Artists Anonymous are an art group based in

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and London. They were founded in 2001 during their studies at

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universiti ...

(UdK) at the classes of

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and

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. They finished studying in 2006. Since 2005 they have exhibited in different international galleries like

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, Tel Aviv, Christian Ehrentraut, Berlin, Goff+Rosenthal, Berlin/NY. In 2006, one of the big diptychs from the series ''Apocalyptic Warriors'' was bought by

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. In 2007, instead of collaborating with art galleries, they converted an old garage space in London, Vyner Street to a showroom and ran their own gallery. During this time several of their works were sold to the

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. By the end of 2007 the opening of their second space in Berlin, Heidestrasse, followed, where one big installation (the gunslinger and other true stories) took place. Since then a number of different shows and project took place such as: *

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, VIP Lounge of

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Collection, London *''Virus'' at

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*"The fictitious blowing up of the Hamburger Bahnhof" at

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, Berlin *"Communication and Association" at A Foundation, Liverpool, as part of the

Liverpool Biennial Liverpool Biennial is the largest international contemporary art festival in the United Kingdom. Every two years, the city of Liverpool hosts an extensive range of artworks, projects, and a programme of events. The biennial commissions leading ...

2008 *''Bioshock'' at Ron Mandos Gallery, Amsterdam *''Play the City'', at

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt The Schirn Kunsthalle is a Kunsthalle in Frankfurt, Germany, located in the old city between the Römer and the Frankfurt Cathedral. The Schirn exhibits both modern and contemporary art. It is the main venue for temporary art exhibitions in Fr ...

*"Unconditional love" at

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, 2009 *''Rapture'', White Square Gallery, Berlin, Germany/Museum for Russian Art Kiev In 2009, Artists Anonymous ended their working relationship with

to work with Riflemaker Gallery, London. Their work is included in various private and public Collections:

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, UK,

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, UK; Advaney Collection, NL, UK; Walsall Art Museum, UK; Rubell Collection, Miami, USA,

Zabludowicz Collection Chaim "Poju" Zabludowicz (born 6 April 1953) is a Finnish-born British billionaire businessman, art collector and philanthropist.Midgley, Dominic (5 March 2010)"FINN CITY..." ''Highbeam Business'' (London). Retrieved 23 June 2013. Early life a ...

, UK. In September 2012, they held their first show with

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at Lazarides Gallery.

References

External links

Official WebsiteSecondary WebsiteArtists Anonymous on ArtFacts.Net
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