
Alice Könitz
Fountain, 2008
Fountain, 2008
Alice Könitz
Fountain, 2008
Stainless steel, 3 pumps, cords
29x58x25" overall, two lower cubes each 16x18x18", upper cube 15x18x18"
Fountain, 2008
Stainless steel, 3 pumps, cords
29x58x25" overall, two lower cubes each 16x18x18", upper cube 15x18x18"

Alice Könitz: Stay Calm, Walk Home, and Induce Low Stress
Installation view
Installation view
Alice Könitz: Stay Calm, Walk Home, and Induce Low Stress
Installation view
Installation view

Alice Könitz: Stay Calm, Walk Home, and Induce Low Stress
Installation view
Installation view
Alice Könitz: Stay Calm, Walk Home, and Induce Low Stress
Installation view
Installation view

Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Untitled, 2008
Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"

Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Untitled, 2008
Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"

Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Untitled, 2008
Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46"

Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Untitled, 2008
Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46" (detail)
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46" (detail)

Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Untitled, 2008
Alice Könitz
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46" (detail)
Untitled, 2008
Wood, posters, rock, plaster, paint, plexi mirror
26" x 46" x 46" (detail)

Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"

Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"

Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Alice Könitz
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"
Pentagon Kiosk (mit Silberdach), 2008
Wood, cork, mylar, paint, cement
65" x 94" x 94"

Alice Könitz
Pattern, 2008
Pattern, 2008
Alice Könitz
Pattern, 2008
Wood, aluminum, gold paper, paint,
15 elements, each 12" x 12" x 2", Overall dimensions variable (detail)
Pattern, 2008
Wood, aluminum, gold paper, paint,
15 elements, each 12" x 12" x 2", Overall dimensions variable (detail)

Alice Könitz
Pattern, 2008
Pattern, 2008
Alice Könitz
Pattern, 2008
Wood, aluminum, gold paper, paint,
15 elements, each 12" x 12" x 2", Overall dimensions variable (detail)
Pattern, 2008
Wood, aluminum, gold paper, paint,
15 elements, each 12" x 12" x 2", Overall dimensions variable (detail)

Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View

Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View

Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Alice Könitz
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View
Whitney Biennial 2008 Installation View

Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
7' x 8' x 16'
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
7' x 8' x 16'

Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
7' x 8' x 16'
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
7' x 8' x 16'

Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Alice Könitz
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
detail, 7' x 8' x 16'
Mall Sculpture, 2006
Melamine board, paper, felt
detail, 7' x 8' x 16'

Alice Könitz
Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Alice Könitz
Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Melamine board, mylar, plastic
39" x 75" x 50"
Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Melamine board, mylar, plastic
39" x 75" x 50"

Alice Könitz
Model for Donut Shop, 2006
Model for Donut Shop, 2006
Alice Könitz
Model for Donut Shop, 2006
cardboard, melamine, paper
8.5" x 21.5" x 14.5"
Model for Donut Shop, 2006
cardboard, melamine, paper
8.5" x 21.5" x 14.5"

Alice Könitz
Model for Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Model for Logo for the Encounter, 2006
Alice Könitz
Model for Logo for the Encounter, 2006
cardboard, paper, plastic
4.5" x 14" x 11"
Model for Logo for the Encounter, 2006
cardboard, paper, plastic
4.5" x 14" x 11"

Alice Könitz
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Alice Könitz
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Wood, foil, paint
65 1/2" x 55" x 3"
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Wood, foil, paint
65 1/2" x 55" x 3"

Alice Könitz
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Alice Könitz
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Wood, foil, paint
65 1/2" x 55" x 3"
Circle Sculpture, 2004
Wood, foil, paint
65 1/2" x 55" x 3"

Alice Könitz
Untitled (figure), 2004
Untitled (figure), 2004
Alice Könitz
Untitled (figure), 2004
Wood, glue, wig
68" x 39" x 30"
Untitled (figure), 2004
Wood, glue, wig
68" x 39" x 30"

Alice Könitz
Crystal, 2004
Crystal, 2004
Alice Könitz
Crystal, 2004
Wood, mylar, craft paper, plexi-glass
Approx. 60" x 60" x 60"
Crystal, 2004
Wood, mylar, craft paper, plexi-glass
Approx. 60" x 60" x 60"

Alice Könitz
Installation View, 2004
Installation View, 2004
Alice Könitz
Installation View, 2004
Cal State Long Beach University Art Museum
Installation View, 2004
Cal State Long Beach University Art Museum

Alice Könitz
Light Communication, 2004
Light Communication, 2004
Alice Könitz
Light Communication, 2004
Single Channel DVD, audio, color; looped
5 minutes
Light Communication, 2004
Single Channel DVD, audio, color; looped
5 minutes

Alice Könitz
Untitled III (Yellow Headress), 2004
Untitled III (Yellow Headress), 2004
Alice Könitz
Untitled III (Yellow Headress), 2004
felt, cardboard, mylar
12" x 12" x 12"
Untitled III (Yellow Headress), 2004
felt, cardboard, mylar
12" x 12" x 12"

Alice Könitz
Comfort Inn, 2004
Comfort Inn, 2004
Alice Könitz
Comfort Inn, 2004
Comfort Inn, 2004

Alice Könitz
Untitled VIII (Square Accessory), 2004
Untitled VIII (Square Accessory), 2004
Alice Könitz
Untitled VIII (Square Accessory), 2004
wood, mylar, felt
12" x 12" x 12"
Untitled VIII (Square Accessory), 2004
wood, mylar, felt
12" x 12" x 12"

Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Installation view
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Installation view

Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Untitled (Owl Society), 2003
Alice Könitz

Alice Könitz
"Untitled (Owl Mask)", 2003
"Untitled (Owl Mask)", 2003
Alice Könitz
"Untitled (Owl Mask)", 2003
Wood, felt, foil, paper, photograph collage
18" x 13" x 9"
"Untitled (Owl Mask)", 2003
Wood, felt, foil, paper, photograph collage
18" x 13" x 9"

Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Wood, felt, foil, paper, photograph collage
18" x 13" x 9"
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Wood, felt, foil, paper, photograph collage
18" x 13" x 9"

Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Cardboard, felt, foil, paper
22" x 16" x 8"
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Cardboard, felt, foil, paper
22" x 16" x 8"

Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Alice Könitz
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Cardboard, felt, foil, paper
22" x 16" x 8"
Untitled (Owl Mask), 2003
Cardboard, felt, foil, paper
22" x 16" x 8"

Alice Könitz
Untitled Mask, 2003
Untitled Mask, 2003
Alice Könitz
Untitled Mask, 2003
Luan wood, paper, felt, cork
16" x 17" x 6"
Untitled Mask, 2003
Luan wood, paper, felt, cork
16" x 17" x 6"
- 1999 MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California
- 1996 Akademiebrief at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf
- 1994 Master Student, Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf (MFA)
Selected Exhibitions
- 2009
- “Arthur Ou & Alice Könitz: Resort, A Station for Display”, LAXART, Los Angeles, CA (two-person show)
- 2008
- "Stay Calm, Walk Home, and Induce Low Stress", Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects, Berlin
- 2006
- "Two Proud Society Spouses Are Reclining on Contemporary Furniture As A Golden-Eyed Ghost Lady Looks Over The Coffee Tables”, Hudson Franklin, New York
- "Public Sculpture”, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- 2004
- "Centric 66", University Art Museum, California State University Long Beach, curated by Mary-Kay Lombino
- "Owl Society Part II", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
- "Pan American Nightclub Sculptures", boom editions, Chicago, IL
- 2003
- "Owl Society", Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
- "Owl Society Part II", Hudson and Franklin, New York, NY
- 2002
- "Beautiful Ornaments as Shadows, Crashed Down and a Video of Flickering Light in a 70’s Office Tower”, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
- 2001
- Chicago Project Room, Los Angeles
- 1998
- Center for Land Use Interpretation, Wendover, Utah
- 1996
- Luis Campaña Gallery, Cologne
Group Exhibitions
- 2010
- “Sun Zoom Spark”, WPA, curated by Pamela Jordan, Los Angeles, CA
- “Mostly Sculpture Show”, Sea and Space Explorations, Los Angeles, CA
- “The Secret (Still) Knows”, Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND), Los Angeles, CA
- 2008
- California Biennial 2008, High Desert Test Sites, Joshua Tree, CA, off-site project location in association with the Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
- "The Whitney Biennial”, Whitney Musuem of American Art, New York, NY
- "We construct the chorus”, I-Space, Chicago, IL
- 2007
- Hug Fu: Kathryn Andrews, Alice Könitz, Stephanie Taylor”, Daniel Hug Gallery
- "Young artists from St Petersburg and Los Angeles”, Gallery G18, Helsinki, Finland, curated by Emily Newman
- "Time Writers from the Mirror Horizon”, David Patton Los Angeles
- "Cock: Kathryn Andrews, Alice Könitz, Stephanie Taylor”, Courtyard Gallery, Beijing, China, curated by Zhao Gang
- "Laying Bricks”, Wallspace Gallery, NY, curated by Michael Ned Holte
- "Blockbuster Summer”, Taxter and Spengemann, New York
- "Aspects, Forms, and Figures”, Bellwether, New York
- "Being There”, Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State LA
- "Half Square Half Crazy”, Villa Arson, Nice, France, with Pae White, Raymond Pettibon, Jeppe Hein, Sherrie Levine, Tom Friedman, Martin Creed, Jonathan Monk and others (catalogue)
- 2006
- "Reality is an August Imagination", Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, curated by Andrew Hahn
- "Bring the War Home”, Elizabeth Dee Gallery, New York and QED, Los Angeles, curated by Drew Heitzler
- New Ghost Entertainment Entitled, Or Gallery Vancuver, Kunsthaus Dresden, by Katrin Pesch
- 2005
- "Celine and Julie Go Boating”, Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, organized by Michael Ned Holte
- "Kicking Rocks", Champion Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
- "Bull's Eye", Hudson Franklin, New York, NY
- 2004
- "Brown Constructions", LemonSky Miami, Miami, FL, curated by Amir Zaki.
- Backstage Tourismus, Forum Stadtpark, Graz (catalog)
- "Upstream: Idea drawings", Hayworth Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2003
- Sundown Salon at the Schindler House presented by the MAK Center for Art &
- Architecture at the Schindler House
- "International Paper", UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- "Win, Loose, or Draw", Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
- "If the Hippies Cut Their Hair, I Don’t Care, I Don’t Care", Galerie Michael Hall, Vienna, Austria
- 2002
- "Play it as it Lays”, 17 Artists from Los Angeles, The London Institute, London
- "Out of the Ground Into the Sky Out of the Sky Into the Ground”, A Detour show organized by Kopp Kordansky at Pond in San Francisco, Black Dragon Society in Los Angeles
- 2001
- "Sharing Sunsets”, MOCA Tucson
- "Drawn from LA (Home is where the Heart is)”, Midway Initiative, Saint Paul, Minnesota
- "Tirana Bienniale”, Albania
- 2000
- Guggenheim Gallery of the Chapman University in Orange County
- "The Closet Show”, Los Angeles, 3424 Council ST. Los Angeles
- "Legal Paper” Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles
- "DRS Project Wall 2000”, Los Angeles
- 1999
- "Colab” at 240 South Broadway, Los Angeles
- "Expanding Limited Space”, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
- "Touring the Frame”, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles
- "Remaining Speculations”, 926 Chung King Road, Los Angeles
- "The Temptations”, Mark Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles
- "The CAA Show”, Barnsdall Building, Los Angeles
- 1998
- "Anwander” Bazaar de Cologne, Cologne
- 1997
- "Das Leben in der Wüste”, kj, Cologne
- 1995
- "Papier”, Bärbel Grässlin Gallery, Frankfurt
- 1994
- "Zwischenbilanz”, Kunstverein Lingen
Bibliography
- 2008
- Chuan Tan, Pey, "Alice Könitz in Berlin”, Art Info, September 18
- Jocob Weil, Harry, "Whitney Biennial 2008”, artUS, Summer
- Dambrot, Shana, "Report: New York City, The Ghost of Jason Rhoades”, Art Ltd, July
- Holte, Ned Michael, "Openings: Alice Könitz”, Art Forum, Summer
- Keehn Dorka, "Frame of Reference: Alice Konitz”, California Home and Design Magazine, June Vikram, Anuradha, "The LA Annual”, Artillery, May/June
- Vikram, Anuradha, "The LA Annual”, Artillery, May/June
- Volk, Gregory, "Spring In Dystopia”, Art In America, May
- Sneed, Gillian, "The Whitney Biennial 2008: Expanded Walls, Expanded Practices”, Art Fairs International, March 10
- Cotter, Holland, "Art’s Economic Indicator” The New York Times, March 7
- Dalton, Trinie, "2008 Biennial Exhibition Catalogue”, The Whitney Museum of American Art, March 10
- 2007
- Vogel, Carol, "Whitney Biennial Stretches to Armory,” New York Times, November 16
- "Artists Announced for 2008 Whitney Biennial,” Artforum.com, November 16
- Smith, Roberta, "In these Shows, the Material is the Message”, New York Times, August 10
- Coburn, Tyler, "Build it High: Laying Bricks”, Art Review, July/August
- Cotter, Holland, "Aspects, Forms and Figures”, New York Times, March 2
- 2006
- Brooks, Amra, "Must See Art”, LA Weekly, July 26
- Miles, Christopher, "Disconcerting world views”, Los Angeles Times, July 21
- Site, Publication of text and images
- Melrod, George, Sculpture, July/August
- Bluhm, Erik, "Perfect City Telepathy", Art US, March/April, issue 12
- Balaschak, Chris, "Alice Könitz”, Frieze, April
- Martin, Victoria, "Alice Könitz at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Artweek, April
- Holte, Michael Ned, "Alice Könitz”, Artforum, April, pgs 255-256
- 2005
- Myers, Holly, "Six journeys of imagination”, LA Times, August 12
- Rath, Jessica, "Alice Konitz”, Art US, March 10
- 2004
- Weinberg, Michelle, "Brown Constructions", Miami New Times, November 11
- Holte, Michael Ned, "Alice Konitz - Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects", Artforum critic's pick, March 4
- "Backstage Tourismus", Forum Stadtpark, Graz, catalog
- 2003
- Ruhrpreis für Kunst und Wissenschaft, 1987-2001, catalog
- Frank, Peter, "The Paper Chase", art on paper, April issue, pg 36-39
- Mathis, Sommer, "Paper Trail", UCLA Daily Bruin, January 31
- Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential", artnet, February
- Knight, Christopher, "Drawing, not toeing, the Line," Los Angeles Times, February 7
- Hammer Calendar, Winter Spring issue,
- Elaine, James, "International Paper - Drawings by Emerging Artists", UCLA Hammer Museum, exhibition catalog, Los Angeles, CA, 2003
- Leah Ollman, "Three mediums, three messages", Los Angeles Times, January 10
- 2002
- "Play it as it Lays” at London Institute Gallery, by JJ Charlesworth, artext, Summer issue
- Deamer, Julie, "London Street Projects", Quick Stretch, August 2
- "The London Institute", Contemporary, March issue
- Charlesworth, JJ, "Play it as it Lays" at London Institute Gallery, artext, Summer issue
- 2001
- Tirana Biennale 1, interview with Paul Quiñones
- Bruce Hainley, Artforum, April
- Julie Deamer, Flashart, March/April
- I-D Magazine, The Gallery Issue
- Malik Gaines, Art and Text, May
- Malik Gaines, essay about the show at the Guggenheim Gallery of the Chapman University
- Doug Harvey, LA Weekly, November 26 - December 2
- David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, July 30
- Great God Pan, number thirteen, publication of drawings
- Christopher Smith, The Salt Lake Tribune, July
- 1998
- Matthew Coolidge, CLUI Newsletter
- 1996
- Martin Pesch, Frieze, November
Awards, Grants and Fellowships
- 2007
- Tong Xian Artist Residency, Beijing, China
Conferences and Panel Discussions
- 2003
- University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
- 2001
- Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
- Chapman University, Orange County, CA