Karl Gerstner
Year of birth, place
1930
Switzerland
Year of death, place
2017
Switzerland
Role at the ZKM
- Artist of the Collection
Biography
Karl Gerstner studied at the Allgemeine Gewerbeschule in Basel under Emil Ruder before a three-year apprenticeship as a graphic designer. 1959 co-founder of the Agentur für Werbung, Grafik, Publizität, Gerstner + Kutter, later renamed GGK (Gerstner, Gredinger + Kutter). 1970 left GGK to focus on his artistic work. He lived in Basel, CH, Hippoltskirch, FR, and Paris, FR.
Exhib.: 1960, »Konkrete Kunst. 50 Jahre Entwicklung, Helmhaus«, Zurich. 1964, documenta 3, Kassel. 1973, »think program«, The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Lit.: K. G., »Kalte Kunst – zum Standpunkt der heutigen Malerei«, Teufen, 1957. K. G., “Bilder machen heute,” in: »Spirale«, 8, 1960, pp. 3–15. K. G., »Programme entwerfen«, Teufen, 1964.