Ulla von Brandenburg

Ulla von Brandenburg

b. 1974, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Born 1974 in Karlsruhe, Germany. Lives and works in Paris.

Ulla von Brandenburg has a richly complex and multifaceted practice that is realised through a combination of black & white film, installation, performance, drawing, and painting. The vocabulary of von Brandenburg's work comes from a basis of using approaches and methods of the theatre, the stage, and rules of performance to engage with cultural or social issues from different moments in history to explore how stories, rituals, and symbols of the past have constituted our societies. Permeated by recurring themes and images sourced from literature; expressionist theatre; early cinema, and pre- Freudian psychoanalysis, von Brandenburg's practice cross-references back and forth between media creating a language that loops back on itself: endlessly repeating and developing. Concerned with 'the borders of different consciousness: past and present, alive and dead, real and illusionary', von Brandenburg creates work positioned uncertainly at the point at which reality ends and the illusion of life, emotions and events begin.

Selected Artworks

Ulla von Brandenburg, Thoughts are Things 5, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Thoughts are Things 5
2024
Mixed fabrics
200 x 140 cm
78 3/4 x 55 1/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Thoughts are Things 7, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Thoughts are Things 7
2024
Mixed fabrics
200 x 140 cm
78 3/4 x 55 1/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Thoughts are Things 6, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Thoughts are Things 6
2024
Mixed fabrics
200 x 140 cm
78 3/4 x 55 1/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Stage 2, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Stage 2
2024
Ceramic
Sculpture:
10 x 45 x 32.5 cm
4 x 17 3/4 x 12 3/4 in
Overall:
95.5 x 45 x 33.5 cm
37 5/8 x 17 3/4 x 13 1/4 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Stage 3, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Stage 3
2024
Ceramic
Sculpture:
17.5 x 45 x 31.5 cm
6 7/8 x 17 3/4 x 12 3/8 in
Overall:
88 x 47 x 33 cm
34 5/8 x 18 1/2 x 13 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Stage 4, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Stage 4
2024
Ceramic
Sculpture:
20 x 50.5 x 28 cm
7 7/8 x 19 7/8 x 11 in
Overall:
100.2 x 50.5 x 28 cm
39 1/2 x 19 7/8 x 11 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Things are Thoughts 5, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Things are Thoughts 5
2024
Japanese ink on paper
Unframed:
50 x 40 cm
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
Framed:
58.5 x 49.5 x 4 cm
23 x 19 1/2 x 1 5/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Things are Thoughts 3, 2024
Ulla von Brandenburg
Things are Thoughts 3
2024
Japanese ink on paper
Unframed:
50 x 40 cm
19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
Framed:
58.5 x 49.5 x 4 cm
23 x 19 1/2 x 1 5/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Seele (Soul), 2023
Ulla von Brandenburg
Seele (Soul)
2023
Various fabrics
170 x 159 cm
66 7/8 x 62 5/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (troc), 2022
Ulla von Brandenburg
La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (troc)
2022
super 16 mm film transferred to hd video, color, silent
04’06"
Ulla von Brandenburg, La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (danse abstraction), 2022
Ulla von Brandenburg
La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (danse abstraction)
2022
super 16 mm film transferred to hd video, color, silent
05’18"
Ulla von Brandenburg, La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (tour de magie), 2022
Ulla von Brandenburg
La fenêtre s'ouvre comme une orange (tour de magie)
2022
super 16 mm film transferred to hd video, color, silent
02’59"
Ulla von Brandenburg, Feste Erde, flüssiger Wind, 2021
Ulla von Brandenburg
Feste Erde, flüssiger Wind
2021
super 16 mm film transferred to hd video, color, sound, 10’20” (loop)
Ulla von Brandenburg, Zusammen/Allein II, 2020
Ulla von Brandenburg
Zusammen/Allein II
2020
Various fabrics, muslin
225 x 150 cm
88 5/8 x 59 1/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Blaue und gelbe Schatten, 2020
Ulla von Brandenburg
Blaue und gelbe Schatten
2020
Super 16 mm film transferred to HD video, color, sound, 8’09”
Ulla von Brandenburg, Le milieu est bleu, 2020
Ulla von Brandenburg
Le milieu est bleu
2020
16mm colour film, HD video transfer
23’43”
Ulla von Brandenburg, Vorhang Blau 16, 2019
Ulla von Brandenburg
Vorhang Blau 16
2019
Cyanotype on Paper
248 x 152 cm
97 5/8 x 59 7/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Vorhang Blau 12, Angeln, 2019
Ulla von Brandenburg
Vorhang Blau 12, Angeln
2019
Cyanotype on Paper
239 x 146 cm
94 1/8 x 57 1/2 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Colette, 2018
Ulla von Brandenburg
Colette
2018
Watercolor on assembled papers
Unframed
200 x 100 cm
78 3/4 x 39 3/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Couple, Dance, 2016
Ulla von Brandenburg
Couple, Dance
2016
Watercolour on ancient paper
Unframed:
140 x 110 cm
55 1/8 x 43 1/4 in
Framed:
143.5 x 113.5 x 4 cm
56 1/2 x 44 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, "Woman, Man, dancing", 2016
Ulla von Brandenburg
"Woman, Man, dancing"
2016
Watercolour on ancient paper
Unframed:
140 x 110 cm
55 1/8 x 43 1/4 in
Framed:
143.5 x 113.5 x 4 cm
56 1/2 x 44 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Kalns, grimsti ! Ieleja, celies ! [Sink down mountain, Raise up valley], 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Kalns, grimsti ! Ieleja, celies ! [Sink down mountain, Raise up valley]
2015
Super-16-mm-film, b&w, sound
18'00"
Ulla von Brandenburg, Folds and Dowsers, 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Folds and Dowsers
2015
Chlorine on cotton canvas, hazelnut branch, string
Canvas: 200.5 x 140.5 x 3.8 cm
Object: 108.5 x 63 x 77 cm
Ulla von Brandenburg, Folds and Bamboo, 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Folds and Bamboo
2015
Chlorine on cotton canvas, bamboo sticks
Canvas:
185 x 110.5 x 3.8 cm
72 7/8 x 43 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Folds and Branch, 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Folds and Branch
2015
Chlorine on cotton canvas, hazelnut branch, string
Canvas: 200.6 x 140.2 x 3.8 cm
Object: 71.5 x 190.5 x 2 cm
Ulla von Brandenburg, Game, 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Game
2015
Metal table, hand dyed ribbons
92.4 x 42 x 42 cm
36 3/8 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, It has a Golden Yellow Sun and an Elderly Grey Moon, 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
It has a Golden Yellow Sun and an Elderly Grey Moon
2015
Metal table, drum, drum sticks, dyed fabric, painted book, nuts, money tin
60.7 x 114.1 x 70.3 cm
Ulla von Brandenburg, Orange trifft Blau [Orange meets blue], 2015
Ulla von Brandenburg
Orange trifft Blau [Orange meets blue]
2015
Ribbon
4200 x 8 cm
1653 1/2 x 3 1/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, After L'Argent, 2014
Ulla von Brandenburg
After L'Argent
2014
35mm film transformed to HD video
1'58"
Ulla von Brandenburg, Mann mit Baer [Man with bear], 2013
Ulla von Brandenburg
Mann mit Baer [Man with bear]
2013
Ink, watercolour on tissue paper, collage on old paper
200.3 x 150.5 cm
210.3 x 160.5 x 5.3 cm (framed)
Ulla von Brandenburg, Die Straße [The Street], 2013
Ulla von Brandenburg
Die Straße [The Street]
2013
HD video, B&W, sound
11’20”
Ulla von Brandenburg, Kreis / Innen ist nicht Aussen (Circle / Inside is not Outside), 2013
Ulla von Brandenburg
Kreis / Innen ist nicht Aussen (Circle / Inside is not Outside)
2013
Patchwork, ties, fabric
250 x 250 cm
98 3/8 x 98 3/8 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Hemden Quilt (Shirt Quilt), 2012-2014
Ulla von Brandenburg
Hemden Quilt (Shirt Quilt)
2012-2014
Fabric
240 x 220 x 3.5 cm
Ulla von Brandenburg, Shadowplay, 2012
Ulla von Brandenburg
Shadowplay
2012
HD video, B&W, sound
7’00"
Ulla von Brandenburg, Segel [Sail], 2012
Ulla von Brandenburg
Segel [Sail]
2012
Fabric, rope
15.7 x 5 m (fabric)
Rope dimensions variable
Ulla von Brandenburg, Regal mit Masken [Shelf with Mask], 2012
Ulla von Brandenburg
Regal mit Masken [Shelf with Mask]
2012
Paper cutout, ink
75 x 63 cm
29 1/2 x 24 3/4 in
Ulla von Brandenburg, Spiegellied I & II (Mirrorsong I & II), 2012
Ulla von Brandenburg
Spiegellied I & II (Mirrorsong I & II)
2012
2 channel HD video B&W, sound
7'12" each
Ulla von Brandenburg, Mamuthones/Issohadores, 2011
Ulla von Brandenburg
Mamuthones/Issohadores
2011
16mm film, B&W, sound
3’06’’
Ulla von Brandenburg, Chorspiel [Choral Play], 2010
Ulla von Brandenburg
Chorspiel [Choral Play]
2010
HD video, black and white, sound
10'35"
Ulla von Brandenburg, Stages, 2009-2014
Ulla von Brandenburg
Stages
2009-2014
Super 8mm film transformed to HD video, B&W
1'27"
Ulla von Brandenburg, The Objects, 2009
Ulla von Brandenburg
The Objects
2009
Super 16mm transferred to HD, B&W, silent
14’55”
Ulla von Brandenburg, 8, 2007
Ulla von Brandenburg
8
2007
16 mm film, B&W, silent
9'00"

Exhibitions

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Ulla von Brandenburg: In Dialogue
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: In Dialogue

Ulla von Brandenburg: In Dialogue opens at The Bass Museum of Art, Miami.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Under Water Ball
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Under Water Ball

A solo exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg, is the largest exhibition of her work by the artist in Ireland to...
Ulla von Brandenburg: Thoughts Are Things
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Thoughts Are Things

Pilar Corrias presents a solo exhibition of new textile works, sculptures, paintings and films by Ulla von Brandenburg.
La Société des spectacles
Exhibitions

La Société des spectacles

Fondation Pernod Ricard presents an exhibition examining the work of Farah Atassi and Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg: One-Sequence Spaces
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: One-Sequence Spaces

Conceived specifically for the Palacio de Velázquez, the artist encourages the public to become the protagonist of the theatrical scene.
Ulla von Brandenburg & Meris Angioletti: On her dress she wears a body. Notes on Sonia Delaunay
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg & Meris Angioletti: On her dress she wears a body. Notes on Sonia Delaunay

An exhibition project by Meris Angioletti and Ulla von Brandenburg that reflects freely on Sonia Delaunay.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Le FRAC Picardie
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Le FRAC Picardie

FRAC Picardie selects Ulla von Brandenburg for its annual associate artist project.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Le milieu est bleu
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Le milieu est bleu

Oven Projects presents an exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg, showcasing the film work the artist created for her exhibition at...
Ulla von Brandenburg: Moved by Schlemmer
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Moved by Schlemmer

Ulla von Brandenburg presents Masked and above all – discreet (Maskiert und vor allem - verschwiegen) (2022).
Ulla von Brandenburg: Eine Landschaft ohne Blau, wie ungefähr
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Eine Landschaft ohne Blau, wie ungefähr

Conceived especially for the rooms of the Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Blue and yellow shadows
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Blue and yellow shadows

A solo exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg is held at Passage Sainte-Croix, France.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Blaue und Gelbe Schatten
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Blaue und Gelbe Schatten

New work by Ulla von Brandenburg is shown at the Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Le Milieu est bleu
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Le Milieu est bleu

For this new exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo, Ulla von Brandenburg has imagined a total, evolving project, inspired from...
Ulla von Brandenburg: SWEETS / QUILTS / SUN
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: SWEETS / QUILTS / SUN

Kunstmuseum Bonn, Germany and the Whitechapel Gallery, London host two solo exhibitions by Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Sweet Feast
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Sweet Feast

A new film by Ulla von Brandenburg commissioned by Whitechapel Gallery with Le Prix Marcel Duchamp.
Ulla von Brandenburg: The Motion's Method
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: The Motion's Method

Museum Künstlerkolonie, Germany hosts a solo exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg featuring a new installation.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Duel - Of a Golden Sun
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Duel - Of a Golden Sun

The Museo Nove Cento, Italy hosts a solo exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg: It Has a Golden Sun and an Elderly Grey Moon
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: It Has a Golden Sun and an Elderly Grey Moon

A solo exhibition of the artist's work at the Pérez Art Museum Miami.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Sometimes yes, sometimes no
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Sometimes yes, sometimes no

A solo exhibition by the artist at Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Switzerland.
Mixtape 2016
Exhibitions

Mixtape 2016

Pilar Corrias presents Mixtape 2016, a compilation of film and video from nine gallery artists.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Objects Without Shadow
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Objects Without Shadow

For her third solo exhibition at Pilar Corrias, Objects Without Shadow, Ulla von Brandenburg presents a new series of paintings.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Sink Down Mountain, Raise Up Valley
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Sink Down Mountain, Raise Up Valley

A solo exhibition by the artist at Kim? Contemporary Art Center.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Yesterday and Today is Tomorrow is also like this
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Yesterday and Today is Tomorrow is also like this

A solo exhibition by the artist at Kasseler Kunsteverein, Germany.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Wagon Wheel
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Wagon Wheel

The first major museum exhibition in the Midwest of work by Ulla von Brandenburg at the Contemporary Art Museum St....
Ulla von Brandenburg: 24 films, no edits
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: 24 films, no edits

Ulla von Brandenburg presents filmworks at MAMCO, Switzerland.
Ulla von Brandenburg : Inside is not outside
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg : Inside is not outside

A comprehensive exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover is dedicated to the complex and distinctive style of Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Das Versteck des W.L.
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Das Versteck des W.L.

Hamburger Kunsthalle hosts a solo exhibition of work by Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla Von Brandenburg: Following the signs
Exhibitions

Ulla Von Brandenburg: Following the signs

A solo exhibition of the artist's work at Herzliya Museum, Israel.
Ulla von Brandenburg : Mirrorsong
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg : Mirrorsong

Pilar Corrias presents Mirrorsong: an exhibition of new works by critically acclaimed artist Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg: Wagon Wheel
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg: Wagon Wheel

Pilar Corrias presents Wagon Wheel: an exhibition of new works by critically acclaimed artist Ulla von Brandenburg.
Ulla von Brandenburg : La Maison
Exhibitions

Ulla von Brandenburg : La Maison

A solo exhibition of work by Ulla von Brandenburg at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.

News

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Ulla von Brandenburg awarded the Kubus Sparda Art Prize 2022
Artist News

Ulla von Brandenburg awarded the Kubus Sparda Art Prize 2022

Pilar Corrias is excited to announce that Ulla von Brandenburg has been awarded the Kubus Sparda Art Prize 2022. This...
7 11 2022
Ulla von Brandenburg stages 'Friede auf Erden' for Wiener Festwochen
Artist News

Ulla von Brandenburg stages 'Friede auf Erden' for Wiener Festwochen

'Thou shalt not make unto thee any image. For an image restricts, limits, contains what should remain unlimited and unimaginable'...
15 - 19.05.2022
, Jugendstiltheater am Steinhof, Vienna
Ulla von Brandenburg produces stage and costume design for 'Die Walküre'
Artist News

Ulla von Brandenburg produces stage and costume design for 'Die Walküre'

Ulla von Brandenburg has produced the stage, set and costume design for the third act of the Staatsoper Stuttgart's new...
10.04 - 2.05.2022
, Staatsoper Stuttgart

Selected Press

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ArtReview

Ulla von Brandenburg: The Play’s the Thing

Declan Long reviews Ulla von Brandenburg's solo exhibition at VISUAL, Carlow for Artreview.
21.10.2024
Art Basel

Discover the Fondation Arp with Ulla von Brandenburg

Art Basel reflects on the work of Ulla von Brandenburg and the legacy of Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber in...
11.4.2024
Financial Times

When groove is in the art

Victoria Woodcock looks at the work of eight artists, including Ulla von Brandenburg and Sophie von Hellermann, putting dance in...
21.2.2024
The Art Newspaper

Sweet on Europe: Ulla von Brandenburg to re-stage exhibition of European confectionery, 45 years on

The Art Newspaper reports on solo exhibition by Ulla von Brandenburg at the Whitechapel Gallery, London.
31.8.2018
Apollo

‘My work revolves around symbols of trust and transformation’

Ulla von Brandenburg speaks with Apollo Magazine on the occasion of the artist's solo exhibition at Pérez Art Museum Miami.
28.11.2016
Artforum

Jessica Morgan on the work Ulla von Brandenburg

Jessica Morgan for Artforum delves into the work of Ulla von Brandenburg.
1.7.2006

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