Or Why Not Celebrate the Past Before the Future Will Come (accounts of happenings I, II , III ), wood, oil on panel, exhibition view “History of Art, The” : David Roberts Art Foundation Fitzrovia, London, Great Britain, Image: Alessandra Chilá, 2010, courtesy this is tomorrow

Alon Levin


1975
born in Israel, lives and works in Den Haag und Berlin

1998-2002
Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, Netherlands

2005-2006
Rijksakademie van beeldene kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands

exhibitions (selection)

 

2012
Made in Germany Two, kestnergesellschaft, Kunstverein Hannover, Sprengel Museum, Hannover
Track, S.M.A.K. und Orte im Stadtgebiet, Gent, Belgium

2011
Acts of Refusal, Fleeing, Dreaming, Repeating, Watching (among others), Tarut Art House, Tartu, Estonia
Conclusion to the Big Ideas, Ambach & Rice, Los Angeles, USA, (solo exhibition)
Material World, Groningen Museum, Groningen, The Netherlands 
End to the Grand Gesture, KLEMM‘S, Berlin (solo exhibition)
Utopian Structures – New Existentialism Part 3, KURATOR*, Rapperswil, Switzerland
The Reality Effect, Anne Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Switzerland

2010
The Disasters of Peace, Umspannwerk Berlin-Tiergarten, Berlin
Zwischenraum:space between, Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg 
Lees Museum Rokin / Tommy Hillfiger, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
History of Art, the, David Roberts Foundation, London, Great Britain
Colorspaces, Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten
Art of the Masses (Einzelausstellung), Ambach & Rice, Seattle, USA
Remodeling Systems, CCS Bard, Annandale-on-Hudson, USA

2009
Zweckgemeinschafft, MICAMOCA, Berlin
Double Dutch, HVCCA, Peekskill, USA
Weak signals, wild cards, Shell Kantine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Shifting Identities, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania 
Postponed Modernism, KLEMM'S, Berlin

2008
Since we last spoke about monuments, Stroom, Den Hague, The Netherlands
Word Event, Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Shifting Identities - (Swiss) Art Now, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland
Open Studios, ISCP, New York, USA
Endless lowlands breaking up, Part 2, KLEMM'S, Berlin
Endless lowlands breaking up, Part 1, Binz39, Zürich, Switzerland

2007
27th Biennial of Graphic Arts, Galerija Alkatraz, Ljubljana, Slowenia
Prix de Rome, De Appel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tweeëntwintigduizendvijfhonderd, De Collectie Almere, aanwinsten 2001-2007, Museum de Paviljoens, Almere, The Netherlands
The Stability of Truth, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2006
Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
In order of appearance, Living Art Museum, Reykjavik, Island
ZOO Logical Garden, Family park Harry Malter, Heusden, Belgium

2005
Information/Transformation, Extra City, Antwerpen, Belgium
Open Ateliers, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Handmade, Museum für Gestaltung, Zürich, Switzerland

2004
Mark : Gemeentelijke Kunstaankopen Grafische Vormgeving 2003-2004, Stedelijk Museum CS , Amsterdam, The Netherlands

 

scholarships and awards


2009
Visiting Artist, sculpture program, SUNY at New Paltz, NY, USA
Stroom PRO, Stroom Den Haag, NL
Stimuleringssubsidie, Fonds BKVB, NL

2008
Cartier Award 2008 (shortlist), Frieze Foundation, Great Britain
Stimuleringssubsidie, Fonds BKVB, Netherlands
International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP), New York, USA

2007
Basisstipendium, Fonds BKVB, Netherlands

2006
Prix de Rome 2007 (nomination), Amsterdam, Netherlands

2005
De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2004, Netherlands

2003
Prix de Rome 2004 Tekenen/Grafiek (nomination), Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, Netherlands

2002
Art Incentive Prize Amstelveen, Netherlands

publications


2010
Modernity in Very General Terms, Ed.: Alon Levin

2009
Things Contemporary, Ed: Alon Levin, Dexter Sinister, edition 800

2006
Colour Study of Group Behaviour and the Need to Control,192 pages, B/W and colour Xerox/silkscreen, edition of 75

2004
A book, 128 pages with 8 fold-outs, silkscreen, edition of 1

2003
A poster, silkscreen 4 colours, series of 64 unique prints

2002
A Question to the System, 96 pages and 3 fold-outs, offset/
silkscreen, edition of 250
The European, 32 pages, silkscreen on newspaper, edition
of 25
The European, 3 editions of 16 pages, silkscreen on newspaper,
edition of 25