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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: "He sent out a letter to various presidents saying, "I respect your authority." Amazingly, he got loads of replies. Hosni Mubarak seemed genuinely flattered. You laugh. Then you laugh again, but not so loud. Then you stop laughing and wonder what the point is. That world leaders are rather polite?"[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][14]

Other works

While working at UCL Environment Institute he collaborated with science writer Richard Hamblyn[15] on a number of projects, documented in their book Data Soliloquies (Slade Press, 2009, ISBN 9780903305044).[16] 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.[17] Text Trends was based on Google searches for terms related to climate change over a five years.[16]

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://okay.greyisgood.eu
  15. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Richard-Hamblyn/e/B000APSEXU/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1349859428&sr=8-2-ent
  16. ^ a b Waelder, Pau (03/02/2010). "Data Soliloquies (Review)". Furtherfield. Retrieved 8 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ "A Planetary Order (Terrestrial Cloud Globe)". Leonardo. 45 (4): 380–381. August 2012. (Subscription required)

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