biography
Talberg lives and works in Offenbach and Southern France.
| 1964 | born in Heidelberg, lives and works in Offenbach & Southern France |
| 1980 | Study tour to USA, East Coast |
| 1981 | Photo excursion to Barcelona, Malaga, Madrid |
| 1982 | Journey to USA, Mexiko. Workshop at Documenta VII, Kassel |
| 1983 | Photo-journey to India, South-Afrika |
| 1984 | A-levels high school, Heidelberg. Expedition to Kongo gorillas |
| 1985 | Relocation to Tel-Aviv, Israel. Studies at Arts Academy. Photo experiments at XLII. Biennale di Venezia |
| 1986 | First solo-exhibit Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg |
| 1987 | Participation at art-prize of Baden-Würtemberg. Gallery Schwarzkopf |
| 1988 | “The big lie in art”, Zurich. Gallery Schwarzkopf,
Heidelberg. "New Alchemy", Rom. Mints notion of "Permanent Autonomous Zones" |
| 1989 | Relocation to Frankfurt/Main. Gallery Goldberg, Tel-Aviv. Photoworks: Streetart, Paris. Credo: "Art - an act of liberation" |
| 1990 | Founds the style of "Anti-Capitalist Abstraction". Co-founder of "Studio East-Side", Frankfurt. Prose text: "Der Bildermacher" |
| 1991 | Publication of first catalogue: “Anatomy of Evil”. Outsider Art, Sao Paulo. Gallery Graf, Heidelberg. Member of Mensa International |
| 1992 | „Pestilence and Nirvana“, Amsterdam. Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg. MBA, University of Frankfurt. First poems. |
| 1993 | Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Israel |
| 1994 | McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt. Sojourns in Cannes, Nizza, Monte-Carlo. Ranked as representative of "Young Jewish Art" |
| 1995 | Produzenten Galerie, Leinwandhaus, Frankfurt. Participation at Carnegie International Prize, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marathon man. Publication of catalogue: „Asymmetry“ |
| 1996 | Expeditions through Sahara and Negev |
| 1997 | Workshops at Hirschhorn Museum, Washington. Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. Brooklyn Museum, New York |
| 1998 | Attendance at Trophy of Phantasy Awards, New York. Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg, Fire destroys major part of early works |
| 1999 | Graffiti works in Berlin, London, Rom, Barcelona. Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg. Happening: "Art against racism", Paris |
| 2000 | Attendance at Praemium Arte der Jewish Art Foundation, New
York. Motto: "Finis coronat opus magnum". Publication of
catalogue: „Alchemy“ |
| 2001 | “211 days of imprisonment“, St. Petersburg. Gallery Schwarzkopf |
| 2002 | Expeditions to the caves of Lascaux, Altamira, Chauvet. Gallery Picasso, Tel-Aviv. Photo-sessions at Documenta XII, Kassel |
| 2003 | „Capaianca goes to Hollywood“, Los Angeles. Castle Kronberg, Kronberg/Taunus. McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt. Study tour to Israel: Survives Hamas attack |
| 2004 | Graffiti-Action: „169 nights of water-boarding“, San Francisco, Barcelona, Paris. Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg |
| 2005 | Relocation to Offenbach/Main. Photo journeys to Egypt, India, Japan. Villa Obsession, Offenbach. Bilderhaus: Barbara von Stechow, Frankfurt. Research at LI. Biennale di Venezia |
| 2006 | Agora Gallery, New York. Artoz Gallery, Fürth. Bnai Brith Lodge, Frankfurt. Schwan-Stabilo, Nuremberg. Publication of Catalogue: “Eros & Thanathos”. Member of New York Artists Equity Association,Inc. |
| 2007 | Six months solo-exhibit Salon Gallery, London. Photoworks at Documenta XIII, Kassel. Yoga Centre, London. Gare Maritime, Cannes. Study trip through California. Publication of catalogues: “Obsession” and „Malchut“. Auction: Yoga Centre, London |
| 2008 | Auction: Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg. Documensa I, Würzburg. Talberg Factory, Offenbach. Jewish Community Center, Offenbach. Filmhaus, Stuttgart |
| 2009 | Auction: Ketterer Kunst, Munich. China-Germany Contemporary
Art Exhibition, Times Square, Shanghai. Shanghai Art Fair,
China. Jewish Museum, Worms. Six months solo-exhibit Deutsche
Lufthansa AG, Frankfurt. Documensa II, Munich. Photo trip to Vienna. "INRI" CD - Poems written & read by R. Talberg |
auctions:
19.600 EUR, „Green Emerald“, 2007, Oil/canvas, 170x220 (67x87in),
Date sold: 29-Apr-09, Ketterer Kunst, Munich
23.400 EUR, “Prehistoric Fire”, 2007, Oil/canvas, 220x170cm (87x67in),
Date sold: 05-Apr-08, Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg
10.000 GBP, “Blue Sheep’s Bones”, 2007, Oil/canvas, 150x230cm (59x91in),
Date sold: 15-Jun-07, Yoga Centre, London
bibliography:
| 2008 | «Damballah», ISBN 978-3-00-026230-2 |
| 2007 | «Malchut», ISBN 978-3-00-023341-8 |
| 2007 | «Obsession», ISBN 978-0-9555408-0-6 |
| 2006 | «Eros & Thanathos», ISBN 978-3-00-020407-4 |
| 2000 | «Alchemy», ISBN 978-3-00-021478-3 |
| 1995 | «Asymmetry», ISBN 978-3-00-021477-6 |
| 1991 | «Anatomy of Evil», ISBN 978-3-00-021476-9 |