[ISEA2015] Artist Statement: Carsten Höller – NEON CIRCLE

Artist Statement n.a.

Aluminium, 186 neon tubes, electro-distributor single-phase transformer, computer, cables. 230 x 460 x 460 cm. 2001, (As shown at Casey Kaplan, NY, 2001). Unique. Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle. Gift of William & Ruth True

  • Carsten Höller (1961, Belgium) applies his training as a scientist in his work as an artist. He has shown internationally for two decades, including major installations at Tate Modern, MASS MoCA, The Double Club, London, Guggenheim Museum, 2009. Solo exhibitions include Fondazione Prada, Milan (2000); ICA Boston (2003); Musée d’Art Contemporain, Marseille (2004); Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria (2008); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2010); Hamburger Bahnhof, Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin (2011), New Museum, NY (2011), TBA 21, Vienna (2014), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2014–15). Venice Biennale (2015), Major Solo Exhibition Hayward Gallery, London (2015). Represented by Gagosian Gallery.

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