Ryan Gander
Ryan Gander Cv
Ryan Gander lives and works in London. Recent solo exhibitions include the Stedelijk Museum Bureau, Amsterdam in 2003 and 2007, MUMOK, Vienna, and CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco in 2007.In January 2008 Gander's solo show, 'Heralded as the new black', curated by Nigel Prince, premiered at the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham. The exhibition traveled to the South London Gallery, London, 2008, and to the Boijmans Museum, Rotterdam, 2009. In 2008, new works were also shown in group exhibitions at the Carnegie International, Pittsburgh, the Sydney Biennial and the Whitstable Biennale. 'The Die is Cast', Gander's most extensive solo exhibition to date, is on view at Villa Arson, Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Nice, until 18 October 2009. The exhibition includes new work that Gander developed during a three-month residency at Villa Arson.
In 2003 Gander won the 'Prix de Rome' for sculpture and in 2005 he was short listed for the British art Prize 'Becks Futures' and won the Baloise Art Statement Prize at Art Basel. In 2006, he won the ABN AMRO prize of the Netherlands and he was awarded the 2007 Paul Hamlyn Award for Visual Arts. He has recently been awarded the prestigious Zurich Art Prize. In 2010, as part of the prize, Gander's work will be presented at the Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich. The exhibition will be accompanied by a new extensive monographic publication.
Download CV as PDF (213 K)
Ryan Gander Press
The Art Newspaper, 7th September 2010
View PDF (1.4 MB)
View PDF (1.4 MB)
Time Out, 20th May 2010
View PDF (284 K)
View PDF (284 K)
Guardian.co.uk, 26th May 2010
View PDF (370 K)
View PDF (370 K)
The Art Newspaper, 17th October 2008
View PDF (361 K)
View PDF (361 K)
Ryan Gander Exhibitions
Ryan Gander Public Exhibitions
PASTRyan Gander Esperluette
Palais de Tokyo, Paris
28 September 2012 - 7 January 2013
Palais de Tokyo
Ryan Gander
Museo Tamayo, Mexico City
21 August 2012 - 11 November 2012
Museo Tamayo
dOCUMENTA (13)
Kassel
9 June - 16 September 2012
dOCUMENTA (13)
Ryan Gander: Lost in my own recursive narrative
Fondazione Morra Greco, Napoli
3 March - 18 May 2012
Fondazione Morra Greco
Ryan Gander
The Magnificent Seven
CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco
12 March - 22 April, 2012
CCA Wattis Institute
Ryan Gander
gb agency, Paris, France
24 February - 13 April 2012
gb agency
Ryan Gander
Graduate Lecture Series
CCA Wattis Institute, San Francisco
13 March 2012, 7-9pm
CCA Wattis Institute
Ryan Gander
The 54th Venice Biennale, Venice
4 June - 27 November 2011
Venice Biennale
Ryan Gander
Yokohama Triennale, Japan
6 August - 6 November 2011
Yokohama Triennale
Locked Room Scenario
Artangel, Londonewcastle Depot, London
30 August - 23 October 2011
Artangel
Ryan Gander
The Happy Prince
PAF – Public Art Fund, New York
15 September 2010 — 13 February 2011
PAF
Ryan Gander
Intervals
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York
1 October 2010 — 9 January 2011
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Ryan Gander
Exhibition Exhibition
Castello di Rivoli, Turin
21 September 2010 — 9 January 2011
Castello di Rivoli
Ryan Gander – Preisträger «Zurich Art Prize» 09
Haus Konstruktiv, Stiftung für konstruktive und konkrete Kunst, Zurich
10 June - 1 August 2010
Haus Konstruktiv
Ryan Gander
As it presents itself - Somewhere vague
Art Unlimited - Hall 1, Art 41 Basel, Basel
16 June - 20 June 2010
Art Unlimited
Alchemy Box
Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz, Nogent-sur Marne
3 June 2010 - 18 July 2010
Maison d'Art Bernard Anthonioz
Resonance
Suntory Museum, Osaka
3 April 2010 - 20 June 2010
Suntory Museum
Production Site: The Artist's Studio Inside-Out
Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago - MCA Chicago, Chicago
6 February - 30 May 2010
MCA Chicago
DOUBLE BIND / Arrêtez d'essayer de me comprendre!
Villa Arson, Nice
5 February - 30 May
Villa Arson
The Magnificent Seven
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
September 2009 - July 2012
Ryan Gander is one of seven participating international artists who will, over a three-year period, be integrated into every aspect of CCA Wattis' structure and activities. Each will present a solo exhibition, complete a Capp Street Project artist residency, produce a publication, teach a number of courses as a CCA faculty member, deliver a public lecture, and participate in other aspects of the institution's programming.
CCA Wattis
The die is cast
Villa Arson, Nice, FR
2009
Villa Arson
Heralded as the new black
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
2009
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Heralded as the new black
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham, UK
2008
Ikon Gallery
Something Vague
Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn, DE
2008
Bonner Kunstverein
Passengers
CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, US
2007
Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts
Ryan Gander Catalogues and Editions
Ryan Gander Images
Ryan Gander Out of sight (all on my own), 2011 2 Bronze sculptures, two blue cubes and two empty plinths Detail est size 45(h) x 35(w) x 40(d) each (sculptures) blue cube - 35cm2, 2 plinths 45 (h) x 25 (w) x 25 (D) cm
Ryan Gander Everything is learned, iii, 2010 Purbeck Marble 60 x 60 x 60 cm
Ryan Gander The Happy Prince, 2010 Glass-reinforced concrete 17’ 7” (w) x 10’ 8” (D) x 7’ 7” (H)
Ryan Gander The Happy Prince, 2010 Glass-reinforced concrete 17’ 7” (w) x 10’ 8” (D) x 7’ 7” (H)
Ryan Gander Associative Template # 11 (It's when the lights go on) , 2009 Laser cut handprinted photograph mounted on museum-board, laser cut aluminium backing, laser cut plexiglass, white maple frame and foam-core board legend.
Ryan Gander Associative Template # 12 - (At the end of the party) *Debit and Credit, by Dan Fox, first published in Frieze, Issue 119, Nov-Dec 2008 , 2009 Laser cut handprinted photograph mounted on museum-board, laser cut aluminium backing, laser cut plexiglass, white maple frame and foam-core board legend. Photo: 123 x 123 cm Stacked pieces: 30 x 30.2cm
Ryan Gander Like being balanced on the handlebars of a blind mans bike Dimensions variable 2008 A series of balls in differing colours and sizes, that represent the Google logo translated to Braille, the sizes of which represent a corrected view from the perspective of a fixed position on entering the gallery space.
Ryan Gander Man on a bridge - (A study of David Lange) 2008 16mm film transferred to HD video projection, sound, loop 16' 27". Fifty, ten second takes of the same cinematic sequence. A man whilst walking over a bridge seems to notice something over a railing, as he moves in for a closer inspection, the film cuts which is then followed by another take of the same shot.
Ryan Gander As it presents itself - somewhere vague, 2008 HD DVD Film Still Dimensions variable
Ryan Gander As it presents itself - somewhere vague, 2008 HD DVD Film Still Dimensions variable
Ryan Gander Contact
General Sales Enquiries: Alex Logsdail alex@lissongallery.com +44 (0)20 7535 0806Museums and Foundations Acquisitions: collections@lissongallery.com +44 (0)207 535 7354
Artist and Exhibitiond Enquiries: Louise Hayward louise@lissongallery.com +44 (0)20 7535 0808