Taiss

Born in Gdynia, Poland, in 1972, lives and works in New York and around the world.

New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship (Crafts/Sculpture) in 2011
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship in 2009


Personal Exhibitions

2011
A Sudden Wave of Material Culture, Taïss Gallery, Paris, France (in collaboration with Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland)
Ode à la Baleine, Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland
Work & Leisure, Instytut Sztuki WYSPA, Gdansk, Poland (curated by Aneta Szylak)

2009
Time for Guerilla Metaphysics, Canada Gallery, New York, USA
Mother Earth, Sister Moon (in collaboration with Christian Tomaszewski), Performa’09, New York, USA

2008
Les aventures dans le code § 120.45 – Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, New York, USA
String Quintet for 2 cellos, 2 violas and a corpse – performance organized by Venetia Kapernekas Gallery, New York, USA

2007
20 Spojrzen (20 Gazes), Dobra Witryna, Varsaw, Poland
Umanaqtuaq, Venetia Kapernekas Gallery, New York, USA

2006
In Search of The Miraculous, Continued…, Galeria Okna, Contemporary Art Centre, Varsaw, Poland
SHIT HAPPENS/In Search of The Miraculous, Continued…, Canada Gallery, New York, USA


Collective Exhibitions  (selection)

2011
Ailleurs, Espace Culturel Louis Vuitton, Paris, France (catalog and curated by Paul Ardenne)
Tabula Rasa, Galeria Marta Cervera , Madrid, Spain
Shape of Things to Come, Saatchi Gallery, London, UK

2010
Knight´s Move, Sculpture Center, New York, USA
Star City: the future under communism, Nottingham Contemporary Art Center, Nottingham, UK

2009
Tactical Support: Curator’s Choice, Tracy Williams, LTD, New York, USA (curated by Trevor Smith)
Towards Confluence, HISK, Gent, Belgium (curated by Kamila Wielebska & Remco de Blaaij)

2008
Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau, Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland (curated by Barbara Polla)
Don’t Need A Weatherman To Know Which Way The Wind Blows, Boston Center For The Arts, Boston, USA (curated by Jose Luis Blondet)

2007
Sway, Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland (curated by Olga Britschgi & Gianni Motti)
Manipulacje. O ekonomii klamstwa, Contemporary Art Centre Zamek Ujazdowski, Varsaw, Poland (curated by Adam Budak)

2006
Manipulacje. O ekonomii klamstwa, Laznia Contemporary Art Centre, Gdansk, Poland (curated by Adam Budak)

2005
Pale Ramon, Analix Forever, Geneva,  Switzerland (curated by Matt Saunders)
Manipulations. One Savings of Deceit, International Bienniale of Contemporary Art, National Gallery, Prague, Czech Republic (curated by Adam Budak)
Post-Diasporas: Voyages and Missions, 1st Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia