Artur Klinau
an artist, writer, publisher and a chief editor of the media project “pARTisan”.
Born in Minsk, Belarus in 1965. In 1987 he graduated from the architecture department of the Belarusian Polytechnic Academy. An active member of a non-conformist art movement in Belarusian art in the 80ies. A founder of one of the first informal art groups in Belarus “Association BLO” ( 1987). Participated in about a hundred group exhibitions abroad, as well as had 30 personal ones.
In 2012 he represented Belarus at the 54th International Venice Biennale with the straw project “The Last Supper”.
In 2006 he wrote the book “Sonnenstadt der Traume” (Surhkamp Verlag, Berlin), later translated in Polish, Swedish, Hungarian, and Russian languages. Author of the novels “Śalom. War novel” (publishing house “Lohvinau”, 2011, a short-listed candidate for Giedroyc Award in 2012 / Belarus) and “Śklatara” (publishing house “Lohvinau”, 2013, a laureate of Giedroyc Award in 2014 / Belarus).
Since 2009 Klinau has been working in film industry: an art director of the mystical thriller “Massacre” (Belarusfilm, 2010); a screen writer of the mystical thriller “Nobleman Zawalnia” (2010).
CONTACT: arturklinau@gmail.com
Selected solo exhibitions:
2011 — Miasto Utopii (A Sun City of Dream) / Galeria Otwarta Pracownia, Krakow, Poland
2007 — Alisa in Mad-Tea-Party-Land photo project and The SunCity of Dream photo series / Giedre Bartelt Galerie, Berlin, Germany
2006 — Partisan’s Boutique transportable / Prage, the Czech Republic
2005 — A Sweet Straw Life straw installation / AT Gallery, Poznan, Poland
2003 — A Sweet Straw Life straw installation / RLBQ Gallery, Marseille, France
2001 — Palacci Per Ucelli / Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
2000
— Kulturforum Rheine Forum — Kloster Bentlage / Reine, Germany
— Kunstlerhaus Boswil / Boswil, Switzerland
— AT Gallery / Poznan, Poland
1998 — Die Weilliteraturebar — Columbarium / Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
1996 — The Death of Pioner-2 / Six Line Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
1995 — The Death of Pioner-1 / Six Line Gallery, Minsk, Belarus
1986 — Flat Exhibition / Klinau’s apartments, Minsk, Belarus
Selected group exhibitions and Festivals:
2014
— Avant-gARTe: from a square to an object / Minsk, Belarus
— Performance Art Festival / Bern, Swittzeland
2012
— Open City / Lublin, Poland
2011
— Windows Upon Ocean / State Museum of Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki, Greece
— Belarusian Pavilion at 54 Venice Biennale / Venice, Italia
— Opening the Door? Belarusian Art Today / Zachenta Warshaw National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2010
— Opening the Door? Belarusian Art Today / Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2009
— Belarusian pavilion on Alternative Venice Biennale in Minsk / Minsk, Belarus
2005
— Balota Empire, Centre for Contemporary Art / Kiev, Ukraine
2002
— 8th Baltic Trienale of International Art / Centre for Contemporary Art, Vilnius, Lithuania
2001
— SYBARIS, Baltic Contemporary Art Biennale / National Museum, Szczecin, Poland
2000
— New Art of Belarus, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle / Warsaw, Poland
1999
— After the War / Moderna Museet, Stockholm, Sweden / Museum of Contemporary Art, Ludwig Museum, Budapest, Hungary / Hamburger Banhof Museum, Berlin, Germany
— 6+6 / Kiecie, Poland
— Inter—Viso / Marcel — Macerata, France
— The Expanding Space / Centrum Rzezby Polskiej W Oronsku, Poland
1997-98
— The kingdom of Belarus / Warsaw-Slupsk-Gdansk-Bialystok, Poland
—Texte / Minsk-Rheine-Schpengen-Bekum Germany
— 6+6 / Sczescyn, Poland
— The festival of Belarusian Venguard / Sczescyn, Poland
— In-Formation’98 Fest / Salanyja sklady, Viciebsk, Belarus
— The Alphabets / St-Petersburg, Russia
1996
— BelArt. Zeitgenössische Kunst aus Belarus / Ochtrup, Germany
— The festival of conceptual art and performance / Manezh exhibition space, St-Petersburg, Russia
1995
— White Art Festival / Minsk, Belarus
1993
— Kunstler aus Weisrussland / Bonn, Germany
1992
— Polnisch Artists, Chicago / USA
— Neu Kunst aus Weissrussland / Munchengladbach, Germany
1991
— BelArt / Centre for Contempary Art Ujazdouski Castle, Warsaw, Poland
— We are / Zachenta Warshaw National Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
1990
— Red and White in London / England
— Belart / Darmstadt, Germany
— In memory of Bruno Schultz / St.-Petersburg — Moscow, Russian
— In memory of Van Goge / St.-Petersburg, Russian
1989
— Stalin yesterday, today, tomorrow / Minsk (BY) — St-Petersburg (RU) — Vilnius (LT)
— Panarama / Minsk, Belarus
— Treasure of Belarusian Venguard / Minsk, Belarus
— Red and White / Amsterdam, Holland
— Artists from East Europe / Utrecht, Germany
1987
– Exhibition on Kalektarnaja Street / Minsk, Belarus
Selected bibliography:
2014 — “PARTISANEN.Kultur_Macht_Belarus”, edition.fotoTAPETA, Berlin, Germany
2013 — “Śklatara” (“Шклатара“),Logvinau publishing house, Minsk,Belarus
2012 — “The SunCity of Dreams” (“Малая падарожная кніжка па горадзе СОНца”), AD Marginum publishing house, Moscow, Russian
2012 — “Shalom” (“Шалом”), AD Marginum publishing house, Moscow, Russian
2011 — “Shalom” (“Шалом”), Logvinau publishing house, Minsk, Belarus
2011 — “Minsk, drommar nas solstag”(“Малая падарожная кніжка па горадзе СОНца”), Ersatz, Stockholm, Sweden
2008 — “Przewodnik po Miescie Slonca”(“Малая падарожная кніжка па горадзе СОНца“), wydawnictwo Czarne, Wolowiec, Poland
2008 — “Малая падарожная кніжка па горадзе СОНца”, Logvinau publishing house, Minsk, Belarus
2006 — “Minsk. Sonnenstadt der Traume”(“Малая падарожная кніжка па горадзе СОНца”), Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt, Germany
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