Frank Lippold (born in 1970 in Greifswald, GDR) is a visual artist who has lived and worked in Dresden since 1974. After completing an apprenticeship as a toolmaker, he studied fine arts at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts from 1991 to 1996 and became a master student under Ralf Kerbach in 2002. From 2003 to 2014, Lippold worked at Scharfenberg Castle near Dresden; since then, he has been working between Dresden and Baden-Baden.
His works have been shown in numerous solo exhibitions, including at the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Dresden State Art Collections, the Dresden Municipal Gallery, the Engen Museum, the Neubrandenburg Art Collections, and in galleries and art associations in Berlin and Baden-Baden. In addition, Lippold has participated in several group exhibitions, including at the Museum of Printmaking in Leipzig, the Kunsthalle Gießen, and the Kunsthalle Mainz.
Work Title: Prosapina and Zeilenlied
Frank Lippold works with large-format wooden panels, whose surfaces he treats in a laborious process, carving the motifs directly out of the wood. His visual language emerges from the combination of direct observation of nature and visual approaches developed on the computer. He is particularly interested in the transition from virtual reality to realized virtuality, as well as the relationship between illusion, deception, and reality.
For the openart Lausitz Biennale, Lippold is presenting works that emerged from his engagement with landscapes and industrial sites between Dresden, Pisarzowice, and the Turów open-pit mine. They explore notions of nature and landscape, the significance of industry, and the hopes, changes, and ruptures associated with it.
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Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang
22.08.—06.09.2026,
Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
Sonja Yakovleva Joana Vasconcelos Katharina Maria Wimmer Esther Perbandt Frank Lippold Minh Duc Pham Heike Zappe Karen Modrei Marike Schuurman
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Finissage "Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang"
06.09.2026,
Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
Esther Perbandt Frank Lippold Heike Zappe Joana Vasconcelos Katharina Maria Wimmer Marike Schuurman Minh Duc Pham Sonja Yakovleva
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Vernissage "Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang"
29.08.2026,
Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
Esther Perbandt Katharina Maria Wimmer Joana Vasconcelos Sonja Yakovleva Frank Lippold Minh Duc Pham Heike Zappe Karen Modrei Marike Schuurman
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Vernissage "Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang"
30.08.2026,
Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
Esther Perbandt Katharina Maria Wimmer Joana Vasconcelos Sonja Yakovleva Frank Lippold Minh Duc Pham Heike Zappe Karen Modrei Marike Schuurman
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Vernissage "Stoffwechsel. Räume und Menschen im Übergang"
21.08.2026,
Forster Museum für Textil- und Industriegeschichte Lausitz / Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa
Esther Perbandt Katharina Maria Wimmer Joana Vasconcelos Sonja Yakovleva Frank Lippold Minh Duc Pham Heike Zappe Karen Modrei Marike Schuurman
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