{"id":2696,"date":"2017-07-17T08:07:33","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T06:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.storms-galerie.de\/artists\/albert-hien\/biografie"},"modified":"2026-04-08T11:47:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T09:47:40","slug":"biography","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.storms-galerie.de\/en\/artists\/albert-hien\/biography","title":{"rendered":"biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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\nDuring this time, he has created numerous site-specific environments and sculptures for large companies or public spaces, most recently with a 17-meter-high interior design for a historic clock tower in Munich. In recent years, Hien has mainly worked with light and neon.<\/p>\n

Albert Hien was represented twice at the documenta in Kassel with large sculptural works (documenta VII and VIII). In 1985 he took part in the German contribution to the S\u00e3o Paulo Biennial, curated by Armin Zweite. Major museum exhibitions have been held at the St\u00e4dtisches Museum Abteiberg, M\u00f6nchengladbach, the Josef-Haubrich Kunsthalle in Cologne, the Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda, Madrid, Kunstmuseum Celle with the Robert Simon Collection, and the St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich, which has several works by Hien in its collection.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column]\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\t\t

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2001-22<\/strong>
\nProfessorship at the Akademie der Bildenden K\u00fcnste, Munich
\n1997-01<\/strong>
\nProfessorship at the Hochschule f\u00fcr Bildende K\u00fcnste, Braunschweig
\n1975-81<\/strong>
\nStudies, Akademie der Bildenden K\u00fcnste, Munich<\/p>\n

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selected solo exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

2024<\/strong>
\nMovimenti, Walter Storms Galerie, Munich
\n2023<\/strong>
\nPapalapap (edition\/presentation of prints), Kunsthaus ARTES, Hanover
\n2018<\/strong>
\nScultura Poetica. Werke 1982-1990, Walter Storms Galerie, Munich
\n2016<\/strong>
\nPapalapap (sculptures and light objects), Walter Storms Galerie, Munich
\n2014<\/strong>
\nRetrospective 5 Jahre Schellingstra\u00dfe 48, Walter Storms Galerie, Munich
\n2006<\/strong>
\nOrtobotanico, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Heidenheim a. d. Brenz
\n1995-97<\/strong>
\nPlanetarium (spatial installation), Kunstmuseum Celle and traveling exhibition
\n1990<\/strong>
\nGerman Pavilion EXPO 92 Sevilla
\n1991<\/strong>
\nEdition Grotteschi, St\u00e4dtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus & Kunstbau, Munich<\/p>\n

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selected group exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

2025
\n<\/strong>materiell, Corbusierhaus Einheit 834, Berlin
\n2022-23<\/strong>
\nFantasy of Light, Galerie Braunbehrens, Stuttgart
\n2017<\/strong>
\nSignal – Lichtkunst aus der Sammlung Robert Simon, Kunstmuseum Celle
\n2015<\/strong>
\nLichtungen, Internationales Lichtkunstfestival, R\u00f6mer- & Pelizaeus-Museum Hildesheim
\n2013<\/strong>
\nScheinwerfer – European Light Art, Kunstmuseum Celle
\nCeci n’est pas une Lampe… , Gesellschaft f\u00fcr Kunst und Gestaltung, Bonn
\n2000<\/strong>
\nZeitR\u00e4ume, Kunstmuseum Villa Zanders, Bergisch Gladbach
\n2009<\/strong>
\nLeuchtzeichen, Kunstmuseum Celle
\n2006<\/strong>
\nKunstLichtTore Bochum, Kunstmuseum Bochum
\n2005<\/strong>
\nDe Kunst van TL (Tube Luminescent), Centre for International Light Art, Eindhoven
\n1987<\/strong>
\ndocumenta 8, Kassel
\n1985<\/strong>
\nBiennale of S\u00e3o Paulo, German contribution (curated by Armin Zweite)
\n1982<\/strong>
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