| Olav Westphalen (D/USA) |
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| Olav Westphalen, in second life one half of the cartoonist duo ‘Rattelschneck’, is one of the most versatile artists of his generation. His art, which is located between the realms of art and daily life, is experimental and makes use of different genres. In performances, sculptures, installations and drawings, he reveals contradictions and blind spots in accepted methodologies and shakes up art's logic by over-fulfilling the standards employed by critics and the public to gauge and exploit a work of art. Often with a playful but sharp sense of humor, Westphalen’s work questions and exposes social and cultural patterns and how power, knowledge and morals are anchored in society. His “demaskings” also always keep in mind the viewer, who ultimately is a part of these systems. Olav Westphalen lives and works in Brooklyn. His work has been exhibited internationally including at the 2004 Whitney Biennial. He currently teaches at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York.
2007: Desert Dreams
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