Diether Kunerth was born in 1940 in
Freiwaldau in the
Reichsgau Sudetenland. He studied from 1960 to 1967 at the
Academy of Fine Arts in
Munich, where he was a master-class student of Prof. Kirchner.
Kunerth soon left Munich to work in
Ottobeuren, where he expanded his body of work. In consideration of Kunerth's artistic significance, the municipality of
Ottobeuren established the Museum of Contemporary Art – Diether Kunerth (
German: Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth), which cost €4.7 million to construct[1] and was co-funded by the state of
Bavaria and the
EU. The museum opened on May 24, 2014.[2]
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
Galerie Gurlitt, München (1964,1967)
Landesmuseum Detmold (1977)
Dobler Hau, Kaufbeuren (1977)
Schaezler Palais, Augsburg (1978)
Galerie Lüpfert, Hannover (1978, 1986)
Städtische Galerie, Paderborn (1980, 1981)
Städtische Galerie, Stade (1981)
Galerie von Braunbehrens, München (1985)
Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen (1986–2004)
Brechthaus, Augsburg (1986)
Galerie in der Finkenstraße, München (1987)
Städtische Galerie, Bielefeld (1987)
Universität, Bielefeld (1989)
made Galerie, Thannhausen (1990)
Galerie Tabula, Tübingen (1990)
Städtische Galerie, Leutkirch (1990)
EP-Galerie, Düsseldorf (1991, 1995–1997)
Kreuzherrnsaal, Memmingen (1992)
Haus des Gastes, Bad Grönenbach (1993, 1997)
Kornhaus, Kirchheim/Teck (1994)
Paris-Haus, Memmingen (1994)
Theaterfoyer, Memmingen (1995)
Johanniterhalle, Schwäbisch Hall (1997)
Schloß Elbroich, Düsseldorf (1996)
Art Cabinet, Nantucket, USA (1996, 1998)
Toskanische Säulenhalle, Augsburg (1997)
Marktplatz Ottobeuren (2002)
St. Ulrich Basilika, Augsburg (2003)
Basilika Ottobeuren (2003)
Stadttheater Memmingen (2003)
Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst – Diether Kunerth, Ottobeuren (2014–2015)
Group exhibitions
Museo Würth, La Rioja
Museum Würth, Künzelau
Design Fair, New York
Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen
Künstlerhaus Thurn und Taxis, Bregenz
Echnaton Galerie, Kairo, Ägypten
Galerie Yanagizawa, Tokio
Galerie Marquit, Boston, USA
Museo d'arte moderna e contemporanea Trento e Rovereto (MART), Arte Sella Documenta
Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMeC) di Bergamo, Accademia Carrara
Art Miami, International Modern & Contemporary Art