Regina Frank

Regina Frank standing in front of Sacré Coeur Collider at her exhibition at IWZ International Forest Art Center

Regina Frank is a German artist mainly working with text and textile installation and performance. Since 1989,[1] she has been one of the pioneers[2] of combining performance art with technology, integrating the Internet and interactive social software installations. Her performances and installations deal with social and political-social issues and link digital media with traditional text transformed into textiles.

Regina Frank has been exhibiting her installations under the title “The Artist is Present” internationally in windows, museums and public spaces. Her first book “The Artist is Present”[3] was published in 1999. Inspired by the adaptation of Regina Frank‘s title at Marina Abramović's MOMA exhibition The Artist Is Present[4] after 21 years[5] in 2010, Frank changed to "The Art is Present"[6] in 2015, introducing the focus on the Art: going deeper into the present and the artist's gift. Later 2017 she advanced to the motto and overall title “The HeArT is Present”.[7] Using the dress to address, her work is a creative information processing, data visualization, bridging handiwork and technology, tangible and virtual, creating incentives for communication, discussion and dialogues.

Regina Frank has lectured at M.I.T. Boston, Saint Martin's School of Art London, New York University, the MET, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. She was artist in resident at Wacoal Art Center, in Tokamachi and S-AIR Sapporo in Japan, Kio-A-Thau Residency Taiwan, Guangzhou-Live-4 China, Montalvo Arts Center, USA, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain and Chienkuo Technology University Taiwan. Her works have been displayed at the New Museum of Contemporary Art[8] in New York, Serpentine Gallery[9] in London, the Bronx Museum in New York,[10] Kunsthalle in Berlin, Reina Sofia in Madrid, MOCA[11] in Los Angeles, Spiral Wacoal Art Center[12][13] in Tokyo and at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,[14] ARCO in Madrid, 2001 Expo Hannover[15] and 2003 San Diego Museum of Art.[16] iLAND launched in 2011 and in 2013 during the Venice Biennale (Infr’action)[17] and 2017 at London Artfair. Since 2013 iLAND was shown in the USA, Portugal, Finland, France, Holland and China and 2018 at the MAAT (Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology) in Lisbon.

Franks work has been featured in many publications including: Sculpture Magazine,[18] Studio Art Magazine,[19][20] Asahi Evening News,[21] Studio Voice,[22] Screen Multimedia,[23] Parade Magazine,[24] Harper’s,[25] The New York Times,[26] in Time Out[27] Rethinking Marxism,[28] Vogue,[29] Cosmopolitan,[1] Frankfurter Rundschau,[30][31] FAZ,[32][33][34][35] Japan Times,[36] Contemporary Art,[37] Art Papers,[38] Art Examiner,[39] The Atlanta Journal-Constitution[40][41] Art Press,[42][43] Being on Line,[44] Arte y Parte,[45] Public Art and Ecology[46] On the Issues Magazine[47] and Allgemeine Zeitung.[48]

  1. ^ a b Cosmopolitan, “Berlin + Kunst”, Thea Herold, Germany, April, pp. 134-135
  2. ^ Netzkunst "Ein anderer Körper an einem anderen Ort" Tilman Baumgärtel Der Spiegel 18.06.1999
  3. ^ Regina Frank: The Artist is Present (English and German Edition) Hardcover – January, 1999 by Cathy Byrd (Author), Richard Vine (Author, Editor) ISBN 3000042903 ISBN 978-3000042904
  4. ^ MOMA by Marina Abramović
  5. ^ Marina Abramović: Student Body : Workshops, 1979-2003 : Performances, 1993-2003 pp. 204,501,502
  6. ^ The Art Is Present Regina Frank On Paper ISBN 978-3-945669-74-7
  7. ^ The HeArt Is Present Regina Frank - In Space ISBN 978-3-945669-74-7
  8. ^ Cover of Newsletter The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1992-1994, New York, USA, pp. 9
  9. ^ 1998 Loose Threads, “The Glass Bead Game”, Serpentine Gallery, London (Catalog)
  10. ^ Divisions of Labor, curated by Lydia Yee, Katalogue, Bronx Museum of the Arts
  11. ^ Divisions of Labor, “Hermes’ Mistress”, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), Los Angeles, CA, Catalog
  12. ^ Join Me curated by Yuko Hasegawa, “GlassBeadGame”, Spiral, Wacoal Art Center, Tokio, (with Edward Stein)
  13. ^ Hermes’ Mistress, Solo Performance Spiral Gallery 1996
  14. ^ Conversations at the Castle : changing audiences and contemporary art. Jacob, Mary Jane., Brenson, Michael., Arts Festival of Atlanta (1996 : Atlanta, Ga.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. 1998. ISBN 978-0262100724. OCLC 38216516.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  15. ^ EXPO 2000, “Performance & Performance”, IFU - Pavillon, Hannover (Catalog)
  16. ^ San Diego Museum of Art “Tracking and Tracing: Contemporary New Acquisitions” San Diego, USA, Catalog
  17. ^ "Regina FRANK, Germany .:. infraction.info". www.infraction.info. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  18. ^ Sculpture Magazine “Art and Life, Sculpture and Process”, Cathy Byrd USA, Vol.20, No.2, March, pp.16-23, 2001
  19. ^ Studio Art Magazine, Israel, Nr. 79, August, pp. 53-57, 1997
  20. ^ Studio Art Magazine, “Let the Artist Live at Exit Art”, Tami Katz-Freiman, Israel, No. 59, December, pp. 61-62, 1994
  21. ^ Asahi Evening News, “Art Is Who You Are”, Suzannah Tartan, Japan, 9. Dezember 1996
  22. ^ Studio Voice, “Regina Frank – Hermes’ Mistress”, Interview with Yuko Hasegawa, Japan, Juli, S. 62–67
  23. ^ Screen Multimedia, “Datenfaden im Seidenkleid”, Arnd Weseman, Germany, February, pp. 131-133, 1996
  24. ^ Parade Magazine, Jane Ciabattari, “Intelligence Report”, USA, November 7, 1993
  25. ^ Harper’s, Sean McLaughlin, USA, January 1994
  26. ^ New York Times, “Spoken Word”, Sasskia Sassen, USA, 26. September 1993
  27. ^ Time Out, Sarah Kent, London, 14.-21.December 1994
  28. ^ Rethinking Marxism, “Pearls before Gods”, Laura Trippi, April, pp. 81-84 1994
  29. ^ Vogue, “Untragbar”, Claudia Steinberg, Deutschland, February 1995
  30. ^ Frankfurter Rundschau, “Wenn der Fallschirm im Garten zum Kleid wird“, 08.09.2003
  31. ^ Frankfurter Rundschau, “Nomadin auf elektronischen Traumpfaden”, Arnd Weseman, Deutschland, 17. February 1996, pp.41
  32. ^ FAZ (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), “Eine Kunstreise durch liebliches Wohngebiet“, September 8, 2003
  33. ^ FAZ, Jens Jessen, Deutschland, December 7, 1994
  34. ^ FAZ, “Adventgedanken” Jens Jessen, Deutschland, 2. May 1994
  35. ^ FAZ, Kunstbiennale "Vogelfrei" Jäger und Sammler im alten Park Die Kunstbiennale „Vogelfrei“, Rainer Hein, Darmstadt 19.06.2011
  36. ^ Japan Times, “Knotting Threads of Friendship”, Miki Miyatake, Japan, June 29, 1996
  37. ^ Contemporary Art,“Artful Fashion”, Sarah Bayliss, USA, Issue 13, pp. 72-73, 1997
  38. ^ Art Papers @ 20, “Art at the Centennial Olympic Games”, Cathy Bird, Issue 6, Nov./Dec., pp. 26-27, 1996
  39. ^ New Art Examiner, “Unruly Publics”, M. Sherbeck, USA, Dezember/Januar, pp. 17-18, 1996
  40. ^ The Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Technology as a Canvas”, Catherine Fox, USA, 26. July 1996, pp. 53
  41. ^ The Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Castle Will Spark Conversations with Art over Your Head”, Jerry Cullum, USA, 12.July, 1996
  42. ^ Art Press, Dorothea Malpass, France, June 1994
  43. ^ Art Press, Robert Morgan, USA, January 1994
  44. ^ Being On Line, Lusitania Press, Regina Frank, ISBN 1-882791-04-5, USA, Cover, Text: pp. 150-152, pp.153-156, 1996
  45. ^ Arte y Parte, “De Arte y Moda”, Regina Frank, Spain, Nr.14, April/May, pp. 18-23
  46. ^ Public Art and Ecology, Ute Ritschel, December 2011, pp.166-176
  47. ^ Linda Stein, the Art Editor of On The Issues Magazine presents Regina Frank
  48. ^ Internationales Waldkunstzentrum zeigt Retrospektive der Performerin Regina Frank