As part of the “Aus & Vortragen” series, journalist Gesine Borcherdt (Blau – Ein Kunstmagazin) will discuss with this year’s ars viva prizewinners Jan Paul Evers, Leon Kahane and Jumana Manna their artistic working methods and the national and international art scene.
Jan Paul Evers: born 1982 in Cologne, studied fine arts at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts with Dörte Eißfeldt and Thomas Rentmeister. Solo exhibitions at the Villa Stuck in Munich (2014) and the Galerie Max Mayer in Düsseldorf (2013), among others.
Leon Kahane: born 1985 in Berlin, studied at the Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie in Berlin, among other places, and studied Free Art at the Berlin University of the Arts with Hito Steyerl and Josephine Pryde. 2016 comprehensive solo exhibition at the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, 2015 awarded the art prize Europas Zukunft.
Jumana Manna: born 1987 in New Jersey, studied design at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, studied aesthetics and politics at the California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles. Solo exhibitions at Malmö Konsthall (2016), Chisenhale Gallery in London (2015), Kunsthall Oslo (2013) and Künstlerhaus Bethanien in Berlin (2013), among others.
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