Christian Jankowski

Artist Cv

The work of Christian Jankowski is a performance, which engages often unsuspecting collaborators to innocently collude with him, making them 'co-authors' of the final result, who often (sometimes inadvertently) participate in the very conceptualisation of the work. The collaborative nature of Jankowski's practice is paramount, as each participant unwittingly contributes his or her own texture. With Jankowski, there is as much emphasis on the journey as the destination, and the risks and chances inherent in his collaborations ultimately give surprising shape to the final works. The product of a generation that grew up with the ubiquity of film and television, its inherently populist influence is evident throughout Jankowski's work.

Christian Jankowski lives and works in New York

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Artist Contact

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Artist News

Christian Jankowski
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
(solo show)
13 September 2008 - 11 January 2009
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart

Performa 07
New York
Performa 07

Artist Press

The Big Wow
By Jeff Fleming
From the catalogue 'Everything Fell Together', Des Moines Art Center, 2005
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Poisoned Arrow
By James Trainor and Ana Paula Cohen
Frieze magazine: Issue 66 Apil 2002
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Artist Exhibitions

Christian Jankowski September 8 - 30, 2006
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Christian Jankowski September 17 - November 1, 2003
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Artist Images

<i>Lycan Theorized,</i> 2006
Film and mixed media
Dimensions variable

Lycan Theorized, 2006 Film and mixed media Dimensions variable

Playing Frankenstein, 2006
16 mm film, framed photograph, framed text
Photo 21.5 x 30.19 cm, text 21.5 x 15.5 cm

<i>Playing Frankenstein, </i>2006
16 mm film, framed photograph, framed text
Photo 21.5 x 30.19 cm, text 21.5 x 15.5 cm

Playing Frankenstein, 2006 16 mm film, framed photograph, framed text Photo 21.5 x 30.19 cm, text 21.5 x 15.5 cm

Angels of Revenge (Butcher), 2006
Photograph
75 x 100 cm

<i>Angels of Revenge (Butcher), </i>2006
Photograph
75 x 100 cm

Angels of Revenge (Butcher), 2006 Photograph 75 x 100 cm

16mm Mystery, 2004
Single screen dvd projection/35mm film projection
Dimensions variable

<i>16mm Mystery, </i>2004
Single screen dvd projection/35mm film projection
Dimensions variable

16mm Mystery, 2004 Single screen dvd projection/35mm film projection Dimensions variable

Bravo Jankowski !, 2003
DVD, plasma screen (4:3 ratio), record player, headphones, amplifier, 'Bravo Jankowski' album by Horst Jankowski
Dimensions variable

<i>Bravo Jankowski !, </i>2003
DVD, plasma screen (4:3 ratio), record player, headphones, amplifier, 'Bravo Jankowski' album by Horst Jankowski
Dimensions variable

Bravo Jankowski !, 2003 DVD, plasma screen (4:3 ratio), record player, headphones, amplifier, 'Bravo Jankowski' album by Horst Jankowski Dimensions variable

Director Poodle, 1998-2003
DVD projection with five framed posters
Posters 91 x 72 x 3 cm

<i>Director Poodle, </i>1998-2003
DVD projection with five framed posters
Posters 91 x 72 x 3 cm

Director Poodle, 1998-2003 DVD projection with five framed posters Posters 91 x 72 x 3 cm