Dani Gal is an artist and a filmmaker, born 1975 in Jerusalem, lives and works in Berlin, Germany.
Dani Gal | |
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| Born | 1975 (age 48–49) Jerusalem, Israel |
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Biography edit
He studied at Bezalel Academy for Art and Design in Jerusalem, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste Städelschule in Frankfurt and in Cooper Union in New York. His films and installations have been shown at the 54th Venice Biennale (2011), Istanbul Biennale (2011), New Museum New York (2012), Kunsthalle St. Gallen Switzerland (2013), The Jewish Museum New York (2014), Berlinale Forum Expanded (2014), Kunsthaus Zurich (2015) Kunsthalle Wien (2015), Documenta 14 (2017), Centre Pompidou (2018), Club TransMediale Festival Berlin, Festival Steirischer Herbst, Graz (2020). In 2019 he was artist-in-residence with Blood Mountain Projects and research fellows at the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute.
Selected exhibitions edit
- 2020 – Steirischer Herbst (Paranoia TV) Graz
- 2019 – Weissenhof City, Staatsgallerie Stuttgart
- 2018 – FRONT International, Cleveland, OH, Screening at Centere Pompidou, Paris
- 2017 – Documenta 14
- 2016 – Collection on Display: Momentary Monuments, Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zurich,
- 2015 – Europa, Die Zukunft der Geschichte, Kunsthaus Zürich
- 2014 – The Jewish Museum, New York, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Forum expanded – 66th Berlinale, Berlin
- 2013 – Kunsthalle St. Gallen, Turku Art Museum, FIN, Screening at 2013 – ICA, London
- 2012 – Stowaways Series, New Museum, New York, Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, USA,
- 2011 – ILLUMInazioni, 54. Biennale di Venezia, Untitled, 12. Istanbul Biennial
Publications edit
- Gal, Dani (2009). Chanting Down Babylon (in German). ISBN 978-3-941560-23-9.
- Gal, Dani (2018). Historical Records. Snoeck. ISBN 978-3-86442-214-0.
- Gal, Dani; Ebbensen, Mika Hayashi (2021). An Elaborate Gesture of Pastness. ISBN 978-2-940672-21-9.
- Gal, Dani (3 September 2020). "edcat – i.e. Edition No. 43". edcat – artists’ publication catalogue. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
Awards and residencies edit
- 2020 – Radio Lab CTM
- 2019 – Residency at Blood Mountain Projects Vienna, Fellowship at the Vienna Wiesenthal Institute for Holocaust Studies. Vienna, AT
- 2012 – Hans Purmann Prize
- 2009 – Ars Viva Award
- 2008 – Villa Romana Prize, Florence, IT
External links edit
- Artist website: Dani Gal
- Gallery Kadel-Willborn: Kadel Willborn
- Historical Records: Historical Records – by Dani Gal
- Taking Measures – Usage of formats in film and video art: Taking Measures
- Three Works For Piano: Dani Gal: Three Works for Piano - Announcements - e-flux
- Paranoia T.V: Dani Gal im Gespräch mit David Riff - steirischer herbst
- Blood Mountain Projects: 2019 | Vienna: Dani Gal | Blood Mountain Projects
- Arsenal Berlin: Arsenal – Institut für Film und Videokunst e.V.
- CTM Festival: Vague Dilation
- Staatgalerie Stuttgart: Dani Gal, Michaela Melián, Martin Schmidl, Boris Sieverts: Weissenhof City - Announcements - e-flux
- Schirn Hunsthalle: History as a fetish
- The Wire: Dani Gal - The Wire
- Art Forum: Adam Jasper on Dani Gal
- Vienna Wiesenthal Institute: Dani Gal
- Forward: Nazi Hunter Meets Nazi Architect
- Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen | Dani Gal
- Berlinische Galerie: Review of Dani Gal’s ‘Hegemon’
- Crew United: Dani Gal
- IMDB: - IMDb
- Kunst Forum: Gal, Dani