Daniel Göttin

1959
(SWITZERLAND) SWISS

Daniel Göttin is a Swiss artist whose work is divided between site-specific projects and coloured or painted objects for walls. He lives and works in Basel.

Education / Residencies

Initially working as a technical draftsman for an engineering company, Daniel Göttin later entered the School of Visual Art in Basel, where he graduated in 1990.

He has held artist residencies at the Fremantle Art Foundation (now Artsource), Australia in 1990, Donald Judd's Chinati Foundation in Marfa, Texas in 1993, the Shed im Eisenwerk, Switzerland in 1994, the:artist:network in New York in 2005, and Youkobo Art Space in Tokyo in 2007 and 2013/2014.

Technique

Göttin works with common industrial materials such as paint, tape, wood, metal, polystyrene, plastic, and carpet. The concept for an installation depends on the site and its conditions. For his objects and paintings, he uses similar materials, examining the subjective nature of perception and playfully responding to the characteristics of architectural spaces. His works made of aluminum and painted MDF direct attention to the space within the object, highlighting the interplay of light and shadow, thus creating a new quality of perception between concrete and abstract reality.

Inspiration

His artistic background relates mainly to Minimal Art, Concrete Art, and Conceptual Art. Besides these tendencies, he also incorporates aspects of Dada/Merz, Constructivism, and Arte Povera. For over 25 years, Göttin has focused on creating temporary and permanent site-specific installations, public art, objects, paintings, drawings, collages, and prints.

Relevant Quotes

“Daniel’s art possesses clarity and thoughtfulness. But this clarity is not the result of a fixed or repetitive position or strategy. Instead, his art is iterative, responding to changing conditions and environments. Different aspects of his work, both the wall pieces and the objects made for the wall, are inter-related and reflect on each other. There is a wholeness to what Daniel refers to as an entity—his body of work.” (Chris Ashley, Minus Space)

Notable Distinctions

Daniel Göttin has received grants from the City of Basel, Switzerland.

Exhibitions

Göttin has organised over 60 solo exhibitions and projects since 1990 at museums, galleries, and public collections across Europe, Japan, Australia, Mexico, and the United States.

Together with his partner Gerda Maise, he founded the art space Hebel_121 in Basel in 1998, providing a platform for installative exhibitions. Hebel_121 continues to showcase innovative art.

Wenger, Zurich, Switzerland
Conny Dietzschold, Sydney, Australia
Gen, Tokyo, Japan
Minus Space, Brooklyn, NY

Photos credit (from top)
- Daniel Göttin
- Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
- Serge Hasenböhler

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EDUCATION / RESIDENCIES

2013/2014 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo: Artist Residency
2012 Field Institute, Raketenstation Hombroich: Gastatelier
2007 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo: Artist Residency
2005 the:artist:network, New York: Artist Residency (CMS/iaab)
1995/2003 Grant from the City of Basel
1994 Shed im Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld: Sommeratelier
1993 The Chinati Foundation, Marfa/TX: Artist Residency
1990 Artists Foundation of WA, Fremantle: Artist Residency (CMS/iaab)
1987-1989 SfG, Fachklasse für freies räumliches Gestalten, Basel

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2017 Concept Space / R2, Shibukawa: Fold / Flat Fold
2017 Stein Egerta, Schaan: Verbindung/Connection: Transition (with FauZie As'Ad)
2017 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: Daniel Gottin: Pool
2017 Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz: Jahresaussenprojekt: Shift and Slope (C)
2017 AC4CA Urban Orhard Wall Project, Perth: TILT
2016 dr. julius I ap, Berlin: The Pattern is Set (with Jose Heerkens)
2016 Galerie Wenger, Zurich: Hier da da dort (C)
2016 Botao Gallery, Nagoya: Double View
2016 Gallery Gen, Tokyo: Screens and Soft Stones (with Gerda Maise)
2015 Galerie Kim Behm, Frankfurt: eingangs #4
2015 PS Project Space, Amsterdam: Double View
2014 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney:On Site
2014 Utengasse sechzig, Basel: Diorama
2014 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo: Balance (C)
2013 Gallery Gen, Tokyo: Correlation
2013 Gallery Cocon, Tokyo: Constellation
2012 Galerie Wenger, Zürich: line - up
2012 imprints - Galerie, Piégros La Clastre: Structure
2012 Field Institute, Raketenstation Hombroich: Passage
2012 Kunst Raum Riehen: juxtaposition (with Atelier Hauert - Reichmuth)
2012 Kunstraum Oktogon, Bern: Objekt und Raum
2011 Anne Mosseri - Marlio Galerie, Zürich: Concrete Relations
2011 Galerie Florian Trampler, München: Objekte und Tafeln II
2010 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney (with Lisa Jones)
2010 Gallery Terashita, Tokyo: Diamond Shapes
2010 Sleeper, Edinburgh : Edinburgh Tape
2010 Minus Space Project Space, Brooklyn/NY: Network 45 with Signs
2009 PIT, De Verschijning, Tilburg: Panorama
2009 Embassy of Switzerland, Tokyo: True Memory
2009 Concept Space, Shibukawa: New Works
2009 House of Art, Budweis: Daniel Göttin
2008 Peloton, Sydney: Network 40
2008 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: New Works (with Rosa Hessling)
2008 Factory 49, Sydney: Sydney Tape
2007 Konsortium, Düsseldorf: Düsseldorf Tape
2007 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo: Transformer
2007 Gallery Gen, Tokyo: Tokyo TapE
2006 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: New Works
2006 Hebel_121, Basel: Post No Bills (C)
2005 the:artist:network, New York: Minimal Improvisation
2004 Städtische Galerie im Kornhaus, Kirchheim - Teck: Multiple Display
2004 Concept Space, Shibukawa: New Works
2004 MOP Projects, Sydney: Cool Mode
2003 CCNOA, Brussels: Network 23 (with Jan van der Ploeg , Philippe Van Snick)
2003 Institut für bildnerisches Denken, Grenzach - Wyhlen: Network 22 (with Gerda Maise)
2003 PS, Amsterdam: soft shapes
2002 Museum Haus Kasuya, Yokosuka: Links (with Takashi Suzuki) (C)
2002 Gallery Gen, Tokyo: Correspondence (with Takashi Suzuki)
2001 Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth: lounge (with Jurek Wybraniec)
2001 Haus für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst, Zürich: The Go Between
1999 Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel
1999 Raum für Gegenwartskunst/d8, Linz: Sandwich
1998 Kunsthaus Baselland , Muttenz: Ort (C)
1997 Gallery Gen, Tokyo
1995/96 Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth: WAP (with Jurek Wybraniec)
1994 Shedhalle im Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld (C)
1993 Locker Plant, The Chinati Foundation, Marfa/TX

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Since 2008)

2018 Network 60, Art Paris, Paris, France
2018 drei fünf acht, Maison 44, Basel, Switzerland
2017 Start Up ! Dr Julius, Berlin, Germany
2017 Amstersam Concrete Assemblage, Concrete Store, Amsterdam
2017 See what you see, Claudia Weil Galerie, Friedberg, Germany
2016 Kunstraum Alexander Burkle, Freiburg: Concept and Idea in Art
2016 Kunst Lokal, Rheinfelden: Filter-Karo-Kiesel (with Gerda Maise)
2016 Art Obulist 2016, Obu/Nagoya: Hurry! Slowly
2016 Saitama Triennale, Saitama: Envisioning the Future! (C)
2016 Haus der Kunst, Munchen (Kunstlervelbund im Haus der Kunst Muchen e.V): Essentials. (C)
2016 Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal: Japan im Palazzo (C)
2016 GLUE@ Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin: PS in Berlin
2016 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: The White Collection
2016 Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich: Um die Ecke denken: Die Sammlung Museum Haus Konstruktiv 1986-2016 (C)
2016 Lage Egal Raum fur aktuelle Kunst, Berlin: = NORM WIRD FORM
2016 PS projectspace, Amsterdam: Julian Dashper and Friends
2015 Gallerie Wenger, Zurich: alle
2015 Vila Renata, Basel: Upfall (with Stephen Bambury)
2015 Ausstelung Munster, Basel: An(ge)sehen, Reflektor 5
2015 Bureau 14c, Bern: Network 55
2015 Spendhaus Museum, Reutlingen: KA! Editions
2015 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: Heavy Metal Poetry
2014 Kunsthalle Basel (R15): form follows form follows form
2014 Kunsthaus Baselland (R15): Approaching Architecture
2014 Gallery Coexist, Tokyo: Songs for a pigeon
2014 Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth: One Place After Another: AC4CA (C)
2014 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Cologne: 25 years CDG
2014 PS Project Space, Amsterdam: PS 1999 - 2014
2014 Museum Meermanno, Den Haag: Van Picasso tot Sol LeWitt
2013 PIT, Eindhoven: The GREAT little Graphic Art Show
2013 Rinkou - Kaku: Maebashi: Suki - Mono - Tachi
2012 Fabrikculture Hégenheim : AC4CA à Fabrikculture (C)
2012 Minus Space en Oaxaca: Biblioteca Henestrosa: Oaxaca Tape (C)
2012 dr. julius I ap, berlin: FutureShock OneTwo - The New Concrete International (C)
2011 Ausstellungsraum Klingental, Basel (R12): merge 3 (with Jeannette Mehr und Yvonne Mueller)
2011 Hermannshof, Völksen: Dark Light/Reflector 4, 2011 (C )
2011 Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth: Konkrete 2
2010 Kunst im Zeughaus Gelterkinden: mobilmachen (C)
2010 Haus für Kunst Uri, Altdorf: Edition 5 Erstfeld (C)
2010 Centre d’Art Neuchâtel: Composite Visions
2009 Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal (R10): Transformer 4
2009 Hotel Beethoven, Bonn: fully booked (C)
2008 Kunstverein Freiburg (R9): Network 43
2008 P.S. 1, Long Island City/NY: 5th Anniversary of Minus Space
2008 Gallery Terashita , Tokyo: Akio Igarashi, Daniel Göttin, Natsuo Hashimoto
2008 Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth: Daniel Göttin, John Nixon, Helen Smith, Jurek Wybraniec

ART IN PUBLIC SPACE / PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2014 Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zürich
2011 AC4CA, Fremantle: Subiaco Wallpainting
2009 McNay Art Museum, St. Antonio/TX: 30x30cm Project/SIXXS
2006 Fabrikculture Hégenheim: Fassade
2003 Schulbauten und Sporthalle Hofmatt, Gelterkinden: Findlinge
2002 Neubau Altersheim Uznach: Farbstreifen • Technische Universiteit Eindhoven: Network 11
1998 - 2002 Musée d’art et d’histoire Neuchâtel: Haut Niveau
1996/2000 Kunstkredit Kanton Basel - Stadt
1994/96 Erweiterungsbau Kantonales Gymnasium, Liestal: Zone A und Zone B
1993/97 Aussenanlage Verwaltungsneubau Gutsmatte, Liestal: Streifen und Stelen
1992/96/97/04 Kunstsammlung Kanton Basel - Landschaft

SELECTED SITE SPECIFIC WORKS / PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

2014 Beachcomber House, Faulconbridge: Beachcomber Wallpainting
2014 Conny Dietzschold Gallery, Sydney: CDG Back Wallpainting
2014 Privatbesitz München: Light Blue Diamond
2011 Hermannshof, Völksen: Reflektor 4
2011 Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA), Fremantle: Subiaco Wallpainting (C)
2008 Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA), East Perth: Gladstone Wallpainting
2008 BFA Gallery, Liempde: Focus I + II
2008 Baslerst rasse 90, Allschwil: Wandmalerei Network 39
2005 Christoph Merian - Stiftung, iaab, Basel: Network 31
2005 the:artist:network, New York: Network 28
2005 Walter Baumann, Gelterkinden: Wandmalerei Network 30
2005 Factory 11 (SNO Project Group), Sydney: Entrance Wallpainting
2004 Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA), Fremantle: Pakenham Wallpainting (C) Gelosa, Sydney: Network 26
2004 Space Furniture, Sydney: Black Diamonds with Red
2003 CCNOA, Brüssel: Wallpainting
2002 The Big Bend Sentinel, Marfa,TX: Network 13

Art Fairs

2014 the solo project, basel: dr. julius I ap, berlin
2014 Art Karlsruhe: Galerie Florian Trampler, München
2014 Drawing Now, Paris: Galerie Wenger, Zürich
2013 Kunst 13 Zürich: Galerie Wenger, Zürich: Galerie Florian Trampler, München
2012 Kunst 12 Zürich: Galerie Wenger, Zürich: Network 51
2011 Festival international d'Art Non Objectif, Pont de Claix Isère, Grenoble
2010 Art Beijing: the:artist:network , new york/beijing
2009 Kunst 09 Zürich: Gallery Terashita, Tokyo; Galerie Florian Trampler, München
2007 Art Fair in Dojima Hotel, Osaka: Gallery Terashita, Tokyo
2004 Melbourne Art Fair: Gallery Goddard de Fiddes, Perth • Kunstvlaai 5, Amsterdam: P S Amsterdam
2003 Art Santa Fe: Arber and Son Editions, Marfa
2003 ARCO, Madrid: Goddard de Fiddes Gallery, Perth
1999/00/01 Art 30/31/32 Basel: Galerie Gisèle Linder, Basel
1995 Art Frankfurt: Galerie Hannappel, Essen

Publications

2014 Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo: Balance
2014 Perth Institute of Contemporary Art, Perth : One Place After Another : AC4CA
2013 Edition Hebel_121, Basel: Digitale Noten1982 - 2012, concrete poems
2012 FABRIKculture Hégenheim, France: Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA), FABRIKculture & Hebel_121 Project 2012
2012 Instituto de Artes Gràficas de Oaxaca: Minus Space en Oaxaca • Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal: minimallinie bern – basel
2012 dr. julius I ap, berlin: FutureShock OneTwo - The New Concrete International, Text S.36/37, Abb. S.38/39
2011 Hermannshof, Völksen: Dark Light
2011 Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA): Public Projects 2006 - 2011
2010 Kunst im Zeughaus Gelterkinden: mobilmachen
2009 Edition Hebel_121, Basel: Tokyo Skylines , 54 photographs
2009 Hotel Beethoven, Bonn: fully booked
2009 Expo Turbine/Transit 09, Giswil: Der letzte Koffer
2009 Edition Hebel_121, Basel: 10 Jahre Hebel_121, Basel
2008 Visarte Region Basel 08: Was tun?
2008 Arte Libro, Schellebelle 2008: Tape This
2006 Edition Hebel_121, Basel: Post No Bills , New York City 2005, 155 photographs
2005 Galerie Les filles du calvaire: Peinture: cinq regards, Abb . S.48, Text: Friederike Nymphius
2004 Australian Centre for Concrete Art (AC4CA): Public Projects 2002 - 2004, div. Abb,Text: Julian Goddard
2002 Musée d'art et d'histoire Neuchâtel: Big is beautiful , Abb. S.53, Text: Walter Tschopp Museum Haus Kasuya/ADSP Shiseido: Links (with Takashi Suzuki), div. Abb., Text: Andreas Baur
2001 Musée d'art et d'histoire Neuchâtel: La grande illusion, Abb. S.10
2000 Verein Kunst Treff 13: Kunstraum Obwalden 97/98/99 , Abb. S.75 - 82, Text: Andreas Baur
1998 Kunsthaus Kunstverein Baselland: Nummer 1, System und Raum, div. Abb, Text: Andreas Baur
1997 Haus für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst Zürich: Regel und Abweichung, Schweiz konstruktiv 1960 - 1997 , Abb. S.202, Text: Elisabeth Grossmann, S.102 - 103
1994 Shed im Eisenwerk: Sommeratelier 94 , div. Abb, Text: Beatrix Ruf
1993 Donald Judd: Spaces , Abb. S.89

Selected Press Reviews

2014 Simon Baur, BZ , 29.11. • Simon Baur, BZ , 4.10.
2012 Le Crestois , 21. 9.
2012 Françoise Ferlin, L’Alsace Saint - Louis , 10. 9.
2012 Ghislane Mougel, Dernières Nouvelles d’Alsace , 5.9.
2012 Simon Baur, BZ 14. 4.
2012 Roswitha Frey, Badische Zeitung, 13. 4.
2012 rs., Riehener Zeitung, 30. 3.
2012 BAZ, 29. 3.
2010 Janine Gebser, ProgrammZeitung , Juli/August
2010 Spin events Scotland: Sleeper Edinburgh , 27. 5.
2009 Jiri Valoch, Atelier c 7/09
2009 Petr Kubat, MF. DNES , 17.3.
2009 Vladka Pa vlova, Ceskobudejovicko , 5. 3.
2007 bb., Ammersee Kurier , 23. 10.
2007 Gudrun Szczepanek, Landsberger Tagblatt , 26. 9.
2007 Ingrid Zimmermann, Süddeutsche Zeitung 26. 9.
2007 Astrid Amelungse - Kurth, Münchner Merkur , 25.9.
2004 Kai Bauer, Der Teckbote, 25.11.
2004 Adrian Aebi, BAZ, Agenda, 15.7.
2004 The Jomo Shinbun, 17.5 und 24. 5.
2004 D - clip, Mai • Simon Blond, The West Australian, 3. 5.
2004 The Sydney Morning Herald, 24.3. Oberbadisches Volksblatt, 16.1.
2004 Andrea - Sylvia Vegh, Der Sonntag, 11.1.
2004 Marion Benz, BAZ, 8. 1.
2003 Gemeindeblatt, 19.12.
2004 ros., Badische Zeitung, 4.12.
2004 Boris Schibler, Abb. André Mühlhaupt, BAZ, 13.9.
2004 Im, BAZ , 13.8.
2004 Boris Schibler, Basler Zeitung, Agenda, 12. 6.
2002 Gen Umezu, BT (Bijutsu Techo) vol. 54 #821, Juni
2002 Shinji Yamada, Kanagawa Newspaper, 3. Mai
2002 kng., BAZ , 14.2.
2001 Claudia Pantellini, BAZ , 17.12.
2001 mh., Oberbadisches Volksblatt, 8./9.12.
2001 Judith McGrath, Artlink vol.21 #4, September
2001 Neville Weston, The West Australian , 15.9
2001 Martin Kraft, Zürichsee - Zeitung , 28.2.
2001 Hans Renggli, Tagesanzeiger , 20.2.
2001 Bettina Spörri, Neue Zürcher Zeitung , 20.2.
1999 Taddeus Pfeiffer, BAZ, 1.11.
2001 Niklaus Oberholzer, Neue Luzerner Zeitung , 10.5
1998 Urs Hanhart, Urner Wochenblatt , 16.11.
1998 Carole Gürtler, BAZ, 1.4. als., Volksstimme Sissach , 31.3.
1998 R. Schiess, BZ , 30.3.
1996 mca., BZ, 9.11.
1996 David Bromfield, The West Australian , 6.1.
1995 Anne Maier, Kunstbulletin 1/2, Januar
1994 Peter Wittwer, BAZ , 14.12.
1994 Anke Humpeneder, Landshuter Zeitung , 30.9
1994 Marius Sax, Thurgauer Volkszeitung , 19.8.
1993 Ulrike Zophoniasson - Baierl, BAZ , 13.12.
1993 Orlando Salgado, The Big Bend Sentinel , 2.9.
1990 Julian Goddard, Fremantle Herald , 22.3.