Johannes Kahrs (born 4 January 1965 in Bremen,

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) is an artist based in

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. He studied at

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in Berlin in 1994. Kahrs has shown work internationally in exhibitions including the 2002 Taipei Biennale,

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5 in San Sebastian, ''In/Site/Out'' at Apex in New York, the 1998

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and ''Down’n Out'' at Zeno X Gallery in Antwerp. In 2008 he had a showing at the

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Awards

* 2000: Dorothea von Stetten Art Award

References

External links

Johannes Kahrs at Luhring Augustine
* Johannes Kahrs at Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art 1965 births Living people German contemporary artists {{Germany-artist-stub