artist

Ian Kiaer

Pink cloth, pink (large), 2021
acrylic on linen, plexiglas, aluminium
120 x 165 x 1,6 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, pink (large), 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, dirty white, 2021
Stain on canvas
46 x 36 x 1,8 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, dirty white, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, black, 2021
vegetal matter on black cloth
56 x 51 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, black, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, pink stain, 2021
varnish on pink taffeta
61 x 51 x 1,9 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, pink stain, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, leaf small, 2021
acrylic on linen
16,5 x 26 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, leaf small, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, red square, 2021
acrylic and oil on linen, aluminium
65,5 x 27,5 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, red square, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, small blue, 2021
Acrylic and pencil on linen
35,5 x 30 x 1,8 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, small blue, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, white (large), 2021
acrylic on plastic and cloth, plexiglass, aluminium
129 x 200 x 1,6 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, white (large), 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, silver, 2021
aluminum
97 x 94 x 2 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, silver, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, yellow , 2021
acrylic on paper, plexiglas
178 x 118,5 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, yellow , 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, black , 2021
acrylic on paper, rubber
198,5 x 135,5 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, black , 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, 2021
acrylic on linen, plexiglas
101 x 126 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, ribbon, 2021
Pencil and acrylic on linen, plexiglas, aluminium
113 x 150 x 1,6 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, ribbon, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Pink cloth, white (small) , 2021
acrylic on plastic and cloth, plexiglas, aluminium
127 x 119 x 1,6 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Pink cloth, white (small) , 2021
photo: Aurélien Mole

Endnote (Marder, pink) - left, 2019
acrylic, pencil and varnish on bleached cotton, repurposed plexiglass
176,8 x 118,6 cm
unique
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Endnote, tooth (panoramico, pink), 2017
plexiglas, acrylic, varnish, paper, pencil, plastic and cardboard
panels: 2 x (183 x 124 cm)
unique
exhibition view, Musée d'art moderne de Paris, 2017
photo: Aurélien Mole

Endnote, tooth (panoramico, black), 2017
plexiglas, acrylic, ink, paper and pencil
70 x 60 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2017
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Endnote, tooth, play, 2017
4 concrete elements
4 x (9 x 9 x 9 cm)
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2017
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Limp Oak, inflatable, 2015
plastic, fan, fluo lights, cement, video projection
variable dimensions
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2015
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Limp Oak, inflatable, 2015
Limp Oak, inflatable, 2015
plastic, fan, fluo lights, ciment, video projection
variable dimensions
Exhibition view 'Rushes', Marcelle Alix, 2015 / photo: Aurélien Mole

Tooth house, projection, 2015
video projection
1 min, loop
ed 3
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, 2015
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Tooth House, wall, 2014
plexiglas, pencil and watercolor on paper, foam
paper: 185 x 125 cm / plexiglas: 185 x 125 cm / foam: 3 x 50,5 x 28,5 cm
unique
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

a.r. nef, gonflable, 2013
plastic, fan
600 x 240 x 200 cm
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2013
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

a.r. tour, 2013
video
1 hour, in a loop
ed 3 + 1
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2013
photo: Aurélien Mole
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Melnikov project, chair (yellow), 2012
chair, acetate, acrylic on taffeta, oil on calico and acrylic on linen
variable dimensions
unique
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Melnikov project, chair (yellow), 2012
a.r. salle des études, 2013
paper and plexiglas, rubber, aluminium, plexiglas, video projection
variable dimensions
unique
exhibition view, Marcelle Alix, Paris, 2013 / photo: Aurélien Mole

Melnikov project, chair (yellow), 2012
Melnikov project, chair (yellow), 2012
chair, acetate, acrylic on taffeta, oil on calico and acrylic on linen
variable dimensions
unique

Melnikov project grey (small), 2012
silkscreen ink, acrylic and pencil on cotton
122 x 76 cm
unique
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Endnote, pink (line), 2010
small components: latex sheet mounted on cloth / large component: ready-made blind
127 x 96 cm / 152 x 112 cm
unique
courtesy Marcelle Alix, Paris

Biography

Ian Kiaer makes fragile installations involving groupings of architectural models, untouched or slightly modified found objects, and two-dimensional work to create fragmented narratives. These works are prompted by the ideas of utopian thinkers, architects, and artists from various periods of history whose common concern has been their resistance and critique of dominant ideologies while providing possible alternatives for thought. Kiaer's installations often operate as projects or proposals and continue to employ the fragment as a means of questioning notions of totality and permanence.

Ian's doctoral thesis was entitled Endless House: Models of Thought for Dwelling. He researched the question of the house as model of thought, looking in particular at Curzio Malaparte's Casa Malaparte, Ludwig Wittgenstein's Kundmangasse, Konstantin Melnikov's Cylindrical House Studio, and Frederick Kiesler's unbuilt notion of the "Endless House". Since then, he has become interested in thinking about how the model can inform an understanding of painting as a "minor form", where notions such as tone and timbre operate on the fringes of a potentially redundant practice.

Ian has exhibited internationally since 2000, with solo exhibitions at institutions including Tate Britain, London; Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin; Kunstverein München, Munich; and Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice; Centre International d?art et de paysage, Vassivière; Henry Moore Institute, Leeds; Musée d?art moderne de la ville de Paris and Heidelberger Kunstverein. He has also exhibited at the Venice Biennale (50th), Istanbul Biennale (10th), Berlin Biennale (4th), Lyon Bienniale (10th) and Manifesta 3.

He is represented by Alison Jacques Gallery in London, Barbara Wien in Berlin and Marcelle Alix in Paris.

(source: The Ruskin School of Art, Oxford)

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