Lin May

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Lin May (born April 30, 1973 in Würzburg ) is a German - Iraqi sculptor . In a monothematic approach, which includes the preoccupation with sculpture , bricolage , drawing and text, Lin May is dedicated to the historical change in the human-animal relationship.

Life

From 1995 to 2001 Lin May studied with Tony Cragg at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . In 2000 she received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation and in 2011 the Peter Mertes scholarship from the Bonner Kunstverein .

Lin May lives in Berlin and Düsseldorf.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

  • Peter Mertes grant: Kunstverein Bonn, Bonn 2012
  • abc, art berlin contemporary: Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt am Main 2011
  • Liberation Galerie Thomas Flor, Düsseldorf 2010
  • Nelly-Sachs-Park with Jens Ullrich: Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt am Main 2010
  • Arrival of the animals : Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt am Main 2009
  • Rich and poor : Alex Jasch / Lin May in the Volksbühne's glass pavilion on Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, Berlin 2008
  • before Christ : Galerie Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt am Main 2007
  • Sculptagy & Dwoonings : Galerie Thomas Flor, Düsseldorf 2006
  • Nome, Djinn, Mangan with Jens Ullrich: Galerie Flor, Düsseldorf 2005

Group exhibitions and contributions

  • The Worldly House , archive contribution as part of dOCUMENTA (13) in Kassel 2012
  • After work with Matthias Dornfeld, Lutz Braun, HP Zimmer: reception Berlin / Christine Heidemann Galerie 2012
  • Dorothea : Ancient & Modern Gallery, London, GB 2011
  • Impossible Vacation : White Flags Projects, St. Louis, USA 2011
  • MONEY : reception Galerie Berlin 2011
  • Deli Vegan for SCHATTEN UND WESEN Kunstverein Schwerte 0809 at Nachtfoyer / Kunsthalle Düsseldorf 2011
  • Action and action : Galerie HBK Braunschweig / Schnittraum 2010
  • New Roads of Solidarity : International Anti-Repression Congress in Hamburg 2010
  • I animal! (You Mensch) : Perla Mode / Office Building Zuerich 2010
  • Societate su i ma Logika with Jens Ullrich and Jochen Lempert: Kunstverein Schwerte 2008
  • Antispe Congress Hanover : UJZ Korn 2008
  • Please write a damning criticism of my species, we can only survive if we stay a few with Saskia Paul and Alexander Kurz: Center, Berlin 2003
  • Mode against Right with Jens Ullrich and Alex Jasch: exhibition room at Kölnerstraße 334 2001

Projects

Lin May is the founder of the Center exhibition space in Berlin, which was set up in 2003.

Teaching

Lin May held a teaching position for sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 2008 to 2010.

Publications

May published articles in the following publications:

  • Uta Grosenick (ed.): A negro with a gazelle. Revolver, Archive for Current Art, Frankfurt am Main 2004, ISBN 978-3-937577-41-8 .
  • Jens Ulrich, Alex Jasch, Florian Baudrexel (eds.): The seven books of wisdom and beauty. Revolver, Archive for Current Art, Frankfurt am Main 2005, ISBN 978-3-86588-128-1 .
  • Recipes from Iraq. Vegan recipes from Iraq with texts by Abbas Khider, Melanie Bujok and Lin May. Published by Bonner Kunstverein, 2012.

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personal data
SURNAME May, Lin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Iraqi sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH April 30, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Wurzburg