Markus Vater (* 1970 in Dü sseldorf) is a contemporary German artist. He lives and works in London and Dü sseldorf. From 2012 to 2016 he taught at the Royal College of Art in London. In 2014, he was a visiting professor at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg. From 2016 to 2019 he taught as a visiting professor at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kü nste Karlsruhe. Since 2021 he has been Professor of Painting/Graphics and Interdisciplinary Studies at the HBK Essen. Marcus Steinweg (* 1971 in Koblenz) is a German philosopher, author and lecturer. He was Professor of Art and Theory at the Academy of Arts in Karlsruhe.