Leiko ikemura biography sample

Invited artists: Brigham Baker, Mirko Baselgia, Joseph Beuys, Björn Braun, Enrique Fontanilles, Mike Hentz, Leiko Ikemura, Sandra Knecht, Jan Kopp, Carmen E. Kreis, Xavi Manzanares & Alex Muñoz, Marta Margnetti, Joan Miró, Meret Oppenheim, Luis Fernando Ramírez Celis, Boris Rebetez, Peter Regli, Toni Serra (Abu Ali), Till Velten, Pep Vidal, Philip Wiegard, Katharina Anna Wieser and Andrea Wolfensberger.


The honey bee — we know about its important role as a useful insect and pollinator, but equally as a biological indicator of environmental change.

The disproportionally significant part it plays in ecosystems is becoming better known, not least because it is under threat. On the other hand, neurobiologists study these insects in order to understand how communication functions between nerve cells.

But what part do they play in art?

Numerous contemporary artists have positioned honey bees at the heart of their practice or in key works, either the creature itself with its highly comp