Kai Althoff

  Selected Images
 
  Biography
 
  Bibliography
 
    bibliography
 
Monographs/Group and Solo Exhibition Catalogues
2007 Althoff, Kai, Immo, Franfurt: Revolver Books, Köln: Simultanhalle, 2007
  Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 2007
   
2006 Vergne, Philippe, Heart of Darkness, Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, 2006
  Painting in Tongues, Los Angeles: MOCA, 2006
   
2004 Althoff, Kai, Kai Althoff: Kein Respekt,/ Kai No Respect, Miami Beach; Boston: Bridge House Publishing / ICA Boston, 2004
   
2003 Steiner, Peter B. and Petra Giloy- Hirtz, Kai Althoff & Abel Auer Vom Monte Scherbelino Sehen, Freising: Diözesanmuseum Freising, 2003
   
2002 Vitamin P, Phaidon Press, 2002
  Grosenick, Uta, Art Now: 137 Artists at the Rise of the New Millennium, Köln: Taschen, 2002
  Cher Peintre: Lieber Maler = Dear painter Peintures Figuratives Depuis L’Ultime Picabia,Centre Georges
  Pompidou; Kunsthalle Wien; Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, 2002
  Schafhausen, Nicolaus, Kai Althoff Gebärden und Ausdruck, Germany: Lukas & Sternberg, 2002
  Kramer, Armin, Armin Krämer, Kai Althoff, Köln: Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walter Konig, 2002
  Hoptman, Laura, Drawing Now: Eight Propositions, New York: MOMA, 2002
   
2001 Althoff, Kai, Ja, Herrkenn mich genau “Wo wohnt ihr?” – Ab Heule Beidir, Köln: Galerie Daniel Buchholz, 2001
  Dziewior, Yilmaz, “The Rhineland“, in Public Offerings, London: Thames & Hudson, 2001
 
2000 Kertess, Klaus, Drawing 2000 at Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 2000
  Althoff, Kai, Kai Althoff: Stigmata aus Grobmannssucht, Hamburg: Galerie Ascan Crone, 2000
Kramer, Armin, Sie suchen uns: Eine Geschichte von Armin Kramer zu Bildern von Kai Althoff, Berlin: Galerie NEU, 2000
   
1998 Herausgeber, Künstler, Kai Althoff, Köln: Herausgeber Publisher, 1998
   
   
 

Selected Articles and Reviews

2008 Vecchio, Gigiotto Del "Kai Althoff," Flash Art, March 2008, p 140
 
2007 Columbus, Nikki, “Preview: Kai Althoff, Kunsthalle Zurich,” Artforum, September 2007, p 209
  Latimer, Quinn, “ Reviews: Kai Althoff and Nick Z, Gladstone Gallery,” Modern Painters, July-August 2007, pg.80
  Smith, Roberta, “Art in Review: Nick Z. and Kai Althoff,” The New York Times, June 8, 2007, p. E34
  Bankowsky, Jack, "Best of 2007," Artforum, December 2007, p 334
  Kröner, Magdalena, "Haus de Geister: Kai Althoff und Nick Z. treffen sich zum Spielen in New York," Monopo:l
  Magazin für Kunst und Leben, July 2007, pp.122
  Falconer, Morgan, "New York Round-Up," Art Monthly, June 2007, pp. 35-36.
Schjeldahl, Peter, “Critic’s Notebook: All Inclusive,” The New Yorker, June 4, 2007
  Goodbody, Bridget L., “Kai Althoff and Nick Z, “We Are Better Friends for It”,” Time Out New York, May 24- 30, 2007, p. 88
  Kunitz, Daniel, “The Gallery Crashers: Puppets, egg dudes, and devil worship duke it out in an unsteady mash-up,” The Village Voice, May 29 th, 2007
  Aldarondo, Cecilia, “Heart of Darkness,” Art Papers, March/April 2007, p.63
   
2006 "Top 100 Artists", Flash Art, October 2006, pg. 68
 

Ellis, Patricia, "Catching up with Charles Saatchi", Flash Art, (Oct 2006), pg. 64

  Hainley, Bruce, "Kai Althoff, Acme", Artforum, (January 2006), pp. 229-230
   
2005 Kantor, Jordan, “ The ties that Bind”, Parkett, No. 75, (2005), pp. 68-71
  Loers, Veit, “ With Bellbottoms to the Underworld”, Parkett, No. 75, (2005), pp. 86-89
  Oliver, “Super Creeps: Cruising the Work of Kai Althoff” tran. Schelbert, Catherine in Parkett, No. 75, (2005), pp. 96-101
   
2004 Perez, Christopher, "That’s All Folk? Barry McGee, Kai Althoff and Beyond", Big, Red & Shiny, (Issue 09, 2004)
Niermann, Ingo, "Als die Jungs noch stricken sollten", Welt am Sonntag (No.40, 3.Okt)
  Rimanelli, David, "Kai Althoff, ICA, Boston", ARTFORUM, (Sept. 2004), pp.260-261
Morton, Tom, "Kai Althoff, Abel Auer, Armin Krämer, Robert Elfgen", Frieze ( Iss. 84)
Millis, Christopher, "Diamonds in the Rough: Kai Althoff at the ICA", The Portland Phoenix, (June 4-10 2004)
   
2003 Sachs, Britta, "Glaube versetzt Bilder", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, (7. April)
  "Picabia, The new Paradigm", in Art in America, (March 2003).
   
2002 Zeaman, John, "Drawn back to a respect for the craft", The Record, (22. Nov).
  Knitz, Daniel, "Drawing That Provoke Exasperation and Admiration", Arts&Letters, (7.Nov)
Holert, Tom, "Band of outsiders – The Art of Kai Althoff – Critical Essay", ARTFORUM, (Oct 2002).
  Schjeldahl, Peter, "The Draing Board", The New Yorker, (4. Nov)
 

Smith, Roberta, "Retreat From the Wild Shores of Abstraction", The New York Times, ( 18 Oct).

 

"Drawing Now: Eight Propositions", Journal of the Print World, ( Fall)

  Budick, Ariella, "Drawing on History", Newsday, ( 3. Nov)
 

Angela Rosenberg, "Kai Althoff, general rehearsals for a new language", Flash Art, N° 224 (May-June 2002), pp. 94-97.

  Harris, Susan, “ Kai Althoff at Anton Kern”, Art In America, (July 2002).
   
2001 Kimmelman, Michael, "Kai Althoff", The New York Times, (23. 11. 2001).
  Saltz, Jerry, "History painting", Village Voice 69, (4. Dec. 2001).
  Schwendener, Martha, "Kai Althoff", Artforum, (7 Dec. 2001)
  Müller, Katrin Bettina, "Kastenwelten", tip berlin magazin, (4.1.17.1.2001,) p. 78
  Siepen, Nicolas, "Grüße aus der Steppdecke", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, (06.01.2001), p. 8.
  Kerkmann, Michael, "Die Lust der Entspannung", Texte zur Kunst, September 2001, pp. 207-210
  Löffler, Petra, "Krippenspiel", Stadt Revue, Köln, (August 2001), p. 89
  Koerner von Gustorf, Oliver, "Rückzug aus der Kulturkritik", die tageszeitung berlin, 6./7.01.2001, p. 24
 

"Kasten Welten", tip berlin magazin, 4.1. – 17.1.2001, p. 78.

   
2000 Roos, Renate, "Kai Althoff", Kunstforum International, Bd. 149, (Jan-March), p. 308
  Stange, Raima, "Kai Althoff, Ascan Crone", Flash Art, (Summer 2000), p. 118-119
  Ebner, Jörn, "Wer Geschichten nicht erzählt bekommt, darf sie selbst erfinden", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 3.6.2000, p. 54
  Dziewior, Yilmaz, "Kai Althoff", Artforum International, (Mai 2000), p. 186-187
   
1999 Graw, Isabelle, "Nichts geht verloren", Tagesspiegel ,29.12.99
  Regan, Margaret, "How German is it", Tucson Weekly, (July 15- July 21,1999)
Dziewor , Yilmaz, "Kai Altoff", Artists, Heft 38, 1/1999, S.26-29
Ebert, Sandra, "Eine Teufelssekte wird zum bunten Kunstwerk", Kölner Express vom 5.11..99
  Bange, Holger Emil, "Männergesellschaft", Die Zeit, 11.11.1999
  Pesch, Martin, "Installationen", Kunstforum, Bd.145, (Mai-Juni 1999), pp. 380-381
  Hierholzer, Michael, "Bühnenbild, Strandgut, Gerüst", Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 31.3.1999
  Wolff, Thomas, "Auf Montage: die Kunst", Frankfurter Rundschau, 13.3.99
 

Kempkes, Anke, "Monumente und Momentaufnahmen. Ein Rückblick auf Berliner Staats- und andere Kunst", Spex, 01/99, p. 29.

   
1998 Hermes, Manfred, “Kai Althoff, Bezirk der Widerrede”, Paradex, N. 1, (November 1998), pp. 27-28
  Preuss, Sebastian, “Lebensformen aus der Neuzeit”, Berliner Zeitung, 28.9.1998
  Böker, Carmen, “Zeichen der Annäherung”, Berliner Zeitung, 28.9.1998
  Kempkes, Anke, “Kai Althoff: Reflux Lux”, springerin, vol. IV, issue 2/98
  Dziewior, Yilmaz, " Verwobene Fiktionen", neue bildene kunst, N. 2/98 pp.52-55
   
1997 Heiser, Jörg, "Bohemian Rapsody", Frieze, (Nov./Dec.), pp. 66-70
  N.N., Interieurs in den Deichtorhallen", Kunstzeitung, N. 11, (July), p. 19
Coomer, Martin, "Kai Althoff", Time Out, (April 9-16)
  Hunt, Ian, "Kai Althoff ," Art Monthly, (5/97), p.38-39
  González, Alexandra, "Alice hinter den Spiegeln", AD Architectural Digest, (June/July), p. 66
  Bauer, Silke, "Heetz, Nowak, Rehberger", Texte zur Kunst, N. 25, (March), pp. 129-132
  Dziewior,Yilmaz, "Das Beste aller Seiten", Texte zur Kunst, N. 25, (March), pp. 136-139
  Kerkmann, Michael, “Ladomat 2000”, Spex, (January)
   
1996 Bonami, Francesco, "Kai Althoff", Flash Art, (November/December)
  Dziewior, Yilmaz, "Kai Althoff. Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne", Frieze, November/December, pp. 73-74
  Diedrichsen, Diedrich, "House Style", Artforum International, N. 3, (November 1996), p. 32/33
  Karcher, Eva, "Kai Althoff, Bilder vom Hoffen und Scheitern", art N. 10, (October), p, 49
  N.N., "Verzauberung wie im Märchen", Kölner Stadtanzeiger, (5.7.1996)
  Diederichsen, Diedrich, "Nach dem Exzeß, vor der Zerealie", Spex, (April)
Butzer, André, "Hast du heute Zeit? – Ich aber nicht", Texte zur Kunst, N. 19, (August), pp. 168-169
  Hess, Barbara, "Kai Althoff", Flash Art, (June).
Heiser, Jörg, "Eine Kapelle für die Moderne", Texte zur Kunst, N. 18, (May), pp. 194-197