Germaine Koh
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Germaine Koh is a Malaysian-born internationally active Canadian artist. At the age of two she emigrated to Canada.
She is a conceptual artist working out of Vancouver
, B.C.
, self-described as having "no fixed address" whose art encompasses the use of everyday objects and familiar concepts into her work. Her work is known around the world and she has been shown at many galleries, including the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in 2005, the Liverpool Biennial
and the Art Gallery of Alberta
in 2004, Frankfurter Kunstverein
in 2003, Bloomberg SPACE in 2003, and in many other galleries across the globe.
Her work can be characterized by public interaction and everyday concepts. For example, one of her latest works, "Call", is an old telephone in a public space. When the phone is picked up it randomly dials a number of a participant that has agreed to have conversations with strangers at any time of the day.
There isn't a typical "Germaine Koh" piece - she utilizes many different materials for every piece she creates, yet each piece encompasses an ideology, perhaps best said by Koh herself in a Rhizome.org interview:
She is a conceptual artist working out of Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, B.C.
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, self-described as having "no fixed address" whose art encompasses the use of everyday objects and familiar concepts into her work. Her work is known around the world and she has been shown at many galleries, including the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art in 2005, the Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial
Liverpool Biennial is a British international festival of contemporary art held in Liverpool. The festival comprises the International Exhibition, the John Moores Painting Prize, the Bloomberg New Contemporaries Exhibition and the Independents Biennial....
and the Art Gallery of Alberta
Art Gallery of Alberta
The Art Gallery of Alberta is a public art gallery located in downtown Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Its collection of well over 6,000 works of art includes historical and contemporary paintings, sculptures, installation works and photographs by Canadian and international artists...
in 2004, Frankfurter Kunstverein
Frankfurter Kunstverein
The Frankfurt Art Association is an art museum founded in 1829 by a group of influential citizen of the city of Frankfurt, Germany. The aim of the institution is to support the arts in the city, which was an important center of trade and business...
in 2003, Bloomberg SPACE in 2003, and in many other galleries across the globe.
Her work can be characterized by public interaction and everyday concepts. For example, one of her latest works, "Call", is an old telephone in a public space. When the phone is picked up it randomly dials a number of a participant that has agreed to have conversations with strangers at any time of the day.
There isn't a typical "Germaine Koh" piece - she utilizes many different materials for every piece she creates, yet each piece encompasses an ideology, perhaps best said by Koh herself in a Rhizome.org interview: