Kris Martin

Kris Martin is a highly acclaimed artist known for his meticulous conceptual approach, through which he explores existential questions with exceptional subtlety and wit. Using sculptures, drawings, photographs, and installations, Martin delves into the complexities of human existence. His works frequently employ the readymade technique, wherein he repurposes familiar objects through displacement and minimal intervention, infusing them with new significance.

Biography of Kris Martin

Kris Martin was born in 1972 in Kortrijk, Belgium. He pursued his education in Architecture at Sint-Lucas Gent in Ghent, Belgium.

Throughout his artistic career, Martin has gained international acclaim and has been the subject of solo exhibitions at prestigious museums worldwide. Some of these include Kunstmuseum Bonn in Germany; Aargauer Kunsthaus in Aarau, Switzerland; Kestnergesellschaft Hanover in Germany; Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, Germany; Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, Austria; Lehmbruck Museum in Duisburg, Germany; Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco, California; Aspen Art Museum in Aspen, Colorado; Museum Dhondt-Daenens in Deurle, Belgium; and MoMA P.S.1 in New York, among others.

His works have also been featured in numerous group exhibitions at esteemed venues such as Museum Morsbroich in Leverkusen, Germany; Louvre in Paris, France; Tate Modern in London, United Kingdom; Centre Pompidou in Paris, France; the 4th Berlin Biennale in Berlin, Germany; The Warehouse in Dallas, Texas; Museum Folkwang in Essen, Germany; Zabludowicz Collection in London, United Kingdom; KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, Germany; and The Jewish Museum in New York.

Martin's art has found its place in prominent public and private collections worldwide, attesting to its enduring impact. Notable collections housing his works include the Burger Collection in Hong Kong; The David Roberts Art Foundation in London, United Kingdom; Fürstenberg Zeitgenössisch in Donaueschingen, Germany; K21 in Dusseldorf, Germany; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in Chicago, Illinois; Olbricht Collection in Berlin, Germany; Sammlung Boros and Sammlung Philara in Düsseldorf, Germany; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.) in Ghent, Belgium; Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota; The Warehouse in Dallas, Texas; and Zabludowicz Collection in London, United Kingdom.

 Currently, the artist resides and works in Mullem, Belgium.