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For the British politician, see Martin Callanan.

Martin John Callanan (born 1982, Birmingham)[1] is a conceptual and performance artist working in London.[2] He has lectured at the Slade School of Fine Art since 2008.[3] Exhibitions include Casal Solleric, Spain,[1] Whitechapel Gallery, London[2] and Whitstable Biennale.[4]

Artworks

Well known artworks include, I Wanted to See All of the News From Today, a web based program collecting front covers of newspapers from around the world, won an Honorary mention (best online project) at Live 2011 Grand Prix (Finland)[5], and a finalist for both File Prix Lux (Brazil)[6], and Screengrab 2010 Award, (Australia)[7]

Callanan legally "changed" his name by deed poll from Martin John Callanan to Martin John Callanan in 2008 and again in 2012.[8][9] The latter performance, which involved a magistrate visiting the gallery, took place at the London Open at the Whitechapel Gallery, London: curator Kirsty Ogg said "It highlights the fact that there is a particular bureaucratic process that we're all subject to but are not necessarily aware of".[9]

The 2012 Whitstable Biennale commissioned Wars During my Lifetime, about which New Statesman wrote: "A simple idea with high impact is Wars During my Lifetime by Martin John Callanan, which lists on newsprint all the wars that have taken place during his lifetime.". A town crier proclaimed the list along the seafront. [10][11]

For another artwork, he sent letters to several world leaders saying "I respect your authority" and published replies by figures including Hosni Mubarak; critic Jonathan Jones (journalist) found the work humorous but struggled to find any point to it.[12]

He has also produced an artwork out of his social media status where every update since 2007 has read "Martin John Callanan is okay".[13]

Other works

He collaborated with science writer Richard Hamblyn[14] on a number of projects, documented in their book Data Soliloquies (Slade Press, 2009, ISBN 9780903305044).[15] A Planetary Order (2009) combines satellite images into an advanced sculpture made using high-end 3D Printing, to show the planet earth covered in clouds.[16] Text Trends was based on Google searches for terms related to climate change over a five years.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b "Global, Casal Solleric, Martin John Callanan". Casal Solleric.
  2. ^ a b "London Open, Whitechapel Gallery". Whitechapel Gallery.
  3. ^ "Martin John Callanan, Slade School of Fine Art, UCL". University College London.
  4. ^ "Wars During My Lifetime, Whitstable Biennale". Whitstable Biennale.
  5. ^ http://www.turku2011.fi/en/livegrandprix_en/open
  6. ^ http://www.fileprixlux.org/awarded-interactive-art.aspx
  7. ^ http://www.jcu.edu.au/soca/JCU_085131.html
  8. ^ "Deed Poll, London Open, Whitechapel Gallery". Whitechapel Gallery.
  9. ^ a b Collett-White, Mike (Jul 5, 2012). "UK art show paints dark picture of London today". Reuters. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  10. ^ Louise, Dany (4 September 2012). "A peculiar kind of biennial". Blogs: Cultural Capital. New Statesman. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  11. ^ Callanan, Martin John (2012). Wars During My Lifetime. London: greyisgood. ISBN 978-1907829123.
  12. ^ Jones, Jonathan (4 July 2012). "Why has The London Open got its eyes wide shut to the capital's creatives?". Guardian (UK).
  13. ^ "Broken Dimanche". Broken Dimanche. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  14. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Hamblyn/e/B000APSEXU/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1349859428&sr=8-2-ent
  15. ^ a b Waelder, Pau (03/02/2010). "Data Soliloquies (Review)". Furtherfield. Retrieved 8 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)". Leonardo. 45 (4): 380–381. August 2012. (Subscription required)

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