Bjørn Melhus
Encyclopedia
Bjørn Melhus is a German media artist of Norwegian ancestry born in Kirchheim/Teck
, Germany
, in 1966. His works have appeared on television, DVD, and in live art installations throughout the world. Many of Melhus' works provide a critical view of television culture and consumer habits.
Kirchheim unter Teck
Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, in 1966. His works have appeared on television, DVD, and in live art installations throughout the world. Many of Melhus' works provide a critical view of television culture and consumer habits.
Awards
- 1992
- Nachwuchspreis Videofest Berlin (Young artists award)
- Sonderpreis des Marler Videokunstpreises (Special Award, Marl)
- Video Art Award, Bremen
- 1994
- Kubo-Award, Bremen
- 1998
- Marler Videokunstpreis, (Video Award, Marl, Germany)
- Prix Elida -Fabergé, Munich
- 2nd Award, Transmediale Berlin
- Prize of the German Filmcritics, EMAF, Osnabrueck
- NEW VISIONS VIDEO 1998, Long Beach Museum of Art, (Production Grant)
- Certificate of Merit, San Francisco International Film Festival
- Förderpreis Film des Landes Niedersachsen
- 2000
- Honor 'The special show' by the International Art Critics Association, (Germany) for the solo show "Gute Freunde", Museum Schloß Hardenberg, Velbert
- 2001
- Prize of the Sprengel Museum, Hannover
- 2002
- Special Mention Video Award, Marl, Germany
- 2003
- HAP-Grieshaber-PreisHAP GrieshaberHelmut Andreas Paul Grieshaber or HAP Grieshaber was a German artist. His preferred medium was large format woodcuts.-Biography:...
der VG Bild Kunst - German Competition, 49. International Shortfilfmfestival Oberhausen
External links
- Melhus.de official English-language website
- Bjørn Melhus on Artcyclopedia
- Review of a Melhus installation at the Whitney Museum of American ArtWhitney Museum of American ArtThe Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
- Bjørn Melhus in the Video Data Bank
- Melhus' official youtube-channel