VARIOUS & GOULD

Various and Gould is an artist duo , which has been working in close collaboration since 2005. Mutual interests like their love for paper, the enthusiasm for accidental beauty in the everyday life, collaborations, and above all working in the public space, is the basis for their teamwork. Together they playfully take on the otherwise serious themes of work, migration, (sexual) identity or the financial crisis utilizing mediums such as screen-printing and collage. The content forms the base on which Various & Gould build the Artwork. To delve into these complex themes, they often develop ideas in series. Influenced by (political) poster graphics, Dada and also Pop Art, vivid colors combined with words or aphorisms are characteritics for their works. As urban aspects play an important role in their creative process - be it in theme, material or stylistic expression - their art is best described as "Urban Art". Spots are chosen carefully as each piece is dependent upon the context of its surroundings. Various &  Gould live and work in Berlin.

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

»Paper Works« (group show)
Circleculture Gallery Berlin, 2011


»The Urban Artist – Hamburg« (group show)
Curated by Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer, Hamburg, 2011


»The Urban Artist«
(group show)

Curated by Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer
,
Soho House, Berlin, 2011

»Arbeit machen Leute«

ATM Gallery, Berlin, 2010

»Papergirl #5«

Neurotitan Gallery, Berlin, 2010

»Make it Fit!«

Brooklynite Gallery, New York, 2010

»Fresh Produce ‘09«

Anno Domini Gallery, San Francisco, 2009

»The Turnaround. 20 Years Later«

Museum of Art, Cottbus, 2010

»Help!-Social Appeals in Posters«

Museum of Design, Zurich, 2009

»Cimb in the back window«

Shadow’s Space, Philadelphia, 2009


»Identity Crisis«

Shiv Gallery, London, 2009


»À chacun ses étrangers?”«

Cite nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Paris, 2009

»100 Best Posters of the Year«

Kulturforum, Berlin, 2008


»Urban Feedback«

Markthalle, Basel, 2008