Gerhard Marx (born 1976) is a South African artist.

Biography

Born in 1976, he completed his master's degree in Fine Arts cum laude at the University of Cape Town in 2004. He has worked with well-known artists such as

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and the

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He currently teaches at the

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, in

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Works

*The theatre piece Tshepang (Gerhard Marx - co director, Lara Foot-Newton – director) was chosen as one of the twelve feature film projects for January 2007 Screenwriters Lab by the

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. *The play “Hear and Now” was presented at the

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during 2005.

Controversy

According to Art News South Africa of April 2006, Marx considered legal action against BMW shortly after an ad campaign created by agency Ireland-Davenport allegedly infringed on his copyright. Art News South Africa reproduced both the controversial ad – removed from circulation after a short run, and a close-up of Marx's work. His agent, Warren Siebrits had already confirmed in March 2006 that Marx will be represented by the copyright lawyer Owen Dean, better known for

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case.

References

1976 births Living people South African artists Michaelis School of Fine Art alumni {{SouthAfrica-artist-stub