| 1968 | Born in Remscheid, Germany | |
| 1987-90 | Lives in Hamburg | |
| 1990-92 | Studies at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and Design, Bournemouth, England | |
| 1992-94 | Lives in London | |
| 1994-95 | Lives in New York | |
| 1995 | Received "Böttcherstraße Prize," Bremen, Germany Received "Ars viva" Prize from the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie e.V. |
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| 1996- | Lives in London | |
| 1998-99 | Guest professorship at the Hochschule für bildende Künste (School of Fine Arts), Hamburg | |
| 2000 | Received "The Turner Prize," Tate Britain, London | |
| 2001 | Honorary Fellow, The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, England |
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| 2003- | Professorship at Städelschule, Frankfurt | |
| Lives in London since 1996 | ||