Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Biography

Since 2013, Christine Sun Kim and Thomas Mader have collaborated on a shared practice addressing the complexities of communication in a variety of formats. Their projects include recording an overnight shipment from Berlin to New York (Recording Contract, 2013), compiling 24 hours of invited contributors' studio time (Busy Day, 2014), using the arm game, a combination of body and face, in order to describe a series of awkward social situations (Classified Digits, 2016), and animating signs that show the power of decision-making (Palm Reader, 2020).

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Selected group exhibitions include: Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo; Galerie Crone, Vienna; Ian Potter Museum, Melbourne; Times Art Center, Berlin; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Nuit Blanche, Toronto; and Neuer Berliner Kunstverein. Their solo exhibitions include Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York; Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Siegen; and Kunstraum, Munich.

Christine Sun Kim was born in California, USA, in 1980 and lives in Berlin. She uses the medium of sound in performance and drawing to investigate her relationship with spoken languages and the aural environment.

Thomas Mader was born in the South of Germany in 1984 and lives in Berlin. He is a research based artist who works with themes related to national identity, storytelling and communication.

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HooHaa by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork moving image
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader HooHaa, 2024 Single channel animated 4K video; 12’00”
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Heatmap 3 by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork print, drawing
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Heatmap 3, 2024 Pencil on digital print
119 x 84 cm
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Running Gag by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork works on paper, drawing
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Running Gag, 2024 Pencil and colour pencil on paper
110 x 110 cm
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Classified Digits by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork moving image
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Classified Digits, 2016 single channel video, color 5’28”
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Tables and Windows by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork moving image
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Tables and Windows, 2016 HD video, color 10’00 (Tables) and 9’00 (Windows) 1920×1080, 16:9 ratio
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Palm Reader by Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader contemporary artwork print, mixed media, moving image
Christine Sun Kim & Thomas Mader Palm Reader, 2020 digital drawing, variable dimensions animation, loop
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