Jens Liebchen
born in Bonn, 1970
lives in Berlin and Tokyo
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2008 "Politics & Art - Art & Politics", Goethe-Institutes in Singapur, Kiew, Karachi
2007 "Politics & Art - Art & Politics", Goethe-Institutes in Athen, Helsinki, Hongkong, Sydney
2006 "Politics & Art - Art & Politics", Goethe-Institutes in Peking, Curtiba, Belgrad, Sarajevo
2005 "Playing Fields", Galerie J.J.Heckenhauer, Berlin
2005 "Politics & Art - Art & Politics", Goethe-Institutes in Sofia, Riga, Tel Aviv, Lissabon, Coimbra
2004 "Politics & Art - Art & Politics ", Gallery J.J.Heckenhauer , Berlin /
Deutscher Bundestag, Berlin
2000 "DL07 - stereotypes of war : a photographic investigation", Photography Now, Berlin
1997 "Vortex", J.J.Heckenhauer - Galerie für Fotografie, Tübingen
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 "Hijacked 2: Australia / Germany", ACP Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia
2010 "Marks of Honour - A Striking Library", Bookshop Exhibition, The Photographers´Gallery London
2009 "The La Brea Matrix - Six German Photographers & a New Color Icon by Stephen Shore", A project by Schaden.com, Cologne and The Lapis Press, Culver City LA, exhibition at Kaune/Sudendorf, Gallery for Contemporary Photography, Cologne, Germany
2009 "Marks of Honour - A Striking Library", FOAM_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 "Portrait: Berlin", Palacio Nacional de las Artes - Palais de Glace, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2009 "Marks of Honour - a striking library", Kaune/Sudendorf, Gallery for Contemporary Photography, Cologne,
2009 "Marks of Honour - a striking library", FOAM_Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2009 "Retrato: Berlín" Sala de Exposición Portal la Dehesa, Goethe-Institut Santiago, Chile
2008 "Original Books - Morten Andersen, Gabriele Basilico, John Gossage, Keizo Kitajima, Jens Liebchen", Cohen Amador Gallery, New York, USA
2008 "Fotografie in der Sammlung des Deutschen Bundestages", Ausstellungsraum im Marie-Elisabeth-Lüders-Haus, Berlin
2007 "Art and Politics // Kunst und Politik - Sophie Calle, Jörg Herold, Jens Liebchen", De Markten, Brussels, Belgium
2007 "PORTRAIT : BERLIN - Contemporary Photography and Video Art”, Moving Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska / Goethe-Institut Washington, Washington,
2006 "From Fair to Fine - 20th-Century Photography Books That Matter", Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago,
2005 "Inter City: Berlin - Praha", Manes, Prague
2003 "Ortsbegehung 9", Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (NBK), Berlin
2001 "Portrait: Berlin - Contemporary Photography", Plaza Gallery, Tokyo
1999 "Body and Urbanism", International Centre of Culture, Tirana,
1999 "55 photographs at 55 mercer", Mercer Gallery, New York
1999 "Europäischer Architekturfotografie-Preis", Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn
1998 "Gesichter und Dinge - Contemporary Photography", Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin
Books / Editions:
2008 Liebchen, Jens "Uncertainties - a tribute to the work of Anthony Hernandez", Marks of Honour 2008
2005 Liebchen, Jens "Playing Fields", Edition J.J.Heckenhauer, Tübingen/Berlin
2004 Liebchen, Jens "The Flag", schaden.com, Köln
2004 Liebchen, Jens "Politics & Art - Art & Politics ", Edition J.J.Heckenhauer, Tübingen/Berlin
2002 Liebchen, Jens "Parameters of Movement I", Edition J.J.Heckenhauer, Tübingen/Berlin
2000 Liebchen, Jens "DL07 - stereotypes of war: a photographic investigation", Edition J.J.Heckenhauer, Tübingen/Berlin
Bibliography:
2009 "Don´t talk bullshit, what are you doing? Reflections on the unique homage project Marks of Honour", schaden.com
2009 "DU - Das Kulturmagazin #759, Die Faszination der Archive"
2007 "Photobooks - 802 photobooks from the M. + M. Auer collection", Editions M + M
2006 "The Photobook - A History, Volume 2", Martin Parr, Gerry Badger, Phaidon Press
2006 "NextLevel", Art/ Photography # 9, London
2006 "European Photography", # 78 Spring/Summer 2006
2005 "Bijutsu Techo", Vol 57, Tokyo, Japan
2003 "Ortsbegehung 9", Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (NBK), Berlin
2002 "Kunst im Reichstagsgebäude", DuMont, Köln
2001 "Beautiful Strangers - Albanische Kunst", Ifa-Galerie, Berlin
2001 "Heldenfriedhof - Ein Tag aus dem Leben des Josef B. - 16.03.1944", Jörg Herold, Galerie Eigen+Art, Leipzig/ Berlin, Overbeckgesellschaft Lübeck
2000 "Archoplast 2000", Jörg Herold, Staatliches Museum Schwerin
1998 "Gesichter und Dinge - zeitgenössische Fotografie", Neue Gesellschaft für bildende Kunst, Berlin
Permanent Collections:
- Kunstsammlung des Deutschen Bundestages, Berlin
- Bibliotheque Nationale de France, Paris
- Manfred Heiting Collection, The Museum of Fine Arts Houston