Martin Kohout
*1984, Prague (Czech Republic)
Based in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main (Germany).
Represented by Exile, Berlin.
bio:
1984 - born in Prague, Czech Republic
1990 - first knock-out tooth (fall from tricycle to the road)
1993 - two times knock-out tooth (fall when walking on a paving, and slip on a wet foliage while pushing a concrete block up to the hill)
1996 - two times knock-out tooth (fall from a bicycle)
1997 - knock-out tooth by a classmate of dyslexia class during prankish attack by a ping-pong bat
2010 - broke tooth while eating candy
studies:
2010 - BA, Film Academy FAMU, Prague
2011 - Absolvent at UdK Berlin, Klasse Gregor Schneider, by Alicja Kwade in 2008
since 2011 - Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main, class of Simon Starling
selected solo exhibitions:
2011
- Glare Inland, Quiet Attachment, Exile, Berlin
2010
- Solo Show, The Future Gallery, Berlin (De)
- FAQ, PMgalerie, Berlin (De)
- Watching Martin Kohout launched as an online solo show at JstChillin.org
2009
- Bezesměrný pohyb (Non-directional Movement), Entrance Gallery, Prague (Cz)
- Musíme víceméně (We Have To More or Less), together with Tomáš Bárta, Galerie Mladých, Brno (Cz)
2008
- Jakmile mě okupuješ, pronikám do tebe (As Soon As You Occupy Me, I Penetrate You), A.M. 180, Prague (Cz)
selected group exhibitions:
2011
- Document Performance, curated by Christian Siekmeier at Exile, Berlin
- Resonance: Looking for Mr. McLuhan, curated by Berta Sichel at Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York (US)
- Virgins' Lives, exhibiting as a guest artist at Michal Pěchouček's solo show at Jiri Svestka Gallery, Berlin (De)
- PWR, curated by Hanna Terese Nilsson and Rasmus Svensson at Future Gallery, Berlin
- Point-of-presence, curated by Mikhel Proulx at Truck, Calgary (Can)
- RAT PISS VIRUS GIVE IT TO ME, curated by Gerardo Contreras at Yautepec Gallery, Mexico City (Mex)
- Life on the Screen, curated by Perry Bard, Joyce Yahouda Gallery, Montréal (Can)
- READ/WRITE, curated by Caitlin Denny & Parker Ito, 319 Scholes, New York (US)
- Als der Nachbar zum telefonieren kam, Galerie Petra Vankova, Berlin (De)
- Post Internet Survival Guide, curated by Katja Novitskova and Mike Ruiz, Gentili Apri, Berlin (De)
2010
- Liminal Work, Galerie Suvi Lehtinen, Berlin (De)
- :-):-):-) Realizing Solutions To The Immaterial, Gelman Gallery at the Chace Center, The Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art in Providence, RI (US)
- Play Biennial, Guggenheim Museum, New York (US)
- Down Stairs, Up Stairs, Gyeonggi Creation Center, Gyeonggi-do (Kor)
- ResoVision, screening at Frieze Art Fair, London (UK)
- Schnell & Schmutzig, The Markhalle, Berlin (De)
- The Bell 2010 Young Artists Biennial; curated by Tomáš Pospiszyl, City Gallery Prague (Cz)
- Lost Horizon; group show curated by Billy Miller, Exile, Berlin (De)
- 14. Marler Video-Kunst-Preis; Skulpturenmuseum Glaskasten, Marl (De)
- 2nd Moscow International Biennale for Young Art; video section curated by Karina Karaeva, Moscow (Ru)
- Bosch Young Talent Show; group show, Den Bosch (Nl)
- Transgression; group show curated by Gabriela Jurkovic; Videotage, Hong Kong (HK)
- Berlin-Athina; group show curated by Katrin Sauerlaender and Theofanis Konstantinou, Caid, Athens (Gr)
- An Immaterial Survey of Our Peers; group show by Brad Troemel and Lauren Christiansen, Sullivan Galleries SAIC, Chicago (US) + online
- You Turn Me On And On And On; curated by Angela Beck, Embassy, Edinburgh (UK)
- Whole Earth Catalogue; curated by Domenico Quaranta, Neoncampobase, Bologna (It)
- Sister Sister City, screening curated by Lindsay Lawson, Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles (US)
- Better Brain: Projected Manifestations of Futurity; curated by Michael Ruiz, The Future Gallery, Berlin (De)
- Freischuss; curated by Gregor Quack, Kleine Humboldt Galerie, Berlin (De)
2009
- Herring under a fur coat, curated by Carson Chan with works by Caitlin Berrigan, Michael Höpfner, Martin Kohout; Program, Berlin (De)
- Projectables, 7a Bienal do Mercosul; Porto Alegre (Br)
- mybiennialisbetterthanyours.com, curated by Tolga Taluy; Biennale de Lyon, Lyon (Fr)
- Objekt animace. Třetí smysl (Object Animation. Third Sense), curated by F. Cenek, J. Havlíček, M. Mazanec, V. Mílek; Krajská galerie výtvarného umění ve Zlíně, Zlín (Cz)
- GEIST #II; Berlin (De)
- Screengrab; James Cook University, Townsville (Au)
awards, residencies:
2011
- Residency at Nordic Artists' Centre, Dale i Sunnfjord, Norway. Part of Paths Crossing project.
2010
- Scholarship at KHM Köln and finalist for 14. Marler Video-Kunst-Preis, Marl (De).
2008
- Other Visions award for Moonwalk video at PAF 2008, Olomouc, Czech Republic
2006
- Lab.Award for Ombea project at Lab30 festival in Augsburg (De)
selected press and publications:
2011 - The Prosumer Version, essay by Jakob Shillinger, FlashArt international, October 2011 issue
2010 - Vernacular Video, essay by Domenico Quaranta, Flash Art Italy number 285
2010 - Watching Martin Kohout, essay by Gene McHugh
miscellaneous:
since 2011 - founder and editor of TLTRPreß publishing activity
2006 - 2011 - author and editor of non-commercial cultural web jlbjlt.net
