Born in 1967 in Bonn, Alekos Hofstetter grew up in Brussels, Bangkok und Bonn. From 1986 until 1989 he studied philosophy at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University, Bonn. After abandoning his studies he moved to Dresden in 1989 where in the same year, he co-founded the artist group BEWEGUNG NURR (BN).
In 1994 he was awarded with a working grant by the Foundation Kulturfonds, Berlin and finally moved to Berlin in 1996, where he lives ever since. Between 1996 and 1999 he worked as a co-curator at the Dutch-German Foundation KUNSTRUIMTE BERLIN. In 2003 he initiated the artist group SYNTHETIC FORCES and received a scholarship by the Else Heiliger Fund, Berlin. In 2007 he was awarded with a working grant by the Dr. Robert and Lina Thyll-Dürr Foundation, Elba, Italy and in 2008 received a working grant by the Künstlerhaus Lukas, Ahrenshoop, Germany.
Since 2011 Alekos Hofstetter work together with Florian Göpfert, a artist from dresden on the architectural art project Tannhäuser Tor.
Selected Project scholarships
2014 project scholarship by Deutsche Klassenlotterie Berlin Foundation (BN)
2013 project scholarship by the Bezirkskulturfonds Berlin-Mitte (BN)
2011 project scholarship by the Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Berlin (BN)
2011 project scholarship by the Bezirkskulturfonds Berlin-Mitte (BN)
2007 project scholarship by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations – ifa e.V., Stuttgart
2007 project scholarship by the Berlin Senate (international artist exchange)
2003 project scholarship by the Berlin Senate for catalogue production (BN)
2000 project scholarship by the Berlin Senate (BN)
Selected Soloshows
2014 Lage Egal, Berlin (together with Ursula Döbereiner)
2012 EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE ARTS DRESDEN (BN)
2011 FISCHERUNDFISCHER gallery, Berlin (BN)
2010 Weisser Elefant gallery, Berlin (BN)
2009 Körnerpark gallery, Berlin (BN)
2009 ABEL Neue Kunst gallery, Berlin
2006 Christa Burger gallery, Munich (BN)
2006 WEST GERMANY, Berlin (together with Holger Lippmann)
2006 Goethe-Institut, Toronto, CA (together with Holger Lippmann)
2005 GLUE, Berlin
2005 FLEISCH (Cafe Moskau), Berlin (BN)
2004 Selena Luft Gallery, Toronto, CA
2002 rethinking: SPACE, TIME AND ARCHITECTURE in occasion of the UIA Architecture Congress, ABEL Neue Kunst, Berlin
1997 KUNSTRUIMTE BERLIN (BN)
1996 Blaufisch, Berlin
1994 Foundation Kunstruime Kampen, NL
1994 Etienne de Causens gallery, Paris, F
1991 Gebrüder Lehmann gallery, Dresden
1990 Moutonised Factory, Dresden
Selected Groupshows
2014 Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin (BN)
2013 Laura Mars Grp., Berlin
2013 Kunstforum Halle/ Collection Haupt (BN)
2013 Galerie Nord-Kunstverein Tiergarten
2012 Altmärkisches Museum Stendal/ Collection Haupt (BN)
2011 Espoonsilta Espoo gallery, Helsinki/ FIN
2011 Halle am Wasser, Kunst-Campus Berlin/ Collection Haupt (BN)
2011 KUNSTBÜRO BERLIN/ Collection Haupt (BN)
2011 Galerie Laura Mars Grp., Berlin
2010 Galerie Neon Chocolate, Berlin
2009 Galerie Kvant, Berlin (together with Holger Lippmann)
2009 WEST GERMANY, Berlin
2008 Kunstvlaai7, Amsterdam/ NL
2007 Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst (NGBK), Berlin (together with Holger Lippmann)
2007 Goethe-Institut Rotterdam, NL (together with Holger Lippmann)
2007 Collegium Artisticum, Sarajevo/ BIH
2007 Waldinger gallery, Osijek, HR
2007 Gutleut 15 Exhibitionsspace, Frankfurt on the Main
2007 ABEL Neue Kunst, Berlin
2007 GOGBOT Festival, Enschede/ N (BN)
2006 Backfabrik, Berlin
2006 NUIT BLANCHE, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, CA (together with Holger Lippmann)
2005 Hämmerle gallery, Bregenz, AT
2004 Foreign Affairs, TENT., Rotterdam
2003 ABEL Neue Kunst, Berlin
1994 Jules Salles gallery, Nimmes, F
1992 Institut Français, Dresden
Public Space
2014 “Haus der 28 Türen”, Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin
2013 „Jeder kann es schaffen!”, Monbijou Park, Berlin (BN)
2011 „9841″ – Temporary memorial for Johann “Rukeli” Trollmann, Ballhofplatz, Hanover (BN)
2010 „9841″ – Temporary memorial for Johann “Rukeli” Trollmann, Viktoria Park, Berlin (BN)
1998 IGNORANCE IS SYSTEM, two-month placarding campaign, in Berlin-Mitte (BN)
1995 „KAUFT SÄCHSISCH“, road block in front of the Jewish cemetery, Dresden (BN)
1995 „17 Fremde“, group of sculptures, Brühl Terrace, Albrechtsberg Palace and Dresden airport (BN)
Selected Publications
Lukas Feireiss (ed.): “Imagine Architectutre. Artistic Visions of the Urban Realm”, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, 2014
Dr. Tanja Vonseelen (ed.): „9841 – Temporary memorial for Johann Trollmann”, HELLERAU-EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR THE ARTS DRESDEN, 2012 (BN)
Galerie Lisi Hämmerle (Hrsg.): “BEWEGUNG NURR – DIE KAPITULATION”, Fischer and Fischer gallery, Berlin 2011 (BN)
Gundula Schmitz (ed.): “BERGHAIN NOVELLE”, Maas Media Verlag, Berlin, 2011
Lukas Feireiss (ed.): “BEYOND ARCHITECTURE – Architektur in der Kunst”, Gestalten Verlag, Berlin, 2009
ABEL Neue Kunst (ed.): “Alekos Hofstetter – PHAT DISTINCTION”, Edition ABEL, Berlin, 2008
Ana-Marija Koljanin (ed.): “SYNTHETIC FORCES”, Waldinger gallery, Osijek/ HR, 2007
Lith Bahlmann (ed.): “Alekos Hofstetter – CASH & COPY” Revolver Verlag – Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt on the Main, 2006
Peter Lang (ed.): “KLASSIK-The History of the Artist Group BEWEGUNG NURR(Alekos Hofstetter, Lokiev Stoof, Christan Steuer) 1989-2005″, Revolver – Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt on the Main, 2005 (BN)
Lutz Fiebig (ed.): “BEWEGUNG NURR 1989-1997″, Edition Lutz Fiebig, Berlin 1997 (BN)