Jonathan Monk

Jonathan Monk (born in 1969, in Leicester, UK) is an artist living and working in Berlin.

Life and career

Art practice

Monk questions the meaning of art using conceptualism in a way that Ken Johnson in The New York Times called "sweet, wry and poetic".[1]

In an interview with David Shrigley, Monk says: "Is it or is it not or can it or can it not be? This is something that has been dealt with within the art world for some time and I guess the unanswerable question keeps us all going..."[2]

Art works

2010

"Diecimila" - Facsimile produced and published by mfc-michèle didier, Brussels

2007

"Deadman", selected for the Renaissance Society's 2007 group show, "Meanwhile, In Baghdad..."[3]

References

  1. Johnson, Ken. "ART IN REVIEW; Jonathan Monk -- 'Free Lane'". New York Times. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  2. David, Shrigley. "Why are we Artists?". Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  3. "Meanwhile, In Baghdad..." at the Renaissance Society

External sources

Lisson Gallery
Dvir Gallery
Frieze Magazine
New York Times Review Casey Kaplan Gallery

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, April 27, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.