Antoni Muntadas
Antoni Muntadas (* 1942 in Barcelona ) is a Spanish -American multimedia and installation artist .
life and work
Antoni Muntadas studied from 1959 to 1962 at the University of Barcelona and from 1963 to 1967 at the Escola Tècnica Superior d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona , Barcelona. He completed his studies with a master’s degree and has lived in New York since 1971. Antoni Muntadas was visiting professor at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris , the University of California, San Diego , the San Francisco Art Institute , the Cooper Union , the Universidade de São Paulo and the Universidad de Buenos Aires .
From 1990 to 2014 Muntadas was Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Instituto Universitario de Arquitectura del Veneto in Venice.
The On Translation series is a series of works that began in 1995 and is based on current conventions and cross-cultural communication. It includes a wide range of multimedia installations, consisting of video, photos and texts.
- The 1997 Bank shows how long it takes to run out of $ 1000 due to currency exchanges and fees.
- The File Room from 1994, an interactive online archive, documents hundreds of cases of censorship, including from the wife of an American dictator who banned Paul Simon's song “Cecilia”.
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2011 Antoni Muntadas State Center for Contemporary Art , Moscow
- 2009 Muntadas: La construcción del miedo y la pérdida de lo público Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno , Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
- 2008 Political Advertisement VII 1952–2008 , Museu Serralves , Porto
- 2006 Protocols of the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart , Stuttgart
- 2004 Muntadas Projects 1974-2004. On Translation: Spaces of Memory Weserburg Museum for Modern Art , Bremen
- 2003 On Translation: The Museum Museum Ostwall , Dortmund
- 1999 On Translation: The Audience Witte de With , Rotterdam
- 1988 Híbridos Museo Reina Sofía , Madrid
- 1979 Subjectividade / Objectividade: Informação Privada / Pública Galeria de Belém , Lisbon
- 1978 Projects: Video XVII Museum of Modern Art Manhattan .
- 1977 Bars Everson Museum of Art , Syracuse (New York)
- 1976 Muntadas Internationaal Cultureel Centrum , Antwerp
Group exhibitions
- 2011 12th Istanbul Biennale , Istanbul
- 2009 Subversive Practices: Art under Conditions of Political Repression. 60s-80s / South America / Europe . Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
- 2008 Hacia Sevilla Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo , Seville
- 2005 51st Biennale di Venezia , On Translation, The Negotiation Table , Spanish Pavilion
- 1998 Instant Cities Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst , Ghent
- 1997 documenta X , Kassel
- 1995 EYE Film Institute Netherlands , Amsterdam
- 1991 Whitney Biennial , New York City
- 1989 Kölnischer Kunstverein , Cologne
- 1980 42nd Venice Biennale
- 1977 documenta 6 , Kassel
Muntadas was also involved in exhibitions at the Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona , Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive , Berkeley , Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal , Montreal , Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires , Buenos Aires , Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro , Rio de Janeiro , Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Barcelona , Le Creux de l'enfer , Thiers (Puy-de-Dôme) , Neuer Berliner Kunstverein , Berlin
Awards (selection)
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Endowment for the Arts
- New York State Council on the Arts
- Prix Ars Electronica
- Laser d'Or in Locarno
- Premi Nacional d'Arts Visuals
- Premio Nacional de Artes Plásticas (España)
- Premio Velázquez de Artes Plásticas
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ digital art conservation Antoni Muntadas ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on December 6, 2014
- ↑ MIT program in art, culture and technology Antoni Muntadas accessed on December 6, 2014 (English)
- ↑ Muntadas On Translation accessed on December 6, 2014 (English)
- ^ The File Room ( Memento from April 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Art in America, Robert Atkins Antoni Muntadas accessed on December 6, 2014 (English)
- ↑ MCU Antoni Muntadas , accessed January 7, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muntadas, Antoni |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish-American multimedia and installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Barcelona |