Short Description:
Lukas Panek's works explore the circulation and modification of images nowadays. Starting from various points of entry, he repeatedly directs his attention to the subtleties and economies of contemporary image production. Examining hierarchies within image-driven cultures, Panek dissects not only those between single images and their contents themselves, but further addresses the critical relationship between their use and reproduction. He identifies them as depreciated companions of everyday life, seeking to empower their social dimension in realms that reach beyond the private and personal.
Short Bio:
Lukas Panek grew up in Berlin and Paris. He currently lives in Berlin. In 2020 he graduated from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His work has been shown in group exhibitions at Hotwheels Projects, Athens, GR (2017), Ginny Projects, London, UK (2018), Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, DE (2021), Uferhallen, Berlin, DE (2021), Shore Gallery, Vienna, AT (2022), Casino Forum d‘art contemporain, Luxembourg, LU (2023), Sammlung Haus N, Athens, GR (2023) and Judd Foundation, New York, USA (2023).
Selected Exhibitions:
2024 Pictures, OxfordBerlin, Berlin, DE (Forthcoming)
Artist against the Bomb, Malta Biennale, Curated by Pedro Reyes, Malta, MLT (Group)
2023 Bodies of Identities, Casino Luxembourg, Forum d’art contemporain, Curated by Paul di Felice, Krystyna Dul, Kevin Muhlen, Stilbé Schroeder, Luxembourg, LU (Group) (C)
180 x 120 at Haus N, Sammlung Haus N, Curated by Florent Frizet, Athens, GR (Group)
Cork Street Banner Commission, Dominique Gonzalez - Foerster & Serpentine Galleries, Cork Street Galleries, London, UK (Group) (C)
Artist against the Bomb, Judd Foundation, Curated by Pedro Reyes, New York, US (Group) (C)
2022 Through puberty to success, Shore Gallery, Vienna, AT (Group)
Shores More Than Others, Fonda, Venice, IT (Group)
180x120, Athens, GR (Group)
2021 Out Now, Uferhallen, Große Halle / Open Studios, Curated by Isabel Parkes, Berlin, DE (Group)
Lukas Panek, Mook Gallery, Düsseldorf, DE (Solo)
Coming to Voice, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K21 Ständehaus, Curated by Florentine Muhry & Cecile Huber, Düsseldorf, DE (Group) (C)
2019 3hd Festival Fluid Wor(l)ds, with Magdalena Mitterhofer, Curated by Tomke Braun, Berlin, DE (Group)
Maybe, Duo-Show with Shade Theret, Odyssey Theater, Los Angeles, US (Duo-Exhibiton)
2018 Asthenia No 6, Hotwheels Projects, Curated by Amalia Vekri & Hugo Wheeler, Athens, GR (Group) (C)
Athens and its periphery in regards to contemporary painting, Breeder Gallery, Curated by Hugo Wheeler, Athens, GR (Group)
Some people are melting down for, Ginny Projects, Curated by Fred Powell, London, UK (Group)
2017 Sun, Hotwheels Projects, Athens, GR (Solo)
(C) : Catalogue
Scholarships and Prices:
2022 Neustart Kultur Stipendium 2. Auflage, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn
2020 Sparkasse Price, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf (group)
2019 Travel Grant, Goethe Institut, Los Angeles
2013 Travel Grant, DFJW / OFAJ, Paris
Bibliography:
2023 Artists Against the Bomb, Exhibition Catalogue,
published by Pedro Reyes, Mexico City, MX
IMA Magazine, Spring / Summer Vol.39,
selection best Photobooks of the 2020s, JP
Bodies of Identities, Exhibition Catalogue, Casino Luxembourg,
Forum d’art contemporain, Luxembourg, LU
2022 Catalogue Magazine 6.0, Edited by Dominique Gonzalez - Foerster
Cork Street Galleries, London, UK
2021 Inner, Outer, Paintings, Friends, Book, Published by Palais Books,
Text: Julia Gardener, Edit / Design: Robin Brass, Arles, FR
Coming to Voice, Exhibition Catalogue, Published by
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K21 Ständehaus, Düsseldorf, DE
2020 Wormhole Magazine, Interview, Düsseldorf, DE
2019 Wormhole Magazine, Cover, Düsseldorf, DE
2017 Days, 20 pages, A5, Hotwheels Projects Press, Design: Charlotte Collin,
Concept: Hugo Wheeler, Athens, GR
Filmography:
2023 Highlights, HD Video & Sound
Talks:
2021 Current, Social Paintings, Networks, Relations, with Isabel Parkes,
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, K21 Ständehaus, Düsseldorf, DE
2017 Future Climates, State of Concept, Athens, GR
lukaspanek@gmail.com
Short Description:
Lukas Panek's works explore the circulation and modification of images nowadays. Starting from various points of entry, he repeatedly directs his attention to the subtleties and economies of contemporary image production. Examining hierarchies within image-driven cultures, Panek dissects not only those between single images and their contents themselves, but further addresses the critical relationship between their use and reproduction. He identifies them as depreciated companions of everyday life, seeking to empower their social dimension in realms that reach beyond the private and personal.
Short Bio:
Lukas Panek grew up in Berlin and Paris. He currently lives in Berlin. In 2020 he graduated from the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. His work has been shown in group exhibitions at Hotwheels Projects, Athens, GR (2017), Ginny Projects, London, UK (2018), Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, DE (2021), Uferhallen, Berlin, DE (2021), Shore Gallery, Vienna, AT (2022), Casino Forum d‘art contemporain, Luxembourg, LU (2023), Sammlung Haus N, Athens, GR (2023) and Judd Foundation, New York, USA (2023).
Contact:
Lukaspanek@gmail.com