Venus' Belly, 2012, laser print, dig. c-print, glass, hooks, ca. 350 x 400 cm

Viktoria Binschtok


1972
born in Moscow, Russia; lives and works in Berlin

1995-2002
studied Photography and Media Arts at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig in the Classes of Prof. Timm Rautert und Prof. Helmut Mark

2002
Master of Fine Arts

2005
graduation as Meisterschülerin at the class of Prof. Timm Rautert

 

exhibitions (selection)


2014
Papparazzi, Centre Pompidou, Metz, France; Schirn, Frankfurt am Main; Musée d'Elysée, Paris, France

2013
parasite, OZEAN, Berlin
From Here On, Arts Santa Monica, Barcelona, Spain

2012
Kitchen Talk, KLEMM'S, Berlin
From Here On, FotoMuseum, Antwerp, Belgium
Ray2012 – Fotografieprojekte, MMK and Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main

2011
World of Details, KLEMM'S, Berlin (solo exhibition)
one and more chairs, Einraumhaus, Mannheim
Like Strangers in Moscow, Christinger de Mayo, Zurich, Switzerland
From Here On – Les Rencontres d'Arles, Arles, France
Recent Photography from Leipzig, Zabludowicz Collection, New York, USA
Slippy Floor, Pavlov's Dog, Berlin
Leipzig. Fotografie seit 1839, Museum für Bildende Künste, Leipzig

2010
The Disasters of Peace, Umspannwerk Berlin-Tiergarten, Berlin
10 Jahre Kunstverein Glückstadt, Palais für aktuelle Kunst, Glückstadt
Mit Abstand ganz nah, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
(Out of) Control, 7th Biennial of Photography, Liège, Belgium

2009
Suspicious Minds, KLEMM'S, Berlin (solo exhibition)
exhibition of the laureates of the art award Literatur Fotografie 2009 by the Lotto Foundation Brandenburg, Nikolaisaal Potsdam (solo exhibition)
Pete and Repeat, project space 176/Zabludowicz Collection, London, Great Britain
Reduction & Suspense, Kunstverein Bregenz, Austria
F/STOP, 3. International Festival of Photography Leipzig
Close the gap, Städtische Galerie und Kunstverein Speyer; Pfaffenhofer Kunstverein; Galerie Kleindienst/Werkschauhalle, Leipzig
Plat(t)form, Museum Winterthur, Switzerland
Mit Abstand – ganz nah, Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Kunstmuseum Cottbus

2008
Close the gap #3, UBS Ermatingen and Zurich, Switzerland
Close the gap, Stadtgalerie Kiel
Mit Abstand – ganz nah, Kunstsammlungen der Städtischen Museen Zwickau, Museum der Stadt Ratingen, Kunstmuseum Cottbus
The Leipzig Phenomena, Mücsarnok Kunsthalle, Budapest, Hungary
Spektakel, KLEMM'S, Berlin (solo exhibition)

2007
Wir haben keine Probleme, Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
Ortswechsel, AtelierFrankfurt, Frankfurt am Main
Three people on the phone, AMERIKA, Berlin (solo exhibition)
ohne Schatten, Galerie Eigen+Art, Leipzig
ICH LIEBE DICH, André Schlechtriem gallery, New York

2006
New Photography from Leipzig, archeus, London
ultra sense, Seoul International Photography Festival, Korea
Photo-Trafic, bac Geneva
Goldenen Ruinen, AMERIKA, Berlin (solo exhibition)

2005
A1, AMERIKA, Berlin
we love amerika, Galerie Jan Winkelmann, Berlin
stars and stripes, gfzk Leipzig

2004
just good news for people who love bad news, Galerie Eigen+Art Leipzig
Silver & Gold, Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg
counting stars on american socks, HGB Leipzig

2003
my secret numbers, compact/space Berlin
open studios, ISCP New York
Silver & Gold, Galerie 20/21 Essen

2002
Globen/Globes, Studiohaus der Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig

 

scholarships and awards


2013
nominated for 'Entrepreneur 4.0 - FotoAward 2014'

2011
Casa Baldi stipend of the German Academy Rome/Villa Massimo

2009
art award Literatur Fotografie 2009 by the Lotto Foundation Brandenburg

2008 
young talents promotion in Fine Arts by the Kulturstiftung NRW
MONTBLANC Young Artist World Patronage

2004
DAAD-Scholarship Tokyo

2003
scholarship at the ISCP* New York, promoted by the Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen

2002
Scholarship of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung

 

Publications


2013
World of Details, Distanz Verlag, Berlin

2009
Suspicious Minds, KLEMM'S, Berlin