about Peer Gessing:
1967 born in Berlin.
1986 began overpainting of books
1988-93 study at the Academy for Fine Art, Stuttgart
1993-94 study of the subject handicraft
at the Academy for fine art, Stuttgart. (project-assistent)
1996 began studio Marienhöhe, in Badisch-Sibiria
2000 studios in Baden-Baden and Brandenburg
Ausstellungen
1992 Sprengel Museum Hannover accepted a book-chest piece as a part of private collection
1993 "About The Year 4000", Städtische Galerie Aulendorf.
1993 Performance-project "Sachertorte", Stuttgart und Biberach (catalogue).
1994 "Book mountains and images",
Künstlerhaus Ulm.
1995

Facade installation/dialog
Gaildorf castle and church

Facade installation/dialog
Biberach Städt. Museum

1996 "Au bord du Lac Leman"- intervention, Geneva Projekt - Erneuerung des Wandfreskos
1997

"GELBE KÖPFE" Grande Arche
intervention, Paris

Mediahouse Ulm (Radio 7)
up-to-date works, Ulm

"Limes-Projekt" - 2000 people hold
2500 heads, Limes (catalogue)

1998

"Project Europe", printing office Spiegel Ulm (catalogue)

"Millennium", Künstlerhaus Ulm (catalogue)

1999

"Short journey to Rio", involvements, Buchen/Odenwald

"CarLine" - Dzoidos und Köninger,
advertising agency, Augsburg

"Defunctionalised Sculpture",
Diana-Flamme, Paris

"Luxery-car", Hamilton College,
Clinton NY / Weehauken, N.J.

"Machine-man", painted Beetle and overpainted Moderne Max Beckmann and Paris, Museo Coahuila y Texas, Mexiko

"Kentaur", Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Japan

2000

Types of Defunctionalism "Corrida", Nimes, Frankreich

Kentaur, Chevrolet-Taxi, Agadir/Kasbah, Marokko

Audienceprize from the Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Japan

Knowledge as a plan - worlds inside heads/ painting, Bad Dürkheim

Rivers and Canals - overpainted books, Ummendorf

Installation und painting / gallery kunstfokus.de, Berlin

2001 Installation "overpainted houses", Monclova, Mexiko