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Dan Halter | |
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| Born | 1977 |
| Nationality | Zimbabwean |
| Education | Michaelis School of Fine Art, Cape Town |
| Known for | Mixed media |
| Awards | 2010 Glenfiddich residency in Dufftown, Scotland 2008 Nominated as MTN New Contemporaries finalist 2007 Pro Helvetia residency in Zürich, Switzerland 2008 Capacete residency in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from VideoBrasil 2001 Judy Steinberg Prize, Michaelis Painting Prize |
Dan Halter (b. 1977) is a Zimbabwean artist currently living and working in Cape Town.[1] His mixed media work concerns his experience as a white Zimbabwean, watching his country move into anarchy and instability.[2] Halter uses a variety of craft techniques, found materials, and video to depict and explore the changing face of his homeland.
Career
editEducation
editHalter received is BA in Fine Art from the University of Cape Town in 2001.
- 2011:
- Dan Halter / Mappa Del Mondo, Nassauischer Kunstverein Weisbaden, Weisbaden, Germany
- 2010:
- Double Entry, WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY, Cape Town, South Africa
- shifting the goalposts, (in collaboration with Adam Davies) Son Gallery, London, United Kingdom
- shifting the goalposts, (in collaboration with Adam Davies) GoetheOnMain, Johannesburg, South Africa
- US, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2008
- never say never, Derbylius Gallery, Milan, Italy
- 3rd Guangzhou Triennial, Guangzhou, China
- Big Wednesday, WHATIFTHEWORLD / GALLERY, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2007
- Spier Contemporary, Spier Wine Estate Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Hell Yeah, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2006
- take me to your leader, João Ferreira Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- Second to None, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
- The Cape Town Biennale, Blank Projects, Cape Town, South Africa
- 2001
- YDETAG, South African National Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa
Notable Works
editMore Fire
edit2006. Land Classification map of Zimbabwe woven with Rhodesian database and black thread. 82 x 91 cm[1]
Untitled (Painting)
editVideo loop of found footage of an apartheid era protest. Framed flat-screen monitor. [2]
References
edit- ^ a b Williamson, Sue. "Dan Halter". ARTTHROB. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ a b "Dan Halter". Spier Contemporary. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Dan Halter". WHATIFTHEWORLD Gallery. Retrieved 11 April 2012.