His art career began Andreas Stucken 1975 in the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst  in Bremerhaven.There he helped to organize and carry out exhibitions. His commitment to the non-commercial Kabinett, which early on showcased artists of the international avant-garde (including Blinky Palermo, Gerhard Richter, Lawrence Weiner  etc.), lasted until 1981.

Since then, art has been an integral part of his life. In 1980, Andreas Stucken founded together with Detlef Carl und Gerti Fietzek the Museum für (Sub-)Kultur  in Berlin. He created one of the first non-profit project spaces there. Artists such as Braco Dimitrijevic, Jenny Holzer, Bernard Frize  or Sean Scully  were shown here long before they became internationally known. For some, it was their first exhibition in Europe or Germany. Many site-specific works of art were created, including the famous mural "Spider" by Sean Scully  in Andreas Stucken's apartment in Berlin-Neukölln, the former working-class and now trendy district. Museum für (Sub-)Kultur  existed until 1983.

Expertise and know-how

Andreas Stucken studied art history and communication sciences at the Technical University of Berlin. He is also a state-certified business economist and can now look back on over 40 years of experience in the art industry. Between 1985 and 2004, Stucken held various senior sales positions, complementing his expertise in the art world with business management know-how. Since 2004, he has been self-employed as an art consultant (Stucken Art & Projects) and supports companies, institutions and municipalities in collaboration with artists on art projects of all kinds. In addition, he advises art collectors and corporate collections on the selection and archiving of their works as well as on the care of their collections.

Kunstverein Aichach

For exactly ten years, from 2001 to 2011, Stucken was chairman of the Kunstverein Aichach. "After that, you either have to reinvent yourself or give up," says the Bremen native, who during this time Aichach as an art address. The site-specific exhibitions in the groined vault of the Kreisgut Aichach with Achim Bitter, Stefan Gritsch, Haubitz and Zoche, Martina Klein, Martin Mele, Jürgen Paas, Hermann Pitz, Paul Schwer, Sean Scully, Rainer Splitt, Ina Weber, Ralf Werner, Joseph Zehrer, among others, were partly very elaborate and attracted a lot of attention, gave the Kunstverein a national reputation and allowed the exhibition space, which no longer exists today, to shine in new splendour.

Zweigstelle Berlin

In 2008, Andreas Stucken, together with Karen Irmer, Angela Stauber and Tatjana Utz, opened Zweigstelle Berlin as a producer gallery, which he has been solely responsible for since 2010 and since 2016 as Online Shop as well as Pop-up. The gallery shows a contemporary art program that includes painting, drawing, photography, and installation.

augsburg contemporary

augsburg contemporary sees itself as a project space for innovative positions in contemporary art. Owner Andreas Stucken shows site-specific, conceptual works, painting, photography, sculpture and presents selected artists at art fairs such as POSITIONS Berlin, paper positions and art karlsruhe. Past projects include the exhibition series “Domestic Space“, which was funded by the Federal Government as part of NEUSTART KULTUR, as well as the network project “Art X Augsburg“.

Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst

The Nordsee-Zeitung wrote on 10.9.1977 about the Kabinett für aktuelle Kunst: "A small group of art experts is not proclaiming world change here, but is showing that one must first begin with oneself to set standards. "Demanding the utmost from oneself" was and is the maxim ofJürgen Wesseler and its employees.  This principle still applies today and led Andreas Stucken on his art journey from Bremerhaven via Berlin to Aichach, to end here (provisionally) with his quote: “I cannot imagine myself without art.”