Constant Dullaart (born Leiderdorp, 7 March 1979) is a Dutch
conceptual artist
Conceptual art, also referred to as conceptualism, is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic, technical, and material concerns. Some works of conceptual art, sometimes called instal ...
, media artist, internet artist, and curator.
[Constant Dullaart; male / Dutch; conceptual artist, media artist, internet artist, curator](_blank)
at rkd.nl. Last modification on 2017-03-30. His work is deeply connected to the Internet.
Biography
Dullaart was born and raised in
Leiderdorp
Leiderdorp () is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland near the city of Leiden. It had a population of in .
The municipality covers an area of of which is water. Leiderdorp has now become a suburb ...
in the Netherlands. He attended the
Gerrit Rietveld Academy
The Gerrit Rietveld Academie, also known as Rietveld School of Art & Design and Rietveld Academy, is an art academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The academy was founded in 1924 and offers programs in fine arts and design.
History
In 1924, the In ...
from 1997 to 2002, and the
Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
The Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (State Academy of Fine Arts) was founded in 1870 in Amsterdam. It is a classical academy, a place where philosophers, academics and artists meet to test and exchange ideas and knowledge. The school supports ...
in the year 2007–2008. After his graduation in 1997 he settled as artist in Amsterdam. From 2010 to 2015 he lived in Berlin.
Dullaart drew some attention with his work series ''Jennifer in Paradise'' which "seeks to expose the technological structures that inform modern visual culture".
He is also known for distributing 2.5 million bought Instagram followers amongst a personal selection of active art-world Instagram accounts.
A 4 month long durational performance commissioned by
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 ...
got the attention of several media outlets when Dullaart raised a virtual army of thousands of fake Facebook profiles, using the names of
Hessian (soldier)
Hessians ( or ) were German soldiers who served as auxiliaries to the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. The term is an American synecdoche for all Germans who fought on the British side, since 65% came from the German states ...
s from the Hetrina archive of the
Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen.
Prix Net Art, 2015
He was awarded the
Prix Net Art in late 2015
with the following jury statement:
Works
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Exhibitions (selection)
2019
*''Profile Wars'', Cirl.Art, ABN AMRO, Amsterdam
*''dull.lifeTM - hack, hustle, historicize'', Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
*''Link in Bio'', Museum der Bildenden Künste, Leipzig
*''Stadstriënnale Hasselt / Genk, Screen it'', Hasselt
*''Uncanny Values'', MAK, Vienna
*''Screen it!'' at Art Brussels, Brussels
*Festival van de Controle, Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt Behind the Screen, Kindl, Berlin
*''Influencers'', Galerie Hussenot, Paris
2018
*''Cultural Matter: Constant Dullaart'', LIMA, Amsterdam
*''Constant Dullaart 100.000 Followers for Everyone'', FOAM Museum, Amsterdam
*''The Armory Show'' New York with Upstream Gallery
*Strasbourg Biennale, Strasbourg, France
*''Agency'', Nome Gallery, Berlin
*''All I Know is What's on the Internet'', The Photographers Gallery, London
*''Algorithmic Superstructures'', Impakt Festival, Utrecht
*''Berlin Zentrum der Netzkunst - Damals und Heute'', Panke Gallery, Berlin
*''I Was Raised On The Internet'', Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago
*''When Facts don't Matter'', Lismore Castle Arts, Lismore
*''From ZERO to 2018'', Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
2017
*''Electronic Superhighway'', MAAT, Lisbon
*''Open Codes'', ZKM, Karlsruhe, Germany
*''Windows'', Basel
*''Collecting Europe'',
Victoria & Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum (often abbreviated as the V&A) in London is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.27 million objects. It was founded in 1852 and nam ...
, London
*''How to Disappear Completely'', Garage Rotterdam, Rotterdam
*''Human/Digital: a Symbiotic Love Affair'', Kunsthal Rotterdam, Rotterdam
*''Transmediale'', Berlin
2016
*''Deep Epoch'', Upstream Gallery, Amsterdam
*''Future Gallery'', Berlin, Germany
*''MU'', Eindhoven,
*''Smart Objects'', Los Angeles
2015
*''The Possibility of an Army'', Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
*''Jennifer'', Futura, Prague
*''Opening Time'', London
*''Filter economy and quantified social capital'', Dutch National Bank, Amsterdam
*''ABC'' with Future Gallery, Berlin
*''The Censored Internet'', Aksioma, Ljubliana
2014
*''High Retention Slow Delivery'', Jeu de Paume-espace virtuel, Paris
*''Stringendo, Vanishing Mediators'', Carroll / Fletcher, London
*''Brave New Panderers'', XPO Gallery, Paris
2013
*''Jennifer in Paradise'', Future Gallery, Berlin
*''Jennifer in Paradise'', Import Projects, Berlin
2012
*''Onomatopoeia'', Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City
*''HEALING'', Fabio Paris Gallery, Brescia, Italy
*''Treffpunkt Internet'', speedshow, Berlin
References
External links
Official websiteJennifer in Photoshop, Constant Dullaart, 2014Official Prix Net Art websiteThe possibility of an Army, Constant Dullaart 2016Mesodiplosis, Constant Dullaart 2015Chaos Computer Club Conference 32C3, talk, 2015
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1979 births
Living people
Dutch conceptual artists
People from Leiderdorp