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Veit Laurent Kurz

Veit Laurent Kurz is a German visual artist based in Berlin. He creates installations that primarily consist of paintings, drawings, and sculptures, and later also incorporate video, sound, and text. His work is associated with post-technological approaches and explores constructed environments, combining organic motifs with synthetic materials and industrial surfaces.

Education
Kurz studied at the Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach am Main from 2005 to 2009. where he studied fine arts under Michael Krebber. == Career ==
Career
Kurz began exhibiting in 2009. Kurz co-initiated the group exhibition S.O.A.P.Y. (Servants Order of Ancient Psychic Youth), which later developed into the collaborative project ''Vetjylien N'gyrz'' with Julien Nguyen. Two ongoing projects, Herba-4 (2014–) and Corium (2021), address themes related to environmental precarity and cross-border biopolitics. The character was first created for Bed-Stuy Love Affair's presentation at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York (2015), and also appears in later works, most notably in The Dilldapp Memorial (2019/2020). In 2016, Kurz participated in a puppet show in Brooklyn alongside artists such as Rochelle Goldberg, Jacky Connolly, Ficus Interfaith, Martine Fougeron, and Daniela Lalita. He collaborated with Stefan Tcherepnin at MoMA PS1 as part of the "Sunday Sessions" program. He subsequently collaborated with Tcherepnin, and Goldberg in the context of Reading International in 2017. Kurz participated with his installation "RElife" in Made in Germany Drei at Kestner Gesellschaft, Hannover. He transforms the romantic idyll of landscapes into whimsical, fairy-tale-like scenes. His biotope-like sculptures are interwoven with elements of architecture and design. Thematically, he links unbridled consumption with ecological disaster, treating both as two sides of the same coin. In 2019, '''' listed Kurz's solo exhibition Nutrition and Drama at Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie among the highlights of Gallery Weekend Berlin. Kurz presented a solo exhibition titled Thyroxin (2020) at Weiss Falk Gallery in Basel. An exhibition text notes references to the Chernobyl disaster and describes imagery related to radiation, poisoning, and psychological experiences such as anxiety and trauma. His solo exhibitions include Sequence 7: One Work, One Week at Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York (2020). In 2023, he was part of the exhibition Old Veins, New Tunnels at Galerie Heidi in Berlin, alongside Alicja Wahl, Alina Szapocznikow and Leidy Churchman. Kurz's practice of world-building that draws from German folklore, psychology, and contemporary environmental crises is visible in the exhibition Art & Ecology at the contemporary art gallery What Pipeline in Detroit. == Major works ==
Major works
Kurz has exhibited in both solo and group exhibitions in Europe and the United States. Major installations include: Herba-4 Herba-4 is a fictional healing elixir conceptualized in 2014 that appears in sculptural dispensaries, mock advertising campaigns, and immersive installations. The project has been interpreted as a critique of greenwashing and corporate wellness culture. Metaphors & Mutations / Lava Trilogie Lava Trilogie is a publication released in 2019 by Kunstverein NürnbergAlbrecht Dürer Gesellschaft in conjunction with the exhibition Metaphors & Mutations. The project explores symbolic associations between volcanic terrain and nuclear energy. == Reception ==
Reception
Kurz's work has been discussed in several contemporary art publications. In Artforum, his projects have been interpreted as drawing on mythological and narrative structures within contemporary contexts. == Representation ==
Representation
• Isabella Bortolozzi Gallery, Berlin ==Awards==
Awards
In 2020, Kurz received the 42nd Matteo Olivero Award, and the 4th Battaglia Foundry Sculpture Prize. == References ==
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