Mark Formanek
Mark Formanek (* 1967 in Pinneberg near Hamburg ) is a concept artist living in Berlin .
Life
From 1988 to 1995 Formanek studied at the Art Academy in Münster and in 1996 at the Chelsea College of Art and Design in London . From 2002 to 2004 he was visiting lecturer at the Art Academy in Münster.
Works
- Standard Time Rotterdam
24-hour performance in Rotterdam Central (NL)
- Standard time
In the video installation by the Berlin artist, craftsmen nail the time together for 24 hours as a three-meter-high number display from roof battens. You only have one minute to change the updated time.
- date
This action takes place at Michaelisplatz in Münster. Up to the year 2040 a new sign announcing an event will be hung up every 4 years (the event was previously the exchange of this sign for a new sign which again announces a different date).
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2007 Standard Time urban space Berlin
- 2003 Archive of the 100 statements gallery in the Kornhaus, Kirchheim unter Teck
- 1998 hands off! City Gallery Bern, Bern
- 1996 DATE Michaelisplatz, Münster
- 1995 Companion No1 and No2 and other time management models , Akademie der Künste , Berlin
- 1995 From positive devices, life aids, concepts and recipes for every occasion Kunsthaus Essen , Essen
- 1994 Telecommunications Exhibitions ..49-251-29.49.95 (and other phone numbers)
Group exhibitions
- 2015 Kochi-Muziris Biennale , Mumbai
- 2014 500 años de futuro 2nd Bienal de Montevideo, Montevideo
- 2013 Le Bouillants # 5 - Laiterie Les Bouillants Vern-sur-Seiche
- 2012 high tech / low tech - Foremas de Produção Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
- 2011 Art campaign Situatives Brachland Museum , Bochum
- 2010 Repeat All Centro Cultural Chacao, Caracas
- 2009 Maschbake Neulicht am See , Maschsee , Hanover
- 2008 Speed of light The Israeli Center for Digital Art, Holon
- 2007 Feels like temperature ... Kunstverein Langenhagen , Langenhagen
- 2005 Kunstverein Region Heinsberg , anniversary exhibition, 20 × 20
- 2005 Playrooms at the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum , Duisburg
- 2003 With the Senses Sculpture Museum Glaskasten , Marl
- 2002 Kunsthalle Recklinghausen , Recklinghausen
- 2001 Museum Schloss Morsbroich , Leverkusen
- 2001 Sculpture Biennale Münsterland , Münsterland
- 2001 Karl Ernst Osthaus-Museum Hagen , Hagen
- 2001 Transfer of contemporary art from Galicia, Asturias, the Basque Country and North Rhine-Westphalia Zeche Zollverein , Essen
Awards (selection)
- 2001 GWK - Fine Arts Prize
- 1995 Studio Gallery XVIII - Promotion Prize of the Regional Association of Westphalia-Lippe
- 1994 Prize for Fine Arts from the Federal Minister for Education and Science
Web links
Official website based on the modular principle
Individual evidence
- ↑ Performance in 2009, Rotterdam, NL accessed on March 19, 2015
- ↑ 3 min. Excerpt from the 24h film file ( memento of the original from March 6, 2013 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 March 14, 2013
- ↑ quoted from Dorothea Sundergeld: How long is it now? Art magazine from November 20, 2011 ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. accessed on March 14, 2013
- ↑ Come time comes action ( memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Magazine blog from December 27, 2012, accessed on March 14, 2013
- ↑ quoted from Anne Haeming: The creation of the moment Die Zeit online from April 19, 2010, accessed on March 14, 2013
- ↑ quoted from Gerhard H. Kock: Until next time, Westfälische Nachrichten of March 29, 2012, accessed on March 14, 2013
- ↑ artfacts Mark Formanek , accessed March 19, 2015.
- ^ GWK - artist list of fine arts , accessed on March 14, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Formanek, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German concept artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Pinneberg near Hamburg |