- Nils Norman
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Nils Norman (born 1966) is an English artist. He is "known for combining wacky invention with a vision of how cities should be used [and] has developed his own mix of art and activism."[1] In 2007, his work was on show at Tate Modern in the Global Cities exhibition, his presentation featured a series of posters displaying ecological and environmental information, which were a "comment on bad urban planning, architecture and street design, as well as capitalism’s lack of environmental concern."[2] In her 2006 survey Beyond Green, Stephanie Smith highlighted Norman's interest in the apparent homogenization of urban spaces resultant from regeneration projects.[3] It has been claimed that "Norman’s work has been compared to the urban projects of artists such as Claes Oldenburg, Robert Smithson, Gordon Matta-Clark, and Krzysztof Wodiczko."[4] Norman's exhibitions include several projects in the 1990s at Friesenwall 120 in Cologne, Germany. He has been a regular contributor to Mute Magazine[5][citation needed]
References
- ^ Jennifer Allen, "Utopia Now: the art of Nils Norman," Artforum, January 2002.
- ^ Tate Modern, Global Cities
- ^ Stephanie Smith, Beyond Green: toward a sustainable art (Chicago: Smart Museum, 2006), p. 1932
- ^ Jennifer Allen, "Utopia Now: the art of Nils Norman," Artforum, January 2002.
- ^ Mute Magazine including the covers of issue Mute Vol 2 #12 - The Creative City in Ruins and Mute Vol 2 #5 - It's Not Easy Being Green
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