Tarik Kiswanson's First German Solo Show at Portikus
From 8 June to 8 September 2024, Portikus in Frankfurt will showcase 'Tarik Kiswanson: A Century,' marking the artist's inaugural solo exhibition in Germany. The display delves into personal and collective narratives, emphasizing themes of war and renewal throughout the past century. Featured works include 'A Century' (2024), which incorporates wooden walking sticks, 'The Rupture' (2024), showcasing a 1924 Onoto pen, and 'The Silence' (2024), which features an inverted UN helmet. Additionally, 'Anamnesis' (2023) symbolizes his childhood residence, while 'Foresight' (2024) juxtaposes the life stories of George Nakashima and Adolf Gustav Schneck. Tarik Kiswanson (b. 1986, Halmstad), a Paris-based artist and winner of the 2023 Prix Marcel Duchamp, is set to exhibit at The Common Guild in Glasgow in October 2024.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Tarik Kiswanson: A Century' runs 8 June to 8 September 2024 at Portikus, Frankfurt.
- It is Kiswanson's first institutional solo exhibition in Germany.
- The show includes sculptures, drawings, film, sound, and poetry.
- Work 'A Century' features four entangled wooden walking sticks from a collection dating 1930s–present.
- 'The Rupture' contains a 1924 golden Onoto pen used by King George V and Winston Churchill.
- 'The Silence' presents a blue UN helmet upside down in resin.
- 'Anamnesis' is a resin block with a metal floor plan of Kiswanson's childhood home in Sweden.
- 'Foresight' pairs a George Nakashima chair with an Adolf Gustav Schneck chair.
- Kiswanson won the Prix Marcel Duchamp in 2023.
- He will have a solo exhibition at The Common Guild, Glasgow in October 2024.
Entities
Artists
- Tarik Kiswanson
- George Nakashima
- Adolf Gustav Schneck
- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
- King George V
- Winston Churchill
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
Institutions
- Portikus
- Oakville Galleries
- Bonniers Konsthall
- Salzburger Kunstverein
- Museo Tamayo
- M HKA-Museum of Contemporary Art
- Hallands Konstmuseum
- Carré d’Art-Musée d’art contemporain
- The Common Guild
- United Nations
Locations
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Halmstad
- Sweden
- Paris
- France
- Jerusalem
- Palestine
- Tripoli
- Tunis
- Amman
- Minidoka War Relocation Center
- Idaho
- United States
- Glasgow
- Scotland