Simon Denny Artist Talk at Heidelberger Kunstverein

Documentation of Simon Denny's artist talk in the context of his solo show "Merge" at Heidelberger Kunstverein (exhibition duration: 4.11.22-8.1.23). Joined by Kola Reichert (art critic and author), Søren Grammel, (director and curator at HDKV) and Mehveş Ungan (curatorial assistant).
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Simon Denny (*1982 Auckland, New Zealand) lives and works in Berlin. He makes exhibitions that unpack the social and political implications of the technology industry and the rise of social media, startup culture, blockchains and cryptocurrencies, using a variety of media including installation, sculpture, print and video. He studied at the Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland and at the Städelschule, Frankfurt am Main.
Kolja Reichert (*1982) wrote articles for major German newspapers and art magazines, he worked as an art editor for „Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung“ and „Sonntagszeitung“. Since 2021 he has been program curator for discourse at „Bundeskunsthalle“ in Bonn, where he moderates the Talk-Series STUDIO BONN. Simon Denny‘s works are discussed in his books „Krypto-Kunst. NFTs und Digitales Eigentum“ in the series „Digitale Bildkulturen“ by Verlag Klaus Wagenbach, in 2022 in „Kann ich das auch? 50 Fragen an die Kunst“ by Klett Cotta.
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