Marie José Burki | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Biel, Switzerland |
Other names | Marie-José Burki, Marie Jose Burki |
Alma mater |
University of Geneva, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
Known for | Video art |
Spouse | Mitja Tušek |
Awards | Manor Cultural Prize (1993) |
Marie–José Burki (born 1961) is a Swiss visual artist and educator. She is best known for video art, [1] but also has worked in photography, screen printing, sculpture, and installation art. [2] [3] Her work is interested in exploring the interaction between words and images, the passing of time, and the narrative story. [3] [4] Burki teaches at Beaux-Arts de Paris. She lives between Brussels and Paris.
Marie José Burki was born on 11 January 1961 in Biel. [2] She attended the University of Geneva, where she studied French literature and history. She later attended the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève. [3] She is married to Mitja Tušek. [2]
Burki has collaborated on artwork with her spouse Tušek (born 1961) and Éric Lanz (born 1962). [2] Burki and Lanz formed the art collective Bel Veder, and joined the Gen Lock association. [2] In 1986, Burki and Lanz had their first large exhibition at the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris. [2]
From 1989 to 1990, she had a one year art residency at MoMA PS1; [3] and took part in the related group exhibition, National and International Studio Artist Exhibition Series 1989–1990 (from 1989 to 1990) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). [5] In 1993, Burki was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize for the Canton of Geneva. [6] Burki's first major solo exhibition took place in 1995 at the Kunsthalle Basel. Her first solo exhibition in the United States was at Lehman Maupin gallery in 1998; which featured the video installation of Exposure: Dawn, 1997. [7] [8]
She taught art at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. [2] From 2003 to 2008, Burki was professor of video art at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg ( German: Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Hamburg). [2] [9]
Her early video art work, Celui qui a vu passer les éléphants blancs (English: He Who Saw the White Elephants Pass By) (1985, runtime: 11 minutes) won film festival awards, and is held in video collection libraries ( Kunsthaus Zürich; and Centre pour l'Image Contemporaine, Saint-Gervais, Geneva). [3]
Her large scale, multi-channel video work on different walls, Exposure: Dawn (1997, runtime: approx. 20 minutes), features storefront prostitutes in a red-light district with cars passing and reflections of light. [8] Burki's single channel video, Chicken (2000, runtime: 6 minutes), features a chef preparing a dead chicken for a meal. [1]
Marie José Burki | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Biel, Switzerland |
Other names | Marie-José Burki, Marie Jose Burki |
Alma mater |
University of Geneva, École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève |
Occupation(s) | Visual artist, educator |
Known for | Video art |
Spouse | Mitja Tušek |
Awards | Manor Cultural Prize (1993) |
Marie–José Burki (born 1961) is a Swiss visual artist and educator. She is best known for video art, [1] but also has worked in photography, screen printing, sculpture, and installation art. [2] [3] Her work is interested in exploring the interaction between words and images, the passing of time, and the narrative story. [3] [4] Burki teaches at Beaux-Arts de Paris. She lives between Brussels and Paris.
Marie José Burki was born on 11 January 1961 in Biel. [2] She attended the University of Geneva, where she studied French literature and history. She later attended the École Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Genève. [3] She is married to Mitja Tušek. [2]
Burki has collaborated on artwork with her spouse Tušek (born 1961) and Éric Lanz (born 1962). [2] Burki and Lanz formed the art collective Bel Veder, and joined the Gen Lock association. [2] In 1986, Burki and Lanz had their first large exhibition at the Centre Culturel Suisse in Paris. [2]
From 1989 to 1990, she had a one year art residency at MoMA PS1; [3] and took part in the related group exhibition, National and International Studio Artist Exhibition Series 1989–1990 (from 1989 to 1990) at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). [5] In 1993, Burki was awarded the Manor Cultural Prize for the Canton of Geneva. [6] Burki's first major solo exhibition took place in 1995 at the Kunsthalle Basel. Her first solo exhibition in the United States was at Lehman Maupin gallery in 1998; which featured the video installation of Exposure: Dawn, 1997. [7] [8]
She taught art at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Lyon. [2] From 2003 to 2008, Burki was professor of video art at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg ( German: Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Hamburg). [2] [9]
Her early video art work, Celui qui a vu passer les éléphants blancs (English: He Who Saw the White Elephants Pass By) (1985, runtime: 11 minutes) won film festival awards, and is held in video collection libraries ( Kunsthaus Zürich; and Centre pour l'Image Contemporaine, Saint-Gervais, Geneva). [3]
Her large scale, multi-channel video work on different walls, Exposure: Dawn (1997, runtime: approx. 20 minutes), features storefront prostitutes in a red-light district with cars passing and reflections of light. [8] Burki's single channel video, Chicken (2000, runtime: 6 minutes), features a chef preparing a dead chicken for a meal. [1]