Past Residents
Past Resident2017: Danish Arts Foundation
Christian Falsnaes
Christian Falsnaes creates immersive situations, in which film works, paintings, exhibition spaces and performances are interwoven. He targets the problematics of learned social structures and power dynamics in society. Exhibition visitors become part of Falsnaes’s works as he explores notions of ritual and group mentality, including himself and the role of the artist. He investigates what happens when people – especially those accustomed to the rituals and dynamics of highly codified social fields such as the art world – are directed to give up control.
Christian Falsnaes (born 1980, Copenhagen) studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and is currently based in Berlin. His works have recently been shown at the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich; National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen; the private collection of Juan & Patricia Vergez, Buenos Aires; Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin; Centre Pompidou, Paris; ZKM – Zentrum für Kunst und Medien Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe; and Manifesta 11, Zurich. In 2015, he was nominated for the Preis der Nationalgalerie award in Berlin.
Christian Falsnaes, Elixir, 2011, Performance, installation, and video.
Christian Falsnaes, All Of Us, 2016, Mixed media on canvas, 63 × 47 in. (160.02 × 119.38 cm).
Christian Falsnaes, Justified Beliefs, 2014, 5-channel audio on wireless headphones, two people hired to follow instructions, and visitors.
Christian Falsnaes, Moving Images, 2015, 2-channel video projection, one hired instructor, and visitors.
Christian Falsnaes, Rise, 2014, HD video, color and sound, 15:15 min.
Residents from Denmark
Past Resident2017: Ministry of Culture Czech Republic
Lukáš Machalický
Lukáš Machalický’s exhibited works have a formal and architectural purity that seems to preclude spontaneity or elements of chance. Deviations, volatility, ambiguity and system failure all play a key role in his art.
Lukáš Machalický (born 1984) graduated from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2009. In 2008, he studied at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 2011, he founded Galerie SPZ with Robert Šalanda, with whom he also leads the painting studio at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. Machalický has taken part in residencies in Krakow, 2016; Bratislava, 2014; and Florence 2012. He has had solo shows at several galleries in Prague including Berlínskej Model, 2015; 35 M2, 2014; Die Aktualität des Schönen, 2013; Museo Laboratorio di Arte Contemporanea, Rome, 2011; and MeetFactory, 2009. He has participated in group exhibitions at Vienna Parallel, 2016; The Brno House of Arts, 2016; National Gallery in Prague, 2015; DOX, Prague, 2014; 4+4 Days in Motion, Prague, 2012, 2013; Prague City Gallery, 2007; and Prague Biennale 3, 2007.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Areej Kaoud and Lukáš Machalický
February 28, 2017, 6:30–8pm
Lukáš Machalický, Reception, 2013, Installation, 83 × 59 × 43 in. (210.82 × 149.86 × 109.22 cm).
Lukáš Machalický, Reception, 2013, Installation, Dimensions variable.
Lukáš Machalický, Reception, 2013, Video, 1:58 min.
Lukáš Machalický, Gray Zone, 2010, Installation, 98 × 43 × 28 in. (248.92 × 109.22 × 71.12 cm).
Lukáš Machalický, NB, 2016, Installation, Dimensions variable.
Residents from Czech Republic
Past Resident2017: Jane Farver Memorial Fund
Howie Chen
Howie Chen is a New York–based curator engaged in collaborative art production and research.
Howie Chen has organized exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art (2001-2007) and MoMA PS1. He is the founder of Dispatch, a New York City-based curatorial production office and project space that presents national and international exhibitions, projects and special events. In 2003, he formed New Humans in collaboration with artist Mika Tajima. The platform allows for collaborations between musicians, artists and designers; it was presented at the 2008 Whitney Biennial, the San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art, and South London Gallery. Collaborators include Vito Acconci, Charles Atlas, and Judith Butler, among others. Chen graduated with a BS in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a Helena Rubinstein Curatorial Fellow at the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program.
Howie Chen, Transformers, 2016, E-book.
Howie Chen, New Humans, 2008, Installation and performance.
