Roman Ondak (born August 5, 1966) is a Slovak conceptual artist.

Life and career

Roman Ondak was born in Žilina. He studied at

Academy of Fine Arts and Design The Academy of Fine Arts and Design ( sl, Akademija za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje, also known by the acronym ALUO), is an art academy and institution based in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

( Slovak: ''Vysoká škola výtvarných umení'', abbr. VŠVU) in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approxim ...

from 1988 to 1994. Roman Ondak has been awarded the 2018 winner of the

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Selected works

* Dubbing (2001) * Good Feelings In Good Times (2003) * Spirit and Oportunity (2004) * It Will All Turn Out Right in the End (2005) * More Silent Than Ever (2006) *

Measuring the Universe ''Measuring the Universe'' is a performance art work by Slovak artist Roman Ondak first installed in the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich in 2007. The exhibition stars as a blank white wall and begins to fill when museum guards mark visitors' hei ...

(2007)
Time Capsule (2011)
* Loop (2009) * 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 ''documenta'' is an exhibition of contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. The ''documenta'' was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau (Federal Horticultura ...

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 * 2018: Awarded Lovis Corinth Preis

Bibliography

* OBRIST H.U. - ZABEL, I. - SCHöLLHAMMER G. - FRANGENDERG F. ''Roman Ondák'' : nlässlich der Ausstellung Roman Ondák "Spirit and Opportunity" im Kölnischen Kunstverein, 1.5. - 27.6.2004 Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2005. 222 pages. . * HLAVAJOVÁ M. - ELBMAYR S. Roman Ondák. Köln : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, 2007. 152 pages, . * 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. . * (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. . * MACEL Christine - PETREŠIN- BACHELEZ Nataša. ''Promises of the past : a discontinuous history of art in former eastern Europe''. Zurich : JRP / Ringier, 2010. 254 pages. . * ''Roman Ondak. Based on The True Events'' : ovis-Corinth Preis 2018, anlässlich der Ausstellung 15. 5- 9.9. 2018 Regensburg : Verlag Kunstforum Ostdeutsch Galerie Regensburg, 2018. 48 pp.

References

External links

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