22/09 – 25/09/2016
Jochen Plogsties, Famed and Jochen Plogsties curated by Dr. Marcus A. Hurttig. viennacontemporary, Vienna.
Jochen Plogsties (*1974 in Cochem an der Mosel) studied at the Academy of Visual Arts (Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst) in Leipzig – where he was taught by Arno Rink and Neo Rauch. In 2009, he spent six months at the International Studio and Curatorial Programm New York with a stipend from the Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen. In 2011 he received the art prize of the Leipziger Volkszeitung as well as a project grant of the Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen. He lives and works in Leipzig.