[rohrpost] Ankündigung: Künstlergespräch mit Dirk Fleischmann

[Martyna Starosta]

Interflugs-Academy presents
ARTIST TALK DIRK FLEISCHMANN (Frankfurt/Seoul)
Presentation of new projects
Sunday, 09th August, 19h at the Interflugs-Summeracademy, Rütlistrasse 1-3, Berlin Neukölln
www.interflugs-academy.net

Dirk Fleischmann's art projects relate to economic and ecological issues and take place over many years. His projects have taken the form of a diversified business enterprise: kiosks, trailer rental, chicken egg production, solar energy, a game show, virtual real estate, reforestation and a fashion label. Using business models as strategies to explore ostensibly well-known economic forms, Fleischmann inhabits these forms and participates in the same field as other corporations do. His quasi-entrepreneurial activities are experimental, fully functioning microscopic models which confront commercial mega-structures in a playful but critical way. His strategy is to create and present alternative conditions of service, trade or production as an attempt to regain with provisional means, at least for a short while, societal fields that seem to be completely occupied by conglomerates.

Dirk Fleischmann (*1974), is an artist based in Seoul, Manila and Frankfurt a.M. where he completed his studies at the Stäelschule art academy in 2002 and for 4 years he was the assistant to the director Daniel Birnbaum. In 2006 Fleischmann received a travel grant by the Hessische Kulturstiftung for research projects in Asia. Recently he was artist in residence at SSamzie Space, Seoul and Post-Museum, Singapore. Currently he is preparing for a special project as a virtual residency on ZKM Island in Second Life with the Royal Society Of The Arts / Arts & Ecology, London and the Centre for Art and Media (ZKM), Karlsruhe.
Dirk Fleischmann is teaching as a visiting professor at Hansung University in Seoul.

His work has been shown at Alternative Space Pool, Seoul (2007), Hebbel am Ufer, HAU 1 Berlin (2006), Museum of Modern Art Busan (2005), Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon (2004), Israeli Center of Digital Art Holon (2004), Museum Folkwang Essen (2003), MANIFESTA 4, Frankfurt a.M. (2002)

www.dirkfleischmann.net
www.myfashionindustries.com
www.myforestfarm.com
www.stopshow.net

 Martyna Starosta
Interflugs Lecture Series UdK Berlin
(Artist Talks & Workshops)
www.interflugs-academy.net
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