist John von Bergen, born in Connecticut/USA in 1971, translated an interview with the CEO of the Dresden Karstadt department store, Wolfgang Wirz, into a small, biting installation. The dismantled honeycomb structures of the old GDR department store serve as capsules for cloning employees with all the many desired abilities. ... read more

“THE ITCH”, solo exhibition at Galerie Lena Brüning, Berlin

September 7, 2007

Excerpt from Tagesspiegel article: “You have to be willing to endure irritating things, and John von Bergen doesn't make it easy for you.” (Orig. in German: “Irritierendes muss man aushalten wollen, und John von Bergen macht es einem nicht leicht.”) – Thea Herold ... read more

Westdeutsche Zeitung, Düsseldorfer Kultur,

September 9, 2006

Das Quadriennale-Thema spielt auch beim Rundgang durch die Galerien eine Rolle. Er offenbart senslble_Zeichenkunst und sch~äge Beobachntngsgabe. John,von Bergenlegt zwei über- lange, undefinierbare Trommel-. Formen auf den Boden der Gale- rie Schmela. Zugleich hängen an den Wänden graue, in Kunststoff abgegossene Objekte, Imitati<r nen:· alter DDR-Schalter, deren originale Funktion nicht mehr nachvQllziehbar ist. ... read more

“New Home For Art”, Katja Winckler, Deutschland Magazine

May 1, 2006

Excerpt: “John von Bergen has been in Berlin for two-and-a-half years and the city has become his home.” ... read more
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