Jeanne Nestler-Rebeau

Biography

Born 1938 in Beuthen (Upper Silesia), lives in Graz.

1952 – 1956 Graz School of Arts and Crafts (Adametz, Szyszkowitz);

1958 – 1964 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Dobrowsky, Boeckl – diploma for painting).

Member of Forum Stadtpark Graz.

Her areas of work are sculpture, photography, object and installation art. Known for her socio-critical object formulations, installations and photo series (“body projections”), she shows general social developments with feminist commitment, starting from her personal environment. The human body is the dominant subject in her art. In addition, joint projects with N.Nestler („Haut“ since 1981, „Der Große Wald“, Drakenprojekt since 1987, „Skinwall“ since 1999).

Awards

1981 winner of the Köflach Art Prize

1986 Art Promotion Prize of the City of Graz

1988 Prize for Internat. Glass design in Bärnbach

1988 Medal of Honor of the City of Graz

1998 Austrian Cross of Honor for Art and Science

Exhibitions at home and abroad 

„Tangents“, Museum of the 20th Century Vienna 1970

Secession Vienna 1972

Forum Stadtpark Graz 1980

„Styrian Autumn“ in Los Angeles 1985

International Painting Triennial, Osaka 1990

„8+3 living spaces – art spaces“, Stadtmuseum Graz 1993

„The Anagrammatic Body“, ZKM Karlsruhe 2000

„Iron Ore File“, Forum Stadtpark 2001

„M_ARS – Art and War“, Neue Galerie, Graz – Capital of Culture 2003

„Masterpieces of Styrian Modernism“, Rabenstein Castle/Styria, as part of Graz – Capital of Culture 2003

„Skinwall“, together with Norbert Nestler, Künstlerhaus Graz, 2003.

Bibliography

1972: Catalog of the exhibition „Forum Stadtpark in der Secession“, Vienna Secession, statement on my own work under Jeanne Rebau

1973: Dr. Werner Fenz (New Gallery Graz) in: Folding catalog of the personal exhibition „Jeanne Rebeau – Objects“, gallery at the city wall, Villach

1979: Dr. Otto Breicha (Kulturhaus Graz) and Dr. Brigitte Wagner (Graz) in: Catalog of the personal exhibition „Friedeike J. Nestler-Rebeau „Body Actions + Everyday Objects“, Forum Stadtpark, Graz

1981: Catalog of the exhibition „Haut“ (together with Norbert Nestler), Forum Stadtpark, Graz, statement on the topic „Haut“

1983: Catalog of the exhibition „The Creators of God“, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Steirischer Herbst ’83, own text on the exhibition contribution „skin progress“ (together with Norbert Nestler); Prof. DDr. Wilfried Skreiner (Neue Galerie, Graz) in: Catalog of the exhibition „1945-60, visual arts in Styria“, Neue Galerie Graz and Künstlerhaus Graz

1984: Peter Weibel (Academy for Applied Arts, Vienna), History of Photography, in: „Camera Austria“, Magazine for Photography, No. 14 (Editor Manfred Willmann, Forum Stadtpark, Graz)

1985: Prof. DDr. Wilfried Skreiner (New Gallery, Graz) and Dr. Georg Held (Graz), in: Catalog of the exhibition „visitors 2“, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (ed. Steirischer Herbst, Graz); Catalog of the exhibition „The New Dimension – Sculpture and Space“, Forum Stadtpark, Graz, Steirischer Herbst ’85, own text on the exhibition contribution „Wolkenfetzen“

1988: Article „Project Work“ in: Eva & Co, a feminist magazine, issue 11, Graz; Catalog for the State Exhibition „Glass and Coal“, International Glass Design Competition Bärnbach ’87, p. 515/516, edited by Paul W. Roth, Leykam Verlag, Bärnbach, West Styria; dr Richard Rubinig „The Legend of the Headless or the Meaningfulness of the Absurd“, in the catalog for the Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau personal exhibition DAS MAL, Joanneum-Ecksaal, Graz

1990: Dr. Richard Rubinig: Artist portrait „Thinking and Feeling“, in: „Die Steirische“ (culture, p. 14), April 19, 1990

1993: Dr. Otto Breicha „Artistic and in general – on Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau’s new works of the nineties“; dr Gertrude Celedin „On Reality and Utopia“; Kurt Jungwirth „Space and Light“; Walter Titz „Art Criticism – Notes on Friederike J. Nestler Rebeau“; Norbert Nestler „…and Lilith lives – a descriptive observation on three levels“, all in the catalog of the exhibition „F. J. Nestler-Rebeau – „art nowhere or nowhere“ in the Stadtmuseum Graz

1994: Dr. Werner Fenz „Sculptural Room Installations“, in: Lichtungen 59 / XV. Jg. / ’94

1996: Dr. Christa Steinle / Alexandra Foitl (eds.) Neue Galerie, Graz, „Styrian window“, page 437, as well as 140, 244

1999: Dr. Heribert Schwarzbauer, „Styrian Portraits: Norbert Nestler & Jeanne Rebeau“, in: „Styrian Reports“, No. 2-3, Graz

2003: Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „The Great Forest“, large-scale sculpture, artist editions, 8 book versions, 1987 – 2003; Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „The Great Forest“, in: „M_ARS – Art and War“, edited by Peter Weibel and Günter Holler-Schuster on the exhibition in the Neue Galerie Graz, Hatje Cantz Verlag 2003; „Masterpieces of Styrian modernism – painting and sculpture“, catalog for the exhibition in Rabenstein Castle, Frohnleiten, edited by Günter Eisenhut and Götz Pochat, text to „Friederike J. Nestler Rebeau“ by Werner Fenz, Verlag Styria, Graz; 2003; Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „Skinwall“, book edition with texts by Peter Weibel, Otto Breicha, Werner Fenz, among others, self-published.

Represented in numerous exhibition catalogs at home and abroad. Many own texts and statements on art and own works.

Norbert Nestler

Biography

born 1942 in Wien, died on January 9, 2014 in Graz.

1960 – 1965 Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (Dobrowsky, Boeckl, Weiler – diploma for painting) and University of Vienna. Member of Forum Stadtpark Graz. Artists in the multimedia space. Became known through expressive object designs in plexiglass, aluminium, velvet and other new materials, with experimental graphics between collotype, printing and photographic techniques („photograph“), movement photography „Movings“, as well as with body-specific actions („mud conditions“, „living bust“), NN works on the sculptural renewal of concepts, as well as on its realization in ambient design processes. Also joint projects with F. J. Nestler-Rebeau („Haut“ since 1981; „The Great Forest“, Drakenprojekt since 1987, „Skinwall“ since 1999).

Awards 

1967 Joanneum Art Prize

1972 State Promotion Prize for Sculpture

1976 Special Edition Purchase Award, San Francisco (USA)

1983 Art Promotion Prize of the City of Graz

1984 Prize at the 19th Austrian Graphics Competition Innsbruck; 1994 Special Prize d. boarding school Graphic Triennial Cracow (P)

1998 prize d. boarding school Triennial of Sculpture Osaka (J)

2003 Prize of the Krakow International Graphic Triennial (P)

Exhibitions at home and abroad 

1970 „art play“, Minorite Gallery, Graz

1972 Styrian Autumn Personale, Joanneum, Graz

1983 „The Art Space“, Artists‘ House, Graz

1991 „Metals“, cultural center of the city of Graz

1994 and 1998 „Styrian Window“ and „KKKunst“, Neue Galerie, Graz

1972 Secession Vienna

1975 Art 6 Basel

1977 – 1979 exhibition tour in the USA

1985 and 1987 Graphics Biennale Ljubljana

1985 Steirischer Herbst presentation in Los Angeles

1991 Triennial of Graphics Osaka, Japan

1994, 1997, 2000 and 2003 Graphic Triennial Kraków, Poland

1998 Triennial of Sculpture Osaka, Japan

2003 „M_ARS – Art and War“, Neue Galerie, Graz – Capital of Culture 2003; „Masterpieces of Styrian Modernism“, Burg Rabenstein/Styria, as part of Graz – Capital of Culture 2003; „Skinwall“, together with Friedrike J. Nestler-Rebau , Künstlerhaus Graz, 2003.

Bibliography (Part of it)

Norber Nestler, „ICH“, catalog of ideas (prototype, 2 pieces), Graz 1968

Antonio Pandolfeli, Norbert Nestler in Pesaro, in: NAC, Notiario Arte Contemporeana 11, Milan 1969

Prof. GDR. Wilfried Skreiner, in: Catalog for the 6th International Painter Weeks, Gaz 1971; the same, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Norbert Nestler, objects“, Joanneum Ecksaal, Graz 1972

Catalog for the exhibition „Forum Stadtpark Graz in the Vienna Secession“, 1972

Catalogue for the „Documentation Exhibition I/II“, Forum Stadtpark, Graz 1973

Manuscripts, Magazine for Literature and Art, ’37/’38, Graz 1973

Catalogue for the 6th International Art Fair „Art 6’75“, Basel, 1975

Prof. GDR. Wilfried Skreiner, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Art Play Nestler“, Art 6’75, Basel 1975; The same, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Art Conception Nestler“, Palais Attems, Graz 1976

Catalog for the exhibition „Science Fiction“, Gallery Lang, Seebarn/Lower Austria 1977

Norbert Nestler, „handwritten“, ed. on the exhibition „Object Pictures“, Mur Gallery, Leoben 1977

Per Schaude, „Norbert Nestler“, dissertation at the Pedagogical Academy, Graz 1978; Prof. GDR. Wilfried Skreiner, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Contemporary Art from Styria – the younger generation“, Esterhazy Castle, Eisenstadt 1978

Ders., Österreichische Kunst, in: La tradizione del Nuovo, No. 8, Ravenna 1979

Norbert Nestler, “ handwritten II“, ed. on the exhibition „Tennisbild – Adapterart“, Galerie Carneri, Graz 1979

Manfred Mixner, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Object Pictures“, Basler Versicherungsgesellschaft, Graz 1980

Gretl Hoffmann, „Fountains and Water Games“, Julius Hoffmannverlag, Stuttgart 1980

Norbert Nestler, „Handwritten IV“, ed. as a study on the „Bold Man“ project, 1980

Horst Gerhard Haberl, „About Nestler’s attempt to fit the body“, in: Catalog KKKunst, ed. by Norbert Nestler as „handwritten III“, Schladming 1981

Prof. GDR. Wilfried Skreiner, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Art in Styria“, Pécsi Galeria, Pécs 1981; Dr. Werner Fenz, „Velvet finger pointer“, in: catalog for the exhibition „The Art Space – Dialogue and Ritual“, Künstlerhaus, Graz 1983

Norbert Nestler, „Bold Man Project Graz“, in: „Sterz“, magazine for literature, art and cultural policy, No. 27, „Men“, Graz 1983

Norbert Nestler, „Mud conditions“, in: „Bestande“, magazine for contemporary art, No. 5, 1984

Dr. Georg Held, in: Catalog for the exhibition „Visitors 2“, Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, 1985

Norbert Nestler, „Glasfenster“, in: Catalog for the State Exhibition „Glass and Coal“, ed. Paul W. Roth, Leykam Verlag, Bärnbach/West Styria 1988

Dr. Werner Fenz, „The Myth Converted or Under the Protection of Images“, Dr. Georg Held, „About the Hermes Wall“, in: „Main book on the Hermes Wall“, folio, ed. from the artist for the state exhibition in Judenburg, Graz 1989, edition 1 piece

Prof. Dr. Richard Rubinig, „In the magnetic field of orientation – symbols and fingers by Norbert Nestler“, in: „Lichtungen“, magazine for literature, art and contemporary criticism, no. 42, Graz 1990; The same, „Thinking“, in: „Ego blue „, portfolio edition with 6 lithographs, Graz 1990; Edition 9 pieces

Dr. Otto Breicha, in: Catalog for the exhibition „METALLS – graphic works on metal foils 1984 – 1990“, Kulturhaus Graz 1991

Catalog for the exhibition „Styrian window“ – contemporary art in Styria, Graz 1994

Dr. Werner Fenz, „Photographic space/time traces“, in: Catalog for the exhibition Norbert Nestler – „shift“ – the diction of graphics over photography, gallery studio Yin Yang, Graz 1994

Dr. Christa Steinle / Alexandra Foitl (editors), „Styrian window“ – visual arts in Styria 1970 – 1995, Verlag Droschl, Graz 1996

Peter Weibel, „Beyond Art“, N. Nestler – easel concept 1968, p. 708, passages Verlag, Vienna 1997

Dr. Otto Breicha, Dr. Walter Koschatzky, Jeanne Rebeau, Wolfgang Bauer, Prof. Kurt Jungwirth, Peter Weibel, etc., in: Catalog for the exhibition „Norbert Nestler KKKunst“, Neue Galerie, Graz 1998

Norbert Nestler, in: Catalog for the Osaka Triennale Sculpture 1998, Mydome Osaka , Japan 1998; Dr. Heribert Schwarzbauer, „Styrian Portraits: Norbert Nestler & Jeanne Rebeau“, in: „Styrian Reports“, No. 2-3, Graz 1999

Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „The Great Forest“, large-scale sculpture, artist editions, 8 book versions, 1987 – 2003; Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „The Great Forest“, in: „M_ARS – Art and War“, editors Peter Weibel and Günter Holler-Schuster on the exhibition in the New Gallery Graz, Hatje Cantz Verlag 2003

„Masterpieces of Styrian Modernism – painting and sculpture“, catalog for the exhibition in Rabenstein Castle, Frohnleiten, edited by Günter Eisenhut and Götz Pochat, text on „Norbert Nestler“ by Werner Fenz, Verlag Styria, Graz 2003

Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau / Norbert Nestler, „Skinwall“, book edition with texts by Peter Weibel, Otto Breicha, Werner Fenz, among others, self-published.

Represented in numerous exhibition catalogs at home and abroad. Many own texts and statements about art and own works.

This is a glimpse of the artist couple. There is a lot more information coming soon.