Bio
The works of Manuel Gnam reflect on the current state of images, their production, distribution and presentation. Highly aware of the underlying convergence of social, technological and monetary streams of information and the ambiguous social role of the artist, Gnam occupies himself with visual content in the information age. Referring to digital media, tech-made environments and their embedded terminology, the artist carves out the systems and aesthetics aiming at the individual and their incompatibility with the human mind and body and its desire for artistic renewal.
Besides working solo, Manuel Gnam is part of the artist duo FLAME and the editor, along with his frequent collaborator Taslima Ahmed, of the journal Art Against Art: Art Journal from Within Post-Market Culture.
Exhibitions
2020
Confinement e-flux Architecture and gta exhibitions Zurich, CH
2019
ScreensGalerie Noah Klink Berlin DE
2018
The Ocean After Nature The New School New York, US
The Ocean After Nature The College of Wooster Art Museum Wooster, US
Publishing Against the Grain Center for Contemporary Art Lagos, NI
Scroll Through the Universe (solo)Galerie Noah Klink Berlin DE
2017
The Ocean After Nature Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Boston, US
Unpacking The Marciano Art Foundation Los Angeles, US
Publishing Against the Grain Zeitz MoCAA Cape Town, SA
Extent (solo)Galerie Noah Klink Berlin DE
2016
Art Against Art at Parkett Parkett Zurich, CH
The Grand Dold Projects Art Gala Villa Junghans Villingen, DE
2015
Osiris (solo) Real Fine Arts New York, US
2014
The Hawker Carlos/Ishikawa London, UK
2013
Die Höhle Babylon (solo) Dold Projects St. Georgen, DE
2012
Plankton (solo) dépendance Brussels, BE
Whitney Biennial Whitney Museum New York, US
2011
Against Autonomy (solo) Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart, DE
White Leather (solo) Dold Projects St. Georgen, DE
Pressure and Perverse Flights to Familiarity (solo) La Chaussette Brussels, BE
Grand Opening Mathew Berlin, DE
Shop Window Galeries Lafayette Berlin, DE
Andrei Koschmieder Puts Real Fine Arts New York, US
Celluloid Brushes Etablissement d'en Face Brussels, BE
2010
Brussels Biennial Sotoso Brussels, BE
Novel dépendance Brussels, BE
Room Divider Wilkinson Gallery London, UK
2009
Monsieur la priètre figure: Finalement, je m’en fous (solo) Etablissement d'en face Brussels, BE
Bulletin Blvd. Pro Choice Vienna, AT
Isomopolis Etablissement d'en Face Brussels, BE
2008
Camp David White Hotel Brussels, BE
Ende 2008 Städel Museum Frankfurt am Main, DE
Boxer Literaturhaus Frankfurt am Main, DE
Jana Euler und Andrei Koschmieder pendeln aus Philosophisch-Theologische Hochschule Sankt Georgen Frankfurt am Main, DE
2007
parsVival (solo) Schnittraum // Lutz Becker Cologne, DE
Zebraparty - Apartheid (solo) ECAM - le jardin Gattières, FR
2006
parsVival (solo) Kunsthalle Darmstadt Darmstadt, DE
2005
Formalism Pur (solo) Weser 5 Frankfurt am Main, DE
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Works
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Manuel Gnam Lake Gullible 2020 Acrylic and ink on canvas 113 × 160 cm 44 1/2 × 63 inches
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Manuel Gnam Vagaries of Nature 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Tropic Malady 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Hyper Geography 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Fragmento Materialism 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Sugar-induced Delirium 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Learning from Las Vegas 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Panda Materialism 2020 oil and acrylic on canvas 62 × 120 cm 24 3/8 × 47 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam The Big Feed 2019 oil and acrylic on canvas 90 × 140 cm 35 3/8 × 55 1/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Bisexual 2018 oil and acrylic on canvas 90 × 140 cm 35 3/8 × 55 1/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Synthetic Paradises 2019 oil and acrylic on canvas 70 × 125 cm 27 1/2 × 49 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Banana Surprise 2019 oil and acrylic on canvas 80 × 140 cm 31 1/2 × 55 1/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Rhino Plasma 2018 oil and acrylic on canvas 90 × 140 cm 35 3/8 × 55 1/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Dot Communism 2018 oil and acrylic on canvas 74 × 130 cm 29 1/8 × 51 1/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Triple Action 2018 oil and acrylic on canvas 115 × 115 cm 45 1/4 × 45 1/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Ruthless Business 2018 oil and acrylic on canvas 70 × 180 cm 27 1/2 × 70 7/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam Variations of Animated Extent 2017 latex and acrylic on canvas Edition of 16 30 × 40 cm 11 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Specimen 2017 latex on polystrol vitrine 30 × 105 × 30 cm 11 3/4 × 41 3/8 × 11 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Dormant Potential I 2017 mixed media dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam Dormant Potential II 2017 mixed media dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam Dropsy 2012 latex, inkjet print on wooden panels, resin, seaweed dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam Art Basel Miami Offshore 2014 acrylic on canvas 70 × 190 cm 27 1/2 × 74 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Post Fordism 2014 acrylic on canvas 70 × 190 cm 27 1/2 × 74 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Empire 2014 acrylic on canvas 70 × 190 cm 27 1/2 × 74 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Foie Gras 2014 arcylic on canvas 70 × 190 cm 27 1/2 × 74 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Futures 2014 acrylic on canvas 70 × 190 cm 27 1/2 × 74 3/4 inches
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Manuel Gnam Pressure and Perverse Flights to Familiarity 2011 mixed media dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam The Sea Business 2012 latex, inkjet print on wooden panels, resin, seaweed dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam I went into the net of fishermen. One of them opened my mucoid chest and a small, soggy gray man comes out. Perhaps he will survive’ 2012 latex, inkjet print on wooden panels, resin, seaweed dimensions variable
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Manuel Gnam In Every Hooker A Heartache 2011 mixed media 198 × 76 × 15 cm 78 × 29 7/8 × 5 7/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam BOY 2011 transfer print on canvas 80 × 60 cm 31 1/2 × 23 5/8 inches
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Manuel Gnam BOY 2011 transfer print on canvas 80 × 60 cm 31 1/2 × 23 5/8 inches