agora - a linguistic travelogue from the hellenic to the cycladic and beyond

AgoraA linguistic travelogue from the Hellenic

to the Cycladic and beyond

Operngasse 4, 1010 Wien, 20 March 2014; 18:00-22:00

AgoraA linguistic travelogue from the Hellenic

to the Cycladic and beyond

Operngasse 4, 1010 WienThursday, 20 March 2014; 18:00-22:00

Minda AndrnKasper Mller Christiansen

Benjamin GrodinEiko GrschlAnna Holtz

Mads E HvidtfeldtTanja Nis-Hansen

Niels PallesenDavid Peschka

Edin Zenun

Curated by Niels Pallesen and Mads E Hvidtfeldt

Presented by Ken Mapayo

Project FOUR

[email protected]

Minda Andrn, oil on canvas, 2013

Minda Andrn (b. 1990 Sweden)[email protected]

Currently enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, ViennaLives and works in Vienna since 2012

Education2012-20XX Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Professor Daniel Richter, Wien2010-2012 Pernbys Mlarskola, Painting, Stockholm

Exhibitions2014 First Emerald, Then Sapphire, Then Black, Group Exhibition, Wien2014 Rundgang at Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Wien

2013 Andrn at HHDM, group exhibition at Haus Hinter Des Meeres, Wien2013 Group Exhibition, at Friday Exit, Wien2013 Rundgang at Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Wien

2011-2012 Spring exhibition at Pernbys Mlarskola, Stockholm

Seeing art as a documentation of the rise and fall of glorified things, I use video, painting and sculpture as an attempt

to go through my own imagery archive and work with the objects, characters and situations that need to be revised in

here. Some things that need to go through this art machinery is in the case of my artistic practice among others;

father figures, weightlessness, cocktail fountains, bowling centers, gardens, and ashtrays in clay.

All these things are deceptive little bastards that make me think of relief and a world that I understand. I tend to stay

working with these subjects so that I can keep on believing.

Tanja Nis-Hansen, glazed ceramic, 2014

Tanja Nis-Hansen (b. 1988, Denmark)[email protected]

tanjanis.blogspot.co.at

Currently enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

Lives and works in Vienna since 2011

Education

2011-2014 Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Professor Constanze Ruhm, Wien

2014-20XX Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Professor Silke Otto-Knapp / Henning Bohl Figurative Painting

2011 Vera, School of Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

In the class of Sonja Lillebk Rasmussen and Pernille With Madsen

2009-2010 BKV, Working in studio in collaboration with Emilie Hansen, Valby, Denmark

2008-2009 Spektrum, School of art, Copenhagen, Denmark

In the class of Ingela Skytte and Thomas Skytte

Exhibitions

2014 Leiblichkeit und Sexualitt Votivkirche, Vienna,

a group exhibition curated and organised by David Rastas

2014 Agora - a travelogue from the Hellenic to the Cycladic and beyond Operngasse, Vienna,

a group exhibition curated by Mads E Hvidtfeldt and Niels Pallesen

presented by Ken Mapayo Project 4

2014 First emerald, then sapphire then black Semper Depot, Vienna,

a group exhibition on painting curated by Christian Weidner and Edin Zenun

2014 Rundgang, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria

2013 Der Imperativ der Inszenierung screening in the cinema of MUMOK - Museum of Modern Art Vienna

2013 Chibolt? Schibole... Gibol! a group exhibition at Morisson Club, Vienna, Austria

2013 Preserve and Serve, a group exhibition at Friday Exit, Vienna, Austria, curated by myself,

with Christiana Perschon, Elisabeth Kihlstrm, Mads Egeberg Hvidtfeldt and myself.


2012 IN DER KUBATUR DES KABINETTS, group exhibition at Fluc, Vienna, Austria. Participating

with the artist collective Services for the ignorant

2012 Galore, Underground art festival, Valby, Denmark. Participating with the artist collective Blind Vinkel


2011 Year Exhibition, Vera, CPH, Denmark

2010 Galore, Underground art festival, Valby, Denmark

2009 View 09, Year Exhibition, Spektrum, CPH, Denmark

You can observe a lot by just watching (Lawrence Peter Yogi Berra)

David Peschka, epoxy resin fiber glass enamel, 2014

David Peschka (b. 1989, Linz)[email protected]


lives and works in Vienna

Education

2009-20XX Akademie der Bildenden Knste Wien

(Prof. Gunter Damisch, Daniel Richter)

Universitt fr Angewandte Kunst Wien

(Prof. Johanna Kandl, Thomas Zipp)

2009 Sommer-Akademie-Salzburg

(Prof. Katrin Plavcak)

Exhibitions

2014 Agora project 4, Wien

2014 K&K pushing B&W Oben Unlimited, Wien

2013 Traces are just Empty Categories, Friday Exit, Wien

2013 Bad Chemistry, BOKU, Wien

2013 EG-Nord_eine Malereiausstellung, Sempterdepot , Wien

2013 Angewandte-Essence, Knstlerhaus, Wien

2013 Parallel Vienna, altes Telegrafenamt Brsenplatz, Wien

2013 Parallel Vienna, Mauve-vienna, altes Telegrafenamt Brsenplatz, Wien

2013 Diotima Bar ReMap, Athen

2012 BUCHTAUFSICHTSKRPER KRIMINALITTSAUFSICHTSGESICHT

LOcean Licker/PRO CHOICE, Wien

2012 Adidas House Party, Wien

2012 Before the Movies, paintings were like the movies, mo., Wien

2012 Vanity Fair, Ve.Sch, Wien

Publications

2011 Panel Magazine, Wien

2013 Ve.Schheft, Wien

I work with both sculpture and painting, and it is along the border between these two media where I find my pictorial

inspiration. The content of my works is often a spin around of our cultural symbols and I experience that the result is

often associative to both realistic and abstract pictures. I practice this in allmost all my linguistic expressions, even in

my curatorial works..

Mads E Hvidtfeldt, oil on canvas, 2013

Mads E Hvidtfeldt (b. 1989 Denmark)[email protected]

http://madsehvidtfeldt.net/



Education

2010-2011 School of Fine Arts Spektrum

2011-20XX Akademie der Bildenden Kunste Wien, Professor Julian Gthe.

2012-2013 Member of the Exhibitionspace Friday Exit

Exhibitions

2014 Leiblichkeit und Sexualitt Votivkirche, Vienna,

a group exhibition curated and organised by David Rastas

2014 Agora - a travelogue from the hellenic to the cycladic and beyond Operngasse, Vienna,

group exhibition curated by Mads E Hvidtfeldt and Niels Pallesen, presented by Ken Mapayo Pro-

ject 4

2013 Ready for the Beach, group show in class, Julian Gthe

2013 BOX Gallery Curated by Kristian Narvesen Nammack, Museumquartier, Vienna.

2013 Sweet Kko Bottm Nut, Group exhibition.Curated by Edin Zenun, Caf Lassa

2013 Bad Chemistry Curated by Feidhlim McConigly, BOKU.

2013 In Defense of the Poor image, Curated by Christian Weidner, [hu: fk off] space #16

Artists: Johanna Folkmann, Max Freund, Eiko Grschl, David Gruber,

Doris Theres Hofer, Lukas Janitsch, Sophia Mairer,

2013 Preserve and serve, Curated by Tanja Nis-Hansen w. Christiana Perschon, Elisabeth Kihlstrm,

Friday exit

2012 Interference, curated by Feidhlim McConigly

2012 Y w. Ida Westh-Hansen, Kiosk Kurzbaugasse

2012 Massemensch, Theater/exhibition by Andrea Imler.

2012 Rauchgefekte, Art Competition, Akademie der bildenden kunste Wien, Aula.

2011-2013 Rundgang, Akademie der bildende kunst, Wien

2010-2011 Yearshow, Spektrum, Copenhagen

Curated Exhibitions

2014 Agora - a travelogue from the hellenistic to the cyclanic and beyond w. Niels Pallesen.

Presented by Ken Mapayo, Project 4

2013 KATHARINA SWOBODA THEA MOELLER, Friday exit Curated w. Daniela Grabosch

Artists: Katharina Swoboda and Thea Moeller.

2013 POSTORIGINAL, Friday exit, Curated w. Olivia Jaques.

Artists: Anna Rettl, Birke Gorm, Doris Theres Hofer, Johanna Folkmann

Maria Porsch, Max Freund, Sophia Mairer and Titania Seidl.

2013 In Defense of the poor image curated w. Olivia Jaques, Friday Exit

2013 Saigon moment, Curated w. Anna Retl, Friday exit

I worked for almost four years in two tradional fields of painting (landscape and floral still life). I wanted to express my

love and admiration for these underrated genres, but without the heaviness of their historical meanings; just the colour,

form and line.

Edin Zenun, oil on canvas, 2012

Edin zenun (b. 1987, skopje/sfrj)[email protected]

Currently student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

Lives and works in Vienna

Education

2010-20XX Akademie der Bildenden Knste Wien. Professor Erwin Bohatsch and Daniel Richter

Exhibitions

2014 agora - a travelogue from the hellenic to the cycladic and beyond Operngasse, Vienna,

a group exhibition curated by Mads E Hvidtfeldt and Niels Pallesen,


2014 karst, vesh

2014 first emerald then saphire then black, atelierhaus der akademie der bildenden knste

2014 goofy, weies haus

2013 hotbed, kunstquartier bethanien berlin 2014

2013 in defense of the bad picture, hufak universitt fr angewandte kunst wien

2013 artstreamshop, moscow artfair

2013 cest la vie, yekaterinburg

2013 rrr curated by hans knoll, atelier suterana cest la vie, atelier suterana

2013 sweet kko bottm nut, cafe lassa

2013 fetal heart costudy, friday exit

2013 crystal business, friday exit

2013 2000, celeste

2013 neue arbeiten, atelier suterana

2012 eg nord, atelierhaus der akademie der bildenden knste 2013

2012 i dont like kids with funny accents, subterrarium 1505, reality raum residenz

2012 chapin, der steinbock und die blaue note, atelier carlos perez

2012 hawarie, schloss kuenburg

2012 are you a legitimate artist, friday exit

2012 du kannst den knopf drcken so oft du willst, universitt fr angewandte kunst wien jrgen zelt,

friday exit

2012 milchbartcombat, bildhauerateliers der akademie der bildenden knste

2011 preisverleihung der Lenzing AG, akademie der bildenden knste metamart, knstlerhaus wien

2011 salonaustellung, aliiertenstrae 16

2011 turn on or turn off, atelier lisa ruyter

2011 young painting, galerie ausstellungsstrae

2011 opfer fr jade, vesch

2011 unterm strich,vesch

2011 Incantos, vesch

2010 .. und die reise geht weiter, gallerie am schillerplatz einladung fr dich, grundsteingasse 7

Once upon a time a head on a block was golden

Niels Pallesen, mixed media, 2014

Niels Pallesen (1990, Skive, Denmark)


Lives and works in vienna

Education

2012-20XX Akademie der Bildende Knste Wien, Professor Erwin Bohatsch

2011 r Kunsthjskole, r, Denmark

Exhibitions

2014 Agora - a travelogue from the hellenic to the cycladic and beyond Operngasse, Vienna,

a group exhibition curated by Mads E Hvidtfeldt and Niels Pallesen,


2013 Gonzagagasse. Group exhibition curated by Ken Mapayo, Wien, Austria

2013 BOX gallery Curated by Kristian Narvesen Nammack, Museumquartier, Vienna, Austria

2013 Project 4, Paradise of What am I doing here? - group exhibition curated by Ken Mapayo,

Wien, Austria

2013 Exhibition at Friday Exit, VIenna, Austria

2012 r sculpture festival, r, Denmark

2013-2014 Rundgang, Akademie der Bildenden Knste, Wien

As an expressionistic painter the flow and the un/conscious energy work as the foundation. My works are based on the

process of making and destroying and never trusting the idea of a painting. The Painting is never the result. It is in

the process of the making. I paint, I draw.

Kasper Mller Christiansen, oil on canvas, 2013

Kasper Mller Christiansen (b. 1989, Denmark)[email protected]



Education:

2011-2012 r kunsthjskole r, Denmark

2012-20XX Akademie der Bildende Knste, Vienna, Professor Erwin Bohatsch

Exhibitions:

2014 First Emerald Then Saphire Then Black.

Group exhibition curated by Christian Weidner and Edin Zenun, Vienna, Austria

2014 Rundgang, Akademie der Bildende Knste, Vienna, Austria

2013 Gonzagagasse. Group exhibition curated by Ken Mapayo, Vienna, Austria

2013 Rundgang, Akademie der Bildende Knste, VIenna, Austria

2012 Sby sculpture festival.

Group exhibition curated by r kunsthjskole and assisting Artists. r, Denmark

You could consider her work, as a playful humor, about post minimalistic aesthetics, which thematizes pop-cultural in-

tellectual games. The sculptures, as well as the fragile objects, always consider the leftovers of morbid existence. The

drama of lost cultural background seems like a behavior in contemporary art scenes. Shes addressing the gap

between social construction and postfordistic irony. (Sren Hiob)

Anna Holtz, metal and paper mach, 2014

Anna Holtz (b.1982, Stuttgart, Germany)[email protected]

http://pcncbaypcncbay.tumblr.com

Currently student at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna


Education

2010-2012 Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart, Germany

2012-20XX Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Professor Heimo Zobernig

Exhibitions

2014 Art & Shadow, Czech Center/NOD Gallery, Prague, Czech

2013 Peer, Vienna

2012 Plant Life Zen Sound, Struktur & Organismus, HHDM, Vienna

Most of the time I am sitting somewhere, like at the coffeehouse Sultans, drinking something

and thinking about what I want to paint next. And then the second most of the time I am painting.

Eiko Grschl, oil on canvas, 2014

Eiko Grschl (b.1992 Graz)[email protected]


Lives and works in Vienna

Education

2011-20XX Academy of Fine Arts, vienna, Professor Erwin Bohatsch

Exhibions

2014 Eg Nord (Wien AUT), First Emerald, then Sapphire, then Black

2013 Galerie 3 (Klagenfurt AUT) / Kunst zum Schenken...

2013 Galerie Gaudens Pedit (Lienz AUT) / Gute Aussichten

2013 Atelier Suterena (Wien AUT) / Cest la vie...

2013 Hotel Obir (Eisenkappel AUT) / Reception

2013 Universitt fr Angewandte Kunst (Wien AUT) / In defense of the poor Image

2013 Atelier Suterena (Wien AUT) / Neue Arbeiten

2012 Eg Nord (Wien AUT) / Eine Malereiausstellung

2009 Forum Stadtpark (Graz AUT) / Ink on your floor

I open my box in ignorance

Benjamin Grodin, mixed media, 2014

Benjamin Grodin (b. 1991 Denmark)[email protected]

Benjamingrodin.blogspot.com



Education

2012-20XX Akademie der bildenden Knste, Vienna, Professor Heimo Zobernig

2011 Open art university, (kunsthjskolen Holbk), Holbk, Denmark

2010 Musik + Music School, Copenhagen, Denmark

2009 K.U.B.A., Productionschool, Photography, Copenhagen, Denmark

Exhibitions

2013 KE 13, Den frie efterrsudstilling, Copenhagen, Denmark

2013 Galleriga, Philip Nussbaum & Emil Madsen, Copenhagen, Denmark

2013 Exhibition initiated by Ken Mapayo, Vienna, Austria

2012 KE 12, Den frie efterrsudstilling, Copenhagen, Denmark

2012 KE 12 Prize, Den frie efterrsudstilling, Copenhagen, Denmark

2012 Rundgang, Akademie der Bildende Kunst, Vienna, Austria

2011 Window 107, Copenhagen, Denmark

2011 Final exhibition, Holbk, Denmark

Collection:

2013 Misunderstandig #1, Asbk collection, CCA Andratx, Spain

Picture: Niels Pallesen and Mads E Hvidtfeldt / Catalogue: Mads E Hvidtfeldt

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