Béla Pablo Janssen (BPJ)
1981 born in Cologne,
Currently lives in: Berlin
Béla Pablo Janssen (*1981) studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg under Heinz Petzhold (Communication theory/philosophy of culture), Asmus Tietchens (sound research), Anke Feuchtenberger (Drawing), participated in the Free Class at the University of the Arts in Berlin (UdK) and became a master student in painting of Walter Dahn at the Hochschule Bildende Künste Braunschweig.
Anchored in abstract painting, which is always commented on and questioned, his diverse work also integrates other media such as books, sound, installations, objects or film. Here, language, used as a poetic medium in an associative parallel world, acquires a special meaning.
(Stefanie Klingemann, MOFF – Artists in conversation, Scene Rhineland)
EDUCATION
2012 BPJ studied painting under Walter Dahn at the Braunschweig University of Art (HBK)
2009 Free Class, University of Art (UDK) Berlin
2007 Master at the University of applied Arts (HAW) Hamburg
SOLO SHOWS
| 2023 |
Solo/ Publication: ANARCHIVE, IM FOYER, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf
Solo/ Talk: Santa Lucia Galerie, situation 95, Berlin
Solo: Kunstverein Wendenstrasse, Studio 45, Hamburg
MANHÃ NUNCA ACABA, Instituto Inclusartiz, Rio de Janeiro |
| 2022 |
#NotFor$ale, BÉLA PABLO, Basel
Pau, EIVISSA STUDIO, Ibiza |
| 2021 |
morgens endet nie (Neue Bilder), GALERIE ALBER, Cologne |
| 2020 |
Book Release Show, BÉLA PABLO, Cologne |
| 2019 |
Goldene Löwen wiegen zu leicht, BISTRO 21, Leipzig
MEDUSA GALLERY X BPJ, Medusa Gallery, Brussels
SCHWERKRAFT ALS PROBLEM DER MALEREI, GALERIE ALBER, Cologne |
| 2018 |
抽象化の背後に昇っている太陽, THE SUN IS RISING BEHIND ABSTRACTION, curated by Art foundation, Tokyo
Mit Wenig nach Venedig, artothek, Cologne
(with Tom Król) STELLEN AUS VERSION.02, Damien & the Love Guru, Brussels
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| 2017 |
CACAO MARAVILHIÃO, Sunday 22.10.2017, 16h @ Portefoin, Paris
(with Tom Król) „STELLEN AUS“ , during Art Cologne, Hanten+Schmidt Collection, Cologne |
| 2016 |
BECOMINGNESS, C ́est la vie machinerie, MonChérie, Brussels
INDEX, ung5 ≈ 5 = exhibiting contemporary and progressive art in Cologne |
| 2015 |
«MA CHÈRE AMI, LE SOLEIL SE LÈVE DERRIÈRE L ́ABSTRACTION»,
Gallery Jeanrochdard, Solo booth at Art Brussels (Catalog) |
| 2014 |
LE SOLEIL SE LÈVE DERRIÈRE L ́ABSTRACTION, Gallery Jeanrochdard, Paris, (Catalog)
BPJ – LE SOLEIL SE LÈVE DERRIÈRE L ́ABSTRACTION, Eigelstein 112, Cologne |
| 2013 |
ANARCHIVE – PIECES 2013, Eigelstein 112, Cologne (Catalog) |
| 2011 |
IS THERE AN ESCAPE FOR ANALOG REFUGEES, THE OFFLINE SHOW#1
chez Jasmina Merz, Gereonswall 110, Cologne |
| 2010 |
DER ABSTIEG IN DEN SCHLAF 2, Off-Space Hoi, Cologne (Catalog) |
| 2007 |
LIVINGROOM – CELLER – KITCHEN – NURSERY/ TAPEMOSPHERE#10
Gallery Hinterconti, Hamburg |
| 2006 |
DRUMHERUM, Gallery Colonia, Chill Phills Kiosk, Hamburg |
| 2005 |
TRAVELTAPING GUATEMALA – COSTA RICA/ TAPEMOSPHERE#03
Gallery Hinterconti, Hamburg (Catalog) |
| 2003 |
BÉAL – BÉLA/ ENTRE LA VILLE EST LA CAMPAGNE, Salle de Theatre,
Voyer de vie, Taulignian |
GROUP SHOWS
| 2023 |
The future has an orange background, curated by Georg Elben, @#NotFor$ale, Basel |
| 2022 |
TRANSIT, GALERIE ALBER, Cologne
#NF$, during ART BASEL, Swiss |
| 2021 |
GROUPSHOW, w/ Tom Król, Malte Zenses & others, during ART-Cologne, Backjard in Ehrenfeld, Cologne |
| 2020 |
#4004, GALERIE ALBER, Cologne
BPJ ́S Siebdruckbühne, Spielstraße München 1972, Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten Marl
Duo Exhibition, #3003, Franziska Reinbothe & BPJ, |
| 2019 |
Duo Exhibition, Michaela Zimmer & BPJ, ART BERLIN
Wendenstrasse 45/ 30 Years Hammerbrooklyn, with Peter Piller, Beate Gütschow,..., Hamburg |
| 2018 |
Material Art Fair, alongside Tom Król and others, Damien & the Love Guru, México City |
| 2017-18 |
„AKADEMIE [ARBEITSTITEL]“, BPJ SPONTAN ARCHIV, 21.10.2017 – 07.02.2018, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf |
| 2017 |
OCTOBER @PORTEFOIN, 5 Rue Portefoin, 75003 Paris
RICHAS DIGEST JOURNAL #8 (with Achim Riechers and others), Lothringerstrasse 51, Cologne
INTERIOR AND THE COLLECTORS Collection n°6, (with Mika Rottenberg, and others), Lyon
YOU ARE IN MY WAVE, (TAPEMOSPHERE#26 and others...) , Lothringer13 Halle, Munich
„MAASTRICHTER/ HALL IN THE COURT/BELGIUM AREA“ Cologne
WAHNSINN (with Leiko Ikemura, Gerd&Uwe Tobias, and others) , Kunstgruppe, Salon Schmitz, Cologne |
| 2016 |
A LAST SONG FOR THE TITANIC ORCHESTRA (with Aline Bouvy, Xavier Mary, Thomas Zipp and others)
invited by DIESEL project (Liège) in the ADJACENT 019 space, Ghent
NO SUPERIOR SIDE, (with Jens Einhorn, Yorgos Stamkopoulos), Cosar HMT, Düsseldorf
THE SNORRING PRINCESS, Kunstgruppe, Salon Schmitz, Cologne
AUJOURD’HUI JE DIS OUI, curated by Domenico de Chirico, Galeria da Boavista, Lisbon
WITH OUR EYES TURNED TO THE PAST, WE WALK BACKWARDS INTO THE FUTURE,
Curated by Bluesleeve, Elektrohaus, Hamburg |
| 2015 |
NEUER AACHENER KUNSTVEREIN, Auction 2015, Aachen
MALEREI (with Walter Dahn, Max Frintrop, Mike Meiré), Neonoto, Cologne
MY INTERNET WAS DOWN FOR 5 MINUTES SO I WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND SPOKE TO MY
FAMILY. THEY SEEM LIKE NICE PEOPLE, Gallery Jeanrochdard |
| 2014 |
ON&ON&ON, (with Rosemarie Trockel, Astrid Klein & others), Kunstgruppe, Salon Schmitz, Cologne |
| 2013 |
#7 – REFUGIUM, Mischpoke e.V. Mönchengladbach
PLANET MAX LEISS – forseen by Claudio Vogt, GGG Ateliers, Basel
PLANET PIA JANSSEN, Thürmchenswall 60, Cologne
SUBCONSCIOUS SIRENS OF THE MIMESIS – TAPEMOSPHERE#21, Videonale.14, Bonn |
| 2012 |
CONDITIONS CHANGE, Montagehalle, HBK Braunschweig
7@8 100+, Masterstudent class Walter Dahn, HBK Braunschweig
EIN DU, Book release tour, SSZ SUED Cologne, HANDS ON PAPERS Berlin,
SALON DES AMATEURS Düsseldorf
LOWDOWN/ AT THE STUDIO#1, Mozartstrasse 28, Cologne
FULL HOUSE, KUNSTGRUPPE, (with Felix von der Osten, Albrecht Fuchs and others), Kunstgruppe,
Salon Schmitz, Cologne |
| 2011 |
AND SUDDENLY WE ARE STANDING HERE, Gereonsmühlengasse, Cologne
TOO MUCH (with Robert Elfgen, Marcel Odenbach and others), Kunstgruppe, Salon Schmitz, Cologne |
| 2010 |
HANDLUNG UND TAT, Gallery of HBK Braunschweig
VOR GOTT IST ALLE KUNST SCHEISSE, (with David Ostrowski, Michael Pigelis, Beni Bischof, and others)
curated 1981er, Oktoberbar, Düsseldorf |
| 2009 |
ANONYME ZEICHNER/ Archiv, Liste, Basel |
COLLABORATIONS
(TAPEMOSPHERE are Block Barley, Balz Isler and BPJ )
| 2017 |
BÉLA À BÉNIN, Voyage de Toile, Dokumentary travel trip with Sophie de Langloy, Bénin, Afrique
YOU ARE IN MY WAVE, (TAPEMOSPHERE#26 and others...) , Lothringer13 Halle, Munich, Germnay |
| 2016 |
HOME VISIT, Museum Ludwig, BPJ hosted Mélanie Matranga (one of 6 houses and 6 artists),
curated by Leonie Radine, Lübeckerstrasse 22, Cologne, Germany
TAPEMOSPHERE#25/ SILVERSTAR, SKOLSKAŠ28 Gallery, Czech/ Prag, (Catalog)
MAISON DU PEUPLE ON TOUR - with Michael Janssen, Tokyo, Japan |
| 2014 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#23, Hudmromo Space, Ukraine/ Odessa |
| 2013 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#22, Museum of Sculpture Glaskasten Marl |
| 2012 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#20, Kabinett Artist House, Essen, Germany |
| 2011 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#19, Boutique Space for temporary Art,, King Georg Bar-
Lecture and concert space, Off-Space Hoi, Cologne, Germany (Catalog)
TAPEMOSPHERE#18, Fleetstreet, Hamburg, Germany |
| 2010 |
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2010 & Plan10, Forum Current Architecture, Cologne, Germany (Catalog) |
| 2009 |
TALKING SPACES, , Plan09, Forum Current Architecture, Cologne, Germany (Catalog)
FREE & LOVE, Landes Museum Joanneum, Graz, Austria
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2009, Cologne, Germany (Catalog) |
| 2008 |
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2008, Cologne, Germany |
| 2007 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#15, Cabarett Voltaire DADA- Haus, Zürich, Swiss
TAPEMOSPHERE#14, Gallery Rachel Haferkamp, Cologne, Germany
TAPEMOSPHERE#13, Artgarage, Kunsttour, Maastricht, Netherlands
TAPEMOSPHERE#09, Raum für Kunst und Musik & Werkstatt Molkerei, Cologne, Germany
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2007, Cologne, Germany |
| 2006 |
TAPEMOSPHERE#07, Skam, Hamburg, Germany
TAPEMOSPHERE#06, C/O Pop, Cologne, Germany
TAPEMOSHERE meets dead at the control/ TAPEMOSPHERE#05,
Gallery Hinterconti, Hamburg, Germany (Catalog)
TAPEMOSPHERE#04/ Skam Atelier, Raum2/ Kunstverein, Mannheim, Germany
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2006, Cologne, (Catalog) |
| 2005 |
8WEEKS 8CITIES (STREETFILES), Feldstärke, PACT Zollverein, Essen, Germany
TAPEMOSPHERE#02/ PARALLEL KREUZUNG, Some say some, Nobistor, Hamburg, Germany
TAPEMOSPHERE#01, Frühlingsknacken, Rainvilleterrace 5, Hamburg, Germany (Catalog)
COMETOGETHER PROJEKT 2005, Cologne, Germany |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2023 |
ANARCHIVE, 2023-2013, 103 Posters, Sorry Press |
| 2022 |
Pau, Eivissa Studio, Spontan Verlag |
| 2020 |
BÉLA PABLO, Salon Verlag |
| 2019 |
Goldene Löwen wiegen zu leicht, Edition Bistro 21 & Spontan Verlag |
| 2018 |
TK & BPJ,stellen aus , Edition Damien & the Love Guru, Brussels |
| 2017 |
BAD NEWS TWO, Bluesleeseve X BPJ
TOM KRÓL & BÉLA PABLO JANSSEN STELLEN AUS |
| 2016 |
BECOMINGNESS, Spontan Verlag 2016
BAD NEWS ONE, Bluesleeseve X BPJ |
| 2015 |
«MA CHÈRE AMI, LE SOLEIL SE LÈVE DERRIÈRE L ́ABSTRACTION»,
Gallery Jenarochdard, Solo booth at Art Brussels
BAD NEWS ONE, Bluesleeseve X BPJ |
| 2014 |
LE SOLEIL SE LÈVE DERRIÈRE L ́ABSTRACTION, Gallery Jenarochdard, Paris, France |
| 2013 |
ANARCHIVE – PIECES 2013, Spontan Verlag |
| 2012 |
EIN DU/DENNIS FREISCHLAD UND BÉLA PABLO JANSSEN, Spontan Verlag |
| 2011 |
BPJ PORTRAITS BARLEY/ISLER/ VILLENA, Spontan Verlag
BÉLA ZEICHNET & FOTOGRAFIERT PABLO,
AN ARCHIVE SELECTION 1999 – 2011, Darling Publications |
| 2010 |
DER ABSTIEG IN DEN SCHLAF 2, Spontan Verlag
WE ARE 2004 – 2010, Spontan Verlag |
| 2009 |
DER ABSTIEG IN DEN SCHLAF, Spontan Verlag
BÉLA PABLO JANSSEN, COME TOGETHER PROJEKT 2OO9, Spontan Verlag |
| 2006 |
DEAD AT THE CONTROL MEETS TAPEMOSPHERE, Cassette & Catalog |
| 2005 |
TRAVELTAPING GUATEMALA – COSTARICA, Cassette & Catalog |
| 2004 |
THE WHAT I DID AND DO EDITION, Poster, Cassette & Catalog
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| 2022 |
KUNSTFORUM, Mnemosyne: Auf Spurensuche nach archivarischen Bilderfährten von Michael Krajewski |
| 2021 |
Kunstbar, Interview |
| 2019 |
Akademie [ARBEITSTITEL], Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Katalog, Verlag der Buchhandlung König |
| 2018 |
MONOPOL MAGAZIN - Ich bin das Archiv - 19/01/2018 |
| 2017 |
SALON No. 5, AUGUST 2017, „FACING A TIMELESS AFFAIR“ (8 pages, B/W), Salon Verlag
MOFF - COLOGNE. ARTISTS IN TALK - SCENE RHEINLAND (Interview with Stefanie Klingemann)
Richas Digest Journal #8 (Artist contribution) |
| 2016 |
Artmagazin - Online (NO SUPERIOR SIDE at Cosar HMT)
Monopol - Magazin for art and life (Jeanrochdard closes Paris and Brussels)
RP-ONLINE, (NO SUPERIOR SIDE at Cosar HMT) |
| 2012 |
TISSUE N0.2, ISSN 2193-5459
DIE BALZ, Interview, TAPEMOSPHERE Project, Spontan Verlag |
| 2011 |
D/EF/FECT ACADEMY, INTERFLUGS PUBLIKATION 3, UDK Berlin, Germany
NUDEPAPER NO.3, Remember my dreams
EIN MAGAZIN ÜBER ORTE, NO.8
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| 2010 |
ART, Das Kunstmagazin (Off-spaces, Abstieg in den Schlaf at HOI) |
| 2007 |
HUMANIFREE & TAPEMOSPHERE, DICTIONARY –
A WORLD OF WORDS AND THEIR MEANINGS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS, Denmark |
| 2006 |
THE ART OF REBELLION 2 – WORLD OF URBAN ART ACTIVISM, Publicat Publications |
| 2004 |
ART DE RUE, ARTIFACTS, France |
FILMS
| 2019 |
AFTER SEVEN COMES MORE THAN 8, 25min, with Sophie de Langloy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS |
| 2022 |
Stiftungkunstfonds |
| 2020 |
Stipendienprogramm NRW für Künstler*innen |
| 2019 |
Kunststiftung NRW, Junge Szene, Katalog Förderung |
| 2015 |
Nominated for price for young art, Nationalgalerie Berlin 2014
Nominated for Peter Mertes Stipendium, Kunstverein Bonn, Germany |
| 2013 |
Nominated with Balz Isler and Block Barley (TAPEMOSPHERE) for Media- Art price,
Museum of Sculpture Glaskasten Marl, Germany |
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