Stefan Brüggemann, a versatile artist born in Mexico City but splitting his creative energy between Mexico and London, seamlessly melds sculpture, video, painting, and drawing into a dynamic fusion. His artistic expression revolves around the deployment of text within conceptual installations, featuring a potent mix of acerbic social critique and a post-pop aesthetic.
Brüggemann’s distinctive approach defies traditional categorization, forging a unique path that diverges from the dematerialization pursuits of 1960s and 1970s conceptual artists. His art, while rooted in Conceptualism and Minimalism, exudes a refined and opulent quality while retaining a distinct punk attitude.
At the heart of Brüggemann’s practice lies the philosophy of language, where text serves as a versatile and fluid medium, both in form and meaning. His word choices are intentionally provocative, acerbic, and deeply relevant to contemporary discourse. This masterful wordplay and unwavering conceptual rigor converge to create a bold and timely body of work, consistently delving into themes of appropriation and displacement.
Brüggemann’s oeuvre thrives on the tension between high and low culture, transcending conventional boundaries to offer a thought-provoking exploration of the cultural landscape. His art invites viewers to confront the interplay of language, society, and aesthetics, all within the framework of a practice that’s as bold and pertinent as it is luxurious. With a global presence and an artistic vision that challenges norms, Stefan Brüggemann continues to be a trailblazing force in the contemporary art world, pushing the boundaries of creativity and intellectual engagement.
The Island, an organisation aiming to create bridges between the traditional and the digital art worlds has today (Friday 15th September) revealed its first commission: a special series of 60 generative art pieces by Stefan Brüggemann.
‘White Noise,’ the first Los Angeles solo exhibition by Mexican-German artist Stefan Brüggemann, will debut works created over the past two years.
Stefan used to hang with Malcolm McLaren in the early 2000’s and like him, he understands the power of words… Read More
Mexican-German artist Stefan Brüggemann opens his first UK institutional solo exhibition NOT BLACK, NOT WHITE, SILVER at Mostyn.
Mostyn open 2023 with the first UK institutional solo exhibition by Mexican-German artist Stefan Brüggemann (b. 1975, Mexico City).
SaveArtSpace have announced their very first public art activation in London, UK, ‘RESTORATION: NOW or NEVER,’ co-organized by two independent curators, Anne Verhallen and Daria Borisova with support from Hauser & Wirth.
This exhibition at MARUANI MERCIER brings Stefan BRÜGGEMANN’s Hyper-Palimpsest and On KAWARA’s Today series together for the first time. The works share a central concern in their engagement with the experience of time and being in the world.
Founded by architect Nina Shen-Poblete, and artist/curator Tomas Poblete, HOP Projects CT20 (HPCT20) is a contemporary visual arts and cultural platform championing high quality contemporary art from the margins.
Coinciding with the US elections on November 3rd 2020, artist Stefan Brüggemann will unveil a new public artwork on the US / Mexico Border at Tijuana, Baja California, titled ‘Truth / Lie’ on view to the public until January 10th.
UNLEASHED SPEED UNLEASHED SPEECH (MISFITS) a group exhibition curated by London and Mexico City-based contemporary artist Stefan Brüggemann will open on September 5, 2020, and will continue on view through October 10 at KOTARO NUKAGA Tokyo
In ‘Online Disconnected (Hyper-Poem Lockdown)’ (2020) Brüggemann’s choice of words force us to reflect on our online existence of scrolling and constant consumption.
Today artist Stefan Brüggemann unveiled OK (untitled action), a new public artwork in Folkestone.
For his forthcoming exhibition at Hauser & Wirth London, Stefan Brüggemann takes the title of the exhibition, ‘HYPER-PALIMPSEST’, as a point of departure.
This is Stefan Brüggemannh first solo exhibition in Japan at KOTARO NUKAGA gallery. Titled “HA HA WHAT DOES THIS REPRESENT? WHAT DO YOU REPRESENT?”, the show will focus on ‘CARTOON PAINTINGS’ and ‘PUDDLE PAINTINGS’ from a series that Brüggemann has been working on in recent years, as well as showcasing his latest series of ‘HYPER-POEM PAINTINGS’.
Portable Art Project is an exhibition of wearable objects commissioned from a range of artists – works that exist somewhere between sculpture and bodily adornment. Organized by Celia Forner
For the first time since its opening, the Ibizan space of Parra & Romero is fully occupied by an exhibition by a single artist. This is Stefan Brüggemann (Mexico City, 1975), who presents here a body of work made over the last year where several of the central themes of his artistic career are reflected.
On 20th April 2017, Hauser & Wirth will debut its Portable Art Project with an exhibition of wearable objects commissioned from fifteen artists.
