Rainer Ganahl
1961–

Introduction

Rainer Ganahl (born October 18, 1961, in Bludenz) is an Austrian-American conceptual artist who lives and works in New York. His work has been widely exhibited, including the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria; The Wallach Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York; the Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, Bremen, Germany; and the 48th Venice Biennale. He is the subject and author of several published catalogues, among them, Reading Karl Marx (London: Book Works, 2001), Ortsprache—Local Language (Kunsthaus Bregenz, 1998), and Rainer Ganahl: Educational Complex (Vienna: Generali Foundation, 1997).

Wikidata identifier

Q1697989

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Country of birth

Austria

Roles

Artist, installation artist, performance artist, photographer, sculptor, video artist

ULAN identifier

500333353

Names

Rainer Ganahl

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