Introduction
René Luckhardt (born 1972) is a Swiss-German artist. Luckhardt holds a Master of Fine Art degree in Painting from Chelsea College of Arts, London. His practice draws from the peculiar and unconscious. He counts Lewis Carroll and Aleister Crowley among his influences. 2010 he reproduced the latter's Chambre des Cauchemars of the Abbey of Thelema in a gallery space. Moreover, he built a life-sized grandmother doll. In 2010 he initiated the international avant-garde salon Wonderloch Kellerland in Berlin of which a satellite existed in Los Angeles. Both spaces are included in the Art Spaces Directory of the New Museum, New York. In 2013 a retrospective of his early Kellerloch Paintings was held in Berlin. Luckhardt frequently uses art history by re-contextualizing various positions and presenting them with a surprising twist. Also, he is co-author of HER.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- 2017 Anamorphic Portraits, Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck
- 2015 MANufactoRAY, Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck
- 2013 abc – art berlin contemporary, Berlin
- 2013 René Luckhardt's Kellerloch Paintings, Autocenter, Berlin
- 2012 Egon Schiele, London 1996, Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck
- 2012 René Luckhardt's Clown Cube, Bourouina Gallery, Berlin
- 2011 The Grandmother in Contemporary Art, Galerie Seiler, München
Group exhibitions
- 2016 Still still life, Galerie Bernd Kugler, Innsbruck
- 2015 1. Berlin Edition, Salon Dahlmann, Berlin
- 2015 Joy, taidetehdas, Konstfabriken, Porvoo
- 2014 Alte Sachlichkeit, Emotional Rescue Shows, Berlin
- 2013 Berlin-Klondyke, Werkschauhalle/Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig
- 2012 Alptraum, Metropolitan Museum of Manila, Manila
- 2009 Transzendenz Inc., Hospitalhof, Stuttgart