| ULRICH RUCKRIEM | |
| 1938 | Born in Düsseldorf, Germany |
| 1959-61 | Participant in the Dombauhutte, Cologne (restoration of the Cologne Cathedral) |
| 1962 | Began working as a sculptor |
| 1968 | Splitting process appears in Ruckriem's work |
| 1975-84 | Professor of Sculpture, Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst, Hamburg |
| 1984-87 | Professor of Sculpture, Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf |
| SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
| 1964 | Domgalerie, Cologne |
| 1965 | Leopold Hoesch Museum, Duren |
| 1967 | Galerie Ad Libitum, Antwerp |
| 1968 | Galerie Tobies & Silex, Cologne |
| 1969 | Galerie Ernst, Hannover |
Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
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| 1970 | "Steine und Eisen," Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld |
| Galerie Ricke, Cologne | |
| 1971 | Kabinett fur Aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven |
| Galerie Ernst, Hannover | |
| Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf | |
| Mayfair Gallery, London | |
| Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne | |
| Videogalerie Gerry Schum, Düsseldorf | |
| 1972 | Paula Cooper, New York |
| "14 x 14," Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden | |
| 1973 | Kunsthalle, Tübingen |
| Städtisches Museum, Mönchengladbach | |
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| 1974 | Kunstverein, Frankfurt |
| Kunstraum, Munich | |
| Galerie Presig, Basel | |
| Galerie Paul Maenz, Cologne | |
| Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf | |
| 1975 | Lisson Gallery, London |
| Galerie Preisig, Basel | |
| Galerie Durand-Dessert, Paris | |
| Art & Project, Amsterdam | |
| 1976 | Museum of Modern Art, Oxford |
| 1977 | Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven |
| Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf | |
| Galerie Klein, Bonn | |
| 1978 | Hetzler + Kelder, Stuttgart |
| Museum Folkwang, Essen | |
| Städtisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn | |
| Galerie Erhard Klein, Bonn | |
| Venice Biennale | |
| 1979 | Kunsthalle, Bielefeld |
| Kabinett fur Aktuelle Kunst, Bremerhaven | |
| Westfälischer Kunstverein, Münster | |
| Stichting Eindhoven, Eindhoven | |
| Sperone Westwater Fischer, New York | |
| Greme Murray Gallery, Edinburgh | |
| Galerie Durand-Dessert, Paris | |
| Mannheimer Kunstverein | |
| 1980 | Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| Kunstraum, Munich | |
| Galerie Hetzler, Stuttgart | |
| Galerie Klein, Bonn | |
| 1981 | Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth |
| Konrad Fischer, Zurich | |
| 1982 | Nordenhake Gallery, Malmö |
| 1983 | Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
| Raum für Kunst, Hamburg | |
| 1984 | Konrad Fischer, Dusseldorf |
| Städtische Galerie am Städel, Frankfurt | |
| Hamburg Sculpture Project, outdoor installation | |
| Produzentengalerie, Hamburg | |
| Kamakura Gallery, Tokyo | |
| 1985 | Galerie Wilkens and Jacobs, Cologne |
| Westfalisches Landesmuseum, Münster | |
| Kasseler Kulturhaus, Kassel | |
| Galerie Erhard Klein, Bonn | |
| 1986 | Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| Rijksmuseum Kröller-Müller, Otterlo | |
| Galerie Löhrl, Monchengladback | |
| Kunstverein Freiburg | |
| 1987 | Donald Young Gallery, Chicago |
| Kolnischer Kunstverein, Cologne | |
| Städtisches Museum Abteiberg, Monchengladbach | |
| Victoria Miro & Graeme Murray, London | |
| Galerie Wilkens and Jacob, Cologne | |
| Galerie Klein, Bonn | |
| Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf | |
| Halle von Ulrich Rückriem, Cologne | |
| 1988 | Jean Bernier, Athens |
| Emmerich-Baumann, Zurich | |
| Hoffman Borman Gallery, Santa Monica | |
| Donald Young Gallery, Chicago | |
Niederosterreichische Landesgalerie, Vienna (with an installation at the Danube River) |
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| "From Stone to Stone," Deipenheim, Holland | |
| Halle der Stadelschule in der Daimlerstrasse, Frankfurt am Main | |
| Galerie Wilkens & Jacobs, Cologne | |
| Galerie Tschudi, Glarus | |
| 1989 | Palacio de Cristal, Centro Nacional de Exposiciones, Reina Sofia, Madrid |
| The Barn, Clonegal, Ireland | |
| Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York | |
| Konrad Fischer Gallery, Dusseldorf | |
| Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm | |
| Galerie Erhard Klein, Bonn | |
| Edition Schellmann, Munich | |
| Galerie Tschudi, Glarus | |
| Galerie Durant-Dessert, Paris | |
| 1990 | "Ulrich Ruckriem: Recent Sculptures," The Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL |
| Galerie Gräesslin-Ehrhardt, Frankfurt | |
| C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD | |
| Galerie Silvia Menzel, Berlin | |
| The Henry Moore Sculpture Trust, Halifax, England | |
| Alfonso Artiaco, Naples | |
| Halle Daimlerstrabe, Frankfurt am Main | |
| Galerie Sven Heier, Cologne | |
| Galerie Tschudi, Glarus | |
| 1991 | Jean Bernier, Athens |
| Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva | |
| Kunstmuseum Winterthur | |
| Galerie Durand-Dessert, Paris | |
| Galerie Tschudi, Glarus | |
| Serpentine Gallery, London | |
| 1992 | Galerie Durand-Dessert, Paris |
| Galerie Jule Kewenig, Frechen-Bachem | |
| Kunsthalle Esplanade, Ingolstadt | |
| Documenta IX, Bauhutte Zeche Zollverein, Essen | |
| Galerie Reckermann, Cologne | |
| Galerie Tshudi, Glarus, Schwein | |
| 1993 | Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds, England |
| Fundació Espai Poblenou, Barcelona | |
| Halle Zeche Zollverein, Essen | |
| 1994 | Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin-Charlottenburg |
| Galerie Sfeir-Semler, Kiel | |
| Galerie Tschudi, Glarus | |
| Halle Romnerskirchen Sinsteden | |
| 1995 | Lenbachhaus, Munich |
| Institut fur Auslandsbeziehungen, Bonn | |
| Galeria Luis Serpa, Lisbon | |
| 1996 | Galerie Durant-Dessert, Paris |
| Galerie Tschudi, Galrus | |
| 1997 | Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam |
| Galerie Erhard Klein, Munstereifel | |
| Kulturzentrum Sinsteden | |
| Galerie Ace Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles | |
| Ace Gallery, New York | |
| 1998 | Galerie Nordenhake, Stockholm |
| Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany | |
| Piepenbrock Preis für Skulptur, Berlin, Germany | |
| 1999 | Kunstverein, Dortmund, Germany |
| 2000 | Neues Museum, Nürnberg, Germany |
| 2001 | " Kunstraum 21", Koln, Germany |
| Inverleith House, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
"Ulrich Ruckriem: New Works", Gallagher Gallery, Royal Hibernian Academy, |
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| Museum für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Vilnius, Lithuania | |
| Rheinischer Kulturpreis der Sparkassen Kulturstiftung, Rheinland, Germany | |
| 2002 | Kunstmuseum Bonn, Bonn, Germany |
| 2003 | Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Galerie Kewenig, Cologne, Germany | |
| GambarognoArte, Lugano, Switzerland | |
| 2004 | New National Gallery, Berlin, Germany |
| Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany | |
| "Zentrum internationaler Skulptur und Quadrat Bottrop", Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Yorkshire, England | |
| Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois | |
| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
| 1964 | Deutsche Kunst IM 20 Jahrhundert Suermondt Museum, Aachen |
| 1965 | Castello Rivoli, Turin |
| 1967 | "Wege 67," Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund |
| 1968 | "Junge Deutsche Plastik," Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisberg |
| 1969 | "17 Deutschler Kunstlerbund," Kunstverein, Hannover |
| 1971 | "Sonsbeek Buiten de Perken," Park Sonsbeek, Arnheim |
| "11th Biennale," Middelheim, Antwerp | |
| "7 th Beinnale de Paris," Paris | |
| 1972 | "Documenta 5," Kassel |
| "14 x 14," Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden | |
| Szene Rhein-Ruhr 72, Museum Folkwang, Essen | |
| 1973 | "Kunst Mit Leben," Wurtemmbergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart |
| 1974 | "Kunst Bleibt Kunst--Projeckte '74," Kunsthalle, Cologne |
| 1975 | "The Condition of Sculpture," Hayward Gallery, London |
| 1976 | "Zeichnungen bis Heute," Kunsthalle, Basel |
| 20 Lehrer der Hamberger Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Kunsthalle Beilefeld | |
| 1977 | "Skulptur," Westfalisches Landesmuseum, Munster |
| 1978 | "z.B. Skulptur," Stadtische Galerie, Frankfurt |
| "38th Biennale," Venice | |
| 1980 | "Relief," Westfalisches Landesmuseum, Munster |
| International Skulpturen-Ausstellung, Riehen/Basel | |
| International Sculpture Conference, Washington, D.C. | |
| 1981 | "Directions 1981," Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. |
| "German Art Tody," Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris | |
| "Westkunst," Messehallen, Cologne | |
| 1982 | Kunsthalle, Dusseldorf |
| H.H. Halle 6, Hamburg | |
| Stadtisches Kunstmuseum, Bonn (Sammlung Ulbricht) | |
| "Biennale of Sidney," Sidney | |
| "60'80," Amsterdam | |
| "Documenta 7," Kassel | |
| Giardini Santomato, Pistoia | |
| Neue Galerie am Landes Museum, Joanneum Kunstmuseum, Dusseldorf | |
| Sculptures dans la ville, Lyons | |
| "Choix pour aujourd'hui," Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris | |
| Kunst Wird Material, Nationalgalerie, Berlin | |
| 1983 | 17 Middelheim Biennale, Antwerp |
| Dreidemensional, Institut fur Auslandsceziehungen, Stuttgart | |
| 1984 | "von hier aus," Dusseldorf |
| 1985 | Rheingold, Palazzo della Societa Promotrice delle Belle Arti, Turin |
| Dreibig Jahre Durch Die Kunst, Museum Haus Lange, Haus Esters, Krefeld | |
| Kunst in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1945-85, Nationalgalerie, Berlin | |
| Spuren, Skulpturen und Monumente Ihere Prazisen Reise, Kunsthalle, Zurich | |
| Nouvelle Beinnale de Paris, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris | |
| 1986 | La Villette, Paris Kunsthaus, Zurich |
| Hayward Gallery, London | |
| "Die Skulptura," Zurich and Vienna | |
| "Horizontal Sculpture," Kinsthalle, Bremen | |
| De Sculptura, Messepalast, Vienna | |
| 1987 | "Documenta 8," Kassel |
| City of Munster, installation | |
| Castello Rivoli, Turin; curated by Rudy Fuchs | |
| Galerie van Krimpen, Amsterdam | |
| 1988 | Rijksmuseum Kroller-Muller, Otterlo, Sculpture Forest |
| Zeitlos, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin | |
| 1989 | Vrej Baghoomian Gallery, New York |
| Victoria Miro Gallery, London | |
| Galerie Grasslin-Ehrhardt, Frankfurt (with Gunther Forg, Hubert Kiecol, Meuser, and Bruce Nauman) | |
| Biennale Sao Paulo | |
| Einleuchten und Wider, Im Portikus, Frankfurt (with On Kawara) | |
| 1990 | Donald Young Gallery, Chicago |
| Galerie Lelong, New York; curated by Burnett Miller | |
| Sven Heier, Cologne | |
| Zeitzeichen, Stationen Bildender Kunst | |
| In Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Wilhelm-Lehmbruck Museum, Dusiburg and | |
| Museum fur Bnuldende Kunste, Leipzig | |
| 1991 | Donald Young Gallery, Seattle |
| Brooke Alexander Gallery, New York | |
| "Daniel Buren & Ulrich Ruckriem," Gallery 360, Tokyo | |
| 1992 | Donald Young Gallery, Seattle |
| Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne | |
| Documenta 9 | |
| Kassel (Halle Zollverein Essen) | |
| Kunstverein Arnsberg | |
| Sammlung Grothe, Kunstmuseum Bonn | |
| Configuracions Urbanas, Barcelona | |
| Schwerpunkt Skulptur, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Krefeld | |
| 1993 | K-Raum Daxer, Mucich |
| 10 Years - 10 Works, Franc Picardie, Amiens | |
| Sammlung Goetz, Eroffnungsausstellung, Munich | |
| Rivendell Collection, Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, Annandale-On-Hudson, New York | |
| 1994 | Donald Young Gallery, Seattle |
| 1996 | "Summer '96: Part I - The Sculptors," C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD |
| 2002 | Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, Illinois |
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