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Kai Althoff (born 1966 in Cologne) is a German visual artist and musician. == Life and work == Kai Althoff was born in Cologne, Germany in October 1966. He is a multimedia artist and a painter. Borrowing from moments of history, religious iconography, and counter-cultural movements, Althoff creates imaginary environments in which paintings, sculpture, drawing, video, and found objects commingle.〔(Kai Althoff and Nick Z: We Are Better Friends For It, May 5 - June 16, 2007 ) Barbara Gladstone, New York.〕 Tapping a multitude of sources, from Germanic folk traditions to recent popular culture, from medieval and gothic religious imagery to early modern expressionism, Althoff’s characters inhabit imaginary worlds that serve as allegories for human experience and emotion.〔(Kai Althoff: Kai Kein Respekt (Kai No Respect), September 25, 2004 – January 23, 2005 ) Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago.〕 Not only does he work from a past contents and context wise, his image bank and painterly style are equally derived from early 20th century German Expressionism and are reconfigured within a contemporary style by introducing collaged technique into his creations.〔(Kai Althoff, ''Untitled'' (2002) ) Phillips, Contemporary Art Part I, 28 February 2008, London.〕 Much of Althoff's work is collaborative. For the 4th Berlin Biennale, Althoff and Lutz Braun created the site-specific installation ''Kolten Flynn'', made up of three vitrines that are draped in red foil and full of a child’s paintings, drawings, pens and other abandoned materials.〔(Kai Althoff, November 8, 2008 - February 15, 2009 ) Vancouver Art Gallery.〕 Along with Yair Oelbaum, he conceived the dramatic play ''There we will be buried'' (2010), which debuted in 2011 at the Dixon Studio in Southend-on-Sea in Essex, England. For their U.S.-premiere performance at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the pair performed the show’s main characters, Orpah and Lydia, two single mothers who are searching for a lost daughter.〔(2012 Biennial Residencies: There we will be buried ) Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.〕 In ''Die Kleine Bushaltestelle (Gerüstbau)'' (''Little Bus Stop ()'', 2012) Althoff performed alongside fellow artist Isa Genzken in a seventy-minute absurdist comedy, shot on home video.〔(Artists' Film Club: Isa Genzken, 13 December 2012 ) Institute of Contemporary Arts, London.〕 His work has been included in several books listing contemporary artists, such as ''Art Now'', published by Taschen. Althoff is also a musician, releasing solo under monikers such as ''Fanal'', ''Engelhardt/Seef/Davis Coop.'' or ''Ashley's'' as well as in different groups. With Justus Köhncke he releases as ''Subtle Tease''. Together with Christoph Rath, Stefan Mohr and Stephan Abry he co-founded the band ''Workshop''.〔(Kai Althoff, November 8, 2008 - February 15, 2009 ) Vancouver Art Gallery.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kai Althoff」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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