Gerard Byrne

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Gerard Byrne (* 1969 in Dublin ) is an Irish installation, photo , video and live artist.

life and work

Byrne studied at the National College of Art & Design in Dublin. In 1991 he received his bachelor's degree and in 1996 received his master's degree from The New School in New York City. He participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program .

Byrne's artistic practice is largely based on the media of video and photography and questions the way in which images are constructed, transmitted and conveyed.

Well-known photographic series are In the News and Loch Ness . A well-known video is Homme à Femmes (Michel Debrane) (2004).

“I'm interested in how the idea of ​​the present arises in our culture. How is the present presented culturally and how does it change over time. "

- Gerard Byrne

In 2007 Byrne represented Ireland at the Biennale di Venezia , in 2012 he was a participant in dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel and in 2017 he exhibited at the Skulptur.Projekte in Münster.

Since March 2018, selected photographs as well as video and slide installations by the artist have been in the group exhibition I'm a Believer. Pop Art and contemporary art from the Lenbachhaus and the KiCo Foundation of the Städtische Galerie can be seen in the Lenbachhaus and Kunstbau Munich. Three of the photographs he took in 2007 are also permanently represented in the museum's collection.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Dutch Art Institute Gerard Byrne accessed on March 20, 2017 (English)
  2. ^ Stiftung Kunsthalle Bern Gerard Byrne (* 1969 Ireland) , accessed on March 20, 2017.
  3. ^ Mudam Luxemburg Gerard Byrne , accessed March 20, 2017.
  4. ^ Art Museum St. Gallen Gerard Byrne , accessed on March 20, 2017.
  5. ↑ Lenbachhaus - I'm a Believer. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ list. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Byrne, Gerard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish photo, video and live artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Dublin