Simon Denny
Simon Denny (* 1982 in Auckland , New Zealand ) is a New Zealand artist who became known as an installation artist . He is professor for time-related media at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts .
Life
Denny graduated from the University of Auckland's Elam School of Fine Arts in 2005 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree . In 2009 he graduated from the master school at the Frankfurt Städel . Since 2003 his works have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in his home country, in the USA and in Europe.
In 2015, his installation Secret Power was shown at the 56th Venice Biennale in two locations, the Biblioteca Marciana on St. Mark's Square and in the arrival hall of Marco Polo Airport , which deals with the former chief designer David Darchicourt of the US National Security Agency ( NSA).
Prizes and awards
- 2007: Study visit to the Public Art Gallery , Dunedin , New Zealand.
- 2009/2010: Study visit to the Kölnischer Kunstverein , Cologne.
- 2012: Art period of the PIN. Friends of the Pinakothek der Moderne , Munich.
- 2013/2013: ars viva award .
- 2012: with Michael Lett: Bâloise Art Price , Art Basel , Basel.
- 2013: Nomination for the National Gallery Prize for Young Art , Berlin.
Exhibitions
- 2008: with Alexandra Bircken , Ursula Blickle Foundation, Kraichtal .
- 2011: Cruise Line , Neuer Aachener Kunstverein (NAK), Aachen.
- 2012: Full Participation . Aspen Art Museum , Aspen , Colorado, USA.
- 2013: All You Need Is Data - The DLD 2012 Conference Redux , Kunstverein Munich .
- 2013: All You Need Is Data - The DLD 2012 Conference REDUX rerun , Petzel Gallery , Manhattan, New York City, USA.
- 2013: The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom , Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien (mumok), Vienna; then in 2014 in Firstcom , Colchester , England and then in the Adam Art Gallery of the Victoria University of Wellington , New Zealand.
- 2014: Disruptive Berlin , Galerie Buchholz , Berlin.
- 2014: New Management , Neuer Portikus , Frankfurt am Main. Catalog.
- 2015: The Innovator's Dilemma , MoMA PS1 , Queens , New York City, USA.
- 2015: Secret Power , New Zealand Pavilion, Biennale di Venezia, Venice , Italy.
- 2015: Products for Formalized Organizations , Serpentine Gallery , Serpentine Sackler Gallery, London.
- 2018: Games of Decentralized Life , Buchholz Gallery , Cologne.
literature
- Simon Denny. New Management , Mousse Publishing, Milan 2014, ISBN 978-88-6749-071-4 . (English)
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Denny, Simon |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | New Zealand installation artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Auckland , New Zealand |