Born in Leipzig in 1965, Jörg Herold pursued his studies in painting at both the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig and the Kunsthochschule Weißensee in Berlin. Throughout his career, he has displayed his artwork in various solo exhibitions at museums and Kunstvereine. Noteworthy showcases include the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig in 1999, the Von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal and the Staatlichen Museum Schwerin in 2000, and the Galerie der Stadt Wolfsburg and the Kunstverein Bielefeld in 2005. In 2005, the Städtische Galerie der Stadt Wolfsburg organized a solo exhibition dedicated to Jörg Herold in honor of being awarded the art prize “Junge Stadt sieht junge Kunst” (Young city sees young art), accompanied by an extensive monograph on his works.
Jörg Herold has also actively participated in numerous exhibitions both in Germany and internationally. Notable appearances include the Venice Biennale in Venedig (1995), documenta X in Kassel (1997), exhibitions focused on 40 years of video art at the Museum der bildenden Künste Leipzig, the ZKM Karlsruhe, and the Ludwig Forum Aachen (2006, 2009), as well as showcases in South Korea at the Seong-nam Art Center and the Berlinische Galerie (2012). In addition to his exhibitions, Jörg Herold has embarked on artistic endeavors in various countries such as Georgia, Japan, Southeast Asia, Iceland, and Ukraine among others.
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