Roman Ondak

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Roman Ondak

Born 1966 in Zilina, Slovakia. Lives and works in Bratislava.
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Exhibition view: Perfect Society, Esther Schipper, Berlin, 2019. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Introduction

Roman Ondak's work evolves from a performative conception and consists of sculpture, installation, photography, drawing and performance. His medium is the everyday and society's sets of expectations, assumptions, automatisms and projections that shape our perception of reality. 

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Selected works

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Mars, 2022
Wooden crate, red dust

82,5 x 72,5 x 87 cm
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Aeon, 2019

Wood, metal, paint
325 x 80 x 80 cm
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Dripping Tap, 2016
Water tap, sink bracket, ball chain

141 x 13 x 39 cm
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Storyboard, 2015

Empty spaces of the museum were drawn by Ondak’s friends and relatives based on his descriptions
Series of 20 drawings

50 x 60 cm approx. each, 20 parts (framed)
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Clockwork, 2014
Performance
Dimensions variable
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Affinity, 2014
Section of wooden door and doorframe, latch
3,5 x 14 x 9,5 cm
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Swap, 2011

Performance
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Zone, 2010

Functional oversized cloakroom, 100 coat racks, 1600 number tags, wooden counter, two performers
Overall dimensions: 170 x 1050 x 1700 cm
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Lucky Day, 2006

16mm film, color, silent
Duration 04:00 min (loop)
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Spirit and Opportunity, 2004

Concrete, tennis court clay, lava stones
Dimensions variable
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Leave the Door Open, 1999
Found brass door handle
24,5 x 11 x 5 cm
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Untitled, 1998

Electric sockets, metal rods
Dimensions variable
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Two Hands, One Broken, 1995
Laser print mounted on paper, Indian ink
59,2 x 81,3 cm (unframed)
66,2 x 88,5 x 4,5 cm (framed)
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Pathology, 1995

Offset print on paper, used can, plaster of Paris
7 x 8,5 x 8,5 cm
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Untitled (Six), 1992
Dried tea bags, display case, Plexiglas
26,4 x 33 x 9,3 cm
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Gallery Exhibitions

En la casa de Marquès Esther Schipper Mallorca

En la casa de Marquès

Esther Schipper Mallorca
Visit us this summer for a special exhibition entitled Inside Marquès House in Palma de Mallorca held at the former residence of Martí Marquès Marquès, a historic house dating back to the...
July 12—31, 2021
Casa Museo Can Marquès, Palma de Mallorca
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External Exhibitions

Roman Ondak, Our Son Watching His Parents, 1998. Inkjet art print on Hahnemühle paper mounted onto the wall, 33,5 x 50 cm © the artist

Infinitum

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The Fundació Antoni Tàpies presents a major solo exhibition from Roman Ondak. Featuring sculptures, spatial installations and photographs, Roman Ondak. Infinitum moves between fiction and reality, and is founded on personal past experiences in a society where reality was often...
May 12—November 22, 2023
Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona
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Featured stories

Roman Ondak, Measuring the Universe
Pinakothek der Moderne

Roman Ondak, Measuring the Universe

Roman Ondak Measuring the Universe Pinakothek der Moderne Barer Straße 40 80333 Munich June 3 – September 25, 2022 www.pinakothek-der-moderne.de Beginning June 3, 2022, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich will enact...
June 3 – September 25, 2022
Diversity United with Roman Ondak, Ugo Rondinone and Anri Sala
Flughafen Tempelhof, Berlin

Diversity United with Roman Ondak, Ugo Rondinone and Anri Sala

⁠ Diversity United presents an artistic tour d'horizon of Europe currently. The trans-national exhibition shows paintings, sculptures, videos, new media, photographies, installations, drawings and object of art by about 90 artists from 34...
June 9 – September 19, 2021
Spotlight: Roman Ondak
News

Spotlight: Roman Ondak

This week for our Spotlight we present Roman Ondak's Bad News, 2018.⁠⠀ ⁠⠀ Bad News consists of a round table with three papier-mâché spheres placed on its tabletop. As is characteristic of...
Roman Ondak included in Sequences VIII: Elastic Hours
The Living Art Museum, Reykjavik

Roman Ondak included in Sequences VIII: Elastic Hours

We're pleased to announce Roman Ondak's participation in the eigth edition of Sequences. While Sequences uses the term “real time” to refer to time-based media, Sequences VIII: Elastic Hours considers how the term might be applied to the...
October 6–15, 2017
Roman Ondak to receive 2018 Lovis Corinth Prize
Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie Regensburg

Roman Ondak to receive 2018 Lovis Corinth Prize

Esther Schipper congratulates Roman Ondak, recipient of the 2018 Lovis Corinth Prize. Read more
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Villa Tugendhat, Brno

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May 1 – 7, 2017

Publications

Roman Ondak New Observations

Roman Ondak

New Observations
'New Observations is the must have sequel to Roman Ondak's artist book Observations. Both complement the conceptual artwork the artist has been developing since 1995. The series of photographs, appropriated from a...
2018
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