Thierry Geoffroy
Thierry Geoffroy (* 1961 in Nancy , France ), also known as Colonel , is a Danish-French artist who lives in Copenhagen , Denmark . He is a conceptual artist using a variety of media including video and installation , often in collaboration with other artists and the public.
Format art
Geoffroy describes his work as "format art" because the format of the work of art is the work of art. In 1989 he wrote a manifesto on five types of traveling exhibitions (Manifeste - Les differents Types de moving Exhibitions). He has since worked on several other formats, the best known being Emergency Room, which toured internationally and was shown at the PS 1 Contemporary Art Center in New York City . The formats generally involve a large number of participants and are designed to study social psychology (e.g. conflict, collaboration). His method is inspired by the television program format: art institutions wishing to use an art format must acquire a license and consent to the use of the original title, architectural concept and methods. Extensive documentation is always created with video and photo material as central elements.
Emergency room
Geoffroy developed the concept of the "Emergency Room" to give artists the opportunity to react quickly to current events. The exhibits are changed daily. Events of the 'Emergency Room' took place in Copenhagen, Berlin , New York, Athens , Hanoi , Johannesburg , Naples and Paris (in which over 500 artists took part).
Biennalist
Biennalist is another art format by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel, which simultaneously comments on the active biennial concept and the management of cultural events through works of art. Biennalist takes the subject of biennials and similar events such as documenta , festivals and conferences seriously and questions the established structures of the staged art events in order to contribute to the debate they want to generate. The relevance of the topics at the biennials is often tested on site. Biennalist was activated at the [Istanbul Biennale 2007], the Venice Biennale 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015, the Athens Biennale 2007 and 2011, the Sydney Biennale 2010, the Sarema Biennale 1997, the Rotterdam Biennale 1990, the U-Turn Quadriennale 2008, the Manifesta 8, 2010, and the [Liverpool Biennale] 2010. Biennalist was also activated in an exhibition at the ZKM Museum Karlsruhe and at the Akademie der Kunste Berlin.
Critical Run
Critical Run is an art format like Emergency Room and Biennalist. The participants in the run debate "emergency" issues such as climate change, xenophobia, wars, hypocrisy and apathy. The Critical Run organized by Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel was activated at the invitation of institutions such as Moderna Museet in Stockholm, MoMA PS1, [Witte de With Rotterdam], ZKM Karlsruhe , Liverpool Biennale, Sprengel Museum in Hanover and at the Venice Biennale. The format can also be activated spontaneously.
Participants included Swedish art critics, German police officers, American climate activists, Chinese gallery owners, Brazilian students and many others in over 20 countries.
Awareness Muscle
The "Awareness Muscle Training" format aims to train the collective "consciousness muscle". It uses the act of physical training as a metaphor for training awareness and critical thinking. The format uses fitness equipment as stimulation. This format was activated as a presentation in the Blackwood Gallery in Toronto , Canada and will be activated as an installation in September 2020 at the Museum Villa Stuck in Munich, Germany. This installation will contain specially adapted fitness equipment.
Different work
Geoffroy has also made several productions for the Danish state television DR2 . Including the programs "Capitain" (1999), "Immigrants" (2001), "Photographing" (2002) and "Protest-Underwear" (2005). The choice of media is often changing and mostly concerns the contemporary . Newspapers, radio, fashion industry, telephones, internet domains, parties, music festivals, performance, Myspace and Facebook are among the elements of the cross-media practice of artists.
Central to Thierry Geoffroy's philosophy seems to be the concern that contemporary artists have an obligation to deal with current issues ("emergencies"). This is particularly evident in its Emergency Room and Awareness Muscle formats.
In parallel to the artist's conceptual format works of art, he has also dealt with topics such as immigration, multiculturalism, colonialism, tourism, hypocrisy and the role of the artist.
Manifestos
- Manifeste Moving Exhibition, catalog, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark, 1989
- Sport Art Manifestos, catalog, Brandts Klædefabrik, Odense, Denmark, 1991
- Sport Art Manifestos, Bildtidningen (S), 1991
- Color Manifestos, Zoom, (F), March 1991
- Le conclusionisme, L'Alliance (BKK) (1992)
Publications
- 2010, Emergency Room Dictionary, Revolver, ISBN 978-3-86895-093-9 , The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts
- 2002, "Avoir l 'air", Forlaget Nifca, text by Rune Gade and Line Rosenvinge, Helsinki The Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art 2002
- 1997, "Tourists in Thailand", Rhodos Forlag
- 1996, "Strategies d´existence", ISBN 978-87-7245-694-2 , Rhodos Publishing
- 1995, Kulturministeriets Fotografiske Bogpris
Awards
- 2003: "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" (lowest level of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres )
- 2002: 3 years working grant from The National Arts Council
- 1995: Kulturministeriets Fotografiske Bogpris
Solo exhibitions
- 2013–2014: "In advance of the broken arm?" Gallery Marianne Fries, Copenhagen
- 2011: Art Format: Emergency Room Poland, guest: Emergency Artists
- 2011: Art Format: Emergency Room Vietnam, University of fine arts, guest: Emergency Artists
- 2009: "Artistes de Garde", Galerie Poulsen, Copenhagen, guest: the Yes Men and Emergency Artists
- 2009: Art Format: Emergency Room Hanoi, University of fine arts with Emergency Artists
- 2009: PAN / NAPOLI format "Emergency Room Napoli"
- 2008: Art Format Emergency Room / Paris, Taiss Gallery
- 2008: Fotografisk center / Copenhagen "Gymnastic Mediatic"
- 2007: MoMA PS1, New York City "Emergency Room" with emergency artists
- 2007: "Biennalist", Venice Biennale
- 2007: "A Great Painter", Gallery Asbaek, Copenhagen
- 2007: Blackwood Gallery, Toronto, curated by Seamus Kealy
- 2007: Gallery Ileana Tounta, with emergency artist
- 2006: "Emergency Room the Berlin test", Gallerie Olaf Stüber, Berlin, with emergency artists
- 2006: Kunsthallen Nikolaj / Denmark, "Emergency Room" with Frank Franzen and with emergency artists
- 2006: Ovegaden / Institute for contemporary art, "Biocolonialism", with Khaled Ramadan
- 2005: "Isolation", IKM Museum, Oslo, Norway
- 2004: "The curator lifting competition" Nikolaj art center (DK), from the Venice Biennale
- 2004: "A pair of Genes", Stadtische Galerie Ravensburg (DE)
- 2004: "Avoir l'air", Fries Museum, Leeuwarden , NL
- 2004: "And Finally" Deveron Arts, Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
- 2004: "Colonel peintre de la justice", The Showroom FDK / DK
- 2003: Galerie Olaf Stüber, Berlin, June 2003
- 2003: Berlin, House of World Cultures (DE)
- 2003: Helsingør Biblioteker, "The ultra fast exhibition" (DK)
- 2002: Sprengel Museum , Hanover (DE)
- 2001: Artspace Rhizom (DK)
- 2000: Fotografisk Center (DK)
- 2000: Det Nationale Fotomuseum (DK)
- 1999: Nikolaj Udstillingscenter (DK)
- 1999: Frederiksborg Castle (DK)
- 1999: Traneudstilling Gentofte Hovebibliotek (DK)
- 1997: Saaremaa Biennale, "Invasion", Estonia
- 1996: Moderna Museet , Stockholm
- 1996: Galerie Brotfabrik, Berlin
- 1996: Færgen Kronborg (DK)
- 1996: Galleri Billedhuset, (DK)
- 1995: Fotofeis, Scotland
- 1995: Fotografisk Galleri (DK)
- 1994: Galleri Billedhuset (DK)
- 1994: Galerie Pascal Lesnes, Paris
- 1993: Fotografisk Galleri (DK)
- 1993: Kunstakademiets Bibliotek (DK)
- 1990: Galleri Billedhuset (DK)
Web links
- Homepage of the artist: http://www.colonel.dk/
- Emergency Room Homepage: http://www.emergencyrooms.org/
- Format art: http://www.emergencyrooms.org/formats.html
Individual evidence
- ^ Academy of the Arts, Berlin. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Thierry Geoffroy (Colonel) - nbk - Video-Forum. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ^ Geoffroy, Thierry .: Emergency room dictionary . Revolver, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86895-093-9 ( revolver-publishing.com [accessed July 21, 2020]).
- ↑ Emergency Room | MoMA. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ^ Geoffroy, Thierry .: Emergency room dictionary . Revolver, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86895-093-9 .
- ^ Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel - The Global Contemporary. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Thierry Geoffroy / COLONEL: Documenta skepticism. Retrieved on July 22, 2020 (German).
- ↑ globalart: Is the Contemporary Already Too Late? The BIENNALIST in Athens - The Global Contemporary. Retrieved July 22, 2020 (UK English).
- ↑ M-Impresión "Manifesta 8: A UFO in booming. Retrieved on July 22, 2020 (German).
- ^ Academy of the Arts, Berlin. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ^ Danko, Dagmar, editor. Moeschler, Olivier, editor. Schumacher, Florian, editor .: Art and the public . ISBN 978-3-658-01834-4 , pp. 131 ( worldcat.org [accessed July 22, 2020]).
- ↑ clemens_run2011. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
- ↑ Blackwood Gallery | Awareness Muscle: Thierry Geoffroy / le Colonel. Retrieved July 21, 2020 (English).
- ^ Museum Villa Stuck: Thierry Geoffroy. THE AWARENESS MUSCLE TRAINING CENTER. Retrieved July 21, 2020 .
- ^ Beutin & Günther GbR: Sprengel Museum Hannover (Hannover) Exhibition: Thierry Geoffroy / Colonel - media work from the last 10 years. Retrieved July 22, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Geoffroy, Thierry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Colonel (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish-French conceptual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nancy , France |