<WILHELM MOSER>

WILHELM MOSER

BORN:

1947 Dusseldorf, Germany

EDUCATION:

Studied industrial design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

HISTORY:

Moser has exhibited at the Charles Cowles Gallery since 1983. He has also exhibited at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Creatis Gallery, Paris, France; Galerie Niepel, Dusseldorf, Germany; South Art Gallery, Miami, Florida.

Moser published a limited edition portfolio of photographs entitled Terraces in collaboration with the Photographers Gallery, London, England. He also published Ville Tatouee in collaboration with Texbraun Gallery, Paris, France.

ACTIVITIES:

1999-2002 Researched and documented ancient and modern sites in South America, Asia, and the New World for a new book, Stone, published in June, 2002.
1999 Traveled to the Caribbean island of Montserrat, posing as a visiting scientist in order to gain access to areas destroyed by recent volcanic eruptions.
1993 Curated High-Heeled Art: The Art of Fashion Photography for the Center for Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida. The show then traveled to the Charles Cowles Gallery, New York.
1989 Traveled to England and photographed decaying tin mines in Cornwall.
1988 Renovated and redesigned the Century Hotel, a landmark in Miami Beach's Art Deco District, with David Colby.
1988 Published Ruinenbau, a limited edition book of photographs and paintings.
1984 Founded The Manipulator with David Colby.
1982 Founded Select Magazine with David Colby. Moser continues to edit and photograph for Select Magazine.
1980 Marlene Dietrich and Spider Man, an eight story mural, created for the NordRhein Westfalia Film Institute, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1977 Invasion of the Clowns won the Golden Venus for Best Experimental Movie at the Film Festival of the Americas.

SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS:

2002 Stone, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1999 Time Capsules, Montserrat, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1994 The Iron Room, Bianca Lanza, Miami Beach, FL
1991 Photographs of Moscow, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1984 Galerie Texbraun, Paris, France

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2000-01 Selections from the Permanent Collection and New Acquisitions, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
2000 Second Nature, Art Center/ South Florida, Miami, FL
1999 South Art Gallery, Miami, FL
1999 Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1998-99 Personal Visions: Focus on Photography, Dream Collection...part four, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
1997-98 Personal Visions: 101 Photographs by 101 Photographers, Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
1997 Meza Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
1997 101 Visions, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
1991 Soho at Duke, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Goldman Sachs, New York, NY
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
NordRhein Westfalia Museum of Film, Dusseldorf, Germany

1999-2002		Researched and documented ancient and modern sites in South America, Asia, and the New World for a new book, Stone, published in June, 2002.
1999		Traveled to the Caribbean island of Montserrat, posing as a visiting scientist in order to gain access to areas destroyed by recent volcanic eruptions.
1993		Curated High-Heeled Art: The Art of Fashion Photography for the Center for Contemporary Art, North Miami, Florida. The show then traveled to the Charles Cowles Gallery, New York.
1989		Traveled to England and photographed decaying tin mines in Cornwall.
1988		Renovated and redesigned the Century Hotel, a landmark in Miami Beach's Art Deco District, with David Colby.
1988		Published Ruinenbau, a limited edition book of photographs and paintings.
1984		Founded The Manipulator with David Colby.
1982		Founded Select Magazine with David Colby. Moser continues to edit and photograph for Select Magazine.
1980		Marlene Dietrich and Spider Man, an eight story mural, created for the NordRhein Westfalia Film Institute, Dusseldorf, Germany.
1977		Invasion of the Clowns won the Golden Venus for Best Experimental Movie at the Film Festival of the Americas.

2002		Stone, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1999		Time Capsules, Montserrat, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1994		The Iron Room, Bianca Lanza, Miami Beach, FL
1991		Photographs of Moscow, Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1989		Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1984		Galerie Texbraun, Paris, France

2000-01		Selections from the Permanent Collection and New Acquisitions, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
2000		Second Nature, Art Center/ South Florida, Miami, FL
1999		South Art Gallery, Miami, FL
1999		Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1998-99		Personal Visions: Focus on Photography, Dream Collection...part four, Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL
1997-98		Personal Visions: 101 Photographs by 101 Photographers, Marsh Art Gallery, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA; The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
1997		Meza Fine Art, Coral Gables, FL
1997		101 Visions, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
1991		Soho at Duke, Duke University Museum of Art, Durham, NC