Chantal Kaufmann: Real as compared to what

Opening 25 Jan 2024 18:00 – 21:00

Chantal Kaufmann
Chantal Kaufmann (1984, Lucerne, Switzerland) lives and works in Zürich and Vienna. Kaufmann holds a BA in Fine Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts (2012 — 2015) and a Master in Critical Studies (MA) at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (2017 — 2022). Kaufmann’s practice is dedicated to the connections between image and language and their joint production of meaning between author and recipient. Recent solo exhibitions include: Milieu, Bern (2023); Galerie Kirchgasse, Steckborn (2023); Oxford, Berlin (2022), and Longtang, Zürich (2019) amongst others. Her video work was shown and screened at DOCK20 Lustenau, Lustenau (2023); Viennale Filmfestival, Vienna (2022); MUMOK Cinema, Vienna, (2018) and has been included in group exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bern, Bern (2022); Little, Bern (2021); Weiss Falk, Basel (2020); Museum im Bellpark, Kriens (2019); Riverside, Bern (2019); BIG, Geneva (2017) and Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich (2016) amongst others.
She also ran the indipendent spaces UP STATE, Zurich (2014 — 2018) together with Marc Hunziker and Rafal Skoczek and Shoefrog, Vienna (2019 — 2020) with Parastu Gharabaghi and Demian Kern.