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Marck’s Playground
-Marck 2023 Solo Show
Taipei·DunRen
Marck (Switzerland, b. 1964), a contemporary Swiss artist renowned for Video Sculpture, currently lives and works in Zurich. Marck's unconventional journey led him to enter a prestigious art school at a young age, only to leave due to the inability to tolerate formal education. Subsequently, he engaged in diverse occupations, including auto dismantling, mechanical electrician, rock singer, and tech installation design. Marck's unique life experiences transcend the imagination of conventional academy-trained artists, manifesting in his self-created video sculpture expressions, addressing societal issues through themes of frames, women, viewing, and interaction. in 2019 he was honored with the International Culture Award by Academia Culturale Internazionale Cartagine in Italy. His works have been showcased internationally and collected by significant museums including La Maison Rouge in Paris, St. Petersburg Contemporary Art Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Istanbul Modern, and the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media.
International Culture Award, 2019
Kunstzeug-haus IG Halle Rapperswil
Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe
Ville des Arts Biennale
2019 Bluerider ART Special Exhibition 'Scale the wall'
2016 Solo exhibition ‘Ausbruch’
Marck outdoor art works
Renowned Swiss art historian and critic Dr. Andres Pardey comments on Marck's artistic journey, emphasizing the four key themes: video, design, women, and narrative (interactive process). "Marck's video works often depict women in narrow spaces, sometimes confined or struggling, with thinly clad attire. Interpretations may vary, with some viewing through a lens of objectification, while others analyze the visuals for signs of oppression and constraints. The diverse perspectives, ranging from open acknowledgment to clandestine observation, contribute to a unique interactive interpretation process involving the artist, the artwork, and the audience. Marck's direct engagement with the external challenges and pressures faced by women in his works releases a spectrum of emotions, making his art profoundly meaningful."
Marck|Pandora’s Box|2017 Marck|Turkish Bath|2008
Marck acknowledges influences from the Fluxus movement member Nam June Paik (1962) and the founder of Video Art, Wolf Vostell. He emphasizes that the purpose of video is not to narrate a story but to evoke emotions in the audience. For Marck, technology is a means and a purpose, using designed film scenes to capture video, eliminating the static state of traditional sculpture. With handcrafted tangible sculptures, he appeals globally to audiences of all races, ages, and genders, offering a delightful and imaginative viewing experience through the distinction between the virtual and the real.
Nam June Paik Wolf Vostell
There is nothing unplanned or coincidental in Marck`s video sculptures. He starts out with an idea of the sculpture’s content and then begins the construction. Therefore there is nothing playful about his use of technology, rather the electronics become a means to and end, i.e. the mediator of content.
Marck| Bon appetit|2023|36 x 20 x 7cm|LCD screen, 3D print and paint|Ed. 2 of 10 Marck|Phone connected|2023| 60 x 50 x 20cm|LCD screen, aluminum|Unique Marck|Shame|2023|97.5 x 58 x 14cm|LCD panel, iron and wood| Unique
Marck's works represent a societal microcosm, reflecting the physiological and psychological states of modern individuals across various social strata, navigating familiarity and unfamiliarity, and grappling with identity in time and space. The collision between the subject and the frame unfolds under multiple layers of constraints, illustrating how modern individuals traverse the boundaries of survival and respond to the limitations of existence. Marck throws these questions at the audience through video sculpture, eliciting resonance and imagination. If an artist can create the physiological and psychological states of humanity in various societal contexts, then "Marck's Playground" exhibition and his works serve as a journey for the audience to experience various psychological scenarios.
Marck|Gegenstrom (New Gold)|2023|116 × 75 × 22cm| Mixed media|Ed. 1 of 10 Marck|Clockwork|2023|113 x 62 x 25 cm|LCD panel, iron, paint|Unique
Marck’s Playground-Marck 2023 Solo Show
Press preview
2023.10.26 Thu. 2pm – 4pm
Opening Party
2023.10.28 Sat. 2:30 – 6pm
Exhibition Date: 2023.10.28 – 2024.2.7
Venue:Bluerider ART Taipei·DunRen
Opening: Tue.-Sun., 10am – 7pm
1F, No.10, Ln. 101, Sec. 1, Daan Rd., Taipei
Works
Artist
Marck
(Swiss,b. 1964)
Marck (Switzerland, b. 1964), a contemporary Swiss artist renowned for Video Sculpture, currently lives and works in Zurich. Marck's unconventional journey led him to enter a prestigious art school at a young age, only to leave due to the inability to tolerate formal education. Subsequently, he engaged in diverse occupations, including auto dismantling, mechanical electrician, rock singer, and tech installation design. Marck's unique life experiences transcend the imagination of conventional academy-trained artists, manifesting in his self-created video sculpture expressions, addressing societal issues through themes of frames, women, viewing, and interaction. in 2019 he was honored with the International Culture Award by Academia Culturale Internazionale Cartagine in Italy. His works have been showcased internationally and collected by significant museums including La Maison Rouge in Paris, St. Petersburg Contemporary Art Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Istanbul Modern, and the Karlsruhe Center for Art and Media.
International Culture Award, 2019
Kunstzeug-haus IG Halle Rapperswil
Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe
Ville des Arts Biennale
2019 Bluerider ART Special Exhibition 'Scale the wall'
2016 Solo exhibition ‘Ausbruch’
Marck outdoor art works
Renowned Swiss art historian and critic Dr. Andres Pardey comments on Marck's artistic journey, emphasizing the four key themes: video, design, women, and narrative (interactive process). "Marck's video works often depict women in narrow spaces, sometimes confined or struggling, with thinly clad attire. Interpretations may vary, with some viewing through a lens of objectification, while others analyze the visuals for signs of oppression and constraints. The diverse perspectives, ranging from open acknowledgment to clandestine observation, contribute to a unique interactive interpretation process involving the artist, the artwork, and the audience. Marck's direct engagement with the external challenges and pressures faced by women in his works releases a spectrum of emotions, making his art profoundly meaningful."
Marck|Pandora’s Box|2017 Marck|Turkish Bath|2008
Marck acknowledges influences from the Fluxus movement member Nam June Paik (1962) and the founder of Video Art, Wolf Vostell. He emphasizes that the purpose of video is not to narrate a story but to evoke emotions in the audience. For Marck, technology is a means and a purpose, using designed film scenes to capture video, eliminating the static state of traditional sculpture. With handcrafted tangible sculptures, he appeals globally to audiences of all races, ages, and genders, offering a delightful and imaginative viewing experience through the distinction between the virtual and the real.
Nam June Paik Wolf Vostell
There is nothing unplanned or coincidental in Marck`s video sculptures. He starts out with an idea of the sculpture’s content and then begins the construction. Therefore there is nothing playful about his use of technology, rather the electronics become a means to and end, i.e. the mediator of content.
Marck| Bon appetit|2023|36 x 20 x 7cm|LCD screen, 3D print and paint|Ed. 2 of 10 Marck|Phone connected|2023| 60 x 50 x 20cm|LCD screen, aluminum|Unique Marck|Shame|2023|97.5 x 58 x 14cm|LCD panel, iron and wood| Unique
Marck's works represent a societal microcosm, reflecting the physiological and psychological states of modern individuals across various social strata, navigating familiarity and unfamiliarity, and grappling with identity in time and space. The collision between the subject and the frame unfolds under multiple layers of constraints, illustrating how modern individuals traverse the boundaries of survival and respond to the limitations of existence. Marck throws these questions at the audience through video sculpture, eliciting resonance and imagination. If an artist can create the physiological and psychological states of humanity in various societal contexts, then "Marck's Playground" exhibition and his works serve as a journey for the audience to experience various psychological scenarios.
Marck|Gegenstrom (New Gold)|2023|115 x 74 x 32 cm|LCD panel, wood, paint|Ed.10 Marck|Clockwork|2023|113 x 62 x 25 cm|LCD panel, iron, paint|Unique
Marck
(Swiss, b.1964)
Selected Solo Exhibitions / Projects
2023 Marck’s Playground solo show, Bluerider ART, Taipei, Taiwan
2023 Homeland Universe, Bluerider ART London Mayfair, UK
2023 Galerie von Braunberens, Stuttgart, Germany
2021 PYTHON GALLERY Zurich, CH solo show
2021 MARCK’s Rock Box solo show, Bluerider ART Shanghai, China
2021 Gallery Lichtfeld, Basel, Switzerland
2021 Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden, DE
2021 Museum IGHalle Rapperswiel, Schwitzerland
2021 Gallery Von Braunberens, Stuttgart, DE
2020 Gallery Hotel-Mond 2021 Berlin. DE
2020 Gallery LICHTFELD BS CH
2020 Gallery Luis Maluf ,.São Paulo BR
2020 Kunsthaus Glarus, Güterschuppen GL CH
2020 Ville des Arts Biennale 2020 Waldenburg BL, CH
2019 Luis Maluf Gallery San Paulo,Brazil
2019 Scale the Wall Project, Bluerider ART, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Umweltfotofestival »horizonte zingst« DE
2019 b a s e m e n t Wien AT
2019 Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden DE
2019 Lichtfeld Gallery Basel CH
2019 Heitsch Galerie, München DE
2018 Gilles Clement Gallery, Greenwich CT, USA
2018 Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden DE
2018 Laurent Marthaler, Montreux, CH
2017 ‘The Box’ Bluerider ART, Taipei, Taiwan
2017 Laurent Marthaler, Montreux, Zurich, Switzerland
2016 Galerie _Z, Hard, Austria
2016 Galerie Von Braunberens, Stuttgart, Germany
2016 Heitsch Galerie, Munich, Germany
2015 Gallerie Von Braunberens, Stuttgart, Germany
2015 Annemarie Andersen Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 Anna Zoria Gallery, New York City, US
2015 Triennale der Skulptur – Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
2015 Barbarian gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2014 Lichtfeld gallery Basel New Year Exhibition, Basel, Switzerland
2014 Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2014 Gemeinnützige Stiftung Peter Starke, Berlin, Germany
2014 Woeske Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2014 Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2013 Barbarian art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2013 Künstlerhaus Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Austria
2013 Woeske Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2013 Galerie Rigassi, Bern, Switzerland
2013 Lichtfeld, Basel, Switzerland
2012 Platform 79, Berlin, Germany
2012 Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2012 Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna, Austria
2012 Barbarian art Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland
2011 Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels, Vienna, Austria
2011 Galerie UF6 projects, Berlin, Germany
2011 Galerie von Braunbehrens, Munich, Germany
2010 Michael Schultz, Berlin, Germany
Selected Collections
ZKM Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe, Germany
Grande Finale Museum / France
Krupp / USA
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
ArtCenter Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
KOO HOUSE, Yangpyeong, Korea
Doosan Art Center, Seoul, Korea
ArtCenter Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
Awards
Premio Culturale Internazionale Cartagine 2019 Sezione: Arte e Cultura