Alexander Laner
His spectacular works have given Alexander Laner the reputation of being an “action artist.” He sees himself, however, as a classical sculptor who is concerned with sculpture in a wider sense. Trained as a stonemason and a producer of signs and advertisements, he used freight containers in 2002 with “Akademie”, his graduation project, to reproduce the building of the Munich Art Academy on a scale of 1:2. From this project, which could only be seen for five hours, there remains only a single photo, a situation, which emphasizes the ephemeral character of many of the artist’s works.
Laner’s versatility was demonstrated a year later when, in his debut exhibition, he made public the restoration of his Mercedes coupé. Together with a Polish welder he worked on his automobile in the large hall of the Art Academy and thereby drew attention, not only to the process-related aspect of his work, but also to the communication between artist and craftsman. Thus social, political or even economic themes and interpretations play an important subsidiary role in the art of Alexander Laner. In all his works, improvisation is an important formal element, so that they often take on the charming ease of chance happening. Recent works such as “Der Plattenspieler”, in which a powerful motor drives a tiny record player and causes a record with music by Chopin to be played, demonstrate a fascinating disproportion between effort and outcome which, in general, imbues his works with a cheerful yet distressing character.
Frank-Thorsten Moll
 Text in Danish (PDF)
In collaboration with Galerie Bernd Klüser, Munich (Germany) www.galerieklueser.com
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Mit Leichtem Gepäck, solo exhibition 2008 
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Mit Leichtem Gepäck, solo exhibition 2008
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Thomas Bangsted (DK/US)
Claus Carstensen
Elmer
Ib Geertsen
James Jessop (UK)
Alexander Laner (D)
Marie Søndergaard Lolk
Henrik Menné
Mogens Møller
Mie Mørkeberg
Bodil Nielsen
Allan Otte
Krista Rosenkilde
Christian Skeel
Anna Sørensen
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Alexander Laner
230 CE
2007
digitalt C-print
111 x 148 cm
edition 1/3 (+1a.pr.)
Documentation of the restoration of a golden Mercedes in the aula at the Academie der bildenden Künste München performed in 2004.
Alexander Laner
Grand Piano
2007
pre-fab materials
dimensions approx. height 100, length 250 cm
Alexander Laner
Weinkühler
2005
refrigerating device, steel, glass container, white vine
dimensions approx. height 200 cm, diameter 100 cm
Mit Leichtem Gepäck.
Galleri Tom Christoffersen (In situ) |
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Alexander Laner
Viva Las Vegas
2008
mixed media (light installation)
dimensions approx. height 250 cm, diameter 100 cm
Alexander Laner
Grand Piano
2007
pre-fab materials
dimensions approx. height 100, length 250 cm
Alexander Laner
La Traviata. 2005
bicycle
transformer, pick up, single record,
40 x 170 x 105 cm
Mit Leichtem Gepäck.
Galleri Tom Christoffersen (In situ) |
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lAlexander Laner
Viva Las Vegas
2008
mixed media (light installation)
dimensions approx. height 250 cm, diameter 100 cm
Mit Leichtem Gepäck.
Galleri Tom Christoffersen (In situ) |
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Alexander Laner
Viva Las Vegas
2008
mixed media (light installation)
dimensions approx. height 250 cm, diameter 100 cm
Mit Leichtem Gepäck.
Galleri Tom Christoffersen (In situ) |
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Alexander Laner
Viva Las Vegas
2008
mixed media (light installation)
dimensions approx. height 250 cm, diameter 100 cm
Mit Leichtem Gepäck.
Galleri Tom Christoffersen (In situ) |
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Alexaner Laner
Feldkirchen
2007
digitalt C-print
36 x 48 cm
edition 1/5 (+1 a.pr) |
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