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About
Julian Irlinger, born 1986 in Erlangen, approaches past events in sight of future conflicts. Using a variety of media, he combines research with selected material from historical, public and personal contexts. His presentations focus on institutions and images that are related to the writing of history.
Julian Irlinger graduated in 2017 from the Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany. Previously, from 2011 to 2014, he studied fine art at the Hochschule für Grafik- und Buchkunst in Leipzig, Germany and received his BA in art history in 2011 from the Friedrich-Alexander-Universität in Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany. In 2018, he was one of the participants of the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in the USA. In 2022 he was a participant of the Berlin Program for Artists.
He had institutional solo exhibitions hosted by Portikus, Frankfurt a. M. (2025), the Wende Museum, Los Angeles (2022), Galerie Wedding in Berlin (2020), the Wilhelm-Hack-Museum in Ludwigshafen, Germany (2019), and the Kunsthalle Darmstadt, Germany (2017). His work has also been included in exhibitions at the Hamburger Kunstverein, Hamburg, Germany (2023), MMK Frankfurt (2022), the Dortmunder Kunstverein, Dortmund, Germany (2022), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany (2018), Artists Space in New York (2018) and the Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria (2016). Julian Irlinger lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
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Selected works
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Exhibitions in the gallery
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EVERYTHING BUT THE KITCHEN SINK
GROUP SHOW 16 November TO 21 December 2024 POTSDAMER STRASSEGalerie Thomas Schulte presents Everything but the Kitchen Sink in the gallery’s recently opened space...View Exhibition -
FRAGMENTS OF A CRISIS
Julian Irlinger 12 TO 18 June 2023 CHARLOTTENSTRASSEFragments of a Crisis is a site specific project for Kunsthalle Eckbar at the Kunsthalle...View Exhibition
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Artist News
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Julian Irlinger, Lena Henke / PalaisPopulaire, Berlin Germany
Group Exhibition, Artist Talk as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin Artist Talk on Saturday, 3 May, 2 PM, Exhibition 10 April to 18 August 2025Conceived as a contemplative journey, the exhibition It's Just a Matter of Time presents artistic positions from 1946 to today, featuring works from the Deutsche Bank Collection alongside selected loans. Acknowledging that buildings are embedded in broader urban and historical contexts, the exhibition continually draws connections between interior and exterior space. Extending beyond the gallery walls, it reinforces the idea that history is not confined within institutions but is embedded in the city itself. An Artist Talk will take place as part of Gallery Weekend Berlin between Julian Irlinger...Read more -
JOSÉ MONTEALEGRE, REBECCA HORN, JULIAN IRLINGER /
Group Exhibition 3 to 6 April 2025Parloir Milan is a contemporary art exhibition and salon taking place during the Milan Art Week, organized by Gauli Zitter. Our presentation features José Montealegre...Read more -
Julian Irlinger / Kunstverein Schwerin
Solo Exhibition 12 April to 8 June 2025Julian Irlinger's exhibition 'Verirrte Zeiger' , examines the history of hand-drawn animation and reflects on the “Disneyfication” of historical narratives. Irlinger focuses in particular on...Read more -
Julian Irlinger / Portikus, Frankfurt, Germany
Solo exhibition 8 March to 18 May 2025For The Curtain of Time , Julian Irlinger presents a newly commissioned film within a spatial installation reminiscent of an office cubicle in the main...Read more -
Julian Irlinger / Damien and the Love Guru, Zurich, Switzerland
Artist talk Saturday 8 June 2024 at 4 pmAn artist talk between Julian Irlinger and critic and curator Francesco Tenaglia will take place on the occasion of his exhibition Ludwig and of the...Read more -
Julian Irlinger / Damien and the Love Guru, Zurich, Switzerland
Solo Exhibition 4 May to 6 July 2024Julian Irlinger has repeatedly explored the relationships between art, economic history, cultural macro-narratives, and in this exhibition, works on the concept of 'characters' and 'background,'...Read more
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