Jesper Alvær received his formal training as an artist in Prague, New York and Kitakyushu, Japan. He has for the last decade primarily been working in the Czech Republic and Central Europe. Many of his projects may be characterised as long-term investigations and work takes into account various life worlds and the effects of cultural constructions. His projects often materialise in form of installations, videos or undocumented interpersonal meetings. Recent exhibitions include: 'Sight of Times', CCA, Torun, Poland; 'Representing The Nation', ITCA, NG Prague, the Czech Republic; 'Lights On', Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; 'World-Ex-Position', Open Space, Vienna, Austria; 'Figure and Ground', Bunkier Sztuki, Krakow, Poland; and 'Transkultura: Akt 1', Atrium, MG, Brno, the Czech Republic.
Visitors 2008
Istanbul