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Jakup Ferri (artist)

Jakup Ferri (born 1981) is a contemporary artist from Amsterdam, Netherlands and Pristina, Kosovo.[1][2] He is a professor at Pristina Art Academy[3] and guest advisor at Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.[4] Ferri's work has been shown at international exhibitions in museums and galleries, festivals and biennials, including Venice Biennale,[5][6] Istanbul Biennial,[7] Prague Biennale, Cetinje Biennale and Manifesta Biennale, Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Art.[8]

Education and residencies

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Ferri studied at Pristina Art Academy and Rijksakademie in Amsterdam.[9] He has been an artist-in-residence at numerous places, including the International Studio and Curatorial Program New York in 2004[10] and the Kultur Kontakt Austria in 2005.[11]

Work

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Ferri is best known for his figurative paintings and embroideries, who have been characterized as "poetic interactions between people, creatures and objects" (Alisa Goiani Berisha, Curator at the National Museum of Kosovo).[12] Eveline Suter (Curator at Museum of Art Lucerne, Switzerland) describes his visual world as colorful and full of happy creatures.[13] Ferri draws inspiration from microorganisms, folk art, arts and crafts, art brut, and the pixel world of computer games.[14]

Prizes and awards

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In 2006 he received a prestigious award Kunstpreis Europas Zukunft (The Future of Europe), Museum of Contemporary Art (GfZK) Leipzig.[15] In 2008 he received the Buning Brongers Award in Amsterdam and in 2003 the Muslim Mulliqi Prize and the Artists of Tomorrow Award. In 2020, Ferri was awarded the Gjelosh Gjokaj Prize.[16]

Selected exhibitions

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Solo

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  • 2024 We We, curated by Thomas Niemeyer, Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Germany[17]
  • 2023 Funk your Funk, Ferda Art Platform, Istanbul, Turkey[18]
  • 2023 We, We or Me, curated by Eveline Suter, Kunstmuseum Luzerne, Switzerland[19]
  • 2022 The Monumentality of the Everyday, Pavilion of Republic of Kosovo, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, Italy[20]
  • 2021 Sunray Acrobat, Kunstraum Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria[21]
  • 2021 Tintirinti, Andriesse-Eyck Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands[22]
  • 2018 Muscle Memory, The Horse Hospital, London, United Kingdom[23]
  • 2016 Muscle Memory, Bradwolff Projects, Amsterdam, Netherlands[24]
  • 2013 Cold Water Boils Faster, Van Zijll Langhout / Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, Netherlands[25]
  • 2011 Laughing Lessons, Weingrüll, Karlsruhe, Germany[26]
  • 2010 Paper Vegetables, De Hallen, Haarlem, Netherlands[27]

Group

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  • 2022 Manifesta 14, Pristina, Kosovo[28]
  • 2009 Coalesce:Happenstance, Smart Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands[29]
  • 2006 Ethnic Marketing, Azad Gallery, Tehran, Iran[30]
  • 2003 In den Schluchten des Balkan, Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel, Germany[31]

Publications

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  • 2023 Art Textile Kunst, editors: Cathérine Hug and Bernhard Stadelmann, AS Verlag[32]
  • 2022 Jakup Ferri – The Monumentality of the Everyday, Verlag Kettler[33]

Press

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  • 2023, Im Kunstmuseum Luzern erzählen fantastische Wesen ihre Geschichten auf bunten Stickereien, Luzerner Zeitung, Switzerland[34]
  • 2023, Glückliche Menschen, Tiere und Mischwesen – Jakup Ferris Kosmos voller Geschichten im Kunstmuseum Luzern, Arttv.ch, Switzerland[35]
  • 2022, The Art World Came to Kosovo. What Happens When It Leaves?, The New York Times, United States[36]
  • 2022, The Exhibition At Venice Biennale Revelling In The Joy Of The Everyday, Service95, United Kingdom[37]
  • 2022, Biennale Arte 2022: 10 pavillons to see, Interni, italy[38]
  • 2021, Jakup Ferri: farbenfrohe Leichtigkeit des Seins, Kronen Zeitung, Austria[39]

References

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  1. ^ "Jakup Ferri: The Monumentality of the Everyday - Announcements - e-flux". e-flux. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  2. ^ "JAKUP FERRI". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ Kapllani, Jehona (4 February 2020). "UBT students from the Faculty of Art and Digital Media have paid a visit to the National Gallery of Kosovo". University for Business and Technology. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Jakup Ferri". Framer Framed. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ Marshall, Alex (27 October 2022). "The Art World Came to Kosovo. What Happens When It Leaves?". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  6. ^ Maps, Arsenale See on Google (2022-04-05). "Biennale Arte 2022 | Kosovo (Republic of)". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 2024-04-24. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ "9th International İstanbul Biennial". 9b.iksv.org. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  8. ^ "Jakup Ferri". kunstaspekte.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  9. ^ "Jakup Ferri: The Monumentality of the Everyday - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  10. ^ "Jakup Ferri". kunstaspekte.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  11. ^ "Jakup Ferri is the new Artist in Residence at the Werkplaats Molenwijk". Framer Framed. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  12. ^ "Jakup Ferri: The Monumentality of the Everyday - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  13. ^ "Glückliche Menschen, Tiere und Mischwesen – Jakup Ferris Kosmos voller Geschichten im Kunstmuseum Luzern - Kunstmuseum Luzern | Fumetto Comic Festival". arttv.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  14. ^ "Jakup Ferri | KUNSTMUSEUM LUZERN". www.kunstmuseumluzern.ch/en/. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  15. ^ "Present". Europas Zukunft (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  16. ^ "JAKUP FERRI". Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  17. ^ Nordhorn, Städtische Galerie. "Ausstellung Jakup Ferri". Städtische Galerie Nordhorn (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  18. ^ "Ferda Art Platform'da Yeni Sergi: "Funk Your Funk"". Artfulliving. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  19. ^ "Jakup Ferri | KUNSTMUSEUM LUZERN". www.kunstmuseumluzern.ch/ (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  20. ^ Maps, Arsenale See on Google (2022-04-05). "Biennale Arte 2022 | Kosovo (Republic of)". La Biennale di Venezia. Retrieved 2024-04-24. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  21. ^ "JAKUP FERRI. SUNRAY ACROBAT". kunstaspekte.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  22. ^ "TINTIRINTI | Jakup Ferri | Gallery Viewer". galleryviewer.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  23. ^ "Jakup Ferri: Muscle Memory". The Horse Hospital. 2018-05-04. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  24. ^ "jakup ferri". bradwolffprojects.nl. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  25. ^ "COLD WATER BOILS FASTER / JAKUP FERRI | VAN ZIJLL LANGHOUT / CONTEMPORARY ART". vzlart.nl. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  26. ^ "Interview | Jakup Ferri in der Weingrüll Galerie – Kavantgarde Karlsruhe – Kunst Kultur Musik Startup Gründer Entrepreneur Plattform für die freie Szene und Kreativbranche in Karlsruhe". kavantgar.de. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  27. ^ "Jakup Ferri". Frans Hals Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  28. ^ "Jakup Ferri". Manifesta 14 Prishtina. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  29. ^ "Coalesce: Happenstance at Smart Project Space Amsterdam - Artmap.com". artmap.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  30. ^ "ETHNIC MARKETING - e-flux Education". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  31. ^ ""In den Schluchten des Balkan" in der Kunsthalle Fridericianum, Kassel (30.8.-23.11.03) -". art-in.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  32. ^ "Art Textile Kunst Hug, Cathérine". Lesestoff (in Swiss High German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  33. ^ "Verlag Kettler — Jakup Ferri". www.verlag-kettler.de. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  34. ^ Holz, Susanne (2023-03-23). "Wenn fantastische Wesen ihre Geschichten auf bunten Stickereien erzählen". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  35. ^ "Glückliche Menschen, Tiere und Mischwesen – Jakup Ferris Kosmos voller Geschichten im Kunstmuseum Luzern - Kunstmuseum Luzern | Fumetto Comic Festival". arttv.ch (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  36. ^ Marshall, Alex (2022-10-27). "The Art World Came to Kosovo. What Happens When It Leaves?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  37. ^ Samantha (2022-10-28). "The Exhibition At Venice Biennale Revelling In The Joy Of The Everyday". Service95. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  38. ^ Lempi, Veronica (2022-04-22). "Biennale Arte 2022: 10 pavilions to see (and the Leoni d'Oro)". Interni Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  39. ^ Berger, Hubert (2021-09-22). "Jakup Ferri: farbenfrohe Leichtigkeit des Seins". Kronen Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-24.


 

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