Erik Niedling

Erik Niedling

Niedling and Niermann in their 2010 documentary The Future of Art
Born 18 October 1973
Erfurt
Nationality German
Known for Photography
Notable work Redox (2010), The Future of Art (2010), Chamber (2012)
Website
www.erikniedling.com

Erik Niedling (born 1973 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German artist. He is also known for his 2010 film The Future of Art, a documentary on the contemporary art scene.

Life and works

Niedling was raised in Erfurt and lives in Berlin.[1] His works revolve around the construction of history, the traces that history left in the collective mind. Along with the German writer Ingo Niermann he directed and produced the documentary The Future of Art. It consist of interviews with contemporary artists, critics, and collectors such as Olafur Eliasson, Harald Falckenberg, Damien Hirst, Hans-Ulrich Obrist, Marina Abramović, Olaf Breuning, Terence Koh, Genesis P-Orridge, Boris Groys, and Tobias Rehberger.[2]

Selected exhibitions[3]

Publications

References

  1. Biography on the website of Hamish Morison Galerie.
  2. See reviews in the art magazines "Monopol" and "art."
  3. Cf. the complete list of exhibitions on the artist's homepage or on artfacts.net.

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