Gianin Conrad

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Gianin Conrad (born February 1, 1979 in Chur ) is a Swiss visual artist specializing in sculpture , installation and performance .

Education

Gianin Conrad was born and raised in Chur. He lives and works in Zurich , Chur and Domat / Ems . 1995–1999 training as a stone sculptor in Chur. 2001–2002 preliminary course at the University of Design and Art , Zurich. 2002–2006 studied fine arts at the University of Art and Design, Zurich. 2005–2006 study exchange at the University of the Arts (UdK), Berlin , in the class of Christiane Möbus . 2010 Master of Arts in Art in Public Spheres at the University of Lucerne . 2012 Master of Fine Arts, FHNW at the University of Art and Design in Basel . While still studying, Gianin Conrad received sponsorship awards - for example from the city of Chur and the canton of Graubünden, as well as several grants. From 2009 he has been awarded studio scholarships on a regular basis, including by the cantons of St. Gallen and Graubünden . Since 2006 exhibitions at home and abroad. Solo exhibitions in the Kunsthalle Winterthur , the Kunsthalle Wil , the Kunstraum LLLLLL, Vienna , and the Engländerbau Vaduz .

Gianin Conrad works in various media. His work includes sculpture, sculpture, installation and performance. The trained stone sculptor repeatedly deals with fundamental topics of his discipline: space, form and its negative, the hollow form, whereby the question of the possibilities of today's sculpture is always at the center. The history of sculpture and the confrontation with the human form that goes with it are important points of reference. An example is the work Liegende from 2015, which consists of a structure of pink-painted branches that have been jumbled together. Another central aspect of Gianin Conrad's artistic work is the preoccupation with the material: In addition to design characteristics, he is particularly interested in the philosophical aspect of the relationship between material and artistic value and their social evaluation. Again and again he uses found materials, which he presents in a different context: Examples are the reliefs made from different colored, different sized pieces of folding rule, which pay homage to antiquity and the origin of Western culture ( Götterdämmerung , 2013) or the work AusSicht von 2014 with the colorful, live electric fence tapes, which are bundled up on an alpine hotel terrace. The viewer's perception alternates between a blissful panorama and the recognition that all impressions are just electrical impulses in our brain.

Gianin Conrad expands his repertoire of forms with the work installation Urklumpen , which was on view at the Kunsthalle Winterthur in 2015. By asking the audience to regularly moisten the huge lump of clay, he involved the visitors in the work process. Interactive elements also characterize the installation playing the game 2018 in the Kunsthalle Wil. Visitors are greeted by a surreal setting: a living room situation, defined by a carpet pouring over the wall and floor, and 'furnished' with supposed seating, consisting of fired and painted clay in the form of oversized icons that are familiar from the graphic user interface on the computer , for example a cursor, a recycle bin, an on-off switch or the folder symbol. Those present are invited to play badminton with rackets and banknotes on the net hanging across the room. Gianin Conrad manages with ease in such productions to address current societal and socio-political issues such as financial juggling in business and sport.

In addition to contemporary historical references, there are also various references to the history of ideas in his work. For example, Plato's allegory of the cave was formative for him. Conrad, however, is not interested in a concrete illustration of this metaphor about a lack of knowledge and the advantages of education - rather, Plato's basic theoretical idea stands for the different perceptions of reality and thinking about where we are within these levels of being.

Claudia Reeb, 2019, SIKART

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2018: Kunstraum LLLLLL, Vienna
  • 2018: Lokal 14, Kunstraum Zürich, Lokal14.ch
  • 2018: “Platforms”, art fair Athens , with office building in Zurich
  • 2018: “playing the game”, Kunsthalle Wil
  • 2017: “Seh Konstrukt”, Sam Scherrer Gallery, Zurich
  • 2016: «the solo project», contemporary art fair Basel,
  • 2015: “Art 15”, Zurich, funding stand
  • 2015: “Usum”, Kunsthalle Winterthur
  • 2015: «backstage», Galerie Sam Scherrer, Zurich
  • 2014: Stalla Madulain, Engadin
  • 2014: GalerieZ / Kunsthandel Vonlanthen, Chur
  • 2013: Lokal-int, Room for Contemporary Art, Biel
  • 2012: «TaxiTaxi» 14h performance during the long Saturday, Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • 2018: "the language of man" Knoerle & Baettig contemporary fine art Winterthur , www.knoerle-baettig.com.
  • 2017: «Overview» December exhibition Kunstmuseum Winterthur
  • 2017: "Polygon" Galerie Löwen, Chur
  • 2016: "Archive 80 Years of Bündner Kunst", Bündner Kunstmuseum, Chur
  • 2016: “Grosse Regionale”, KunstZeugHaus, Rapperswil-Jona
  • 2016: "Big myths-small myths", Oxyd Kunsträume, Winterthur
  • 2015: “Double pass” Gallery Luciano Fasciati, Chur
  • 2015: “Vatican, dance and old wallpaper”, Neuwiesenhof, Winterthur
  • 2014: “Now Art N ° 4”, Swiss Sculpture Exhibition, Marzili Bern
  • 2012: “Catch of the Year 2012”, Zurich office building
  • 2012: “Art sees architecture”, Galerie Trudelhaus Baden
  • 2012: “Trans Form”, Kunsthalle Basel

Publications

  • 2018: Exhibition brochure “Playing the Game” exhibition, Kunsthalle Wil. Text: Claudia Reeb.
  • 2017: The visual construct, a look from the sculptor. Verlag Scherrer Communication, ISBN 978-3-033-06211-5 .
  • 2016: KUNST Graubünden and Lichtenstein. Edition 8, Printmedia Company Chur Verlag, ISBN 978-3-9523366-7-0 .
  • 2015: Exhibition brochure exhibition «backstage».
  • 2014: The plastic moment. Catalog Edition Z, Chur.
  • 2013: rooms for beginners. Bündner Jahrbuch - Scala, Tardis Verlag, Chur.

Projects

  • 2017: «Salon Bruch Stein» Experimental cultural space at the interface of art, music and theater, www.facebook.com/salonbruchstein
  • 2016: “100 Years of the Winterthur Artist Group” Sulserhalle 1020 in Winterthur, curation and setup
  • 2014: “From the Off” off-space project in Winterthur
  • 2014: «Emergency solution» Stadttheater Chur , equipment / stage design
  • 2012: "Fernwärme" guerilla of space, www.fernwaermen.ch
  • 2011: "Betreibungsamt" exhibition project in the shop windows of the Betreibungsamt Dübendorf
  • 2006: «Salon & Vitrine» exhibition project in Chur
  • 2003: «KEB» art on the old ice rink in Chur

Art and construction

  • 2018: «guarda» 1st place in the competition at the Engadinstrasse roundabout, Guarda junction
  • 2017: "Klosters Schoolhouse" Art in Building Competition of the municipality of Klosters-Serneus , final round
  • 2016: "Art in B12" JCI Graubünden, competition in the field of interior design. "Spy" project realized
  • 2016: “Bodmer Haus” competition by invitation, Building Department Canton Zurich , no realization
  • 2016: “Vogelsang development” competition by invitation, non-profit housing cooperative GWG Winterthur, the implementation of a project was postponed
  • 2014: Via Maistra Madulain , proposal for an artistic fence object in public space, Madulain municipality, canceled due to insufficient funding
  • 2014: “Border crossing” The discovery of the urban space, Kreuzlingen , award but no implementation

Prices (selection)

  • 2014: Work contribution from the Canton of Graubünden
  • 2011: Work contribution from the Canton of Graubünden
  • 2009: Premi Cultural
  • 2009: Horst Rahe Foundation
  • 2009: Sponsorship award from the Canton of Graubünden
  • 2006: Prize of the City of Chur

Residencies

  • 2018: Studio grant in Vienna, Canton of Graubünden
  • 2016: «Kunstluft» Artists-in-Residence Program, www.kunstluft.ch
  • 2015: Studio grant SKK Genoa from the city of Winterthur
  • 2015: Atelier grant AIR, Thalwil
  • 2013: Atelier grant akku Uster
  • 2010: Studio grant from the city of Dübendorf
  • 2010: Studio grant in Berlin , Canton of Graubünden
  • 2009: Studio grant at Werdenberg Castle , Office for Culture, Canton St.Gallen

Purchases in collections

  • 2017: Graubündner Kantonalbank
  • 2015: Canton of Zurich
  • 2014: City of Winterthur
  • 2013: Collection of the Bündner Baumeisterverband
  • 2011: City of Chur, Office for Culture
  • 2009: Horst Rahe Collection, Hotel Paradies Ftan

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Conrad, Gianin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1st February 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Chur