Mathis Altmann in conversation with Gabrielle Schaad
Mathis Altmann (*1987, Munich) is an multidisciplinary artist who works between Berlin and Zurich. Altmann repeatedly probes the conditions of creative labour in the environment of an accelerated and globalized condition of being. Against the backdrop of a contemporary world moved by economic constraints and social upheaval, the artist is primarily interested in the role and responsibility of his own generation. He is particularly interested in the ‘millennial moment’ that attempts to bridge the gap between the creative-digital world of work and capitalistic self-exploitation. Mathis Altmann became known through dense and precise sculptural assemblages that serve as stages for contemporary socio-political dramas, by critically and humorously questioning both the promise of prosperity of technological progress and widespread fantasies of downfall. Since 2019, Mathis Altmann has been working predominantly with video technologies, shedding light on concept- and material-driven approaches to image creation.
He graduated from ZHdK in 2011. Solo exhibitions: Fitzpatrick Gallery (2022); Kunstmuseum Winterthur (2021); Art Basel: Parcours, Basel (2019), Istituto Svizzero, Milan (2018), Art Basel: Statements, Basel (2018); Freedman Fitzpatrick, Los Angeles (2017); Swiss Institute, New York (2016); Truth & Consequences, Geneva (2016); Halle für Kunst, Lüneburg (2015). He currently teaches in the BA fine arts department.
Das Department Fine Arts der Zürcher Hochschule der Künste präsentiert jedes Semester eine Serie öffentlicher Gespräche mit unterschiedlichen Gästen aus dem zeitgenössischen Kunst- und Kulturbereich. Im Herbstsemester 2022/23 finden alle Gespräche erstmals wieder vor Ort statt.
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Every semester, ZHdK's Department of Fine Arts presents a series of public talks with various guests from the contemporary art and culture sector. In the autumn semester 2022/23, all talks will take place on site again.