Minnie Weisz
| Minnie Weisz | |
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| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Visual Artist and Photographer |
Minnie Weisz is a Photographic Artist. She is the younger sister of actress Rachel Weisz.[1]
Career
Weisz received an MA in Communication Art and Design at the Royal College of Art and BA Graphic and Media Design at London College of Printing.[2]
Weisz specialises in the camera obscura technique. She adapts this method to turn entire rooms into cameras, across Europe. She has described herself (with respect to her artistic activity) as an architectural detective.[3] The buildings of Kings Cross, London Weisz documented at the start of regeneration from 2006 - 2009.[2][4][5][6][7]
Exhibitions
- Key to the City, Sutej Foundation Motovun, Istria, Croatia, 2014.
- Kunstliefde, Utrecht The Netherlands, 2014.
- Art Rotterdam Revisited, Van Kranendonk Gallery, the Netherlands 2014
- Inside Out, W T C Gallery, The Hague, the Netherlands, 2013.
- Capriccio III, Van Kranendonk Gallery The Hague, The Netherlands, 2013.
- Views with a Room Julian Hartnoll Gallery, London, 2013.
- Camera Obscura, Artist residency at The London Film Museum 2013.
- Camera Obscura Gallery Makina, Pula Film Festival, Istria, Croatia, 2013.
- Kings Cross as Camera Obscura a solo show at The Albion Stables, Balfe Street, London, 2006.
- Urban Fairy Tale film installation, Istanbul Contemporary Art Fair, 2007.
- Ubi sunt, 2011.[8][9]
Curated exhibitions
- Minnie Weisz curated an exhibition of works upon the subject of buildings and their stories of Bloomsbury as part of the London Festival of Architecture[10] called The Diary of a derelict Dairy, The Express Dairy Depot, Bloomsbury 2008/prior to re-development. 20 June-20 July 2008.[11]
Publications
Editor with Rizzoli International Publications :
- WKW The Cinema of Wong Kar Wai by John Powers. Co-edited by Minnie Weisz, 2016.
- Matthew Williamson by Colin McDowell. Edited by Minnie Weisz, 2010.
- Norman Parkinson A Very British Glamour by Louise Baring. Designed by Lee Swillingham/Suburbia. Edited by Minnie Weisz, 2009.
- Narciso Rodriguez by Betsy Berne. Co-edited by Minnie Weisz, 2008.
- A Picture History of the Grenvilles of Rosedale House by Mary Yelloly. Lyndsey Stainton. Preface by Simon Finch, Helena Bonham-Carter. Designed and edited by Weisz, 2007.
References
- ↑ "Rachel Weisz has... um, pretty eyes - Oh No They Didn't!". LiveJournal. 5 July 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
- 1 2 "Minnie Weisz: I am a camera. The Independent. Retrieved 17 June 2012
- ↑ spoonfed.co.uk – Retrieved 2011-09-11
- ↑ King's Cross Central Ltd Partnership 2010–2011 – Retrieved 2011-09-03
- ↑ Phoebe Greenwood – entertainment.timesonline article The Sunday Times
- ↑ Dominic Bradbury (2007-11-03) – The Telegraph Retrieved 2011-09-04
- ↑ Dominic Bradbury – Interviews Minnie Weisz – Retrieved 2012-01-06
- ↑ (August 2nd 2011) website Andrew Soar (ed.)
- ↑ group exhibition domestic camera obscuras at Caroline Gardens, Peckham – Retrieved 2011-09-06
- ↑ NewsDetail. Retrieved 2011-09-04
- ↑ ifa2008 (Design by Manha) London festival of architecture.Retrieved 2011-09-04
External links
- Official website
- Open Lectures
- minnieweisz.co.uk list of press releases from 2006–2016
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