STAECK, Klaus

About the German graphic designer, Klaus STAECK (b.1938)

Klaus STAECK grew up in the industrial town of Bitterfeld. In 1956, immediately after graduating from high school, he moved to Heidelberg. In 1962 he organized his first political demonstration, the subject was the Spiegel affair. In 1965 he founded the producer publishing house 'Edition Tangente' (today: 'Edition Staeck'), which since the late 1960s has published multiples by international artists (including Joseph BEUYS). Since the early 1970s he has been active as a graphic artist in political satire, in the tradition of John HEARTFIELD. His main work to date includes about 300 posters, most of which consist of photomontages. Especially in the 1970s and 1980s, his graphics were so popular that he was able to live off the proceeds of postcard sales. Participated in the Documenta exhibitions 5 to 8. In 1971 he was a guest lecturer at the Gesamthochschule Kassel, and in 1986 at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. In 1990 he joined the Berlin Academy of Arts (formerly the Academy of Arts of the GDR). Through the unification of the two Berlin academies, he became a member of the joint Academy of Arts. in 1993. Since 2015 Klaus STAECK is its honorary president.

Books by and about the work of Klaus STAECK

'Die reichen müssen reicher werden' (The rich must become even richer, 1973); 'Kunst findet nicht im Saal statt' (Art does not take place in the hall, 1976); 'Worte des Statthalters Kohl' (Words of Governor Kohl, 1976); 'Die Gedanken sind frei' (Thoughts are free, 1980); 'Ade ADAC' (1990); 'Plakate/Posters' (2000); 'Ohne Auftrag' (Without commission, 2001); 'Frohe Zukunft' (Happy future, 2004); 'Pornography' (2005); 'Plakte/Posters' (2007, 2017); 'Schöne Aussichten. Retrospektive' (Beautiful views, 2009); 'Sigmar Polke. Rasterfahndung' (2010); 'Beuys Book' (2017); 'Sand fürs Getriebe' (2018).

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STAECK, Klaus - Pornografie
STAECK, Klaus - Pornografie
Reissue of the original volume from 1971. 'Pornography' by Klaus STAECK is an irritating panopticon of everyday violence, a total work of art, offensive in many senses of the word and could hardly be more topical as an artist's manifesto against violence.
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BEUYS, Joseph - Four books: Beuys in America / Periphery Workshop / Honey's Flowing in all Directions / Wirtschaftswertprinzip
BEUYS, Joseph - Four books: Beuys in America / Periphery Workshop / Honey's Flowing in all Directions / Wirtschaftswertprinzip
'Four Books in a Box', shows Joseph BEUYS as a showman, but also in private moments and allows an exciting look at him through the eyes of those who knew him best. Limited edition of 900 slipcases with a photograph, signed and numbered by Gerhard Steidl.
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Staeck, Klaus - Schöne Aussichten. Eine Retrospektive
Staeck, Klaus - Schöne Aussichten. Eine Retrospektive
The retrospective catalog 'Schöne Aussichten' includes not only well-known works by Klaus STAECK, but also the still largely unknown photos of the Bitterfeld cycle, which finds its artistic position between documentation and photographed historiography.
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BEUYS, Joseph - in Amerika
BEUYS, Joseph - in Amerika
'Beuys in Amerika' contains the individual images and photo series created there. Immediately after Joseph BEUYS' return, the material for this book was evaluated. The order of the photos and the pagination for this book he still determined himself.
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Solo exhibitions

1960: House Buhl, Heidelberg
1965: Viola Gallery, Prague
1967: Museum of Art, Ithaca, N.Y.
1970: Gallery Lichter, Frankfurt a.M.
1972: Gallery Bischofberger, Zurich & Gallery Magers, Bonn
1973: Kunsthalle Düsseldorf & Kunstverein Heidelberg
1974: Art Museum Bern
1975: Gallery m, Bochum; New Society for Fine Arts (NGBK), Berlin; Stedelijk Van Abbe-Museum, Eindhoven
1976: Kulturhuset Stockholm; Gallery Arkade, Berlin-East; Parliamentary Society, Bonn; Artists Club Budapest & Gallery Daniel Keel, Zurich
1977: Museum Bochum
1978: Kunstverein Frankfurt/M.; Congress Hall Berlin & City Hall Arhus
1979: Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg & Künstlerhaus Vienna
1980: Kunstverein Hanover
1981: Heinrich Mann Club Rostock; Gallery Comenius Dresden & Gallery Unter den Linden, Berlin-East
1983: De Beyerd, Breda; Hennie-Onstad Cultural Center, Oslo; Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin-West
1985: Malmö Art Gallery
1986: Art Gallery Darmstadt
1987: Gallery of the Academy of Visual Arts (HGB), Leipzig
1988: Academy of Arts, Berlin-East; City Museum, Munich; Center of Photojournalists, Moscow & Teatro Massimo, Palermo
1989: Camera work, San Francisco
1990: Gothenburg Art Museum
1991: Museo Espanol de Arte Contemporáneo, Madrid
1992: Biblioteca Publica, Rio de Janeiro
1993: Taksim Sanat Galerisi, Istanbul
1994: Old Bezalel University, Jerusalem & Hammer Museum, L.A.
1995: Special exhibition at the 6th Festival d'Affiches, Chaumont
1996: Reum AG, Hardheim & State Library Helsinki
1997: Festival Gallery, Berlin; KX at Kampnagel, Hamburg; Rühstädt/Brandenburg & Elbtalaue Nature Park
1998: Chamber of Labor Vienna
1999: Kunstverein Heidelberg & University of Bremen
2001: URDCA, Lyon
2002: Fundación Ludwig de Cuba, Havana; Gewerkschaftshaus Berlin; Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne
2003: Museum Junge Kunst, Frankfurt/Oder& Goethe-Institut, Ankara
2004: Moritzbastei, Leipzig; Club Corbeau, Brussels & City Library Stuttgart
2005: Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin; Gallery in the Malzhaus, Plauen, Falckenberg Collection, Hamburg-Harburg
2006: Art Gallery Brennabor, Brandenburg/Havel & Art Collections Chemnitz
2007: Kunsthalle Tübingen; Kunsthalle Rostock; Galerie am Ratswall, Bitterfeld
2008: Academy of Arts, Berlin
2009: Berlin Gallery
2011: Academy of Arts & Altes Waisenhaus, Potsdam
2013: Academy of Arts
2014: Arte Postale, Pirmasens & New National Gallery Berlin
2015: Academy of Arts
2017: Güstrow
2018: Museum Folkwang, Essen
2020: Villa Schöningen, Potsdam
2021: Memorial Lindenstraße 54/55, Potsdam

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