Bucharest, Romania.
Daniela Kneip Velescu
ICEBREAKER
2025 . installation view
'DISLOCATIONS–within reach', Kunst Raum Mitte, Berlin
curated by Natalie Keppler & Agnieszka Roguski
curated by Natalie Keppler & Agnieszka Roguski
Icebreaker . 2025 [mixed media, dimensions variable]
Designklassiker . 2025 [IKEA leather couch, aluminum tape, speakers, sound, 185 x 80 x 65cm]
Spätzünder . 2024 [IKEA side table, modeling balloons, paper, 45 x 60 x 60cm]
Designklassiker . 2025 [IKEA leather couch, aluminum tape, speakers, sound, 185 x 80 x 65cm]
Spätzünder . 2024 [IKEA side table, modeling balloons, paper, 45 x 60 x 60cm]
photos by Jannis Uffrecht
Vampire Facelift
2024 .
Kunstverein Grafschaft
Bentheim, Neuenhaus, Germany
Interview with Teodora Talhoș on Passe-Avant
Interview with Teodora Talhoș on Passe-Avant
Gliedertaxe . 2024 [mixed media, dimensions variable]
Designklassiker . 2024 [IKEA leather couch, aluminum tape, photographs, 185 x 80 x 65cm]
Ulmer Schachtel . 2024 [IKEA coffee table, flatscreen, UHD video loop, colour, sound, 90 x 55 x 45cm]
Traumfänger . 2024 [UHD video, colour, sound, 24:40min]
Ulmer Schachtel . 2024 [IKEA coffee table, flatscreen, UHD video loop, colour, sound, 90 x 55 x 45cm]
Traumfänger . 2024 [UHD video, colour, sound, 24:40min]
Bauch-Beine-Po ist eine Lüge . 2022 [HD video, colour, sound, 6:39min]
exhibition text 'Geheimsache Kanal' by Lars Karl Becker [DE / ENG]
photos by Roman Mensing
exhibition text 'Geheimsache Kanal' by Lars Karl Becker [DE / ENG]
photos by Roman Mensing
Hyaluron
2023 . Hyaluron
digital video, sound, 6:49min
digital video, sound, 6:49min
2022 . iPhone 5s Space Gray (Diptych)
inkjet transfer on reflective fabric, camera stickers from nightclubs in Berlin
50 x 35cm each
inkjet transfer on reflective fabric, camera stickers from nightclubs in Berlin
50 x 35cm each
2023 . Bestseller
IKEA side table, modeling balloons, paper
45 x 60 x 60cm
IKEA side table, modeling balloons, paper
45 x 60 x 60cm
2023 . Refurbished iPhone 8 (I – IV)
inkjet transfer on reflective fabric, camera stickers from nightclubs in Berlin
70 x 50cm each
inkjet transfer on reflective fabric, camera stickers from nightclubs in Berlin
70 x 50cm each
Clithanger
peel-off care masks on wooden cabinet
92 x 36 x 110cm
92 x 36 x 110cm
digital prints, aluminum frames, 50 x 70cm,
cotton fabric
photos by Ivan Murzin
cotton fabric
photos by Ivan Murzin
CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
2022 . 'Tip of the Tongue', The Shophouse 1572, Bangkok, TH
in collaboration with Lars Karl Becker
digital print on pvc, polystyrene
dimensions variable
in collaboration with Lars Karl Becker
digital print on pvc, polystyrene
dimensions variable
photos by Napat Pattrayanond
FROM BREAKFAST TO BREAKUP
2022 . in collaboration with Lars Karl Becker
digital video, sound, 10:55min
Feature by Ellen Wagner, Passe-Avant
digital video, sound, 10:55min
Feature by Ellen Wagner, Passe-Avant
NAVEL TALKS
2020 . TheTip for Bangkok Biennial 2020
black-and-white copies on file folders
dimensions variable
Visit navel talks
black-and-white copies on file folders
dimensions variable
Visit navel talks
PUT ON A HAPPY FACE
2019 . 'Routes' organized by Kunstverein Mañana Bold, Kressmann-Halle, Offenbach
modeling balloons, paper, postal tubes, posters, lacquer
dimensions variable
modeling balloons, paper, postal tubes, posters, lacquer
dimensions variable
CRISPY CRISIS [TOASTED]
2019 . sponge cloths, acrylic paint, glass, wood, paper, cotton bed linen
dimensions variable
dimensions variable
BITTER SCENT
2018 . Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden
BIG MOUTH [Beer Mug]
2018 . exhibition view at Rirkrit Tiravanija‘s studio at Tambon Nam-bo-luang, Chiangmai, TH
BIG MOUTH [Pretzel]
BIG MOUTH [Veal Sausage]
2018 . acrylic paint and adhesive vinyl on air mattress
dimensions variable
View on Contemporary Art Library
dimensions variable
View on Contemporary Art Library
big mouth [donut]
2017 . installation view, kassel
acrylic paint and adhesive vinyl on air mattress, hook and loop fastener
Ø 119cm
acrylic paint and adhesive vinyl on air mattress, hook and loop fastener
Ø 119cm
COUCHSURFER [HAPPY PEOPLE]
2017 . 'belong anywhere', airbnb apartment, Acud, Berlin
acrylic paint and adhesive vinyl on air mattress, hook and loop fastener
135 x 175cm
acrylic paint and adhesive vinyl on air mattress, hook and loop fastener
135 x 175cm
Total Look / A Study in plastic
"I'm totally unconcerned with skirt lengths.
They are not the issue. […] Life isn't pretty.
Clothes can't be pretty little things. They must
be bold… strong, we have to take this terrible
world and make fun of it with fun clothes,
functional clothes."
Gernreich, Rudi, in: Women's World,
Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, 1966
They are not the issue. […] Life isn't pretty.
Clothes can't be pretty little things. They must
be bold… strong, we have to take this terrible
world and make fun of it with fun clothes,
functional clothes."
Gernreich, Rudi, in: Women's World,
Los Angeles Examiner, Los Angeles, 1966
2016 . TheTip, Frankfurt
air mattresses, spandex fabric, fastening clips, pu-acrylic paint
dimensions variable
Feature on KubaParis
air mattresses, spandex fabric, fastening clips, pu-acrylic paint
dimensions variable
Feature on KubaParis
DIE ZEIT DER POSTER IST VORBEI / THE TIME OF THE POSTERS IS OVER
2015 . Schleuse, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
framed scissors, 16 drawings made on site
alcohol based ink marker on ldpe-foil
127 x 160cm each
Feature on KubaParis
framed scissors, 16 drawings made on site
alcohol based ink marker on ldpe-foil
127 x 160cm each
Feature on KubaParis
PILLOW PROBLEMS [from the series PAIRS OF PANTS]
2015 . carbon and pu-acrylic paint on mirror
120 x 100cm each
'New Frankfurt Internationals: Solid Signs', Frankfurter Kunstverein
120 x 100cm each
'New Frankfurt Internationals: Solid Signs', Frankfurter Kunstverein
stapel nr.2 (inflatable) / pile no.2 (inflatable)
News
"IN non-prescriptive GARDEN"
Stația Scai, Bucharest (RO)
12–20 September 2026
"Ce poți face pe maidan?"
Stația Scai, Bucharest (RO)
6 July - 31 August 2025
"DISLOCATIONS–within reach"
Kunst Raum Mitte, Berlin
"New Works" – a screening series by Cittipunkt x Weathergirl
2 August 2025 | Cittipunkt, Berlin
24 July 2025 | Avalon Café, London
PASSE-AVANT: Teodora Talhoș in conversation with Daniela Kneip Velescu
about "Vampire Facelift"
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus
30 May 2024 - 20 May 2025
"Clithanger" (solo)
TheTip, Frankfurt
17 September 2024
Performance "Man muss ja nicht - Live Version" with Aleksandra Bielas feat. Kerstin Cmelka
Tuesdays@HilbertRaum, Berlin
5 May - 23 June 2024
"Kunst gegen Rechts"
NGfZK | Kulturhaus Häselburg Gera
10 March 2024 - 12 May 2024
"Vampire Facelift" (solo)
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim
15 December 2023 - 7 January 2024
"Hyaluron" (solo)
Sangt Hipolyt, Berlin
8 February 2023
Screening
"MMJN (Future Perfect – The Future As It Will Have Been)", 2013
Wolf Open Screen at Wolf Kino, Berlin
3 December 2022 - 15 January 2023
"Tip of the Tongue"
The Shophouse 1527, Bangkok (TH)
Exhibition note by Ellen Wagner, Passe-Avant
14 - 25 September 2022
"Druck Gegen Rechts (Edition)"
"Kunst Gegen Rechts", Uferhallen, Berlin Art Week
10 July - 27 August 2022
"Don't Know Why"
Ortloff, Leipzig
15 Jahre Ortloff, Monopol Magazin
1 November 2021 - 1 May 2022
"Scene Stealer"
TheWrong Biennale - 5th edition
7 November - 25 December 2020
"navel talks"
TheTip for Bangkok Biennial 2020
28 February 2020
Screening "MMJN (Futur Perfekt – Vollendete Zukunft)"
at Husslehof, Frankfurt
screenings - kunstverein mañana bold
1 November 2019 - 1 March 2020
"TheTip.top"
TheWrong Biennale - 4th edition
1 November - 23 November 2019
"Routen"
Kunstverein Mañana Bold, Kressmann-Halle, Offenbach
9 October 2019 - 16 February 2020
"Never forget to be happy"
TheTip, Frankfurt
6 July - 25 August 2019
"150 Jahre Gegenwart – 150 Jahre Heidelberger Kunstverein"
Heidelberger Kunstverein
27 April - 11 May 2019
"A Guaranteed Good Time"
Ortloff, Leipzig
22 November - 16 December 2018
"Bitter Scent"
Kunstverein Bellvue-Saal Wiesbaden
17 November 2018 - 17 Feburary 2019
"appearing unannounced"
Rirkrit Tiravanija´s Studio at Tambon Nam-bo-luang
as part of Painnale, Chiang Mai (TH)
Contemporary Art Daily
Tzvetnik
July - September 2018
"Coop"
as part of Bangkok Biennial 2018
Interview with Muriel Meyer and Lee Anantawat, KubaParis
Contact
Curriculum Vitae
*1982
since 2018
Berlin, Germany
Education
2005-2011
Studies of Fine Arts at Städelschule, Frankfurt/Main
Prof. Michael Krebber
Prof. Willem de Rooij (Meisterschülerin)
Prof. Michael Krebber
Prof. Willem de Rooij (Meisterschülerin)
Grants and Awards
2026
Resident,
Stația Scai, Bucharest (RO)
2025
Visual Arts Research Grant,
Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin
Senate Department for Culture and Social Cohesion, Berlin
2024
Ursula-Wandres-Stiftung, Artist Scholarship
2023
Stiftung Kunstfonds, Travel Grant (Neustart Plus), Bonn
2022
Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Cultural Exchange, Berlin
2022
Stiftung Kunstfonds (Neustart Kultur), Bonn
2021
VG Bild-Kunst, Stiftung Kulturwerk (Neustart Kultur), Berlin
2021
Deutscher Künstlerbund, Modul D (Neustart Kultur), Berlin
– This grant was rejected due to double funding –
– This grant was rejected due to double funding –
2021
BBK Federal Association, Modul A (Neustart Kultur), Berlin
2018
Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal, Exhibition grant, Wiesbaden
2017
Kunstinitiative 2017, Exhibition grant, EKHN Stiftung, Darmstadt
2013
AIR – Artist in Residence in Budapest (HU),
Office for cultural activities, Frankfurt/Main
Office for cultural activities, Frankfurt/Main
2012
Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation,
Complimentary Award, Jona, Schweiz
Complimentary Award, Jona, Schweiz
2011
Travel grant for a semester abroad in Bucharest (RO), Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes
2009-2011
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes, Scholarship, Bonn
2009
Frankfurter Künstlerhilfe e.V.,
Städelschule ‘Rundgang’ award, Frankfurt/Main
Städelschule ‘Rundgang’ award, Frankfurt/Main
Selected Exhibitions
2025
"DISLOCATIONS-within reach"
Kunst Raum Mitte, Berlin
Kunst Raum Mitte, Berlin
2024
"Clithanger" (solo)
TheTip, Frankfurt
"Kunst Gegen Rechts"
NGfZK Häselburg, Gera
"Vampire Facelift" (solo)
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus
TheTip, Frankfurt
"Kunst Gegen Rechts"
NGfZK Häselburg, Gera
"Vampire Facelift" (solo)
Kunstverein Grafschaft Bentheim, Neuenhaus
2023
"Hyaluron" (solo)
Sangt Hipolyt, Berlin
Sangt Hipolyt, Berlin
2022
"Tip of the Tongue"
The Shophouse 1527, Bangkok (TH)
"Druck Gegen Rechts (Edition)"
"Kunst Gegen Rechts", Uferhallen, Berlin Art Week
"Don't Know Why"
Ortloff, Leipzig
The Shophouse 1527, Bangkok (TH)
"Druck Gegen Rechts (Edition)"
"Kunst Gegen Rechts", Uferhallen, Berlin Art Week
"Don't Know Why"
Ortloff, Leipzig
2020
"navel talks" (duo)
Bangkok Biennial 2020, Bangkok (TH)
Bangkok Biennial 2020, Bangkok (TH)
2019
"TheTip.top"
TheWrong Biennale 2019/2020
online biennale
"Routen"
Kunstverein Mañana Bold, Kressmann-Halle, Offenbach
"Never forget to be happy" (solo)
TheTip, Frankfurt
"150 Jahre Gegenwart – 150 Jahre Heidelberger Kunstverein"
Heidelberger Kunstverein
"A Guaranteed Good Time"
Ortloff, Leipzig
TheWrong Biennale 2019/2020
online biennale
"Routen"
Kunstverein Mañana Bold, Kressmann-Halle, Offenbach
"Never forget to be happy" (solo)
TheTip, Frankfurt
"150 Jahre Gegenwart – 150 Jahre Heidelberger Kunstverein"
Heidelberger Kunstverein
"A Guaranteed Good Time"
Ortloff, Leipzig
2018
"Bitter Scent" (solo)
Kunstverein Bellvue-Saal, Wiesbaden
"appearing unannounced" as part of Painnale
Rirkrit Tiravanija´s Studio, Chiang Mai (TH)
"Coop"
Bangkok Biennial 2018, Bangkok (TH)
"The Undisciplined"
Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin
"You Have Great Potential" (solo)
Alte Brüderkirche, Kassel
Kunstverein Bellvue-Saal, Wiesbaden
"appearing unannounced" as part of Painnale
Rirkrit Tiravanija´s Studio, Chiang Mai (TH)
"Coop"
Bangkok Biennial 2018, Bangkok (TH)
"The Undisciplined"
Kreuzberg Pavillon, Berlin
"You Have Great Potential" (solo)
Alte Brüderkirche, Kassel
2017
"Power Point" (solo)
Kunstinitiative 2017, Darmstadt
"belong anywhere",
Acud, Berlin
Kunstinitiative 2017, Darmstadt
"belong anywhere",
Acud, Berlin
2016
"Total Look - A Study In Plastic” (solo)
TheTip, Frankfurt
TheTip, Frankfurt
2015
"Hospitality I”,
Hospitality at Hospitality, Cologne
"Die Zeit der Poster ist vorbei” (solo)
Schleuse, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
"New Frankfurt Internationals: Solid Signs”,
Frankfurter Kunstverein
"About Colour”,
Kunsthaus Wiesbaden
Hospitality at Hospitality, Cologne
"Die Zeit der Poster ist vorbei” (solo)
Schleuse, Opelvillen Rüsselsheim
"New Frankfurt Internationals: Solid Signs”,
Frankfurter Kunstverein
"About Colour”,
Kunsthaus Wiesbaden
2014
"Summer Sensations",
Rue du Montenegro 135, Brussels (BE)
"MMJN (Future Perfect – The Future As It Will Have Been)", with Aleksandra Bielas,
On Display, basis, Frankfurt
Rue du Montenegro 135, Brussels (BE)
"MMJN (Future Perfect – The Future As It Will Have Been)", with Aleksandra Bielas,
On Display, basis, Frankfurt
2013
"Rhizomée", Raum für junge Kunst,
Generali Deutschland, Cologne
Generali Deutschland, Cologne
2012
"eine/r von siebzehn",
Museum Wiesbaden
"bureau – Who is it for?", with Helena Schlichting,
Alert Studio, Bucharest (RO)
Museum Wiesbaden
"bureau – Who is it for?", with Helena Schlichting,
Alert Studio, Bucharest (RO)
2011
"Finally, a Big Group Show",
with Aleksandra Bielas,
interim.projekte, HAFEN 2, Offenbach
"Encore", MMK Zollamt, Frankfurt
interim.projekte, HAFEN 2, Offenbach
"Encore", MMK Zollamt, Frankfurt