Josef Strau

2002-2006

Curator of Galerie Meerrettich in the Glass Pavillion at the
Volksbühne, Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin

2004

Co-curated “Now and Ten Years Ago” Kunstwerke, Berlin


Solo Exhibitions

2007

“Why Doesn’t my Plant Grow Anymore?” and Other Works of Lament (…), Vilma Gold, London
Dependance, Brussels

2006

Don’t Climb the Pyramids, Greene Naftali, New York
c/o Anna-Catharina Gebbers, Ziegelstrasse, Berlin invited by Yilmaz Dziewior

2002

Nazis of Suburbia, Greene Naftali, New York

1998

a, Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne


Group Exhibitions

2007

Secret-Flix, Neue Alte Brucke, Frankfurt
Years-In-Review-Installation, Vilma Gold, organized by Joseph Strau
Door Slamming Festival, Mehringdamm 72, Berlin, curated by Dominic Eichler
dependence at Galerie Neu,
Wonderwall - Constructing the Sublime, Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo, curated by Anna-Catharina Gebbers
Shandyismus, Wiener Secession, Vienna, curaed by Helmut Draxler
New Domestic Landscape, Kiubh Kunstverein, Koln, curated by Caroline Nathusius
design by accident, Croy Nielsen, Berlin

2006

...:ICAL KRBBR PRDLY PRSNTS GART JAS, JON KLSY, JOSF STRA, Curated by Michael Krebber, Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany
Looking Back, White Columns, New York
Next to Kin, Daniel Buchholz, Cologne, Germany
La maman et la putain, curated by Eva Svennung, Air de Paris, Paris
Our Marvellous Ambition, Vilma Gold Project Space, Berlin
Make Your Own Life: Artists In and Out of Cologne, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia; curated by Bennett Simpson (Additional Venues: Power Plant, Toronto; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, 2007); (catalogue)
Von der Abwesenheit des Lagers, Kunsthaus Dresden

2005

The Gone Wait curated by Tobias Buche Gagosian Gallery Berlin,
Possession, Paul-Linke-Ufer, Berlin curated by Dominique Eichler

2004

Müllberg Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne
Zeichnungen, Werkleitzbiennale, Halle curated by Ariane Müller
Für völligen Arbeitsschutz,Wandbilder, WBD, Berlin, Editionen 4 Jahre WBD, Berlin

2003

Photo +, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York
Photo +, Prague Biennale 1

2002

The Nazis of Suburbia, Ökonomien der Zeit, curated by Hans-Christian Dany and Astrid Wege, Museum Ludwig, Cologne
Pictures, Greene Naftali Gallery, New York

2000

The Inheritage, Video for Coal By Any Other Name, organized by S. Dillemuth, Colin De Land Fine Art, New York
hey, international competition style, TENT, Rotterdam curated by Amelie von Wulffen und Dirk Schmidt
Produktivität und Existenz organized by “Die Beute”, Bethanienhaus, Berlin
Deutsche Kunst in Moskau, Central House of Artists, Moscow
Snowflake Office organized by C. Krümmel, Greene Naftali Gallery, NewYork

1999

The Castle, (with Amelie von Wulffen), Snowflake Office, Galerie Walbröl, Düsseldorf

1998

SUUM SUUN AKVY `73 Laden Schillerstr. 32, Berlin
Kunstbüro 1060, Wien with The Nazis of Suburbia

1997

Die krumme Pranke, Video with A. Creischer, A. Siekmann, A. von Wulffen

1993

Friesenwall 120, Cologne, co-curated with Stefan Dillemuth 1990-1993
Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne
Pat Hearn Gallery, New York (with S. Dillemuth)
Parallax View: New York-Cologne at P.S. 1
Four Walls, New York (with S. Dillemuth)

1991

Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne
Kunstraum Daxer, München (with S. Dillemuth)

1990

Raum Münzstrasse 10, Hamburg (with C. von Bonin)


Bibliography and Published Texts


2006

Ammirati, Domenick, “Josef Strau,” Modern Painters, September

“Josef Strau," New Yorker, July 31

“The Non-productive Attitude”, Make Your Own Life: Artists in and out of Cologne, ICA Philadelphia exhibition catalogue

2005

“Die Anrufung”/”The Invocation”, Amelie von Wulffen, Kunstverein Düsseldorf/Kunstmuseum Basel

“Time structure and Passerbys”, Susanne Winterling, Duolun Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai

2004

“Zu Josef Kramhöllers Buch”, Josef Kramhöller, Kunstverein Düsseldorf

2003

“Cafe Voss”, Sergej Jensen/Stefan Müller, Kunstverein Braunschweig

“Haare wachsen, wie sie wollen”, Isa Genzken, Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, Cologne

“Zitat und Künstlichkeit”, fluter

“Giorgine und die Entspannung der Nicht-Authentischen” in Texte zur Kunst 48

2002

“B”,Texte zur Kunst 45, Berlin 2002

“Der Malstrom”, Ökonomien der Zeit, hrsg. HC Dany/Astrid Wege, Frankfurt/Main

2001

“Die Favoritin”, Metallic, Berlin

“Das Auge der Verwesung”, Serena, hrsg. Josephine Pryde, Kunstverein Braunschweig

“Ruine und Mond”, Museum der Römischen Geschichte hrsg. Amelie von Wulffen, Kunstverein Braunschweig

“Spuk am Waldsee”, Texte zur Kunst 41, Berlin

2000

“Geheimnis der Mode”, Texte zur Kunst 40, Berlin

1999

“Ein Gang durch das Jüdische Museum”, Texte zur Kunst 36, Berlin

1997

“Die wir soziale Intervention” (with A. Siekmann) A.N.Y.P., Berlin

1996

“Kontinuität am Beispiel des Stadtplaners Roland Rainer” demontage Nr. 11, Wien
“Kultur für Alle”, Messe 2ok, Cologne