Alexander Polzin (born 1973) is a German sculptor, painter, graphic artist, costume and set designer.

Life

Born in Berlin, originally trained as a stonemason, Polzin launched his international career as a freelance sculptor, painter, graphic artist and stage designer in 1991, building on the success of his first exhibition in Berlin's Kulturhaus-Pankow four years earlier.[1] In 1994 Polzin was invited by Dr. Gary Smith, founding director of the Einstein Forum[2] in Potsdam, to present the first exhibition of solo work at the Institute: Arbeiten im Einstein Forum.[3] The introduction to the exhibition catalogue was written by Professor Hans Belting. Polzin's series of paintings, Monster,[4] appeared in a collection of images and essays edited by the pioneering American cultural historian, Sander Gilman, published in 1995.

Exhibitions of his works include the Getty Center in Los Angeles (2000), Budapest, Bucharest and Naples (2001), at the Institute for Advanced Study Berlin (2004), Bard College, New York (2006), Van Leer Institute of Israel (2007), San Francisco International Arts Festival (2008) and at the Teatro Real in Madrid (2011). Sculptures in public places include "The Fallen Angel" in front of the Semper Observatory Collegium Helveticum in Zurich, the "Giordano Bruno Memorial" in Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, "Socrates" on the campus of Tel Aviv University, and "The Couple," commissioned by the Opera National de Bastille, Paris. Polzin's sculptures are all cast by Marc Krepp.

Polzin has worked with the composers Amos Elkana, Helmut Lachenmann and György Kurtág connecting their music with visual arts.[5] Polzin was a guest at the International Artist House in Herzliya, Israel, ETH Zurich, The Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, California and first 'Artist in Residence' at the Center for Advanced Study at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Law as Culture" in Bonn. Polzin taught as a guest professor at the ETH Zurich and the University of California at Santa Cruz. Polzin regularly works as a set designer for opera, dance and drama.

Stage and costume designs (selection)

Sculptures and projects (selection)

Installation of Giordano Bruno Monument at Potsdamer Platz

Exhibitions (selection)

Artist in residence (selection)

Curator (selection)

References

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  2. ^ "Dr. Gary Smith | American Academy in Berlin". Archived from the original on 5 September 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  3. ^ Alexander Polzin : Arbeiten im Einstein Forum (Book, 1990s). [WorldCat.org]. OCLC 81364438. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  4. ^ Katharina Gerstenberger (2008). Writing the New Berlin: The German Capital in Post-Wall Literature. Camden House. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-57113-381-6.
  5. ^ "The Art of Revelation" (PDF). Vbpr.co.uk. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Osterfestspiele Salzburg - Salzburg Easter Festival - Parsifal: Co-production with Beijing Music Festival". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  7. ^ "El Teatro Real presenta su nueva Temporada 2014/2015". Archived from the original on 2 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag". Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Archiv | Lettre – Europas Kulturzeitung". Lettre.de. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Dr. Elemér Hantos Prize, 2006". Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ^ "AcudPresse". Archived from the original on 23 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  12. ^ "Josef Tal: Symphonies Nos. 4-6 - Israel Yinon | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  13. ^ "temporati Resources and Information". temporati.de.
  14. ^ File:Grave Decoration.jpg – Wikimedia Commons, Retrieved 27 February 2014[circular reference]
  15. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Giordano Bruno am 2. März 2008 A Monument in Berlin. YouTube.
  16. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.((cite web)): CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ^ "San Francisco International Arts Festival - 2008 - Artists - visual arts". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg : Archiv". Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
  19. ^ "Alexander Polzin - Opendoors Openeyes - Manifestation d'art contemporain - Bordeaux". Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  20. ^ "temporati Resources and Information". temporati.de.
  21. ^ "Alexander Polzin – Käte Hamburger Kolleg "Recht als Kultur"". Recht-als-kultur.de. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  22. ^ "Montalvo Arts Center | Alexander Polzin". Montalvoarts.org. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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