Ian Kiaer

Ian Kiaer

BornNationalityBased In
1971BritishOxford
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. ...

Selected Artworks
a.r. nef, gonflable
Ian Kiaer
a.r. nef, gonflable, 2013
600 x 240 x 200cm
a.r. tour
Endnote, tooth, play
Ian Kiaer
Endnote, tooth, play, 2017
9 x 9 x 9cm
Melnikov project grey (small)
Ian Kiaer
Melnikov project grey (small), 2012
122 x 76cm
Melnikov project, chair (yellow)
Ian Kiaer
Melnikov project, chair (yellow), 2012
Pink cloth
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, 2021
101 x 126cm
Pink cloth, black
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, black, 2021
198.5 x 135.5cm
Pink cloth, leaf small
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, leaf small, 2021
16.5 x 26cm
Pink cloth, pink stain
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, pink stain, 2021
61 x 51 x 1.9cm
Pink cloth, red square
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, red square, 2021
65.5 x 27.5cm
Pink cloth, ribbon
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, ribbon, 2021
113 x 150 x 1.6cm
Pink cloth, silver
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, silver, 2021
97 x 94 x 2cm
Pink cloth, white (small)
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, white (small), 2021
Pink cloth, yellow
Ian Kiaer
Pink cloth, yellow, 2021
178 x 118.5cm
Tooth House, wall
Ian Kiaer
Tooth House, wall, 2014
3 x 50.5 x 28.5cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
La Biennale de Lyon2009 - Lyon
La Biennale de Lyon2009 - Lyon
Istanbul Biennial2008 - Istanbul
Istanbul Biennial2008 - Istanbul
Berlin Biennial2006 - Berlin
Berlin Biennial2006 - Berlin
Venice Biennial2004 - Venice
Venice Biennial2004 - Venice
Venice Biennial2003 - Venice
Venice Biennial2003 - Venice
Manifesta2000
Berlin Biennial2000 - Berlin
Manifesta2000
Berlin Biennial2000 - Berlin
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