Bert Theis

Bert Theis lives and works in Luxembourg and Milan. He belongs to that generation of artists who emerged at the beginning of the 90’s, who approached public space as an unmonumental and emergent zone with possibilities. He anchors his works to social contexts and relational modalities, without, however, denouncing them as works of art. The works of Bert Theis are always conceived to be put directly into the outdoor spaces of a city, even if the Luxembourg artist has become famous for his participation in many important international expositions, from the Venice Biennale, Manifesta 2, to ‘Skulptur. Projekte in Münster 1997′, and Gwangju Biennale 2002 in South Korea. The assumption of a hyperactive society driven by excessive consumption informs the common background of Bert Theis’ works.