Publisher Description

Mik is that rare artist who successfully combines video with architecture, live performance, photography and sculpture — his work has more in common with behavioral psychology and the work of artists like Mike Kelly.

Author Biography

Born in the Groningen, the Netherlands, in 1962, Aernout Mik has shown widely in Europe and was represented at the biennials of Sao Paolo (1991), Venice (1997, 2001), and Melbourne (1999). In the United States, he has mounted installations at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, and Cornell University.

Long Description

Mik is an instance of that rare artist who successfully integrates video with architecture, live performance, photography and sculpture, to provoke unsettling occurrences that are juxtaposed to create bizarre and illogical narrative. His work has much in common with both behavioral psychology and the work of artists like Mike Kelley, collapsing fact and fiction into a terra incognita all his own.

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