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| Known for | King of Flow, Neo-Fluxus, 888 Manifolds |
| Website | talberg.org |
Ruben Talberg (born 24 August 1964)[1] is a German contemporary artist, known as »King of Flow,« and founder of the Neo-Fluxus art movement and Talberg Museum, a single-artist museum in Offenbach/Main, Germany.
Early life and education
Ruben Talberg was born in Heidelberg in 1964.[2] He studied art and philosophy at Heidelberg University, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Art Students League of New York, and Goethe University Frankfurt.[citation needed]
Life and work
His oeuvre engages with antagonistic positions such as nature and alchemy, asymmetry and dynamics, Eros and Thanatos, exploring how they connected to flow. In the early 1990s he worked as an assistant with Emil Schumacher and Antoni Tàpies. In 1995 he published his Neo-Fluxus Manifesto, articulating a philosophy of flow influenced by Heraclitus's panta rhei (everything flows) and TAO principles. Neo-Fluxus manifests itself in the form of "Manifolds", which are executed as reliefs or sculptures. Extensive journeys serve as sources of his inspiration.
In 2011 he launched the single-artist Talberg Museum (TAMU) in Offenbach, Germany.[2][3] In 2023 to 2024, he created the digital series 888 Manifolds.
As a creative writer he combines the flow of lyrical compositions with narrative fiction. As a photographer he focuses on the flow of the optical unconscious, dreamscapes, and Talgrams (painting atop photos).
Talberg lives and works between Heidelberg and Southern France.[2][4][5][6]
Publications
- 1990, Talgrams 1977-1990, Studio East-Side
- 1991, Anatomy of Evil, Studio East-Side, ISBN 978-3-00-021476-9
- 1993, XS Manifolds, Studio East-Side
- 1995, Asymmetry, Villa Obsession, ISBN 978-3-00-021477-6
- 2000, Alchemy, Villa Obsession, ISBN 978-3-00-021478-3
- 2000, Manifolds, Villa Obsession
- 2000, 300 Manifold Drawings, Villa Obsession
- 2006, Eros & Thanathos, Villa Obsession, ISBN 978-3-00-020407-4
- 2007, Obsession, Salon Gallery, ISBN 978-0-9555408-0-6
- 2007, Malchut, Talberg Factory, ISBN 978-3-00-023341-8
- 2008, Damballah, Talberg Factory, ISBN 978-3-00-026230-2
- 2008, 400 Manifold Drawings, Talberg Factory
- 2010, Nox, Talberg Factory
- 2010, Durchkämmung, Talberg Factory
- 2010, Jacob's ladder, Talberg Factory[2]
- 2010, INRI, Talberg Factory
- 2010, Viridarium Chimicum, Talberg Factory
- 2011, Abraxas, Talberg Museum[2]
- 2011, 111 Manifold Drawings, Talberg Museum
- 2012, Basquiat meets Talberg, Talberg Museum
- 2012, Early works, Talberg Museum
- 2012, Manifolds II, Art Golani
- 2013, Visions of Voodoo, Talberg Museum
- 2013, Arte Alchemica, Talberg Museum
- 2013, Talgrams & Editions 1990-2013, Talberg Museum
- 2014, Arcanum, Talberg Museum
- 2015, Prometheus, Talberg Museum
- 2016, Retrospective 2006-2016, AWG
- 2017, Manifolds III, Art Golani
- 2018, 888 Manifolds, Talberg Museum
- 2019, XL Manifolds, Art Golani
- 2020, Manifolds IV, Art Golani
- 2021, Manifolds V, Talberg Museum
References
- ^ "T A L B E R G". talberg.org. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d e Reckmann, Madeleine (8 June 2011). "Stimme für jüdische Künstler" [Voice for Jewish Artists]. Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ "Ruben Talberg - Museum - About" (in German and English). Talberg Museum. Archived from the original on 9 December 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Silke Gelhausen-Schüßler (16 June 2011). "Wirkungsvolle Eitelkeit" [Effective Vanity]. Offenbach-Post (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Weil, Simone (29 December 2009). "Ein Zeichen der Erinnerung" [A Sign of Remembrance]. Offenbach-Post (in German). Retrieved 1 December 2025.
- ^ Majic, Danijel (15 June 2010). Written at Offenbach. "Alchemist der Kunst: Ruben Talberg und sein Mahnmal-Projekt 'Jakobsleiter'" [Alchemist of Art: Ruben Talberg and His Memorial Project "Jacob's Ladder"]. Jüdische Allgemeine (in German). Berlin. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
External links
- Official website
