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Oliver Ressler (AT)
Artist
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Oliver Ressler, born 1970 in Knittelfeld, Austria, studied at the University for Applied Arts in Vienna, where he graduated in 1995. In 1998 he was artist in residence at the Banff-Centre for the Arts in Banff, Canada, and now lives and works in Vienna. His work includes exhibition projects on various socio-political issues. From 1994 onwards, he realized several projects on ecological themes such as genetic engineering or the greenhouse effect. In collaboration with Martin Krenn, Oliver Ressler realized three concrete projects on racism. Ressler's work has been exhibited all over Europe and in Canada.
Participations
The New Right - Materials for the Dismantling (with M. Krenn), Vienna, Austria (1995) 5. Biennale Intergraf, Centro Friulano Arti Plastiche, Udine, Italy (1995) Letters to Nature, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria (1995) Learned Homeland (with M. Krenn), Graz, Austria (1996) 100 Years of Greenhouse Effect, Salzburg, Austria (1996) Institutional Racism, Vienna, Austria (1997) geGen-Welten: Widerstände gegen Gentechnologien, Graz/Salzburg/Vienna/Lüneburg/Munich/Berlin/Aachen/Zürich, Austria/Germany/Switzerland (1998) Remote Viewing, Antwerpen/Vienna/Berlin, Netherlands/Austria/Germany (1998) The global 500, Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria (1999) The global 500, Truck Gallery, Calgary, Canada (1999) Border Crossing Services, Lüneburg/Austrian/Slovenian border region, Germany/Austria (2001)
Publications
The global 500 (edition selene, 1999) Nachhaltige Propaganda/Sustainable Propaganda (edition selene, 2000) Contributor: Springerin - Hefte für Gegenwartskunst
Online
I'M Fired (IMF) http://www.virtualmanifesta.com/homepage/projects/03_01.htm
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