Sebastian Acker
Born 1981 in Lichtenstein, Germany
Lives and works in London
EDUCATION
| 2010-12 |
MFA Sculpture
Slade School of Fine Art, UCL | London |
| 2004-07 |
BA Spatial Design
Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | London |
| 2002-03 |
Foundation Diploma Art & Design
Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | London |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2015 |
Magnolia Cube, 114 Middleton Road | London |
| 2015 |
Chelsea 10, Cookhouse Gallery/Triangle Space | London |
| 2014 |
Sanssouci Realty Issue #1: The Latte Vision, curated by Attilia Frattori Franchini and Paul Flannery | tank.tv |
| 2014 |
Flow, Store | London |
| 2013 |
Nova Art Prize, Phillips Auction House | London |
| 2012 |
Ersatzmonument, C. Rockefeller Center for the Contemporary Arts | Dresden, Germany |
| 2012 |
Slade Postgraduate Show, Slade School of Fine Art | London |
| 2012 |
The Function of the Oblique – Action, curated by Attilia Frattori Franchini, Son Gallery | London |
| 2012 |
The Function of the Oblique – Resistance, curated by Attilia Frattori Franchini, No Format Gallery | London |
| 2012 |
Come to Disruption, Arcadia Missa | London |
| 2012 |
Come to Disruption, Tove’s Galleri – Vesterbro ConTemporary Workout Space | Copenhagen |
| 2011 |
We Worked in Squares and Loved in Triangles, with Phil Thompson, SSE Space | London |
| 2011 |
Slade Interim Show, with Phil Thompson, Slade Research Centre | London |
| 2011 |
Bloomsbury Festival, with Phil Thompson, Gordon Square | London |
| 2010 |
Slade Open Studios, Slade School of Fine Art | London |
| 2009 |
The Ceiling Show, Supine Studios | London |
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
| 2013 |
Nova Art Prize |
| 2013 |
Legion TV Residency, shortlisted | London |
| 2013 |
Ideas Tap Film Fund, with Phil Thompson |
| 2012 |
Duveen Travel Scholarship, with Phil Thompson |
| 2012 |
Land Securities Studio Award |
| 2012 |
Danish Arts Council, Exhibition Grant with Come to Disruption |
| 2011 |
Littoral Arts Trust, Merz Barn Residency | Cumbria, UK. |
| 2010 |
AHRC Scholarship |
| 2009 |
CeRCCa Residency | Llorenc del Penedes, Spain |
| 2008 |
Jatka Project Residency | Cesky Krumlov, CZ. |
| 2007 |
7.Stock Residency | Dresden, Germany |
BIBLIOGRAPHY/PUBLICATIONS
| 2015 |
U. Ströbele, A. Greiner and J.P. Sexauer, 24h Skulptur – Notes on Time Sculptures (Berlin: Distanz, 2015, ISBN 978-3-95476-125-8) 94 |
| 2015 |
Martina Dlugaiczyk, “Aura für Alle”. In Die Ausstellungskopie, edited by Anette Tietenberg (Cologne: Böhlau, 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22120-1) 99, 108 |
| 2015 |
Martina Dlugaiczyk, “Surrogate Cities in China und Europa”. In Muster im Transfer, edited by Anette Tietenberg (Cologne: Böhlau, 2015, ISBN 978-3-412-22475-2) 247 |
| 2015 |
Fernholme Road Living Project, Kitson Road No. 6, (London: Camberwell Press, 2015, ISBN 978-1-908971-40-1) 46 |
| 2014 |
Pau Cata, CeRCCa 2009-2014, (Barcelona: Centre de Recerca i Creacio Casamarles, 2014, ISBN: 978-84-617-1778-1) 28-29 |
| 2013 |
Allison C. Meier, “Capturing the Chinese Copy Town Trend”, Hyperallergic, May 14, 2013 |
| 2013 |
Samuel Medina, “A Pair Of Artists Reveal China’s Counterfeit Cities”, FastCoDesign, May 20, 2013 |
| 2013 |
Ryan O’Hanlon, “Why Is China Stealing Cities, Towns, and Buildings?”, Pacific Standard, May 16, 2013 |
| 2012 |
Rozsa Farkas and Tom Clark, “How to Sleep Faster e2”, e-journal by Arcadia_Missa, December 2012 |
| 2012 |
“Slade Sculpture 2012”, print collection, published by Slade School of Fine Art, June 2012 |
| 2011 |
“XY/Z – Sculpture 2011”, print collection, published by Slade School of Fine Art, June 2011 |
| 2009 |
Alistair Wildblood and Eugenia Ivanassevic,”Supine Studios Autumn/Winter 2009″, catalogue, November 2009 |
TALKS
| 2014 |
Visiting Artist Lecture, Contextual Practice Series, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | London |
| 2013 |
Duveen Talk, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL | London |
| 2012 |
Artist Talk, Arcadia_Missa | London |
| 2010 |
Guest Lecture, Spaces & Narrations Lecture Series, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL | London |