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Christian Holstad
Artist's Name: Christian Holstad
Preferred medium: installation
birth year: 1972
Nationality: US
City: New York

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The irony of the emptying of contents in the contemporary consumer and information society is a constant component in the work of the New York artist Christian Holstad (* 1972 in Anaheim, California). Frequently recur in his works of the high quotations, pop and subculture to which he combines, in various contexts are transferred and seemingly absurd. Medial border of expression knows its not. Besides performances, drawings and collages, he, as a trained sculptor and ceramist, installations and sculptures. For the latter, the artist often uses traditional handwork techniques, such as knitting, sewing or crocheting. This compares to its affinity for fetishized, hard materials such as leather, rubber or metal chains and their reference to a subculture of SM - and Gayszene. The complex relationship between haptics, emotional content of the material and the crossing of fixed content are included for Holstad interesting. In his famous collages created by the Americans controversial hybrid images from gay magazines and idyllic landscapes or interiors. (ScheiblerMitte, Berlin)

important exhibitions from Christian Holstad

Exhibition Location City Country Date
Whitney Biennial 2004 Whitney Biennial New York US 10.03.2004
Christian Holstad / Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster Kunsthalle Zürich Zürich CH 12.06.2004
Yokohama 2008 - International Triennale of Contemporary Art Yokohama Triennale Tokio JP 30.09.2008
Christian Holstad: The Terms of Endearment Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA) Miami US 09.09.2006
Stan Douglas / Coming After The Power Plant Toronto CA 10.12.2011
The Power of Paper Saatchi Gallery London GB 01.11.2012
Coming after The Power Plant Toronto CA 10.12.2011
The Air We Breathe San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA San Francisco US 05.11.2011
In the Name of the Artists Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art Oslo NO 27.09.2011
e-flux video rental Portikus Frankfurt DE 04.09.2005

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Galleries representing
Christian Holstad:

Aurel Scheibler, Office
Daniel Reich Gallery
Galleria Massimo De Carlo
Hiromi Yoshii Gallery
Schmidt & Handrup

Collections representing
Christian Holstad

Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art
De la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space
MoMA - Museum of Modern Art
Museum of Contemporary Art - North Miami (MOCA)
Saatchi Gallery
The Museum of Modern Art - Grand Avenue - MOCA