Olexa Mann
lives and works in Uzhhorod, Ukraine
Stay in Freising: November and December 2022
Olexa Mann
Olexa Mann is a Ukrainian contemporary artist, painter, graphic artist, author of objects and installations, publicist and curator. He graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk College of Arts (1991-1996) and the Lviv National Academy of Arts (1996-2002). He works in the urban art direction, creating his own visual language inherent in today's aggressive environment.
Author of the projects "ZombieLand", "New Anthropology", "Bestiary", "Call the God of the Revolution", "New Middle Ages", "Black Period", "Motives for the Thriller" and "Codex". Olexa Mann's works are included in the anthologies of Ukrainian contemporary art "25 Years of Presence" (ArtHuss, 2016) and "30 Years of Presence" (ArtHuss, 2021). He is a articipant of about 100 exhibitions in Ukraine and abroad.
The founder of the countercultural artistic group "Bacteria" and the author of its manifesto. He was one of the founders and active participants of the "Art Barbican", which arose as a platform of countercultural resistance during the Revolution of Dignity.
Olexa Mann's works are in private collections and museums in Ukraine, Austria, France, Germany, Japan, the USA and Canada.
Dates in Freising
19:00 Uhr bis 21:00 Uhr
18:00 Uhr bis 21:00 Uhr
Downloads
Booklet about the AIR-Program
for screen
(PDF, A4, 11 pages, 864 KB)
print quality
(PDF, A4, 11 pages, 14,8 MB)
Artist-in-residence
The artist-in-residence program takes place in the framework of the European Art Fellowship of the District Council of Upper Bavaria.
During the stay of the guest artists in Freising presentations and open studio days provide the possibility to meet with and know more about the artists. There is always the option to arrange individual visits and meetings as well.