Thomas Zipp's Apocalyptic Art Explores Historical Trauma and Installation Expansions
Thomas Zipp, an artist from Berlin, delves into historical awareness through a somber color scheme and themes like atomic blasts, intertwining dark humor with World War II references. His creations often juxtapose original artwork with reproduced visuals, exemplified in Achtung! Vision: England Attacked by the Subreals (2004), where he modifies Max Ernst's portrait with extraterrestrial figures. Notable installations include a 2006 show at Alison Jacques in London featuring a large black balloon and a 2005 exhibition in Madrid showcasing a dark pulpit. During the 2006 Berlin Biennial, he adorned a former Jewish girls' school classroom with bombed interiors. Zipp's work will be displayed at the South London Gallery in November 2007 and is part of the third New Museum Triennial until 24 May 2015. His solo exhibition at Alison Jacques Gallery is open until 21 March 2015.
Key facts
- Thomas Zipp is a Berlin-based artist whose work explores historical trauma through atomic explosions and World War II references.
- In 2004, he created Achtung! Vision: England Attacked by the Subreals, altering Max Ernst's surrealist portrait with alien heads.
- Zipp exhibited at the 2006 Berlin Biennial in a former Jewish girls' school, using trompe l'oeil techniques with bombed interior photocopies.
- His 2006 show at Alison Jacques Gallery in London included a large black balloon suspended from the ceiling.
- A 2005 exhibition in Madrid featured a dark pulpit alongside paintings of explosions and skeletons.
- Zipp is scheduled to show at the South London Gallery in November 2007.
- His work is part of the third New Museum Triennial: Surround Audience, on view until 24 May 2015.
- His solo exhibition Thomas Zipp: The Observer as a System with Feedback runs at Alison Jacques Gallery until 21 March 2015.
Entities
Artists
- Thomas Zipp
- Max Ernst
- Melissa Gronlund
Institutions
- Alison Jacques Gallery
- South London Gallery
- New Museum Triennial
- Berlin Biennial
- ArtReview
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Madrid
- Spain