Skip Arnold

3 Skips - Skip Arnold
Left Right Center - Skip Arnold
Girls in Bikinies - Skip Arnold
Cleaning in China - Skip Arnold
Paris December. 2004 - Skip Arnold
GARGOYLE, December 5, 1992 - Skip Arnold
Head Shaking #1 - Skip Arnold
Head Shaking #4, Paris February 9 - Skip Arnold
Head Shaking #5, Paris February 9 - Skip Arnold
Head Shaking #7, Paris February 9 - Skip Arnold

Skip ARNOLD, 1957 in New York geboren, erhielt seinen B.F.A. vom State University College in Buffalo, New York, und seinen M.F.A. von der University of California in Los Angeles. Er lebt und arbeitet in Paris.

Skip ARNOLD steht in der Tradition der Body Art und des Aktionismus. In seiner Performancekunst sucht der Künstler Extreme und Intensitäten und testet die Grenzen körperlicher Belastbarkeit aus. ARNOLD isoliert und verfremdet alltägliche und funktionalisierte Bewegungsabläufe und Verhaltensmechanismen. Seine Kunst, die er zumeist mittels Videokamera oder Fotografie dokumentiert, arbeitet trotz ihres zeitlichen Ablaufs stark mit Pointen und verdichtet sich zu einprägsamen Bildern. (zit. n. Angela Stief, 2007)

Wichtige Einzelausstellungen und Performances fanden seit den 1980er Jahren statt im ICA Institute of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Belvedere 21 (Wien), LAMOA (Los Angeles Museum of Art), Kunsthalle Wien, Rencontre Internationale d’Art Performance de Quebec, Spencer Brownstone Gallery (New York), Exit Art (New York), Jack Tilton Gallery (New York), Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach);

Seine Festivals und Screenings, wie im Neuen Kunstverein (Wien), Itd (Los Angeles), Salzburger Kunstverein, The Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles), Los Angeles County Musuem of Art, Performance Festival Bern, Lousiana Musuem of Modern Art (Humlebaek), Kunstmusuem Wolfsburg, Hayward Gallery (London), Dogenhaus Galerie (Leipzig), David Zwirner (New York), Secession (Wien) und The New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York).

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Skip ARNOLD, born in 1957 in New York, received his B.F.A. from the State University College in Buffalo, New York, and his M.F.A. from the University of California in Los Angeles. He lives and works in Paris.

Skip ARNOLD stands in the tradition of Body Art and Actionism. In his performance art, he seeks out extremes and intensities, testing the limits of physical endurance. ARNOLD isolates and distorts everyday, functionalized movements and behavioral patterns. His art—most often documented through video or photography—relies heavily on punchlines and visual compression, creating striking, memorable images despite its temporal nature. (quoted from Angela Stief, 2007)

Important solo exhibitions and performances have taken place since the 1980s at institutions such as the ICA Institute of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Belvedere 21 (Vienna), LAMOA (Los Angeles Museum of Art), Kunsthalle Wien, Rencontre Internationale d’Art Performance de Québec, Spencer Brownstone Gallery (New York), Exit Art (New York), Jack Tilton Gallery (New York), and Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach).

His work has also been featured in festivals and screenings including at Neuer Kunstverein (Vienna), Itd (Los Angeles), Salzburger Kunstverein, The Getty Research Institute (Los Angeles), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Performance Festival Bern, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Humlebæk), Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Hayward Gallery (London), Dogenhaus Galerie (Leipzig), David Zwirner (New York), Secession (Vienna), and The New Museum of Contemporary Art (New York).

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