Original sentence: Artforum, April, 2001.He attended the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Munich from 1984-1988 and the Hochschule fur bildende Kunst in Hamburg from 1989-1991.He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the 2003 Venice Biennale, “Drawing Now: 8 Propositions” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, “Hybrids” at Tate Liverpool, “Global Navigation System” at Palais de Tokyo in Paris and “Seasons in the Sun” at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam.He is represented by Gavin Brown’s Enterprise in New York, Meyer Riegger Gallery in Karlsruhe, Galeria Fortes Vilaca in Sao Paulo and Gio Marconi in Milan.He makes cartoonish abstractions
Edited sentence: Ackermann at Gio Marconi.Ackermann at Meyer Riegger.Ackermann is aware that the number of untouched locations is in decline; his ability to transform any given setting into a canvas-bound snapshot is testimony to the ever-shrinking world and the speed of contemporary communication.Ackermann’s abstract representations of sites and experiences are made up of brightly coloured cartoonish shapes and patterns, imagery that speaks more of a psychological interpretation of place than anything physical or geographical.Carnegie Museum of Art.Franz Ackermann at Fortes Vilaca.Franz Ackermann at Gavin Brown.Franz Ackermann – Painting – Saatchi Gallery.Franz Ackermann’s paintings are ‘mental maps’ of his travels all over the world.He attended the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste  in Munich from 1984-1988 and the Hochschule fur bildende Kunst  in Hamburg from 1989-1991.He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the 2003 Venice Biennale , “Drawing Now: 8 Propositions” at the Museum of Modern Art  in New York, “Hybrids” at Tate Liverpool , “Global Navigation System” at Palais de Tokyo  in Paris and “Seasons in the Sun” at the Stedelijk Museum  in Amsterdam.He is represented by Gavin Brown’s Enterprise  in New York, Meyer Riegger Gallery  in Karlsruhe, Galeria Fortes Vilaca  in Sao Paulo and Gio Marconi  in Milan.His journeys, in an age where travel is as easy as it’s ever been and cultural tourism is booming, are attempts to seek out the extremes and curiosities of 21st century destinations