HERAKUT

HERAKUT består af Jasmin Siddiqui (Hera) og Falk Lehmann (Akut), duoen startede deres samarbejde i 2004. Siden da har de lavet hundredvis af gigantiske gavlmalerier verden over. Derudover er de repræsenteret på flere af verdens førende kunstgallerier og museer.
I Aalborg lavede duoen bl.a. byens længste gavlmaleri på 50 meter, i byens centrum, i 2018 som en del af galleriets gavlmaleriprojekt "Out in the Open".

I et narrativt billedsprog formes HERAKUT's værker i en meget karakteristisk streg, hvor Heras sanselige og samtidig grove udtryk danner rammen om form og proportion, mens Akut tilføjer de fotorealistiske elementer.

I krydsfeltet mellem de to kunstneres billedverdener er det lykkedes dem at skabe et helt særegent udtryk, som i dag er kendt verden over på gader, stræder, gallerier og museer.
I en imaginær verden opleves karaktererne i værkerne ofte i en kontekst af sociale fraktioner og kollektive begrænsninger, indlejret i citater, der fortæller om kærligheden og forholdet mellem mennesker. Graden af kontraster er hermed uendelig, hvor en barnlig drømmeverden ofte tillægges egenskaber fra dyr.


UDDANNELSE

Hera, Jasmin Siddiqui, født i 1981 i Frankfurt, Tyskland. Hun studerede visuel kommunikation/grafisk design ved University of Applied Sciences i Wiesbaden og begyndte at male graffiti i 2000.
Akut, Falk Lehmann, født i 1977 i Schmalkalden, Tyskland. Han studerede visuel kommunikation/grafisk design på Bauhaus Universitet i Weimar og begyndte at male graffiti i 1991.

UDVALGTE UDSTILLINGER

2021
Mixed Feelings, KIRK Gallery, Danmark

2020
Inside out, KIRK Gallery, Danmark
At the edge of realism, KIRK Gallery, Danmark

2019
Up the wall, KIRK Gallery, Danmark
Of Worriers and Warriors, Corey Helford Gallery, USA

2018
The Monster Project, group show, Urban Nation, Berlin, Tyskland
Urvanity Art Fair, art fair, Madrid, Spanien
Berlin Mural Festival, life performance, Berlin, Tyskland
Volume, group show, Galerie Mathgoth, Paris, Frankrig
Wahn/Sinn, museums installation, MUCA, München, Tyskland
Rental Asylum, solo show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles USA

2017
Format Raisin, group show, Galerie Mathgoth, Paris, Frankrig
Sad but happy, solo show, Stolen Space Gallery, London, England
Art Elysees, group show, Pavillon 8th Champs-Elysees, Paris, Frankrig
Nuart, life performance, Aberdeen Skotland
The Haus, installation, Berlin, Tyskland
Scope Miami Beach 2017, international contemporary art show, Miami USA
Urban Art Fair, art fair, Carreau du Temple a Paris, Paris, Frankrig
Streetopoly, group show, MUCA, München, Tyskland
VNA: All Good Things, 10 years anniversary exhibition, Stolen Space Gallery, London UK
Art up!, Art fair, Foire d’Art Contemporain, Lille, Frankrig

2016
Eyes Of Gaza, solo show, Zara Gallery, Amman Jordan
We Are One, life performance, Amman Jordan
8e Avenue!, group show, Pavillon 8th Champs-Elysees, Paris FR
Master of Wrong, solo show, Corey Helford Gallery, Los Angeles USA
Brick To Canvas, group show, Tinney Gallery, Nashville Tennessee USA
Nashville Wall Project, life performance, Nashville Tennessee USA
KURA, life performance, Wittenberg, Tyskland
Magic City, group show, Kultur-Quartier Zeitenströmung, Dresden
Douce Folie, solo show, Galerie Mathgoth, Paris, Frankrig

2015
Pow Wow Hawaii, life performance, Honolulu Hawaii USA
Sans titre, group show, Gallery Mathgoth, Paris, Frankrig
Dreamlands, group show, Corey Helford Gallery – CHG Circa, Culver City Californien USA
2 for 2, group show, Vertical Gallery, Chicago Illinois USA
Displaced Thoughts, Herakut + AptART solo show, Berlin, Tyskland
Open Ohr Festival, Herakut + AptART life performance, Mainz, Tyskland
Glastonbury Festival, life performance, Glastonbury, England
Millerntor Gallery #5, life performance, Hamburg, Tyskland
Happy 80th Birthday, Dalai Lama, life performance, Anaheim Californien, USA
Santa Miseria, solo show, Varsi Gallery, Rom, Italien
LAX/LHR, group show, Stolenspace Gallery, London, England
Finding Place, Herakut + AptART solo show, Mercy Corps Headquarter, Portland Oregon, USA
Frankfurt Style Award, life performance, Frankfurt, Tyskland
Made in Berlin, group show, Galerie Mathgoth, Paris, Frankrig
The Word Is Yours, life performance, Amman, Jordan
Outsiders In, group show, Reed Projects, Stavanger, Norge
Eyes Of Gaza, painting project, Gaza
LE MUR, life performance, Paris, Frankrig
OBRA Mural Festival, life performance, Sao Paolo, Brasilien
Canvas West Palm Beach Outdoor Museum, life performance, West Palm Beach Florida, USA
Art without borders, solo show, Tollwood Festival, München, Tyskland

2014
Herakut @ Context, group show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Miami, USA
Voice, solo show, Mana Wynwood Production Village, Miami, USA
Paint Outside The Lines, group show, Tours & Taxis, Bruxelles, Belgien
Wallcome – Urban Art Festiva, life painting, Schmalkalden, Tyskland
From The Streets Into The Wood, group show, Museum Schloss Wilhelmsburg, Schmalkalden, Tyskland
Flaw Circus, solo show, Ruttkowski;68 Gallery, Cologne, Tyskland
Language of the Wall – Graffiti / Street Art«, group show, Pera Museum, Istanbul, Tyrkiet
Colours Of Resilience, group show, Frankfurt, Tyskland
Herakut @ Scope Art Fair, group show, Witzenhausen Gallery, Basel, Schweiz
Herakut @ ARTMUC, life performance, MUCA, München, Tyskland
Colours Of Resilience, group show, Amman, Jordan

2013
Too High To Heal, solo show, Metro Gallery, Melbourne, Australien
Kolor Kathmandu, life performance, Kathmandu ,Nepal
City of Gold, life performance, Johannesburg, Syd Afrika
Coachella, life performance, Palm Springs, USA
You Have Diamonds In Your Mind, solo show, JOYCE, Shanghai, Kina
Beauty is a Sanctuary, solo show, Vinyl On Vinyl, Manila, Philippinerne
Anti-Defamation League Charity Auction, group show, Los Angeles, USA
Cons Space Berlin 2013, life performance, Berlin, Tyskland
Don’t Look At Me, solo show, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Brainy Days, solo show, MUCA Gallery, München, Tyskland

2012
Hybrid Thinking, group show, curated by Wooster Collective, NYC, USA
After The Laughter, solo show, LeBasse Project, Los Angeles, USA
When Lucent found Herakut, theater performance, The Palace Theatre, Los Angeles, USA
Loving the Exiled, solo show, 941Geary Gallery, San Francisco, USA
Wall City Canvas, life painting, Mexico City, Mexico
After The Laughter, solo show, Mayfair, London UK»Upfest«, live performance, Bristol, UK
Jukebox Kontrovers, solo show, Haus am Lützowplatz, Berlin, Tyskland
Heaven Meets Earth, life painting, Monastery St. Ottilien, Tyskland
Scope, fair show, Miami, USA
Pulse, fair show, Miami, USA
Herakut meets – The Real Art – Superheroes, group show, Freiburg, Tyskland

2011
Street aka Museum, installation, Museum of Art, Portsmouth, USA
Outside/In, group show, LeBasse Projects, USA
Artmosh, life performance, München, Tyskland
The Heras and Akut, installation, Volksstudio Heidelberg, Tyskland
Coachella, live performance, Palm Springs, USA
Brightest Sun, installation, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Tyskland
Upfest, live performance, Bristol, UK
Masters of Amateurism, life performance, Amsterdam, Holland
Herakut, installation, oneThirty3, New Castle, UK
City Leaks, life performance, Cologne, Tyskland
NuArt11, installation, Stavanger, Norge
Behind the Berlin Wall, life performance, Wende Museum, Los Angeles, USA
Hallenkunst, group show, Chemnitz, Tyskland

2010
Urban Art, group show, ADDICT Gallery, Paris, Frankrig
Moniker Artfair, installation & life performance, London, UK
Hopes Reply, solo show, LeBasse Projects, Los Angeles, USA
Urban Culture, life performance, Staatsgalerie, Stuttgart, Tyskland
Letzte Zweifel, solo show, Galerie Springmann, Freiburg, Tyskland
Happy Doubt Day, solo show, Galerie Springmann-Varol, Düsseldorf, Tyskland

2009
No Placebos, solo show , Red Flagg Gallery, New York, USA
You Sure?, auction , Philipps de Pury, London, UK
Zee, installation , Z-Bau, Nuernberg, Tyskland
Berliner Liste, fair show, Berlin, Tyskland

2008
Dirty Laundry, solo show , Covent Garden, London, UK
Concreto, group show, Casa de Lago, Mexico City, Mexico
Nuart08, group show, Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norge
Corked, group show, Urban Angle, London, UK
Burning Bridges, group show, Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK
Natural Street Freaks, group show, Carhartt Gallery, Weil am Rhein, Tyskland
Meeting of Styles, life performance, Carevo, Bulgarien
Streichelzoo, solo show, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, USA
Fresh Air Smells Funny, group show, Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche, Osnabrueck, Tyskland

2007
Permission To Paint, solo show, Leonard Street Gallery, London,UK
Nuart07, group show, Rogalant Art Museum, Stavanger, Norge
Evolving Styles, life performance, Cargo, London, UK
Balcan Express, life performance, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Peepshow, group show, Reithalle, Ingolstadt, Tyskland
Pink Paws, group show, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Tyskland

2006
Urban Art Festival, life performance, El Burro, Gran Canaria, Spanien
Cultura Urbana Festival, life performance, Madrid, Spanien
Odd Stories«, solo show, Carhartt Stores, Köln & Düsseldorf, Tyskland

2005
Never Ending Story2, group show, Goethe-Institut, Athens, Grækenland