Tony Oursler – Station

Born 1957, New York. Lives and works in New York City.

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall presents Station, a new exhibition by the artist Tony Oursler, and, on three evenings, the outdoor work The Influence Machine at Projekt Djurgårdsbrunn.

In Station, Tony Oursler continues his careful research into the history of technology, and in particular into the history of the television medium, its juxtaposition of good and bad, and the presence of media in everyday life. In a sculptural installation with video projections, he explores themes such as transmission and reception, the mechanics of the television studio, and the social and physical influence of the television medium.

Tony Oursler lives and works in New York. Since the 1970s he has worked with different techniques, such as painting, sculpture, video and installation. In his work, his interest in technology in relation to psychology and supernatural dimensions is a recurring theme. He has become known for his mixture of hallucinatory and poetic texts and projections on dolls in violent and humorous scenes.

Tony Oursler has had solo exhibitions at, among others, The Museum of Modern Art, New York; capc Musée d’art contemporain de Bordeaux; Kunstverein Hannover; Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE); Metro Pictures, New York; Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel. In addition, he has had a retrospective at Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts, and has also participated in several group exhibitions.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a catalogue will be produced, containing a CD with a new soundtrack for The Influence Machine. Station is curated by Richard Julin, and The Influence Machine is coordinated by Birgitta Hallerström Wallin.