"Is it permitted to simply turn the federal eagle into a Jumping Jack spreading his wings, as Roland
Fuhrmann’s “Grosser Hampelmann” (Big Jumping Jack) does when put into action? Who wants to
carry artistic freedom beyond its limits, out of the basket of fundamental rights? Doesn’t this freedom
also always have something to do with responsibility?
The urge to reproach the artist in this way would be a gross misunderstanding of his artistic intention,
because the opposite is the case! Fuhrmann’s works of art are not a vehicle for the sensationalist
staging of a provocation, but rather a hint at the fears normality can produce. ...
So Roland Fuhrmann sets his work of art in action; citing the motif of the federal eagle and built like
the jerky marionette, familiar to every child, with the typical pull-cord between its legs, it blithely rattles
a saber. In this work, as in many others by the artist, we sense a hidden, fundamental burden that the
artist seeks to lay down, focused on himself and at the same time representing the community. ..."
Christoph Tannert: "Learning from History", catalogue text for VALUTA
solo exhibition at the Museum Goch, 2006 (.pdf text / 52 KB) >
Press:
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SUEDKURIER, Dezember 15, 2011 "Monument der Fluechtigkeit" (.pdf / 254 KB)
Schwaebische Zeitung, December 15, 2011 "Eine Katastrophe wird zum Kunstobjekt" (.pdf / 332 KB)
Berliner Zeitung, Mars 03, 2011 "Der Traum vom Fliegen" (.pdf / 291 KB)
F.A.R, February 14, 2011, art & culture (.pdf / 221 KB)
ouest france, February 09, 2011 "Une galerie d'artistes berlinois au Colombier – Rennes" (.pdf / 61 KB)
art - magazin, February 01, 2011 "Roland Fuhrmann in der Nationalakademie" (.gif Screenshot / 86 KB)
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Link: http://www.art-magazin.de
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 05 February 2011 "Scheibchenweise Kunst" (.pdf / 262 KB)
Neue Westfaelische Z., 04/01/2011"Roland Fuhrmann, Woody Allen, Edouard Glissant" (.pdf / 172 KB)
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, 01 February 2011 "Die Erkenntnis in Scheiben" (.pdf / 524 KB)
MDR - Mitteldt. Rundfunk, 01/02/2011 "Berliner Kuenstler gewinnt Leopoldina-Wettbewerb" (.jpg / 188 KB)
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Bild-Zeitung, 01/02/2011, "Leopoldina schmueckt ihren neuen Sitz mit Kunstwerken" (.pdf / 180 KB)
WochenSpiegel, 01 February 2011 "Mensch und Eule" (.pdf / 311 KB)
Saechsische Zeitung / Dresden, 2010/11/22, "Sinfonie der Farben...Campus der TUD" (.pdf / 696 KB)
Maerkische Allgemeine Zeitung / Potsdam, 2010/11/16, "Kraniche im Gerichtssaal" (.pdf / 484 KB)
Brandenburger Landesbetrieb Bauen, 2010/11/15, "Fliegende Kunst für Hoehere Instanz" (.pdf / 44 KB)
Link: http://www.blb.brandenburg.de
news, November 09, 2010, "Die Bilder des Tages" (.jpg Screenshot / 292 KB)
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Link: http://www.news.de
ARD Tagesschau, November 09, 2010, "Blickpunkte - Bilder des Tages" (.jpg Screenshot / 396 KB)
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Dresdner Zeitung, Oktober 29, 2010, "Chemiker bekommen neues TU-Labor" (.pdf / 152 KB)
baunetz, 2010/10/14 "Spektralsymphonie, Kunstwerk an der TU Dresden fertig" (.pdf / 112 KB)
DNN, 2010/02/22 "Final spurt on the chemists building site at the University of Dresden" (.pdf / 458 KB)
BTU News, Nr. 29, 12 / 2009 "Der Licht-Orbiter UNIVERSITAS im Foyer Hauptgebäude" (.pdf / 60 KB)
Lausitzer Rundschau, Nov. 25, 2009 "Spagat zwischen Zeppelin und Schmetterling" (.pdf / 681 KB)
Lausitzer Rundschau, August 17, 2009 (.pdf / 685 KB)
SZ, Saechsische Zeitung and Lausitzer Rundschau, August 14, 2009 (.pdf / 541 KB)
art-magazin, August 13, 2009 (.jpg screenshot / 384 KB)
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Lausitzer Rundschau, August 6, 2009, article from Martina Albert (.pdf / 534 KB)
baunetz, July 22, 2009, "Spektralsymphonie, Kunst am Bau, TU Dresden entschieden" (.pdf / 155 KB)
SIB press release, July 14, 2009, "TU Dresden Institute Chemie Kunst-am-Bau " (.pdf / 440 KB)
Hamish Morrison Galerie, June 19, 2009, exhibition's text: (.pdf / 448 KB)
DIE WELT, August 15, 2008, Katharina Standke: "Taubenjagd vom Baumhaus aus"
about the exhibition JAGD UND KUGELFANG at Galerie Spesshard & Klein, Berlin (.pdf / 408 KB)
Porta TV at mt-online: "Die Geburt der Venus: Roland Fuhrmanns Skulptur am Klinikum"
Video, 2008-03-30 , Wiese Foto+Film Link: hhttp://www.wfoto-film.de
Mindener Tageblatt, February 16, 2008: "Strahlende VENUS grüsst" (.pdf scan / 554 KB)
Neue Rhein Zeitung NRZ, February 15, 2008: "Das Rathaus hat jetzt seinen ROTEN BERG"
(.pdf scan / 436 KB)
Niederrhein Nachrichten, February 09, 2008: "Keltische Opferstätten im Gocher Stadtgebiet"
(.pdf scan / 471 KB)
Mindener Tageblatt, February 09, 2008: "VENUS läutet das Finale ein" (.pdf scan / 355 KB)
Mindener Tageblatt, July 27, 2007: "Verträge für Venus und Mosaik perfekt" (.pdf scan / 99 KB)
MKK-Pressemitteilung, July 27, 2007: "Kunst am Bau - Verträge unterzeichnett" (.pdf / 97 KB)
Neue Westfälische Zeitung / Mindener Tageblatt, July 5, 2007: "Eine Venus und ein Mosaik
für das Klinikum", Artikel von Ursula Koch (NW .pdf copie / 129 KB) (MT.mht HTML / 54 KB)
Westfalen-Blatt, 2007-07-05: "Eine filigrane Venus aus Edelstahl", article from Julia Kleinschmidt
(.pdf text Germ. / 57 KB) (.pdf scan / 200 KB)
DBZ, Deutsche Bau Zeitschrift, Aug. 2006, p. 7: "Treibender Rhythmus - Skulptur in Dresdner Tanz-
Schule übergeben", article from Benedikt Kraft (.pdf text Germ.-Engl. / 23 KB) (.pdf scan / 324 KB)
NRZ, Neue Rhein Zeitung, August 11, 2006, p. 4: "Wenn der Bundesadler knirscht" (about the exhibition
VALUTA at the Museum Goch) article from Andreas Daams (.pdf scan / 446 KB)
Rheinische Post, 12. August 2006, p.B6: "S-Draht und eine Tonne Weltgeld" (about the exhibition
VALUTA at the Museum Goch) article from Matthias Grass (.pdf scan / 474 KB)
kult - Kulturraum Niederrhein, 5 / 2006, p. 18: "Roland Fuhrmann im Museum Goch"
article from Klaus Hübner (about the exhibition VALUTA ) (.pdf scan / 446 KB)
Gocher Wochenblatt, August 13, 2006, title: "Alles rotiert: Geld, Bilder, Soldaten und Stacheldraht"
(about the exhibition VALUTA at the Museum Goch) (.pdf scan / 416 KB)
SZ, "Saechsische Zeitung", April 11, 2006, cultur: article of Uwe Salzbrenner about the inauguration of
the new building of the Palucca Schule Dresden / Hochschule für Tanz (.pdf scan / 515 KB)
SIB press release, Oktober 7, 2005, "Kunst für die Palucca Schule Dresden" (.pdf / 541 KB)
AD, "Architectural Digest". Die schoensten Haeuser der Welt ( journal ), edition 10 / October 2004
"Best of Germany" 150 reasons to love Germany, reason 87: The Euro Eagle / "BIG JUMPING JACK"
(.pdf scan / 376 KB)
"Der Tagesspiegel", Aug 28, 2004, Kunst & Markt ( art and business ), article in the German newspaper:
"Memento Motori - Roland Fuhrmanns kinetische Objekte" (.pdf text Germ. / 21 KB)
Link: http://archiv.tagesspiegel.de
"FAZ ", July 31, 2004, Kunstmarkt, article in the German newspaper: "Konfuser Sommer in der City -
In Berlin: Meese/Oehlen, Yves Oppenheim, Roland Fuhrmann" (.pdf scan / 700 KB)
Link: http://fazarchiv.faz.net
"DIE WELT", July 23, 2004, edition Berlin, article in the German newspaper / Berlin art market :
„Elektromechanische Poesie - Roland Fuhrmann verzaubert die Welt bei Spielhaus Morrison"
(.pdf scan / 334 KB) Link: http://www.welt.de
"KUNSTZEITUNG", Nr.88 / December 2003, German art journal, Karlheinz Schmid (.pdf scan / 452 KB)
"Maerkische Allgemeine Zeitung" Potsdam, August 7 / 8, 2004, article : "Produktivitäts-Simulatoren"
Link: http://www.maerkischeallgemeine.de
"Mitteldeutsche Zeitung", April - Aug. '03, 9 articles ( "Sand bench" Bitterfeld ) Link: http://archiv.mz-web.de
Dresdner Kulturmagazine, Juli 2000, German culture magazine, article from Susanne Altmann:
"Dresden-Paris-Goslar, Kinetische Kunst von Roland Fuhrmann“ (.pdf text Germ. / 24 KB)
„Der Wirklichkeitsveränderer“ Article in the German newspaper "Panorama am Sonntag"
December 10, 2000 (.pdf text Germ. / 21 KB)
Catalogue texts:
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Susanne Altmann:
POLAR STAR TUBE alpha UMi, in "Ueber Tage 09 - art projects for the Lusatian Lake District"
Uhyst / Saxony, 2009 (.pdf text Engl.-Germ. / 71 KB)
Didier Arnaudet:
"La Chasse, ici?" (Hunting? Here?) in the catalogue: HORS DE PORTÉE / OUT OF REACH
POLLEN Monflanquin / France, 2008/09 (.pdf text Fren.-Eng.-Germ. / 37 KB)
"TREETOP CASTLES" in the catalogue: HORS DE PORTÉE / OUT OF REACH
POLLEN Monflanquin / France, 2008/09 (.pdf text Fren.-Eng.-Germ. / 48 KB)
Christoph Tannert:
"Learning from History", solo exhibition catalogue VALUTA at the Museum Goch, August-October '06
KEHRER Verlag Heidelberg, ISBN 3-939583-15-4 and ISBN 978-3-939583-15-8 (.pdf text / 52 KB)
Susanne Altmann:
"Between 'philosophical toys' and mental afterimages - Roland Fuhrmann
and the continuity of image-making media",exhibition VALUTA at the Museum Goch, August-October '06
KEHRER Verlag Heidelberg, ISBN 3-939583-15-4 and ISBN 978-3-939583-15-8 (.pdf text / 104 KB)
"The free will", Arena Berlin, M°A°I°S 6, June 16 - July 31, 2005 (.pdf text / 20 KB)
Christoph Tannert:
"BERLIN - MOSKAU 1950-2000" at the Museum Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin, 2003 - 2004
catalogue text (.pdf text / 22 KB)
"Luftschiffe, die nie gebaut wurden", ( Airships that were never built ) catalogue to the exhibition
at the Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, 2002: Experimental model to determine the efficiency of a
rowing propulsion system for airships (.pdf text / 23 KB)
Monika Polak:
„Kocham cie z daleka“ Gallery ARSENAL in Poznan / Poland, Dec.17, 2001- Jan.13, 2002
publisher: Gallery ARSENAL (.pdf text English / 27 KB)
Gerrit Gohlke:
Lecture for the opening of the exhibition "Kaiserringstipendiat 2000, Roland Fuhrmann"
Octobre 29, 2000 at the Mönchehaus Museum of Modern Art Goslar / Germany (.pdf text / 32 KB)
Gerrit Gohlke:
catalogue text, exhibition Vockerode / EXPO 2000, Aug.-Sept. 2000 (.pdf text / 24 KB)
Catalogues:
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2011
BERLIN ART JUNCTION at the GIZ-Haus Berlin (g)
artists: Zurab Bero, Michael Eric Dietrich, Roland Fuhrmann, Sophia Poméry, Jovana Popic, Evgenija Wassilew
38 pages, color, ISBN 978-3-00-033953-0
Redaction / exhibition / catalogue: Charlotte Huguet
CataloguedDownload: http://www.berlinartjunction.org_72ppi.pdf
2011
LEOPOLDINA Wettbewerb "Kunst am Bau" (g)
Artists: Lars Bergmann, Elisabeth Brockmann, Roland Fuhrmann ( winner ),
Reiner Maria Matysik, Annette Munk, Gregor Passens, Ilka Raupach, Maik Scheermann
28 pages, colour, mail order to: presse@leopoldina.org
editorial / exhibition / catalogue: Lars-Peter Jakob, Leopoldina
Broschure download: http://www.leopoldina.org/Leopoldina_Kunst_am_Bau_D.pdf
2010
ZUR FARBENLEHRE
Studien / Modelle / Texte
Science book from Eckhard Bendin
with an article about SPEKTRALSYMPHONIE DER ELEMENTE
Die Verlagsgesellschaft Dresden, ISBN 978-3-940418-42-5
215 pages, color
Link: http://www.bendin-color.de
2010
Technical University of Dresden, new building for the chemistery institutes
permanent installation: SPEKTRALSYMPHONIE DER ELEMENTE
brochure issued by SIB Dresden, October 2010, 32 pages
available for free: poststelle@SIB-D2.smf.sachsen.de
2010
WIEDERVEREINIGUNG 1990-2010 (g)
Künstler im Haus der Wirtschaft, Berlin
Artists: Christian Awe, Alexander Flemming, Roland Fuhrmann, Pia Greschner, Jörn Grothkopp, Galvin Harrison,
Matthias Koslik, Stefan Kübler, Lohner&Carlson, Erik Niedling, Paul Pretzer, Sophia Schama, Jörg Scheibe
redaction / exhibition / catalogue: Bettina Hilleckes
Couverture: (.pdf / 179 KB)
Catalogue download: http://www.akb-kunststoff.de/uvb/presse/hintergrund/Katalogstand8.9.pdf
2009
UEBER_TAGE 09 (brochure)
comlplet as download here: (.pdf / 308 KB)
published by: Gemeinde Boxberg
compilation / text: Susanne Altmann (.pdf text engl.-germ. / 71 KB)
2009
HORS DE PORTÉE / OUT OF REACH (solo show)
March 2009: catalogue about the exhibition at the POLLEN-Association / Monflanquin / France, 2008
catalogue comlplet as download here: (.pdf / 6.2 MB)
text: Didier Arnaudet: "La Chasse, ici?" (Hunting? Here?) (.pdf text Fren.-Eng.-Germ. / 37 KB)
text: "TREETOP CASTLES" (.pdf text Fren.-Eng.-Germ. / 48 KB)
published by the Association POLLEN, Monflanquin / Aquitaine / France
2008
GOOD VIBRATIONS - Geometrie in der Kunst, ALTANA-gallery at the University Dresden
catalogue: Univeritätssammlungen.Kunst+Technik, ISBN 978-3-86780-060-0 (g)
invitation carte: Good Vibrations (.pdf / 291 KB)
2007
EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHY - Art Magazine Nr. 82, catalogue special edition for the exhibition:
Reality Crossings - 2.Fotofestival Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Heidelberg, 09 / 22 -10 / 21 / 2007
ISSN 0172-7028, invitation carte: Reality Crossings (.pdf / 129 KB) (g)
2007
transRobota, 7th Baltic Biennal of Contemprory Art at the Museum of Stettin / Szczecin, Poland
catalogue: Muzeum Narodowe w Szczecinie, engl. / poln. ISBN: 978-83-86136-72-8 (g)
2007
Intimacy and Alienation, El Salvador, 16 / 12 / 2007 - 20 / 01 / 2008
catalogue: Museo de Arte de el Salvador MARTE, engl. / span., ISBN 978-99923-847-7-0 (g)
2007
Roland Fuhrmann, exhibition catalogue VALUTA at the Museum Goch, August-October '06
KEHRER Verlag Heidelberg, ISBN 3-939583-15-4 and ISBN 978-3-939583-15-8 (solo show)
2006
"Smart Art", European Media Art Festival (EMAF) Osnabrueck 2006, May 10 - June 18, 2006
catalogue publisher: H. Nöring, A. Rotert, R. Sausmikat, ISBN 3-926501-27-B (g)
2005
"Art That Works / Catch Me !", 46. October Art Salon Belgrade / Serbia, Oct. 01 - Nov. 18, 2005
catalogue publisher: Belgrade Culture Center, ISBN 86-84235-49-5 (g)
2005
"KINETIK" issue of the magazine "Kunst+Unterricht", No. 296/297-2005, Erhard Friedrich Verlag
including CD-ROM with 15 videos from "Werke - Roland Fuhrmann", ISSN 0931-7112 (g)
2005
"Die Zukunft der Natur" The Book to the Landesausstellung 05, Tirol, May 14 - Nov. 06, 2005
publisher: Martin Heller & Benedikt Erhard, Tappeiner Verlag, Lana / Italy, ISBN 88-7073-367-X (g)
2005
"The free will", Arena Berlin, M°A°I°S 6, June 16 - July 31, 2005 (english two)
catalogue: Verlag Hans Schiler Berlin, ISBN 3-89930-069-6 (g) (.pdf text / 20 KB)
2005
"Lob der Torheit" - Don Quijote (Praise of foolishness), July 05 -Sept. 04, 2005
catalogue publisher: Neue Sächsische Galerie Chemnitz, ISBN 3-937176-04-07
2005
"BERLIN - MOSKAU 1950-2000" at the Museum Martin-Gropius-Bau Berlin, 2003 - 2004
catalogue: Nicolaische Verlagsbuchh. GmbH, Berlin; ISBN 3-89479-060-1 (g) (.pdf text / 22 KB)
2003
"Große Kunstausstellung Halle" at the KUNST HALLE, Villa Kobe / Halle, Sept.11- Okt.19, 2003
catalogue publisher: KUNST HALLE e.V. (g)
2002
"HELDEN DER ARBEIT" art festival in Berlin-Oberschöneweide, Sept. 07- Okt. 07, 2002
publisher: Quartiersmanagement Oberschöneweide (g)
2002
"BRAIN UP" (XVII th World Symposium Neuroradiologicum), Palais des Congrès, Paris
August 18 -24, 2002, publisher: Europa Editions ISBN: 2-913628-10-9 (g)
2002
"Luftschiffe, die die gebaut wurden" at the Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen, publisher:
Zeppelin Museum, Verlag Robert Gessler, FN, ISBN 3-86136-076-4 (g) (.pdf text / 23 KB)
2002
"Ein unguter Ort - doch besser als die Welt" at the Projektraum Kampl / COPYRIGHT projekt office
Berlin, 3-7, 2002, publisher: MOTZ-Berliner Straßenmagazin, issue 15 / 02 (g)
2002
„Kocham cie z daleka“ Gallery ARSENAL in Poznan / Poland, Dec.17, 2001- Jan.13, 2002
publisher: Gallery ARSENAL, ISBN 83-86932-97-X (g) (.pdf text English / 27 KB)
2000
exhibition "www.vockerode-art.de" at the former power station Vockerode,
publisher: Expo 2000 Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH, curator: Peter Lang (g) (.pdf text / 24 KB)
1995
"Plastik / Metall" (Burg Giebichenstein Halle, atelier Irmtraud Ohme 1980-1995)
at the museum "Grassi Museum Leipzig", publisher: Grassi Museum Leipzig (g)
1993
Group show for the 1993 art prize of the City of Ribnitz-Damgarten, German Amber Museum
Deutsches Bernsteinmuseum Ribnitz-Damgarten, publisher: Bernsteinmuseum (g)
(g) - group show