Gregor Eldarb is a Vienna based artist. His work has been exhibited in Europe widely for the last ten years, and his work can be found in many public and private art collections, including Austrian Federal Ministry for Education the Arts and Culture, Department for Cultural Affairs of the City of Vienna, Raiffeisen Bank, Albertina in Vienna, MAXXI in Rome and Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice.
Structural models based on urbanistic ideas, architectures and theories make up an essential part of the work of Eldarb. He develops hypothetical spaces and forms referencing the constructivist models of the early twentieth century’s classical avant-gardes. His work can be thought of as an on-going conversation with the ideas underlying both real and utopian concepts of the cityscape. Through his artworks, he explores his surroundings, ranging from his own apartment to various cities, countries and landscapes, all of which find their respective counterparts in his models. Eldarb aims for a process-oriented analysis of space and form. The specific aesthetics of the technical drawing, the blueprint, playfully suggest the plans’ feasibility.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2018 Some Things Else – Kulturforum Alte Post Neuss, Städtische Galerie, Neuss, Germany
2018 Noon Forever – WIELS Project Space, WIELS | Contemporary art centre, Brussels, Belgium
2017 Composite Studies, Borderline Art Space, Iași, Romania
2017 DIG – Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, Palazzo Lucarini Contemporary, Trevi, Italy
2014 Unknown Guests, Andel’s Presents, Andels Hotel, Lodz, Poland
2014 Good Carlos, Bookshelf project, Vienna, Austria
2013 Eyeless Swans, Ortner 2, Vienna, Austria
2010 Eight or Nine, Galerie Sokolska 26, Ostrava 9, Czech Republic
2009 Abitacolo, Atelier Höherweg 271, Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 Completely Incomplete, Künstlerverein Malkasten (Vitrine), Düsseldorf, Germany
2009 Hot Air Cold Air, Projektraum Sammlung Lenikus, Wien, Austria
2008 Map-Making Exercises, Galerie G 99, Haus of the Arts Brno, Czech Republic
2007 Dark Fond, Galerie Eboran, Salzburg, Austria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Situace Sitotisku, Centrum kultury a vzdělávání, Sokolska 26, Ostrava, Czech Republic
2018 pleats of probability – Gregor Eldarb, Iosif Király – Fabrica de Pensule, Cluj, Romania
2017 Sammelstelle archithes, Nidwaldner Museum, Stans, Switzerland
2017 Inner Picture Appearing and Disappearing Images, Arsenal Gallery, Białystok, Poland
2016 Redite, with Luisa Kasalicky, Markhof 2, Vienna, Austria
2016 Eden&Lernout vs G. Eldarb, D.U.O., Vienna, Austria
2015 Phantom Limbs, with Viktoria Tremmel, Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Vienna, Austria
2015 All Things Considered, with Friederich Biedermann, Deininger Gallery, Vienna, Austria
2014 Lost Candy Days, with Johannes Schweiger, Sigmund, Vienna, Austria
2013 Dis-Play-Prater-Stern – Wie wir leben wollen, Fluc, Vienna, Austria
2013 In der Kabitur des Kabinetts, Der Kunstsalon im Fluc, Vienna, Austria
2013 The Unity of Contradictions, Painting for Example, 311 Artworks, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Die Sammlung #2, 21er Haus in Vienna, Austria
2012 Space Affairs, MUSA Museum auf Abruf, Vienna, Austria
2012 Montag ist erst übermorgen, Academy of fine arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria
2012 Satelliten der Malerei, Atelier Suterana, Vienna, Austria
2011 Record, with Johannes Lurf, LWZprojekte, Vienna, Austria
2011 From Erewhon To Here Knows When, Kunstverein Schattendorf, Austria
2010 100 Years House Of Arts Brno, Galerie G 99, Brno, Czech Republic
2010 In Passing 12, with Luisa Kasalicky, Künstlerhauspassage, Vienna, Austria
2010 Mandragora, Kunstraum am Schauplatz, Vienna, Austria
2009 How To Be A Player, gemeinsam mit Martina Steckholzer, Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria
2008 In Passing 1, as bring collective, Künstlerhauspassage, Vienna, Austria
2008 Singular, Luxe Gallery, New York, USA
2007 NY NY NY, Fluxe Factory, New York, USA
2007 Open Studios, I.S.C.P., New York, USA
2007 tension sex; despair, Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Vienna, Austria
2006 The Austrian Abstracts, Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2006 Architektur Wochen, Atelier Sputnik, Vienna, Austria
2006 Genuine Happiness, Kunstbüro, Vienna, Austria
2005 Post_Modellismus, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, Austria – Bergen Kunsthall, Norway
2005 Re: MODERN, Künstlerhaus Wien, Vienna, Austria
2005 Collectionwise, Galerie 5020, Salzburg, Austria
2005 Untimely Patterns, Medienturm, Graz, Austria
Grants and Awards
2017 WIELS Residency, BMUKK Studio, Brussels, Belgium
2015 Outstanding artist award / Recognition award – Bildende Kunst, Bundeskanzleramt
2009 Atelier Höherweg 271 Düsseldorf, Germany
2007 I.S.C.P. The International Studio & Curatorial Program New York, USA, BMUKK Studio
2004 State Scholarship for Fine Arts, BMUKK, Austria
Selected Collections
Collection of the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education the Arts and Culture, Austria
Collection of the Department for Cultural Affairs of the City of Vienna, Austria
The Graphic Collection of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Austria
Collection Raiffeisen Bank Kitzbühel, Tirol, Austria
Klocker Stiftung, Innsbruck, Austria
Numerous private collections
Commissions
2014 Andel’s Hotel Berlin, Germany
2012 Airport Business Center, St. Petersburg, Russia
2011 Hotel Crown Plaza, St. Petersburg, Russia
2009 Andel’s Hotel Lodz, Poland
Special Book Editions / Art
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria
Albertina, Austria
Museum für angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna, Austria
Museo Nazionale Delle Arti Del XXI Secolo (MAXXI), Rome, Italy
Galleria nazionale d’arte moderna e contemporanea (GNAM), Rome, Italy
Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venezia, Italy
Selected Bibliography Cathalogues and Publications
Sammelstelle archithese –Samuli Blatter, Katalin Deér, Gregor Eldarb, Sophie Nys,
- November 2017 bis 11. Februar 2018, als Nr 12 in der Reihe des Nidwaldner Kunsthefts
Fluc Tanz die Utopie!, Falter Verlag, Vienna, 2014, S. 202, 2014
Space Affairs, MUSA, Vienna, Springer Verlag, Vienna, S. 172, 2012.
Zwischenlandung, Dortmunder Kunstverein, 2011, Kerber Verlag, Germany, S. 29.
Coprime, Galerie Stadtpark, Schlebrügge Verlag, Vienna, 2011, S. 85
Post_podellismus, Models in Art, Krinzinger Projekte, Vienna, 2005, S. 42.
Cross Media, Kunstverein Medienturm, Folio Verlag, Vienna/Bozen, 2000-2005, S. 46-50.