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DON’T WASTE TAPE
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'Biography' presents a wide selection of works from Elmgreen & Dragset's complex universe, including sculpture, performance and interactive installations. Works from the late 1990s onwards will be shown together with recent projects, ...
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Mark Jenkins works with tape. And it goes a long way back.

“It must have been in second or third grade that I cast a pencil in class. The teacher told me something like “don’t waste tape” and I kind of left it at that until 20 or so years later. ”

(Interview for twistedsifter.com)

And he didn’t. He is using it to make sculptures that interact with the environment. They are usually linked to a specific moment, space, street, town and so on. He grabs on what he sees on a street and creates something related to that.

Jenkins brings to town elements that belong to the nature, to the wildlife, thus mixing two very powerful areas.

www.xmarkjenkinsx.com

www.xmarkjenkinsx.com
In Washington D.C.

Jenkins is interested in participatory art, his personal belief being that the street is a scene. Choosing to exhibit his works on the street, he wants to transform the passerby into an active participant. He is aware that his sculptures will be seen, since his installations are often disturbing, often dealing  with social themes and pushing the boundaries between public and private.

www.xmarkjenkinsx.com

www.xmarkjenkinsx.com

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Barcelona

He had a personal exhibition at Gestalten gallery in Berlin last year, where he created a buzz with his strange characters that appeared to be violent, depressed, poor or lonely. In the safe, white space of the gallery all the sculptures looked even weirder, creating the viewer a feeling of unease.

www.mymodernmet.com Glazed Paradise exhibition, at Gestalten Gallery, Berlin

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Glazed Paradise exhibition, at Gestalten Gallery, Berlin

muzeu, berlin AFARA

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If you think that his technique isn’t very popular, then you should know that last year he was part of the jury that would choose the winners of a tape contest called Off the Roll Contest.

http://www.ihlet.com Jenkins with one of his works

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Jenkins with one of his works

Here is a short video of him making a sculpture:

For more information visit http://www.xmarkjenkinsx.com

by Andreea Chindriș.

Andreea Chindriș is a puzzle, even to herself. Some are trying to solve it, others just want to burn it all down in frustration.

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