Gilbert Kleissner

Painter, conceptual artist and actionist.
Gilbert Kleissner alias CEDES born on September 11, 1970 in Graz.
His artist name CEDES is an acronym, an abbreviation, for “CElebrated DESign”.
The painter, conceptual artist and actionist currently lives and works in Graz.
The gallery owner Gottfried Geiger became aware of Kleissner very early on and supported him.
Member of Schaumbad – freies atelierhaus graz since 2014

2008 | his first book presentation at Ulmer Verlag.
2012 | Hengsberg, painting actionism, art in public space
2012 | Graz, Art Mile, Art in public space
2013 | Graz – Actionism “spiritual begging”
2013 | Vienna – Leopold Museum, Actionism for the “Clouds” exhibition
2013 | Painting campaign with the VS Gamlitz
2013 | Participation in Actionism for Hermann Nitsch’s 75th retrospective in his museum in Mistelbach and painting campaign “Intoxication of the Senses” in Mistelbach
2014 | Actionism at the premiere of the Styrian Autumn “red carpet” in Graz
2014 | Vienna – Inclusion in the Belvedere Archive
2014 | Vienna – Inclusion in the database “Basis Wien die Angewandte”
2015 | Graz – Styrian Autumn, art action “Heritage” The art of Cedes is laid to rest
2016 | Artistic resurre...

Prof. Hermann Nitsch Academy of Art
Prof. Hermann Nitsch “Intoxication of the senses” Painting assistant
Prof. Hermann Nitsch “Retrospective at the Museum Mistelbach” painting action, painting assistant
Prof. Markus Lüpertz Academy of Art
Prof. Arthur Redhead Tintography, Abstraction
Ype Limburg, screen printing

Exhibitions:
Eisenstadt, Graz, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Kitzbühel, Mils, Velden, Vienna...
Barcelona, Berlin, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Malta, Pristina, Tirana, Verona, New York...