Biography
1971 born in Plymouth, Great Britain
1997 – 1999 Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam
1993 – 1996 Slade School of Art – MFA
1990 – 1993 Chelsea College of Art & Design-BA (hons) degree
1989 – 1990 Plymouth College of Art & Design-Foundation Diploma
lives and works in London and Amsterdam
Solo Shows
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1997 |
"Disconnected",
Engholm Engelhorn Galerie, Vienna |
Group Shows
2011 | “Magischer Abfall”, Kunsthalle Krems | Forum Frohner, Krems |
2009 |
“Return to Function”, Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, USA |
Awards and Grants
2002 1998 1997 1996 1993 |
Artist in Residence Stipendium, Imperial College of Science, London “Stichting Intendence”, Vrienden van de Rijksakademie, Amsterdam “The Uriot Prize”, Amsterdam South West Arts, Visual Arts Award “The Uriot Prize”, Amsterdam Foundation for sport and the arts, Grant aid “MOMART Prize Winner”, The Whitechapel Open, London “Boise Travel Scholarship”, London “Duveen Travel Bursary ”, London |
Public Commissions
2004 2002 2001 2000 |
“The Evening Rise”, Copyright by Mark Hosking & Onestar
press, printed and bound in France ŇAuto Roto Font” by Mark Hosking, ŇBook Works” publication, with a new text by Edward Allington ŇAuto Roto Font” by Mark Hosking, “Book Works” publication and commission for the British Library, London. Book launch and exhibition-October 2001. Construction underway on a design for a public plaza on the Piet Hein tunnel deck. Eastern Docklands. Amsterdam. Completion-Spring 2002. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Catalogues
2009 | “Return to function” catalogue of an exhibition held at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, edited by Stephen Robert Frankel, New York |
2005 | "Inhabituel”, Fabbrica del Vapore, Milan |
2002 | “The Gap Show. Young Critical Art from Great Britain”,
Museum am Ostwall, text by Mark Beasley, Dortmund |
2001 | “oost east kunst art. Art in Amsterdam's Eastern Docks Area”,
Amsterdam City Council, Amsterdam “Gymnasion”, Bregenzer Kunstverein, Bregenz “The Silk Purse Procedure”, Arnolfini & Spike Island, Bristol “50 projects in 50 weeks”, Fig-1, London |
1999 | “Changing the System? Artists talk about their practice”,
a discussion event in Rotterdam, April. “Den Haag Sculptuur 1999”, Foundation „Het Voorhout van de Beeldende Kunst II“, Den Haag. |
1998 | “The new neurotic Realism II”, The Saatchi Gallery, London. |
Articles
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
Ilaria
Bombelli, ŇMark Hosking”, in: Flash Art, December/January,
p. 88. Manisha Jothady, “Designs für eine bessere Welt”, in: artmagazine.cc, 9.10. “Nützliche Bikinis“, in: Der Standard, 28.09, p.14. Bärbel Vischer, “Provokante Zurückhaltung“, in: artmagazine.cc, 28.09. Markus Mittringer, “Mc Gyver greift durch“, Der Standard. Rondo, 387, 15.09., p. 16. Mark Prince, “On Sculpture”, in: Art Monthly, December/January, p. 7-10. Claudia Aigner, “Rettet unsere Einkaufssackerln!”, in: Wiener Zeitung, 07.05. Emily Pethick, “Mark Hosking”, in: artforum online, June. “Mark Hosking”, in: kultureflash, 46, 20.05. Pablo Lafuente, “Us & Them”, in: Art Rewiew, July/Aug., p. 94- 95. Edward Ellington, “dream machines”, in: frieze, 66, April, p. 59-63. Martin Coomer, “Mark Hosking”, in: Time Out. Mark Wilsher, “Mark Hosking”, in: What's on in London, 28.03. Jessica Lack, “Mark Hosking”, in: The Guardian: Guide, 10.03. “Mark Hosking”, in: Southwark Life, April/May. “Mark Hosking”, The Guardian: Space, 08.03. Johanna Hofleitner, “Ausgestellt in Wien”, in: Die Presse, 24.07. Claudia Aigner, “Galerie Engholm. Hosking, Almond. Der Kampf ums Überleben”, in: Wiener Zeitung, 20.07. “Watchlist – Ausstellung Wien”, in: Der Standard, 11.07. “What’s on in Austria” in: Austria Today, 04.07. Nicole Scheyerer, “Kunst Kurz”, in: Falter, 27. Nicole Scheyerer, “Wienlexikon – Empfohlen”, in: Falter, 26. Nicole Scheyerer, “Wienlexikon – Kunstkalender - Empfohlen: Darren Almond, Mark Hosking”, in: Falter, 25. Michaela Knapp, “Up2Date – Ausstellungseröffnung Darren Almond und Mark Hosking”, in: Die Presse, 08.06. “Watchlist – Ausstellung Wien: Repolitisierung. Ein britischer Beitrag mit Darren Almond und Mark Hosking”, in: Der Standard, 08.06. Patricia Grzonka, “Almond, Hosking. Britische Provokation als politisches Statement”, in: Profil, 26, p. 167. “Mark Hosking – Low Tech Sophistication”, in: Les Cahiers de la Sculpture, 3/99, July/August/September, p. 58. JJ. Charlesworth, “Neurotic Realism Part Two”, in: Art Monthly, October, pp. 30. Hani M. Bathish, “Funktional Pieces of Art on Display”, in: Khaleej Times, 17.12., p. 5. “British Contemporary Art”, in: Gulf News, 16.12., p. 2. Neal Brown, “Mark Hosking – Lisson Gallery”, in: frieze, 37, Nov./Dec., p. 80. Tim Hilton, “The truly East of England Show”, in: The Independent on Sunday, 27.07., p. 19. Neal Brown, “Ideal standard Summertime / Postscript”, in: frieze, 26, Jan./Feb. Richard Cork, “Summer brings cold comfort”, in: The Times, 13.08., p. 36. |