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Victor Man

 
Exhibition Catalogues, Artist Books, and Monographs
2023
Victor Man: Die Linien des Lebens, Städel Museum, Frankfurt, 2023.
Victor Man: From Wounds and Starry Dreams, Galerie Max Hetzler Berlin and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther & Franz König, 2023.
2020
Corbett, Rachel , Enzo Cucchi, Erwin Kessler, Karl Holmqvist, Victor Man, 2020, Galerie Neu and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther & Franz Koenig
2020
DRAWING 2020. New York, Gladstone Gallery and Verlag der Bucchandlug Walther und Franz König, 2020.
Victor Man. Berlin: Galerie Neu and Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther und Franz König, 2020.
2019
Della Materia spirituale dell'arte. Rome:MAXXI Museum and Edizioni Quodlibet, 2019.
2018
Victor Man: Childhood Drawings for Rózsa. Geneva: Centre D’Edition Contemporaine, 2018.
2017
Astral Bodies. Berlin: Künstlerhaus Bethanien, 2017.
Feros #3. France: Les éditions Volatiles; Dijon: Les Presses du reel, 2017.
Paparoni, Demetrio. Le Nuove Frontiere Della Pittura. Milan: Skira, 2017.
2016
These Strangers…Painting and People. Ghent: S.M.A.K., 2016.
Glesman, Amanda. The Campaign for Art: Gifts for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 2016.
Man, Victor and Mihai Pop, eds. Victor Man: Luminary Petals on a Wet, Black Bough. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2016.
2015
Victor Man. New York: Gladstone Gallery, 2015.
2014
Artist of the Year: Victor Man. Berlin: Deutsche Bank, 2014.
The Uncertainty Principle. Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2014.
Fau, Alexandra. Vertiges de la Peinture. Le Grand-Queilly: Maison des Arts, 2014.
2013
Neal, Jane. Art Cities of the Future. London: Phaidon, 2013.
Gerhardt, Ulrike. Utopia Starts Small—12th Fellbach Triennial of Small Scale Sculpture 2013. Koln: Walter Konig, 2013.
Harvey, John. The Story of Black. London: Reaktion Books, 2013.
Hermes, Manfred. T/U, Victor Man - The Third Cover. Berlin: Galerie Neu, 2013.
2012
Intense Proximité: Une Anthologie du Proche et du Lointain: La Triennale 2012. Paris: Edition Artlys, 2012.
Six Lines of Flight: Shifting Geographies in Contemporary Art. San Francisco: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art with University of California Press, 2012.
Antidote: Collection Ginette Moulin & Guillaume Houzé. Zurich: JRP Ringier, 2012.
2011
Schwabsky, Barry. Vitamin P2. London and New York: Phaidon, 2011.
Man, Victor. If Mind Were All There Was: Nine Themes on Giuseppe Sacchi, Drawings by Victor Man with Andro Wekua. Glasgow: Kaleidoscope Press with Transmission Gallery, 2011.
Gateau, Laurence. Le Sang d’un Poéte. Carquefou: Frac des Pays de la Loire, 2011.
Un’Espressione Geografica. Torino: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and Mousse Publishing, 2011.
Behm, Meike. Der Offene Garten. Hannover: Gutenberg Beuys, 2011.
2010
Pirovano, Stefano. Form e informazione. Monza: Johan & Levi Editore, 2010.
Hoptman, Laura. The Art of Tomorrow. Berlin: Distanz Verlag, 2010.
2009
Victor Man: attebasile. Birminghan: Ikon Gallery, Birminghan & Centre international d'art et du paysage de l'ile de Vassiviere, 2009.
Dziewior, Yilmaz. Wessen Geschichte: Jahresring 56. Koln: Walter Konig, 2009.
Bastian, Aeneas and Häußler. Aus Künstlersicht. Bielefeld: Kerber Verlag, 2009. 
2008
Morton, Tom, Busan Biennale. Busan: The Busan Biennale Organizing Committee, 2008.
Barak, Ami. Bienala Tinerilor Artisti, re-construction. Bucharest: META Foundation, 2008.
Rus, Maria Bojan, Locked in. Luxembourg: Casino Luxembourg, 2008.
Gorner, Veit. Black in Current Painting. Heidelberg: Kehrer Verlag, 2008.
2007
Asthoff, Jens. Bild in raum/Bild im kopf, Gessellschaftsbilder. Zeitgenössische Malerei, 2007.
La Biennale di Venezia. Vol. II, Venice: Marsilio, 2007.
Memosphere. Rethinking Monuments. Berlin: Revolver, 2007.
2006
Frieze Art Fair Yearbook 2005-06. London: Frieze Art Fair, 2006.
Nastac, Simona. Absent Without Leave: Young Artists’ Biennial. Bucharest: META Foundation, 2006.
2005
Kontova, Helena and Giancarlo Politi. Prague Biennale 2. Milan: Politi, 2005.
Costinas, Cosmin. “32 Romanian Painters,” Bucharest: H’art Gallery, 2005.
Selected Articles and Reviews
2022
Pratesi, Ludovico. “Painting and restlessness in the Victor Man exhibition in Rome,” Artribune, January 16, 2022.
2020
Lavrador, Judicaël. “On Self Portraits,” Beaux Arts Magazine, February 1, 2020.
2019
Epps, Philomena. “Claude Mirrors: Victor Man, Jill Mulleady, Issy Wood,” Artfourm, October 10, 2019.
Geers, David. “Victor Man: Gladstone Gallery,” Frieze, January/February Issue, 2019.
2018
“Victor Man, 'Flowering Ego,'” TimeOut, October 29, 2018.
2015
Fiduccia, Joanna. “Critics’ Pick,” Artforum, April 2015.
Pavel, Laura. “On Diving into Artistic Potentiality – the Infra-Gaze of Interpretation,” Metacritic Journal, volume 1, issue 1, October 2015, p. 36-49.
2014
Nedo, Kito. “Abnehmendes Licht,” Art, April 2014.
Preuss, Sebastian. “Between Myth and Reality: Victor Man’s Existential Painting,” Deutsch Bank ArtMag, March 2014.
2013
Hontoria, Javier. “Critics’ Picks: Victor Man,” Artforum, 2013.
Annarumma, Maria Teresa. “Victor Man, Villa Medici, Roma,” Flash Art Italia, no. 312, 2013.
Varzari, Mihaela. “1:1,” ARTA, issue 10, 2013.
Lavrador, Judicael and Thomas Schlesser. “Dossier / La Peinture Contemporaine,” Beaux Arts Magazine, no. 345, 2013.
2012
Bismuth, Léa. “Victor Man dans la nuit du non-savoir,” artpress 388, April 2012.
2011
Vassiviére, l’Art a Trouve son île,” Beaux-Arts editions, November 2011.
Casavecchia, Barbara. “Un’Espressione Geografica,” Frieze, issue 142, 2011.
2010
“Tanzimat,” Augarten Contemporary, 2010.
D’Amaro, Valentina. “Spotlight Victor Man,” Flash Art Italia, No. 288, 2010.
Dziewior, Yilmaz. “Where do you Come From?,” Parabol Art Magazine, 2010.
Rabottini, Alessandro. “Looking Back: Solo Shows 2009,” Frieze, issue 128, 2010.
Sherwin, Skye. “Ten Painters You Should Meet,” Ten Men, 2010.
2009
Moulène, Claire, “L'ile de Man,” Les Inrockuptibles, no. 693, 2009, p. 112-113.
Wakefield, Neville. Flash Art International, October 2009.
Neal, Jane. “The Roman(ian) Order,” Modern Painters, 2009.
Martinez, Raul. “On Relative Loneliness,” Art in America.com, June 17, 2009.
Beauvalett, Eve. “Memory-Man,” Mouvement.net, May 14, 2009.
Davies, Lillian. “Critic’s Picks: Victor Man,” Artforum.com, April 27, 2009.
Mouléne, Claire. “Lile de Man,” Les Inrockuptibles, no. 693, 2009.
Clark, Robert. “Victor Man, Birmingham,” The Guardian, January 3, 2009.
2008
Morton, Tom. “Shape Shifter,” Frieze, issue 119, November – December 2008. McComb, Richard. “Worlds collide in Victor Man exhibition,” The Birmingham Post, December 16, 2008.
Liebs, Holger. “Der Untergang des Jahres,” Sueddeutsche, December 27, 2008. Haddad, Natalie. “Victor Man,” Frieze, issue 114, April 2008.
Leoni, Chiara. “Yan Pei-Ming/ Victor Man/ Luca Vitone,” Flash Art Italia, issue 270, June/July 2008.
Garbarino, Laura, “Il mercato guarda a Est,” Flash Art Italia, issue 269, April/May 2008.
Stringfield, Anne. “Critic’s Picks: Victor Man,” Artforum.com, February 19, 2008.
Van Den Boogerd, Dominic. “Out of the Cold: On Victor Man’s Work of Restraint,” Art Papers, January/February 2008. Bonaspetti, Edoardo. “Interview,” Mousse, issue 12, January 2008. Miles, Christopher. “Darkness Falls, Abstraction Illuminates,” LA Weekly, February 20, 2008. Myers, Holly. “Piece together the clues,” The Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2008. Campagnola, Sonia. “Victor Man,” Flash Art, issue 259, March/April 2008.
2007
“52nd Venice Biennial; Rumanien,” Kunstforum, issue188, October/November 2007.
Busing, Nicole and Heiko Klaas. “Gessellschaftsbilder, Artist, Kunstmagazin, issue 73, 2007.
Stocchi, Francesco. ‘Yin and Yang; on the 52nd Venice Biennial’, Spike, issue 13, 2007.
Rabottini, Alessandro. “Plural Solitude,” MAP, issue 11, Autumn 2007. Eichler, Dominic. “Think for a minute,” Frieze, issue 109, 2007.
Van Den Boogerd, Dominic. “Six uneasy pieces,” Metropolis M, issue 4, 2007.
Mugnaini, Alberto. “Victor Man,” Flash Art Italia, issue 265, August/September 2007.
Casavecchia, Barbara. “Prague Biennale 3,” Flash Art, issue 255, July/September 2007.
Watson, Simon. “Victor Man,” Whitewall Magazine, issue 6, 2007.
Di Drusco, Fabia. “52 Biennale di Venezia; Victor Man,” L’uomo Vogue, issue 381, 2007. Borcherdt, Gesine and Barbara Gartner. “Die Biennale-Highlights,” Monopol, issue 6, 2007.
Kontova, Helena. “Interview with Victor Man,” Prague Biennale 3, 2007. Price, Matt. “Cluj Connection,” Flash Art, issue 253, March/April 2007. Hohmann, Silke. “Hello Bucharest,” Monopol, issue 1, January 2007.
2006
Nastac, Simona. Flash Art, issue 251, November/December 2006.
Williams, Gilda. “Victor Man,” Artforum, September 2006.
Politi, Giancarlo and Helena Kontova. “Top 100 Artists,” Flash Art, issue 250, October 2006.
Casati, Marta. “Part of the Process 2,” Flash Art, issue 250, October 2006.
Omagiu Magazine, No. 4, 2006.
Schwabsky, Barry. “Why paint pictures? The Place I’m Coming From,” 2006.
Willa Warszava, Raster ed., Revolver, 2006.
Stein Greben, Deirdre. ARTnews, Summer 2006.
Romano, Gianni. “Interview with Victor Man,” Contemporary, issue No. 82, 2006.
Cumming, Laura. “Critic’s Choice,” The Observer, May 14, 2006.
Neal, Jane. “Coming in From the Cold,” Art Review, May 2006.
Neal, Jane. “Victor Man at Plan B,” Art in America, January 2006.
2005
“Bright Young Things,” Art Review, Vol. IX, December 2005.
Dan, Liviana. “Curators Have Dreams,” Arhitext, issue 8, 2005.
Neal, Jane. “Post Fragile,” Flash Art, issue 244, October 2005.