I thought that DARE is a suitable name for a graffiti artist. I "dare" to go out at night. I also "dare" to go freelance, i.e. to take the step to independence. I "dare" simply to be different from the others and often therefore write DARE TO BE DIFFERENT. Have the courage to be different! You don't need to swim with the masses. Sigi von Koeding and DARE are one person with two personalities. I have spent more than half a lifetime writing my name. So you can certainly say that the name I gave myself then is a large part of me.
DARE
1986
Sigi von Koeding was one of the founding members of the graffiti art movement in Switzerland. Apprenticeship as sign and advertisement painter.
1990
- First sprayer in Switzerland, who dared to take the step to working freelance.
- After his first assignment in the Basler Medienhaus for the photographer Onorio Mansutti and the large mural design for the municipality of Munchenstein followed the first news paper articles at a national level. Subsequently there was a title story in the magazine, Schweizer Familie, appearances and reports in Swiss television.
1991
- He sprayed in the Gallery Littmann, Basel (CH), in the exhibition on “Drogen, Welt in Trance (Drugs, world in a trance)”.
- Various working trips to Munich, Dortmund, Amsterdam and Paris.
1992
- External mural design for the firm Multi Contact in Weil am Rhein (D).
- First trip to New York (USA), various murals.
- Artistic design of all the City Disc outlets in Switzerland.
- Stage set for Bejart Ballet, Lausanne (CH).
- Poster design for the Rollerpalast in Lucerne (CH) displayed throughout Switzerland
- Works on canvas auctioned off in favour of the charity Aidshilfe Schweiz
1993-1995
- Works in Basel, Liestal, Lausanne, Montreux and Zurich (CH)
- With HEX decoration of the external facade of the Hiphop Shop on the Melrose Avenue In Los Angeles (USA)
- Working trips to Amsterdam and Copenhagen
- Live performances at hip hop events in amongst others Frankfurt, Dresden, Dortmund, Essen and Stuttgart
- Publisher of the first edition of the graffiti magazine AEROSOUL
- Painting of the Theatre Tram commissioned by the Migros Northwest Switzerland
1996
- “Art Frankfurt”, Frankfurt (D) with selected graffiti artists and with H.R. Giger.
- “A tribute to Style”, Kallmann Museum, Ismaning/Munich (D).
- Large mural design in Hamburg (D) with DAIM and HESH for the SAGA housing cooperative.
- 120 m2 mural design in Naestved, Denmark with CMP, SPIN and Mister Green.
1997
- “Aufstand der Zeichen (Revolt of the letters)”, Toskanische Säulenhalle, Augsburg (D).
- Painting of a 800 m2 wall in Hamburg/ Altona (D) commissioned by Sprinkenhof AG on the theme Multi-Media in collaboration with 14 international graffiti artists
- Live performance in Dunkerque (F )
1998
- Painting of 2 cows for the Läckerli-Huus to celebrate 555 years Basler Läckerli in collaboration with the artist Coorpato (CH)
- Co-author of the book “Swiss Graffiti” together with Beat Suter, published by Edition Aragon
- Live performances in Ancona, Montpellier, Saarbrücken, Munich and Karlsruhe
1999
- “Graffiti 2000”, Rote Fabrik, Zurich (CH).
- Artistic design in the railway station underpass in Weil am Rhein (D) commissioned by the Deutschen Bahn AG, in cooperation with Patrick Lützelschwab
- Painting of a 120m2 external wall in the Bronx/New York (USA) with FX Crew
2000
- “Urban Discipline 2000”, Hamburg (D)
- “Hidden Art of Hackney”, London (GB)
2001
- “Art Forum”, Montreux (CH)
- “Graffiti 2000/3”, Rote Fabrik, Zurich (CH)
- ”Graffiti Oggi”, Art Contemporanea Hirmer, Toscana (IT)
- “Concrete or Wallpaper”, Swiss Embassy, London (GB)
2002
- “Urban Discipline 2002”, Hamburg (D)
- “Beside the Wall”, Heidelberg (D)
- “A Weekend with Loomit and DARE”, Lahr (D)
2003
- “World Spray 2003”, Milan (IT).
- “Atelier Bahnweg 6”, Freiburg im Breisgau (D)
- “Carhartt Europe Meeting”, Locarno (CH)
2004
- “Canvasses”, Gallery Elbchaussee Acht, Hamburg (D)
- “K31 Gallery Opening”, Lahr (D)
- “DARE on Canvas”, Nitty Gritty, Stockholm (S)
- “DARE on Canvas”, Gallery Bärtschi, Bern (CH)
- “Past-Present’, Gallery K31, Lahr (D)
2005
- Organisation of workshops for Beat on the Street in Basel, Lausanne and Geneva (CH) under the patronage of Pro Helvetia/ Swixx
- Exhibition in Atelier 8. Weil am Rhein (D)
- Member of the jury for Write for Gold in Warsaw (PL)
- Live Painting in Barcelona (E), Urban Funke
- Commissioned work on external façade for the town Weil am Rhein (D)
- ART 36 Basel Summer Vibes, Live Painting “Kaserne Basel”, Basel (CH)
- “Straight Concepts”_ ECB I DARE, Atelier 8, Weil am Rhein (D)
- “ART BASEL” -Private Lounge -Summer Vibes, Basel (CH)
- “Leaving and living the streets”, Kulturmarkt, Zurich (CH)
- “Markant”, Darmstadt (D)
2006
- Live Painting in Paris, Copenhagen and Zagreb
- Exhibition “Ins Land geschaut (look inside the land)”, Stadtisches Museum Weil am Rhein (D)
- “Wahrend du schliefst (whilst you sleep)”, Meeraner Markt, Lorrach (D)
- “Scritto senza lnchiostro”, Teano (I)
- “20 YEARS DARE”, Nuithonie, Julien Kolly, Fribourg (CH)
- “20 YEARS DARE”, V-Gallery, Basel (CH)
- Painting of sail for Alinghi as part of the Alinghi – Swiss-Roadshow in Zurich (CH)
- From December curator of the Carhartt-Gallery in Weil am Rhein (D)
2007
- “20 YEARS DARE”, Nuithonie, Fribourg (CH)
- “20 YEARS DARE”, Gallery Artcorner 28, Biel-Bienne (CH)
- Carhartt Gallery, Weil am Rhein (D)
- “Art Zürich”, Zurich (CH)
- Live Painting in Sarajevo (HR)
- Hand painting of watch faces for the exclusive watchmaker Pierre DeRoche (CH).
- Painting of the apartment of Gunter Sachs in Velden (A)
- 12 page article in Architectural Digest 8/07
- Exhibitions in Lyon, Biel and Weil am Rhein.
2008
- Urban feedback, Markthalle Basel (CH)
- “DARE to be different” Gallery Speerstr , Bursins (CH)
- “Die Kunst ist weiblich (art is female)” – Gunter Sachs retrospective, Museum der bildenden Künste (Museum of fine art), Leipzig (D)
- “leaving and living the streets”, Marshall-Art, Zurich (CH)
- “creative generation”, Gallery K31, Laar (D)
- “point of view”, Galerie Springmann, Freiburg (D)
- Artistic support of the charity “Kinder in Brasilien (Children in Brazil)”
- “Berliner Liste”, Gallery Springmann, Berlin (D)
- “Primary Flight”, Miami (USA)
- “Ping Pong”, Hardcore Gallery, Miami (USA)
- Cover and 14-page article in INDOLE Magazine (I)
2009
- “Art Karlsruhe”, Gallery Springmann, Karlsruhe (D)
- “DARE/TOAST/STRUMBEL/BLEK LE RAT”, Gallery Mang, Lindau (D)
- “Public Provocations”, Carhartt Gallery, Weil am Rhein (D)
- “Plan D”, Gallery Speerstra, Geneva (CH)
- “DARE & TOAST”, Kunstverein Mittelbaden, Offenburg (D)
- DARE , La Grille Gallery , Yverdon (CH)
- “Ping Pong”, Hardcore Gallery, Miami (USA)
- “Heimspiel (Home game)”, Clarastrasse, Basel (CH)