Garcia Frankowski Explained

Garcia Frankowski
Birth Name:Cruz García and Nathalie Frankowski
Birth Date:1983 6, df=yes San Juan, Puerto Rico, (Garcia) and 1985 5, df=yes Dundee, Scotland (Frankowski)
Nationality:American, French, British
Known For:Painting, sculpture, Installation Art, Artist's book
Training:University of Puerto Rico and École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette

Garcia Frankowski is an artist duo formed by Cruz García (born 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Nathalie Frankowski (born 1985, Dundee, Scotland). Garcia and Frankowski worked in Beijing where they also direct WAI Think Tank and Intelligentsia Gallery, where they also work as curators. Currently, they work as associate Professors at the Iowa State University College of Design.[1] [2]

Background

Cruz García received a M.Arch Degree from the University of Puerto Rico while Nathalie Frankowski obtained a State Diploma of Architecture specialized in research from the Department of Art, Architecture and Philosophy of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette.[3] [4]

Garcia Frankowski was founded after their members started working together in Brussels in 2008.[5] In 2009 they relocated to Beijing .[6] [7] [8]

Work

The work of Garcia Frankowski includes painting, mix media, book making, collage, animations, and large scale installations.[9] Recent exhibitions include group shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Chinese Centre for Contemporary Art in Manchester, the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Star Gallery, Intelligentsia Gallery and Pifo New Art Gallery in Beijing.[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

Recent publications include the artist's book Shapes, Islands, Texts: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto,[15] the book Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture,[16] the children's book The Story of the Little Girl and the Sun, as well as several unique artist's books as well as the architectural magazine What About It?[17] [18] [19]

The Work of Cruz García and Nathalie Frankowski has been selected to participate at the 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial and the 1st Changjian Video and Photography Biennale at the Chongqin Changjian Museum of Contemporary Art.[20] [21] Their work has been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Columbus, Chicago, Michigan, Barcelona, Madrid, Bratislava, Buenos Aires, San Juan, Montevideo, Guadalajara, Zurich, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Osaka, Milan, Moscow, Venice, Istanbul, Prague, Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Lisbon and Porto.

Recent curatorial projects include several exhibitions at Intelligentsia Gallery, among them Softcore: Subverted Superstructure and the Systemic Sublime, and the group exhibition about independent magazines and artist's books Paper Manifestoes presented during the 2014 edition of Beijing Design Week.[22] [23]

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feola, Josh . Inside Intelligentsia Gallery . Smart Beijing . 12 June 2014 . 20 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201901/http://www.smartbeijing.com/articles/art/intelligentsia-gallery . 4 December 2014 .
  2. Chen, Xi. Critic's Picks: Softcore: Subverted Superstructure and the Systemic Sublime 软核：上层建筑的颠覆与体系的崇高性. Artforum. 16 August 2014. 20 October 2014.
  3. Web site: Alvarez, Paula. On Manifestos, form, criticism and autonomy: Interview with Garcia Frankowski. Book-A.net. 5 August 2013. 20 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Alvarez, Paula. Entrevista a Garcia Frankowski: Formas Critica y Autonomia. Arqa. 26 August 2013. 20 October 2013.
  5. Web site: Alvarez, Paula. On Manifestos, form, criticism and autonomy: Interview with Garcia Frankowski. Book-A.net. 5 August 2013. 20 October 2013.
  6. Web site: Ponce Ruiz, Luis . Cruce y Cruz: Entrevista en Tres Partes al Arq. Cruz Garcia (parte 1) . Revista Cruce . 2012 . 20 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131011121659/http://revistacruce.com/politica-sociedad/cruce-y-cruz-entrevista-en-tres-partes-al-arq-cruz-garcia-parte-1.html . 11 October 2013 .
  7. Web site: Alvarez, Paula. Entrevista a Garcia Frankowski: Formas Critica y Autonomia. Arqa. 26 August 2013. 20 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Dreyer, Jacob. What About It?. LifeStyle Magazine. 10 November 2014. 20 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209113334/http://www.lifestylecn.com/what-about-it/. 9 December 2014. dead.
  9. Web site: Alvarez, Paula. Editor Talks Series / Space Matters: Garcia Frankowski's Interview. Vibok Works. 12 August 2013. 20 October 2013.
  10. Web site: PIFO Gallery presents group exhibition "2014' The 7th Abstract Exhibition"/. CAFA Art Info. 13 June 2014. 26 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626105449/http://en.cafa.com.cn/pifo-gallery-presents-group-exhibition-2014-the-7th-abstract-exhibition.html. dead.
  11. Web site: Feola, Josh . Inside Intelligentsia Gallery . Smart Beijing . 12 June 2014 . 20 October 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141204201901/http://www.smartbeijing.com/articles/art/intelligentsia-gallery . 4 December 2014 .
  12. Arch+ . ARCH+ displays: Room of Manifestoes. Arch+. 12 May 2015. 20 May 2015.
  13. Web site: Group Exhibition "The Sublime Object" Jointly Presented by Star Gallery and Intelligentsia Gallery Opening March 7/. CAFA Art Info. 2 March 2015.
  14. Web site: 星空间三展起发 强势开启新篇章. Hi Art. 2 March 2015.
  15. Book: Cruz García, Nathalie Frankowski . Shapes, Islands, Texts: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto . Vibok Works . 978-84-941464-7-3 . 2014.
  16. Book: Cruz García, Nathalie Frankowski . Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture . Artifice Books on Architecture . 978-1-908967-39-8 . 2013.
  17. Web site: Cormier, Brendan. DIY Publishing: An Interview with What About It?. The Popup City. 17 March 2011. 28 March 2011.
  18. Web site: Ponce Ruiz, Luis . Cruce y Cruz: Entrevista en Tres Partes al Arq. Cruz García (parte 2) . Revista Cruce . 2012 . 20 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131206145400/http://revistacruce.com/politica-sociedad/cruce-y-cruz-entrevista-en-tres-partes-al-arq-cruz-garcia-parte-2.html . 6 December 2013 .
  19. Rellensmann, Luise. Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form on Architecture Bucher im BauNetz. BauNetz. 10 March 2014. 28 March 2014.
  20. Web site: Chicago Architecture Biennial. Chicago Architecture Biennial. e-flux. 25 May 2015. 20 June 2015.
  21. Web site: Binlot, Ann. Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Participants. Forbes. 14 April 2015. 15 June 2015.
  22. Web site: Zhou, Simon. Exhibition of the Month: Softcore A Group Multimedia Show that Dares to Critique Itself. Time Out Beijing. 5 September 2014. 28 September 2014.
  23. Culp, Samantha. China's Top Design Talent Descends on Beijing. T: The New York Times Style Magazine. 26 September 2014. 28 September 2014.

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