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Simone Gilges

1973 – 2023

German contemporary artist

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About Simone Gilges

Lived 1973 – 2023 (aged 49–50). Simone Gilges was a German painter.

Simone Gilges (1973 – 11 August 2023) was a German contemporary artist and a founding member of the Honey-Suckle Company. She was also the publisher of "Freier", a magazine focused on mental health. She lived and worked in Berlin.

Biography Simone Gilges was born in Bonn, West Germany in 1973. She studied Visual Communication at UdK Berlin University of the Arts, as well as Photography/Design at FH Dortmund. Her solo work has been exhibited widely internationally, including Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin; Foxy Production, New York; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; CAPC, Bordeaux; CRAC Alsace, France; pret a pARTager, Dakar, Senegal a.o.; Screen and Decor, Canada; Chelsea Art Museum, New York; Studio Voltaire, London; The John Institute, Zurich; Künstlerhaus Stuttgart; 4th Berlin Biennale, Gagosian Gallery, Hinterconti, Hamburg. Honey Suckle Company has been exhibited at Frankfurter Kunstverein; Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg; Kunsthalle Basel; Cubitt Gallery, London; Künstlerhaus Stuttgart; Sónar Festival, Barcelona; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Berlin Biennale 1.

Gilges died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 50.

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1973, Bonn
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Berlin University of the Arts

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Who was Simone Gilges?

German contemporary artist

When was Simone Gilges born?

Simone Gilges was born in 1973 in Bonn.

When did Simone Gilges die?

Simone Gilges died on 11 August 2023 in Berlin.

What was Simone Gilges's occupation?

Simone Gilges was a painter.

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Simone Gilges was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Simone Gilges

· Wikidata: Q15440528

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