Mark Ther

artists Mark Ther
curators David Kořínek
place Czech Republic
tags English CC violence queer
directing Petr Hátle
cast Mark Ther
camera Petr Hátle
sound Petr Hátle
editing Petr Hátle
translation Eva Maršíková
category Profiles
published 21. 8. 2011
language Česky / English
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I regard Mark Ther’s work as classic and extraordinary. Moreover he’s probably our only student artist. Or at least he would like to be. In my selection he is the star. A lot of things were said about him and it would be better if the things we don’t know won’t be completely revealed and will become a part of a myth.

Key to the selection are different approaches of the artists to the the video medium. For Petr Krátký is video a contemporary fulfillment of his conceptual attitude, Mark Ther is familiar with a film language, and Macula uses video as a design strategy.

David Kořínek (curator of the August issue profiles)

 

 

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