Andy Treasurer

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Andy Kassier (2018)

Andy Kassier (* 1989 in Berlin ) is a concept artist and photographer who lives and works in Berlin.

life and work

From 2012 to 2018 he studied with Mischa Kuball and Johannes Wohnseifer at the Academy of Media Arts in Cologne . In his artistic practice, which is made up of photography , sculpture , installation , video and performance , he sarcastically and ironically brightly illuminates concepts of success , wealth and self-expression on the Internet and especially on the social media pages . He learned the marketing tricks and strategies as an assistant and photographer in the advertising industry . He became known for his ongoing performance success is just a smile away , which he has been running on Instagram since 2013 .

Kassier and the New York artist Signe Pierce could be seen live with the performance "on the internet, nobody knows you're a performance artist" in 2018 at the NRW-Forum Düsseldorf . What both have in common is that they deliberately blur the line between art and life when they highlight and question female and male stereotypes and role clichés by exaggerating and questioning them on social media . He could be heard alongside Rafael Horzon , Anika Meier, Kristina Musholt and Kathrin Weßling on the subject of “Digital Identity” at re: publica 2018.

Exhibitions

  • 2015: Tropical Lab # 9 , Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
  • 2016: The Science of Happiness , Pop; 68, Cologne
  • 2016: {p: lux} sharing light , Kunstmuseum Celle , Celle
  • 2017: Now on View , Roehrs & Boetsch, Zurich
  • 2017: From Selfie to Self-Expression , Saatchi Gallery , London
  • 2018: On the internet, nobody knows you're a performance artist , NRW-Forum, Duesseldorf Photo, Düsseldorf
  • 2018: Sunny Side Up , Eigen + Art Lab, Instagram

Quotes

"Success is just a smile away."

- Andy Kassier as a fictional character : monopol-magazin.de

"In the past you could count the people who take self-portraits, today you can count the people who don't take selfies."

- Andy Kassier as an artist : monopol-magazin.de

"The resulting images are funny, but beyond the visual gags they comprise a deeper critique of the capitalist system which perpetuates this view of masculinity, and the way these roles play out through selfies online."

"The photos he takes are funny, but behind the apparent gags there is a deep criticism of the capitalist system, which maintains the male understanding of the role expressed in the pictures, as it is also spread via selfies posted online."

- Charlotte Jansen : anothermag.com, 2017

Publications

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Andy Kassier (concept). In: roehrsboetsch.com. Accessed August 26, 2018 .
  2. ^ Andy Kassier (Vita). In: roehrsboetsch.com. Accessed August 26, 2018 .
  3. ↑ a b (sus): Journey into the radiant world of luxury. Concept artist Andy Kassier works with great doses of sarcasm and irony . In: Cellesche Zeitung . December 3, 2016, Culture. CZ series "Sharing light with ...", p. 48 ( kunst.celle.de [PDF; 622 kB ; accessed on August 26, 2018]).
  4. ↑ Ulrich Biermann: Post.Internet artist Andy treasurer. “Materialism doesn't make you happy in the long run”. In: deutschlandfunk.de. August 1, 2018, accessed August 26, 2018 .
  5. ↑ a b c Anika Meier: Success is only a few followers away. Artists as influencers. In: monopol-magazin.de. Res Publica Verlags GmbH, March 2, 2017, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  6. ↑ Oliver Erdmann: New Photo Festival: Duesseldorf Photo. Tips from dq - düsseldorf queer. In: duesseldorf-queer.de. January 31, 2018, accessed August 26, 2018 .
  7. ↑ a b exhibitions. On the Internet, Nobody Knows You're a Performance Artist. In: nrw-forum.de. NRW-Forum Düsseldorf gGmbH, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Andy Kassier. Sessions. In: re-publica.com. republica GmbH, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  9. ^ Tropical Lab 9: Iceland. Artists. (No longer available online.) In: lasalle.edu.sg. LASALLE College of the Arts, formerly the original ; accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.lasalle.edu.sg  
  10. ↑ The Science of Hapiness / Andy Treasurer (DE). 2.9.16 - 25.9.16. In: popup68.com. Nils Müller, September 4, 2016, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  11. ↑ [p: lux] sharing light (2016). Participating artists. In: kunst.celle.de. Kunst-Stiftung Celle, Robert Simon Kunststiftung, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  12. ^ Group Exhibition - Now on View. 25. 8. - 21. 10. 2017. In: roehrsboetsch.com. Roehrs & Boetsch Gallery, accessed on August 26, 2018 (English).
  13. ↑ Selfie to Self-Expression. Andy Kassier, Cologne, Germany. In: saatchigallery.com. Accessed August 26, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Andy Kassier. Sunny side up. Only on Instagram. A digital exhibition, follow @eigenart_lab. In: eigen-art-lab.com. Marie Gerbaulet, 2018, accessed on August 26, 2018 .
  15. ↑ Charlotte Jansen: The Artist Using Instagram to Interrogate Masculinity. Art & Photography / Culture Talks. In: anothermag.com. Maisie Skidmore, May 4, 2017, accessed August 26, 2018 .

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personal data
SURNAME Treasurer, Andy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German concept artist and photographer
DATE OF BIRTH 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin