Tony Oursler stands as a pioneering figure in contemporary video and multimedia art, renowned for his innovative fusion of projection technology with sculptural objects to explore the psychological dimensions of media consumption. Since emerging in the late 1980s, Oursler has developed a distinctive visual language characterized by distorted, animated faces projected onto dolls, spheres, and domestic objects, creating uncanny installations that interrogate the relationship between technology, identity, and the unconscious. His work draws from Surrealism, pop culture, and psychoanalytic theory while maintaining a darkly humorous tone that simultaneously captivates and unsettles.
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Boca Raton (us), BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART
2024 Tokyo (jp), SCAI PIRAMIDE
2022 Minneapolis (us), MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ART
2021 Kaohsiung (tw), KAOHSIUNG MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
2020 Nantes (fr), MUSÉE D’ARTS DE NANTES
2018 New York (us), PUBLIC ART FUND
2018 Brooklyn (us), BROOKLYN MUSEUM
2017 New York (us), MOMA
2016 New York (us), MOMA
2015 New York (us), AMERICA IS HARD TO SEE (WHITNEY MUSEUM)
2014 Amsterdam (nl), STEDLIJK MUSEUM
2013 London (gb), TATE MODERN
2013 São Paulo (br), MUSEU DE ARTE MODERNA
2005 Paris (fr), JEU DE PAUME
2005 New York (us), METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
2000 New York (us), WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART
1992 Kassel (de), DOCUMENTA IX
1987 Kassel (de), DOCUMENTA VIII
Regular exhibition activities since the 1980s
STUDIES
1979 Valencis/CA (us), CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, BA
BIO
Based in New York
1957 Born in New York (us)
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CREDIT
AUTHOR Bettina Pelz
PUBLISHED 30 MAY 26