Roman Ondak

Roman Ondak
Roman Ondak
Born	5 August 1966; Žilina, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia)
Years active	1990-
Known for	Conceptual art
Notable work	Measuring the Universe (2007) Loop (2009) Swap (2011)

Roman Ondak (born August 5, 1966^[1]) is a Slovak conceptual artist.

Life and career

Roman Ondak was born in Žilina. He studied at Academy of Fine Arts and Design^[2] (Slovak: Vysoká škola výtvarných umení, abbr. VŠVU) in Bratislava from 1988 to 1994.

Roman Ondak has been awarded the 2018 winner of the Lovis Corinth Prize.^[3]

Selected works

Dubbing (2001)^[4]
Good Feelings In Good Times (2003)
Spirit and Opportunity (2004)
It Will All Turn Out Right in the End (2005)
More Silent Than Ever (2006)
Measuring the Universe (2007)
Time Capsule (2011)
Loop (2009)^[5]
do not walk outside this area (2012)
Signature (2014)
Planets I - X (2018)
New Observations (1995 / 2018)
Perfect Society (2019)

Exhibitions

Biennale in Venezia (1999, 2003, 2009, 2011)

2006: Tate Modern in London (2006)
2007: Pinakothek der Moderne in München (2007)
2008: Measuring the Universe, DAAD Galerie, Berlin
2009: Measuring the Universe, Museum of Modern Art, New York
2010: Shaking Horizon, Villa Arson, Nice
2010: Before Waiting Becomes Part of Your Life, Salzburg Kunstverein
2010-2011: Measuring the Universe, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
2011: Time Capsule, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford
2011: Measuring the Universe, Tate St Ives
2011: Enter the Orbit. Kunsthaus Zürich
2012: Within Reach of Hand or Eye, K21, Düsseldorf
2012: Do not walk outside this area, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin
2012: Roman Ondak, Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris /ARC, Paris
2012: Within Reach of Hand and Eye. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen K21, Düsseldorf
2012: DOCUMENTA 13
2013: Escena, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid
2013: Some Thing, The Common Guild, Glasgow
2014: Roman Ondak, Kaldor Art Projects, Sydney
2015: Storyboard, Times Museum, Guangzhou
2016: The Source of Art is in the Life of a People, South London Gallery, London
2017: History Repeats Itself, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg
2017: Man Walking Toward a Fata Morgana, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago
2018: Objects in the Mirror, BASE Progetti per l’arte Arte, Florence
2018-2019: #12 Roman Ondak, mezzaterra 11, Belluno
2018: Based on True Events, Lovis-Corinth-Preis, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg
2021: SK Parking, Kunsthalle Bratislava
2022: Roman Ondak – Measuring the Universe, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich

Art in Public Collections

Ludwig Museum Budapest (Hungary), Slovenská národná galéria/ Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava (Slovakia), Kunsthalle Praha (Czech Republic), TATE Gallery London (UK), Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris (France), MUMOK (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien) Vienna (Austria), Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA), Art Collection Telekom Berlin (Germany), Boros Collection Berlin (Germany), Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris (FR)

Awards

2009: Nomination for Hugo Boss Prize
2012: Awarded Best Artist of the Year elected by the Deutsche Bank^[5]
2018: Awarded Lovis Corinth Preis

Bibliography

OBRIST H.U. - ZABEL, I. - SCHöLLHAMMER G. - FRANGENDERG F. Roman Ondák : [anlässlich der Ausstellung Roman Ondák "Spirit and Opportunity" im Kölnischen Kunstverein, 1.5. - 27.6.2004]. Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005. 222 pages. ISBN 978-3-88375-961-6.
HLAVAJOVÁ M. - ELBMAYR S. Roman Ondák. Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2007. 152 pages, ISBN 978-3-86560-332-6.
SCHWENK B. - GRIFFIN J. - ETCHELLS T. - ARRIOLA M. Roman Ondák : measuring the universe. Zürich : JRP Ringier, 2008. 168 nečíslovaných strán. Bawag Foundation Edition ; volume 9Christoph Keller Editions. ISBN 978-3-03764-024-1.
(ed.) BIRNBAUM D. - VOLZ J. La Biennale di Venezia. : 53. Esposizione Internazionale d` Arte : Fare Mondi = 53rd International Art Exhibition : Making Worlds 1st ed. Venezia : Marsilio, 2009. 307 pages.
(ed.) KLUMPP, N.- (ed. HüTTE F. - FILIPOVIC E. - De WECK P. - KITTELMANN U. - RATTEMEYER Ch. Roman Ondák : notebook. Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz Verlag, 2012. 298 strán. Deutsche Bank art works. ISBN 978-3-7757-3343-4.
MACEL Christine - PETREŠIN- BACHELEZ Nataša. Promises of the past : a discontinuous history of art in former eastern Europe. Zurich : JRP / Ringier, 2010. 254 pages. ISBN 978-3-03764-099-9.
Roman Ondak. Based on The True Events : [Lovis-Corinth Preis 2018, anlässlich der Ausstellung 15. 5- 9.9. 2018]. Regensburg : Verlag Kunstforum Ostdeutsch Galerie Regensburg, 2018. 48 pp. ISBN 978-3-96098-367-7^[6]

References

^ Gommel, Stefanie. "In the Space between Art and Life". hatjecantz. Hatje Cantz. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
^ "Roman Ondák | Art Dictionary | Hatje Cantz". www.hatjecantz.de. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^ ""Roman Ondak wins 2018 Lovis Corinth Prize" | ArtReview |". July 26, 2017.
^ "MUDAM: Roman Ondák". archive1018.mudam.lu. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
^ ^a ^b "Deutsche Bank - ArtMag - 67 - feature - Roman Ondak: Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year 2012". db-artmag.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
^ "Roman Ondak. Based on True Events". Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

External links

"Roman Ondák | Swap (2011) | Artsy". www.artsy.net. Retrieved 2015-11-01.^{[dead link‍]}
Kadist: "Roman Ondák". kadist.org. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[1] Gommel, Stefanie. "In the Space between Art and Life". hatjecantz. Hatje Cantz. Retrieved 31 October 2015.

[2] "Roman Ondák | Art Dictionary | Hatje Cantz". www.hatjecantz.de. Retrieved 2015-10-31.

[3] ""Roman Ondak wins 2018 Lovis Corinth Prize" | ArtReview |". July 26, 2017.

[4] "MUDAM: Roman Ondák". archive1018.mudam.lu. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[:0-5] "Deutsche Bank - ArtMag - 67 - feature - Roman Ondak: Deutsche Bank's Artist of the Year 2012". db-artmag.com. Retrieved 2015-11-01.

[6] "Roman Ondak. Based on True Events". Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie. Retrieved 2022-11-09.

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