Michael Pinsky

Michael Pinsky
L'eau Qui Dort by Michael Pinsky
Born Michael Pinsky
1967 (age 50–51)
Leadburn, Scotland
Nationality UK
Education Royal College of Art, London
Known for Contemporary art
Website http://www.michaelpinsky.com/

Michael Pinsky (born in 1967) is a visual artist who uses diverse media such as video, performance, mapping systems and sculpture to explore geopolitical aspects of a site. Through the displacement and conflation of existing objects and activities he critiques the impact of society’s behaviour. He is known particularly for his projects in the public realm.

Education

Michael Pinsky studied in England at Manchester Polytechnic, the University of Brighton and at the Royal College of Art in London. He was awarded a Doctorate from the University of East London in 2000.

Exhibitions & Projects

Pinsky's work has been shown at: Somerset House, London[1] , the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chengdu;[2] TATE Britain;[3] Saatchi Gallery;[4] Victoria and Albert Museum;[5] Parc de la Villette, Paris;[6]Institute of Contemporary Art;[7] BALTIC, Gateshead;[8] Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow;[9] Modern Art Oxford,[7] Milton Keynes Gallery,[7] Cornerhouse, Manchester;[10] Liverpool Biennial,[11] Centre de Création Contemporaine, Tours;[7] Armory Center of the Arts, Los Angeles[7] and the Rotterdam International Architectural Biennial.

Pinsky’s projects in the public realm have often courted controversy in the press. Notable projects include;

Pollution Pods The artist created a series of interlinked geodesic domes which contained polluted air from cities around the world[12]. There was some confusion and concern about whether the environments within the domes could have a detrimental impact on visitors' health[13]. During an interview for BBC1, the presenter David Sillito was 'speechless' when the artist explained that he could not use genuine London air within the London pod[14].

City Speaks. The artist constructed a lectern which captured peoples voices and relayed what they said as enormous dot-matrix text ascending Hull's tidal barrier. Many media outlets claimed that the installation was being used for profanities, including a number of sexual references such as "send nudes" and "ejaculation". [15][16][17] However, it was well received by many, the comedian Mark Steel, said that 'City Speaks' was "one of my favourite works of art ever". [18]

Plunge. The artist marked the predicted sea level in the year 3012 on major monuments throughout London.[19][20] Giles Fraser, Canon Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral stated that "this clever installation imagines a world where St Paul's Cathedral, the Donmar Warehouse and the Athenaeum are all under water, powerfully makes the climate change point".[21] Charles Saatchi was a little less enthusiastic in the Evening Standard "Pinsky's artwork may appear a little bleak and pessimistic to some viewers but particularly so to committed Global Warming deniers such as me"[22].

L'eau Qui Dort. The artist dredged discarded objects from the depths of the Parisian canals and erected them on the surface of the water. This ecological project was commissioned for COP21, but the public interpretation of the work changed after the terrorist strike on Paris. Elian Peltier from the New York Times suggested that "the charged atmosphere after the attacks added tension to the installations".[23]

Come Hell or High Water. The artist semi-submerged a fleet of cars in the Tyne for the World Summit of Arts and Culture.[24]

Lost 0. The artist used reclaimed street signs to build a monument to the lost ring road in Ashford. The Daily Mail claimed that the sculpture "caused a dozen accidents in a month".[25][26][27]

Pontis. The artist created bilingual Latin and English signs in Wallsend Metro Station. This project was shortlisted for the Gulbenkian Prize for Museums.[28][29]

Awards

Pinsky has received awards from the RSA, Arts Council England,[30] British Council,[31] Arts and Business, the Wellcome Trust[32] and his exhibition Pontis was shortlisted for the prestigious Gulbenkian Museums Award.[33]

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Pinsky: Pollution Pods". Somerset House. 2018-03-23. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Foreword_Chengdu MOCA". www.chengdumoca.org. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. ↑ "Results & submissions : REF 2014 : Output details". ref.ac.uk.
  4. ↑ Saatchi Gallery. vimeo.com.
  5. ↑ "Chinese pattern puzzles created by Michael Pinsky at Victoria & Albert". Demotix.
  6. ↑ "Michael Pinsky - L'eau qui dort - La Villette". La Villette (in French). Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 "ArtFacts.net". ArtFacts.net.
  8. ↑ "Baltic Plus - Panacea Casebook: Live Performance: Michael Pinsky, Zoe Walker & Neil Bromwich". balticplus.uk.
  9. ↑ "Panacea - Centre for Contemporary Art, Glasgow".
  10. ↑ "PANACEAHOTHOUSE". HOME.
  11. ↑ "Liverpool Biennial – The UK Biennial of Contemporary Art - 2016 - Artists". biennial.com.
  12. ↑ Yeginsu, Ceylan (2018-04-22). "How's the Air in London? 'We Should Be Worried'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  13. ↑ "INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOT: Building that cleans the air; Detecting plant feelings; Controversial "pollution pods" | Architecture And Design". Architecture And Design. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  14. ↑ "Could you smell which city you are in?". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  15. ↑ Reporters, Telegraph (2017-08-15). "Rude words appear on giant art project in Hull because computer doesn't recognise Yorkshire accents". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  16. ↑ Thornton, Lucy (2017-08-14). "City of Culture's tidal art project flooded with 'blue' messages". mirror. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  17. ↑ "'Send Nudes': A UK Art Project Is Accidentally Projecting Naughty Phrases Across a Town Square". artnet News. 2017-08-16. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  18. ↑ "Hull, Series 8, Mark Steel's in Town - BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 2018-01-20.
  19. ↑ "Blue rings on London landmarks suggest 3012 sea levels". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  20. ↑ "The eco artists turning trash into treasure - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  21. ↑ Editorial (2012-02-29). "In praise of ... Plunge". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  22. ↑ "The mysteries of the deep grow deeper". Gulf-Times (in Arabic). 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  23. ↑ "New York Times - In Paris, Art Confronts 2 Crises".
  24. ↑ "BBC NEWS - UK - England - Tyne - Cars are turned into floating art". bbc.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "Artworks drive motorists round the bend". Mail Online. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  26. ↑ "Road sign art 'confusing drivers'". BBC. 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  27. ↑ "Arts Council England - GFA award 2014".
  28. ↑ "The Independent - Tyne takes on Titian".
  29. ↑ "Latin lessons for Tyneside travellers". BBC. 2003-03-13. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  30. ↑ "Arts Council England - GFA awards 2014".
  31. ↑ "Michael Pinsky Exhibition in Chengdu - British Council". britishcouncil.cn.
  32. ↑ "Panacea". wellcome.ac.uk.
  33. ↑ "The Gulbenkian Prize for museums and galleries - Press release". thegulbenkianprize.org.uk.
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