Mark Kelner

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NationalityRussian-American
Alma materGeorge Mason University
Occupation
  • Visual Artist
  • Filmmaker

Mark Kelner is a Russian-American visual artist and filmmaker.

A graduate of George Mason University,[1] where he studied with novelist Vasily Aksyonov, his work has been featured in The Washington Post,[2] Hyperallergic,[3] Washingtonian,[4] and The Times,[5] among other media outlets.

In 2014, his debut series, “Moscow Made, American Born” explored cultural dualities and the fragmented intersections between ideology and advertising within Communist and free market systems — a bridge between East/West visual expression.[6]

In 2019, his solo exhibition “Solaris: Shelter for the Next Cold War,” garnered critical acclaim and drew more than 13,000 visitors.[7] In 2015, he was a featured guest on PBS’s "Charlie Rose" discussing the intersection of art, culture, politics, and Russia.[8]

In 2021, Kelner had his first solo exhibition in Japan, “Barcodes” at The Container in Tokyo.[9] A 77-page catalog in both English and Japanese was published by the gallery documenting the exhibit and previous work related to objectifying material culture, logos becoming art, and art masquerading as fashion.

References

  1. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/pulped-fiction-dc-artist-transforms-50-copies-of-the-great-gatsby-into-artwork/2016/03/23/2503969a-f056-11e5-85a6-2132cf446d0a_story.html
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/museums/dc-artist-mixes-politics-and-play-in-solaris-shelter-for-the-next-cold-war/2019/06/19/29a325d6-8e0e-11e9-b08e-cfd89bd36d4e_story.html
  3. Capps, Kriston (November 2, 2021). "As Galleries Return to Normal, One Group Show Thinks Big". Hyperallergic.
  4. "A DC Artist Is Tying Balloons to Statues to Support Ukraine". December 13, 2022.
  5. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fb9885de169e24786d1203f/t/5feba7a16b9ac14508c4718b/1609279395719/How+to+sell+to+oligarchs.pdf
  6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/in-the-galleries-the-selling-of-the-cold-war-and-the-red-menace/2017/02/24/2f56bffe-f88f-11e6-be05-1a3817ac21a5_story.html
  7. "Grab a cup of 'Stalinbucks' | DC art exhibit pokes fun at pop culture using US-Russia relations". wusa9.com. June 9, 2019.
  8. "Mark Kelner". Charlie Rose.
  9. "Mark Kelner "Barcodes" (The Container)". Tokyo Art Beat.

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