1939 born in Antwerpen/Belgium
1953 purchased his first camera
1955 Studies of painting at the
Académie des Beaux Arts in Tournai/Belgium
1856 emigration from Belgium to Berlin
Studies at the
Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin
with Hans Jaenisch, Ernst Böhm
and Helmut Lortz
1960 18-month stay in the
sanatory Berlin-Havelhöhe, first photographs
of other patients and of the clinic employes
1963 Founding of the Gallery Werner & Katz, Berlin
with Michael Werner, Benjamin Katz has
carried the Gallery on after the first
exhibition for two years.
1963-72 worked as a gallery owner and curator
1972 relocation to Cologne where he has worked
at the Galerie Onnasch
1976 start of his activity as a photographer
2006 filmmaker Jürgen Heiter shoots the
essay film Der Photograph about
Benjamin Katz' s work
2006-08 teaching activity at the academy for art
in Düsseldorf
exhibitions (selection)
2010 Benjamin Katz, Galerie Bode
2009 Focus Fotografie, Galerie Bode
2007 Fotografien, MARTa Herford
Museum Schloss Moyland
2005 (my private) Heroes, MARTa Herford
Attori a rovescio, Villa Faravelli, Imperia/Italien
2004 Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der
Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn
2003 Villa d'Artista, Villa Massimo, Rom/Italien
1996 Museum Ludwig, Köln
Museum für Moderne Kunst, Bozen/Italien
1992 documenta IX, Kassel
1991 Haus am Waldsee, Berlin
1990 Kunstraum München
1989 Stedelijk van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven/NL
Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
Kunstverein Frankfurt am Main
1988 Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brüssel/Belgien
1985 Benjamin Katz, Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover
Benjamin Katz
* September 16, 2010