Joas Nebe, who holds degrees in psychology and literature, is a self-taught artist born in Hamburg but now located in South Germany. After a few years in Berlin, he decided to move south, close to the French and Swiss border. Important exhibits include the artist´s “Climate Change Cartoons“ on display on exhibition "Letters from the Sky" which accompanied the Durban UN conference on Climate Change 2011 in South Africa and "Machine Fair"- a film about the mechanical site of a metropolis- shown at Museum of Modern Art, Moscow as part of "Now&After" screening in 2012. Other film works has been shown at the 25th Festival Les Instants Video (Biblioteca Alexandrina, Cairo), Videoformes Festival 2014 and 2015, Sustain Our Africa, Madatac 3, 4, 5, 6 Competitive Official International Selection (Madrid), Papy Gyros Nights 2016 Hong Kong/ ART_TECTURE, In 24hours: Future Visions (SHIFT:ibpcpa) 2020, just to name a few. 2021 Joas Nebe received the Audience Award at 1st International Conceptual Art Biennale in Latvia and 2023 the 5th International Prize Leonardo da Vinci and the 1st International Pegasus Price for The Arts for Artistic Merits, 1st International Price Michelangelo for merits in Artistic Research and Stylistic Value of the body of work and Career Art Award for life time achievement by Foundation Effetto Arte, Italy.
Born
1968
Nationality
German
Country
Germany
Occupation
artist
Address
informilder@gmx.net
Interests
art
film
Alternative Photographic Processes
philosophy
Language
Languages
English
German
Biography
1990-1992 law studies, University of Hamburg, Germany, Department of Jurisprudence I
1994-1998 psychology, art history, media and philosophy studies, faculty of psychology, faculty of fine arts, faculty of letters, faculty of philosophy, University of Hamburg, Germany
1998 diploma in psychology and media sciences
2000-2002 stage direction studies, Institut fuer Theater, Musiktheater und Film (ITMF), Hamburg, Germany
1998 lectureship on film for Reemtsma Cigarettes Company, Hamburg, Germany
2000-2006 lectureship on film at the University of Hamburg, faculty of psychology
since 2010 free lance curatorship
Education
Hamburg University
Exhibitions
2021
2021, 27th may – 6th june, THE ROOM PROJECT: FEELING GOOD AND FEELING BAD ROOMS, Cista Arts Ltd., London, UK
CISTA ARTS, London, England
Solo
2020
2020, 10 july – 10 august, THE PALACE PROJECT, Online Fine Arts Museum (MArO/OFAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
Online Fine Arts Museum
Solo
2020
2017, 16th june – 31st july, JOAS NEBE: VIDEO WORKS ON NATURE, curator: Manzi Yang, 16:9 Gallery, UTLC Gallery, Lawrence Technical University, Michigan
UTLC Gallery
Solo
Prizes and Awards
2023, Leonardo da Vinci Price
2023 Michelangelo Price
2023, Pegasus Price
2023, Career Art Award
2021, Audience Award of 1st International Conceptual Art Biennale in Latvia
Links
Media
Representation
Artist Agent
I have an agent
Agent name
Al Tiba9
Favorite Quote
“It’s a never-ending game of disintegration. I
challenge the viewer by not living up to his or
her expectations. I am denying the satisfaction of
solving the riddle, hidden within the depth of my
artwork.” By turning his filmic cabinet of
curiosity into an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of
hybrid geometric patterns, Joas Nebe teases the
viewer into accessing his game. He believes:
“Riddle games of this kind spark creativity and
pass on the role of the artist to the viewer.”
Gaming into Mindfulness
Interview with Joas Nebe by Rebecca Schoensee
(excerpt)
challenge the viewer by not living up to his or
her expectations. I am denying the satisfaction of
solving the riddle, hidden within the depth of my
artwork.” By turning his filmic cabinet of
curiosity into an intriguing jigsaw puzzle of
hybrid geometric patterns, Joas Nebe teases the
viewer into accessing his game. He believes:
“Riddle games of this kind spark creativity and
pass on the role of the artist to the viewer.”
Gaming into Mindfulness
Interview with Joas Nebe by Rebecca Schoensee
(excerpt)