Draft:Mark Kelner
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Comment: The article Mark Kelner (deleted as the result of this AfD, and much longer than this draft in its current state) described its subject as "a private art dealer, writer, and curator who has been actively involved in the sourcing, research, and acquisition of Russian post-War art" and gave mkelner.com as his website. Oddly, mkelner.com redirects to markkelner.com, which is about this Mark Kelner. Hoary (talk) 06:48, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: Please see Draft talk:Mark Kelner. -- Hoary (talk) 06:36, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
Mark Kelner is a Russian-American visual artist and filmmaker.
A graduate of George Mason University,[1] where he studied with novelist Vasily Aksyonov, his work has been featured in The Washington Post,[2] Hyperallergic,[3] Washingtonian,[4] and The Times,[5] among other media outlets.
In 2014, his debut series, “Moscow Made, American Born” explored cultural dualities and the fragmented intersections between ideology and advertising within Communist and free market systems — a bridge between East/West visual expression.[6]
In 2019, his solo exhibition “Solaris: Shelter for the Next Cold War,” garnered critical acclaim and drew more than 13,000 visitors.[7] In 2015, he was a featured guest on PBS’s "Charlie Rose" discussing the intersection of art, culture, politics, and Russia.[8]
In 2021, Kelner had his first solo exhibition in Japan, “Barcodes” at The Container in Tokyo.[9] A 77-page catalog in both English and Japanese was published by the gallery documenting the exhibit and previous work related to objectifying material culture, logos becoming art, and art masquerading as fashion.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ John Kelly (March 23, 2016). "Pulped fiction: D.C. artist transforms 50 copies of 'The Great Gatsby' into artwork".
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/dc-artist-mixes-politics-and-play-in-solaris-shelter-for-the-next-cold-war/2019/06/19/29a325d6-8e0e-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html
- ^ Capps, Kriston (November 2, 2021). "As Galleries Return to Normal, One Group Show Thinks Big". Hyperallergic.
- ^ "A DC Artist Is Tying Balloons to Statues to Support Ukraine". December 13, 2022.
- ^ https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb9885de169e24786d1203f/t/5feba7a16b9ac14508c4718b/1609279395719/How+to+sell+to+oligarchs.pdf
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-the-selling-of-the-cold-war-and-the-red-menace/2017/02/24/2f56bffe-f88f-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html
- ^ "Grab a cup of 'Stalinbucks' | DC art exhibit pokes fun at pop culture using US-Russia relations". wusa9.com. June 9, 2019.
- ^ "Mark Kelner". Charlie Rose.
- ^ "Mark Kelner "Barcodes" （The Container）". Tokyo Art Beat.
- ^ Container, The; Ohayon, Shai (April 6, 2021). Mark Kelner: Barcodes. Independently published. ISBN 9798733847344.