1969
Born in Bolzano on January 3
1987–1991
Academy of Fine Arts, Sculpture Department, Urbino
1991–1992
Lives and works in Brixton, London
1992–1995
Lives and works in New York City
1995–2013
Lives and works in Bolzano
2013–2016
Lives and works in Miami
About
Robert Pan has been working with resin for twentyfive years, creating worlds.
Peter Weiermair calls him an alchemist of colour, and Danilo Eccher calls him a poet «of uncertainity of perception and appearance».
His artwork are colourful objects, always results of an experimental production process. Though remaining formally abstract they remind us of macro- and micro shapes in nature, celestial landscapes or geologic structures—and leave space for imagination.
Biography
Solo Exhibition (Selection)
2023
Clinamen, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin [cat.]
Robert Pan, Samurai Museum, Berlin
2022
DarkMatter, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bolzano [cat.]
2019
Robert Pan, Sobering Gallery, Paris
The Way of Seeing, Alien Art Centre, Taiwan
2018
Sans Souci, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bolzano
Cosmic Latte (curated by Ivan Quaroni), Lorenzelli Arte, Milano [cat.]
Robert Pan, Bermel von Luxburg, Berlin
2017
Italian Contemporary, with Aron Demetz, Gallery Sun, Taipei
Artstage, Gallery Sun, Singapur
2016
Rudolph Budja Gallery, Miami
Robert Pan, Mark Peet Visser Gallery, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Universi Paralleli, with Eduard Habicher (curated by Ezio Vanzo), Centro d’Arte Contemporanea Cavalese, Trento [cat.]
Autark, dell’autonomia della materia e della disciplina del pensiero e della mano (curated by Alessandro Romanini, Aron Demetz, Robert Pan), Galleria Ghetta, Ortisei
2015
Mahdi, Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milano [cat.]
L’interno / Esterno, with Aron Demetz, Casa d’Arte Artribu, Roma
2014
Robert Pan – Eden, Galleria Goethe Galerie, Bolzano [cat.]
2013
Robert Pan und Aron Demetz (curated by Wolfgang Haas), Cast Your Art, Salzburg
2012
Sternenstaub / Quasar (curated by Ivan Quaroni), Marco Rossi Artecontemporanea, Verona, Pietrasanta – Lucca [cat.]
Déjà 9112 vü, Schloss Moos – Schulthaus, Eppan / Appiano
2011
Geometrie dell’infinito (curated by Valerio Dehò), Galleria Goethe Galerie, Bolzano [cat.]
Trame riflesse, with Davide Nido (curated by Alberto Mattia Martini), Mercanti Palace, Venezia [cat.]
Trame riflesse, with Davide Nido (curated by Alberto Mattia Martini), Galleria Emmeotto, Roma [cat.]
Sternenstaub 2, Eventinove Artecontemporanea, Torino-Borgomanero
2010
Tektón (curated by Guglielmo Gigliotti), Galleria Il Segno, Roma [cat.]
Sternenstaub, Marco Rossi Artecontemporanea, Milano
Sternenstaub, Eventinove Artecontemporanea, Torino – Borgomanero
Constellation (curated by Letizia Ragaglia), Museion – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Bolzano [cat.]
2009
Mappe, Marco Rossi Artecontemporanea, Monza
2008
Il Temp(i)o del colore / Der Farb(zeit)Tempel (curated by Danilo Eccher), Galleria Goethe Galerie, Bolzano [cat.]
Zenith, SpiraleArte artecontemporanea, Verona [cat.]
2007
Zenith, Galleria Rosso20sette Arte contemporanea, Roma
Lîlâ, SpiraleArte artecontemporanea, Pietrasanta – Lucca
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2023
Dove una volta c'era il mare, CerModern Arts Center, Ankara
From Berlin to Seul: Crossing Horizons, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seul [cat.]
Form und Sinn, Nomi – Trento [cat.]
What's new?, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bolzano/Bozen
2022
Reflexion, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
Vortexes, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
Seoul meets Berlin, CHOI&CHOI Gallery, Seoul
Berlin meets Seoul, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
2021
Genesis, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
2020
Equilibrium, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
Lockout, Forte di Fortezza, Franzenfest / Fortezza [cat.]
Materia, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
2019
Osmosis, Sobering Galerie, Paris
2017
BAG Settima Edizione, Universita Bocconi Milano [cat.]
Zwischen Himmel Und Erde, Galerie Ghetta, Galerie Tanit, München [cat.]
2016
Premio Lissone 91 (curated by Alberto Zanchetta), Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Lissone [cat.]
Cortesie per gli ospiti (curated by Gianluca Marziani), Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive, Spoleto
Garten/Giardini – 70 Jahre/anni Südtiroler Künstlerbund (curated by Lisa Trockner), Hofburg, Brixen / Bressanone
L’arca dell’arte (curated by Umberto Palestini), Rocca Ubaldinesca, Sassocorvaro, Pesaro
Della Luce, del colore e della visione (curated by Alberto Mattia Martini), Alba Aerea Gallery, Brescia
2015
Behemoth – The Deep Surface, Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Milano
Generation XY, Rudolph Budja Galleries, Miami
Paint, Galleria Guidi and Schoen, Genova
In Abstracto – Percorsi non oggettivi intorno alla pittura, Galleria Alessandro Casciaro, Bolzano
Impressioni Astratte, Museion – Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bolzano
Art Taipei, Sun Gallery, Taipei
Kaoshiung Today, Sun Gallery, Taiwan
Artstage, Sun Gallery, Singapur
Artefiera, Galleria Giovanni Bonelli, Galleria Alessandro Casciaro, Bologna
Art Karlsruhe, Galleria Alessandro Casciaro, Karlsruhe
2014
Gegenüberstellung – Brücke zwischen Sichtbarem und Unsichtbarem, Museum Obermünster, Obermünster
1964–2014, Storia di una galleria, Galleria Goethe Galerie, Bolzano [cat.]
Impressioni astratte, Museion – Museo d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Bolzano/Bozen
Born in the Dolomites, Künstlerhaus, Klagenfurt [cat.]
Born in the Dolomites, Messner Mountain Museum Ripa, Brunico [cat.]
New Space, Galleria Doris Ghetta, Ortisei
Imago Mundi, Fondazione Benetton Studi Ricerche, Treviso
2013
Merano-Murano, Kunst Merano Arte, Merano [cat.]
Borderline, Santa Maria della Pietà, Cremona
(P). (P)arerga e (P)aralipomena della (P)ittura, Bonelli Lab, Canneto sull’Oglio – Mantova
Crux – Il Simbolo della Croce, Hofburg / Museo diocesano, Brixen / Bressanone [cat.]
2012
Biennale Italia-Cina, Villa Reale, Monza [cat.]
Voorjaarstentoonstelling, Mark Peet Visser Gallery, ’s-Hertogenbosch
Tra nord e sud, Municipal Museum, Brunico
Storyboard, Bonelli Arte Contemporanea, Canneto sull’Oglio – Mantova
Universi Paralleli, Galleria Doris Ghetta, Ortisei
Example – parte seconda, Galerie Contract, Crema
2011
Born in the Dolomites, Künstlerhaus, Wien [cat.]
Lo Stato dell’Arte – Regioni d’Italia, 54th Venice Biennale, Venezia [cat.]
2010
ExtraExtralarge, (con)TemporaryArt, Superstudio Tortona, Milano [cat.]
Passaggi, Musei Civici / Pinacoteca Civica, Follonica, Grosseto [cat.]
Bianco e nero, Eventinove Artecontemporanea, Borgomanero - Novara
2009
Artifici contemporanei e difformità barocche, ARCOS – Museo d’Arte Contemporanea del Sannio, Benevento [cat.]
Italian Calling / Future Star, Bonelli Lab, Canneto sull’Oglio – Mantova
Plenitudini, Galleria delle Logge e Museo di S. Francesco / Musei di Stato, Repubblica di San Marino [cat.]
Imago, Galleria Eventinove Artecontemporanea, Borgomanero - Novara
Das kleine Format 2, Galerie Klemens Thimme, Karlsruhe [cat.]
2008
Quadrato d’arte, Galleria Libra, Catania [cat.]
Das kleine Format, Galerie Klemens Thimme, Karlsruhe
Lille art fair 08, Grand Palais, Lille [cat.]
2007
Acht Positionen, RLB Kunstbrücke, Innsbruck [cat.]
Accrochage, Carloni Spazio Arte, Frankfurt am Main
Ars Rubra, 8 artisti argomentano il colore rosso, SpiraleArte artecontemporanea, Monza
Bibliography (Selection)
2023
Clinamen, text by Susanne Rockweiler, Bermel von Luxburg Gallery, Berlin
2022
DarkMatter, curated by Valerio Dehò, text by Valerio Dehò, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bozen/Bolzano
Ein Alchemist in seinem Labor, text by Stefan Üner, Stayinart, Edition 1.22 Passion, pp. 72-79
2021
LOCKOUT, Landesmuseum Festung Franzensfeste, curated by Heinrich Schwazer
2019
Dialoghi in Luce, curated by Letizia Ragaglia, text by Giovanni Novello and Letizia Ragaglia
2018
Sans Souci, text by Heinrich Schwazer, Alessandro Casciaro Art Gallery, Bozen/Bolzano
Cosmic Latte, curated by Ivan Quaroni, Lorenzelli Arte, Milano
2016
Mahdi, essay by Angela Madesani, Federico Mazzonelli, Bonelli Artecontemporanea, Milano
Sammlung Collezione Kreuzer, Kunst von 1900 bis heute – Arte dal 1900 a oggi, curated by Roberto Festi, Eva Gratl, Karl Kraus, Athesia Tappeiner Verlag, Bolzano
2015
Dominique Steine, Questione di Dimensione, bm Magazine
2014
Eden, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini, Galleria Goehte, Vanilla Edizioni, Albissola Marina
Born in the Dolomites, curated by Martin Pohl, Lisa Trockner, text by Lisa Trockner, South Tyrol Artists’ Association, Bolzano
Gegenüberstellung: Brücke zwischen Sichtbarem und Unsichtbarem, curated by Maria Baumann, text by Claudia Gerauer, Bischöfliches Ordinariat Regensburg / Kunstsammlungen des Bistums, Regensburg
2013
Crux – Das Symbol des Kreuzes / Il simbolo della croce, curated by Markus Neuwirth, texts by Johann Kronbichler e /and Markus Neuwirth, South Tyrol Artists’ Association, Bolzano
Murano-Merano. Il vetro e l’arte contemporanea / Glas und zeitgenössische Kunst, curated by Valerio Dehò and Adriano Berengo, Kunst Merano Arte, Merano
2012
Biennale Italia-Cina, curated by Mian Bu, Ivan Quaroni, Wang Chunchen, texts by Sandro Orlandi, Mian Bu, Ivan Quaroni, Wang Chunchen, ARTantide, Verona
Sternenstaub/Quasar, curated by Ivan Quaroni, Cristina Ghisolfi, text by Ivan Quaroni, Carlo Cambi Editore, Poggibonsi
2011
Geometrie dell’infinito, curated by Valerio Dehò, text by Valerio Dehò, Vanilla Edizioni, Albissola Marina
Trame riflesse, curated by Alberto Mattia Martini, text by Alberto Mattia Martini, Bonelli Artecontemporanea, Canneto sull’Oglio – Mantova
Born in the Dolomites, curated by Martin Pohl, text by Lisa Trockner, South Tyrol Artists’ Association, Bolzano
2010
Stefano Taddei, Robert Pan – Progetti e d’intorni, Espoarte, n. 64
Robert Pan, Arte, n. 447
Il cielo in una stanza, essay by Elisabetta Castellari, Cairo Editore, Milano
Paolo Manazza, Claudio Orlando, Arte Contemporanea – Chi sale tra i pittori italiani, Il Mondo, Editore Corriere della Sera, Milano, pp. 41-42
Constellation, curated by Letizia Ragaglia, essay by Letizia Ragaglia, Museion Bolzano, hmc – heart mind and creativity, Bolzano
Robert Pan – Tektòn, curated by Guglielmo Gigliotti, texts by Francesca Antonini, Chiara Caroselli, Galleria Il Segno, Roma
XXL ExtraExtraLarge, curated by Alberto Zanchetta, text by Alberto Zanchetta, Superstudio Più, Milano
2009
Artifici contemporanei e difformità barocche, curated by Claudia Gioia, Arcos, Museum of Contemporary Art of Sannio – Benevento, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo
Plenitudini, curated by Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of San Marino, texts by Alberto Zanchetta, Vanilla Edizioni, Albissola Marina
2008
Il Tempio del Colore / Der Farbzeittempel, curated by Alessandro and Ennio Casciaro, essay by Danilo Eccher, Mondadori Electa, Milano
Zenith, curated by Cristina Ghisolfi, text by Luca Beatrice, Damiani Editore, Bologna
Quadrato d’Arte, text by Vitaldo Conte, Libra Arte Contemporanea, Catania
2007
Manifesta 7 – Parallel events to Manifesta 7, curated by Sabine Gamper and Hedwig Fijen, Provincia autonoma di Bolzano / Autonome Province of Bolzano
Acht Positionen, curated by Silvia Höller, RLB Kunstbrücke, Innsbruck
Letizia Ragaglia, Robert Pan – Synthetic Alchemist, Work – Art in progress, curated by Fabio Cavallucci, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento, pp. 70-71
Chiara Canali, in Espoarte, n. 45, pp. 106-109
Dictionary of emerging artists, curated by Denis Isaia, Flash Art, n. 261, p. 79