Kevin Abosch
Kevin Abosch | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 (age 54–55) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Photography, Conceptual Art and Installation art |
Kevin Abosch (born 1969) is an Irish conceptual artist known for his works in photography, sculpture, installation and film. Abosch's work addresses the nature of identity, value and human currency and has been exhibited throughout the world, often in civic spaces, including The National Gallery of Ireland[1], The Irish Museum of Modern Art[2], The Museum of Contemporary Art Vojvodina[3], The Bogotá Museum of Modern Art and Dublin Airport[4].
Selected works and projects
Utopian Propagation
On October 28, 2016 Abosch installed a work entitled "Impossible Promises" consisting of 100 painted oil barrels in the Millennium Park at the Bogotá Museum of Modern Art[5]
Potato #345
In 2015, Abosch's photographic work of a potato, "Potato #345" was reportedly sold to an unnamed businessman in Europe for a €1,000,000,.[6] This would make it one of the most expensive photographs in the world.[7] The photo was taken in 2010 and is one of three versions of the print in existence.
I AM A COIN
In January 2018 Abosch created 10,000,000 virtual artworks comprised of crypto-tokens on the Ethereum Blockchain.[8]The artist also had his blood drawn with which he made 100 physical artworks imprinted with a 42 alphanumeric blockchain address corresponding to the creation of his virtual works. The crypto-tokens are called IAMA Coins and are referenced by the symbol "IAMA" on the blockchain.[9]
Forever Rose
On February 14th, 2018 Abosch's virtual artwork "Forever Rose", comprised of a single ERC20 token on the Ethereum blockchain sold to a group of 10 art collectors for a record-breaking USD$1 million.[10]
National Gallery of Ireland
In December 2013 the National Gallery of Ireland acquired three photographic portraits by Abosch for inclusion in the permanent National Portrait Collection. The portraits are of Bob Geldof, Olwen Fouéré and Brian O'Driscoll.[11]
References
- ^ "Kevin Abosch - National Gallery of Ireland". National Gallery of Ireland.
- ^ "Irish Museum of Modern Art Past Exhibitions". IMMA/Ifrish Museum of Modern Art.
- ^ "Art Magazin Kevin Abosch". artmagazin.rs.
- ^ "The Faces That Make Up Modern Ireland". The Independent.
- ^ "PROPAGACIÓN UTÓPICA - KEVIN ABOSCH". Museo de Arte Moderno Bogotá.
- ^ Mr Potato Head’s €1m spud photo
- ^ Michael, Zhang. "This Photo of a Potato Sold for Over $1,000,000". PetaPixel. PetaPixel. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Artist turns his blood into cryptocurrency". CNN. CNN. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "Etherscan - Ethereum Block Explorer". Etherscan.
- ^ CNN article - Crypto-artwork of a rose sells for $1 million
- ^ National Gallery of Ireland Press release Archived 2013-12-16 at the Wayback Machine