The

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Loren Munk (born 1951) is a painter and a

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. In the early 1980's, Munk began exhibiting Cubist and Neo-Expressionist influenced figurative oil paintings that often featured elaborate mosaic frames. In the early 2000s, a new body of paintings emerged that addressed the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Since 2005, he has also documented the New York art world through his Kalm Report and Rough Cuts

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channels under the pseudonym James Kalm.

Early life and education

Munk grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah and Pocatello, Idaho. After serving in the US Army in Landstuhl, Germany, he moved to New York City, where he attended the

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and where he has since resided.

Art Career

Munk's work debuted in

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in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in

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and the

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, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout

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and

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and the

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. Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Also, he has expanded upon his role in the artistic community, publishing numerous

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s and

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s, curating and promoting several shows, and offering his acknowledged expertise on the

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arts scene.

Vlogging

Munk documents the New York art world in

videos, using the name James Kalm. ''The Kalm Report'' is shot from a first person perspective using a hand held

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. Kalm arrives at an art show by bike — he calls himself "the guy on the bike" — and then walks through the show while providing commentary.Thomas S. Mulligan
''Via YouTube, it's the Kalm Report''
''Los Angeles Times'', April 23, 2008.

References

External links

www.lorenmunk.comwww.artnet.comArt videos
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