Roman Ondak
Roman Ondak (born 5 August 1966) is a Slovak conceptual artist.
Roman Ondak

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- Name
- Roman Ondak
- Born
- 5 August 1966
- Birthplace
- Žilina, Czechoslovakia
- Known for
- Conceptual art
- Nationality
- Czechoslovakia · Slovakia
- Occupation
- artist · painter · draftsperson · photographer · sculptor
- Fields
- visual arts · conceptual art · performance artwork · installation art
- Honours
- Lovis Corinth Prize
- Languages
- French · Slovak
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Roman Ondak (born 5 August 1966) is a Slovak conceptual artist.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is French and Slovak. The field of work recorded is visual arts, conceptual art and performance artwork. Places of work recorded in the authority are Bratislava. Works named in the authority record are Measuring the universe. Work by Roman Ondak is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art and Tate. Distinctions recorded are Lovis Corinth Prize.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Roman Ondak • Born — 5 August 1966 • Birthplace — Žilina, Czechoslovakia • Years Active — 1990- • Known for — Conceptual art • Notable Works — Measuring the Universe (2007) Loop (2009) Swap (2011)
Life and career
Life and career
Roman Ondak was born in Žilina, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia). He studied at Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava from 1988 to 1994. Roman Ondak has been awarded the 2018 winner of the Lovis Corinth Prize.
Selected works
Selected works
• Dubbing (2001) • Good Feelings In Good Times (2003) • Spirit and Opportunity (2004) • It Will All Turn Out Right in the End (2005) • More Silent Than Ever (2006) • Measuring the Universe (2007) • Time Capsule (2011) • Loop (2009) • do not walk outside this area (2012) • Signature (2014) • Planets I - X (2018) • New Observations (1995 / 2018) • Perfect Society (2019)
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Biennale in Venezia (1999, 2003, 2009, 2011) • 2006: Tate Modern in London (2006) • 2007: Pinakothek der Moderne in München (2007) • 2008: Measuring the Universe, DAAD Galerie, Berlin • 2009: Measuring the Universe, Museum of Modern Art, New York • 2010: Shaking Horizon, Villa Arson, Nice • 2010: Before Waiting Becomes Part of Your Life, Salzburg Kunstverein • 2010-2011: Measuring the Universe, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam • 2011: Time Capsule, Modern Art Oxford, Oxford • 2011: Measuring the Universe, Tate St Ives • 2011: Enter the Orbit. Kunsthaus Zürich • 2012: Within Reach of Hand or Eye, K21, Düsseldorf • 2012: Do not walk outside this area, Deutsche Guggenheim, Berlin • 2012: Roman Ondak, Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris /ARC, Paris • 2012: Within Reach of Hand and Eye. Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen K21, Düsseldorf • 2012: DOCUMENTA 13 • 2013: Escena, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid • 2013: Some Thing, The Common Guild, Glasgow • 2014: Roman Ondak, Kaldor Art Projects, Sydney • 2015: Storyboard, Times Museum, Guangzhou • 2016: The Source of Art is in the Life of a People, South London Gallery, London • 2017: History Repeats Itself, KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, Aalborg • 2017: Man Walking Toward a Fata Morgana, The Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago • 2018: Objects in the Mirror, BASE Progetti per l’arte Arte, Florence • 2018-2019: #12 Roman Ondak, mezzaterra 11, Belluno • 2018: Based on True Events, Lovis-Corinth-Preis, Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg • 2021: SK Parking, Kunsthalle Bratislava • 2022: Roman Ondak – Measuring the Universe, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich • 2025: Roman Ondak: The Day After Yesterday, Kunsthalle Praha
Art in public collections
Ludwig Museum Budapest (Hungary), Slovenská národná galéria/ Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava (Slovakia), Kunsthalle Praha (Czech Republic), TATE Gallery London (UK), Centre Pompidou, Musée National d’Art Moderne, Paris (France), MUMOK (Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien) Vienna (Austria), Museum of Modern Art, New York (USA), Art Collection Telekom Berlin (Germany), Boros Collection Berlin (Germany), Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris (FR)
Awards
• 2009: Nomination for Hugo Boss Prize • 2012: Awarded Best Artist of the Year elected by the Deutsche Bank • 2018: Awarded Lovis Corinth Preis
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