Garcia Frankowski

Garcia Frankowski is an artist duo formed by Cruz García (born 1983 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) and Nathalie Frankowski (born 1985, Dundee, Scotland). Garcia and Frankowski worked in Beijing where they also direct WAI Think Tank and Intelligentsia Gallery, where they also work as curators. Currently, they work as associate Professors at the Iowa State University College of Design.[1][2]

Garcia Frankowski
Born
Cruz García and Nathalie Frankowski

(1983-06-27) 27 June 1983 San Juan, Puerto Rico, (Garcia) and (1985-05-08) 8 May 1985 Dundee, Scotland (Frankowski)
NationalityAmerican, French, British
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico and École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette
Known forPainting, sculpture, Installation Art, Artist's book
Notable work
  • Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture
  • Shapes Islands Text: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto

Background

Cruz García received a M.Arch Degree from the University of Puerto Rico while Nathalie Frankowski obtained a State Diploma of Architecture specialized in research from the Department of Art, Architecture and Philosophy of the École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Paris-La Villette.[3][4]

Garcia Frankowski was founded after their members started working together in Brussels in 2008.[5] In 2009 they relocated to Beijing .[6][7][8]

Work

The work of Garcia Frankowski includes painting, mix media, book making, collage, animations, and large scale installations.[9] Recent exhibitions include group shows at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Chinese Centre for Contemporary Art in Manchester, the Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, Star Gallery, Intelligentsia Gallery and Pifo New Art Gallery in Beijing.[10][11][12][13][14]

Recent publications include the artist's book Shapes, Islands, Texts: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto,[15] the book Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture,[16] the children's book The Story of the Little Girl and the Sun, as well as several unique artist's books as well as the architectural magazine What About It?[17][18][19]

The Work of Cruz García and Nathalie Frankowski has been selected to participate at the 1st Chicago Architecture Biennial and the 1st Changjian Video and Photography Biennale at the Chongqin Changjian Museum of Contemporary Art.[20][21] Their work has been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Columbus, Chicago, Michigan, Barcelona, Madrid, Bratislava, Buenos Aires, San Juan, Montevideo, Guadalajara, Zurich, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Osaka, Milan, Moscow, Venice, Istanbul, Prague, Helsinki, Paris, Sydney, Melbourne, Lisbon and Porto.

Recent curatorial projects include several exhibitions at Intelligentsia Gallery, among them Softcore: Subverted Superstructure and the Systemic Sublime, and the group exhibition about independent magazines and artist's books Paper Manifestoes presented during the 2014 edition of Beijing Design Week.[22][23]

Publications
  • Cruz García & Nathalie Frankowski, "Shapes, Islands, Texts: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto", (Vibok Works: Sevilla, 2014) ISBN 978-84-941464-7-3
  • Cruz García & Nathalie Frankowski, "Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture", (Artifice Books on Architecture: London, 2013). ISBN 978-1-908967-39-8

References
  1. Feola, Josh (12 June 2014). "Inside Intelligentsia Gallery". Smart Beijing. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. Chen, Xi (16 August 2014). "Critic's Picks: Softcore: Subverted Superstructure and the Systemic Sublime 软核：上层建筑的颠覆与体系的崇高性". Artforum. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  3. Alvarez, Paula (5 August 2013). "On Manifestos, form, criticism and autonomy: Interview with Garcia Frankowski". Book-A.net. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  4. Alvarez, Paula (26 August 2013). "Entrevista a Garcia Frankowski: Formas Critica y Autonomia". Arqa. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  5. Alvarez, Paula (5 August 2013). "On Manifestos, form, criticism and autonomy: Interview with Garcia Frankowski". Book-A.net. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  6. Ponce Ruiz, Luis (2012). "Cruce y Cruz: Entrevista en Tres Partes al Arq. Cruz Garcia (parte 1)". Revista Cruce. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  7. Alvarez, Paula (26 August 2013). "Entrevista a Garcia Frankowski: Formas Critica y Autonomia". Arqa. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  8. Dreyer, Jacob (10 November 2014). "What About It?". LifeStyle Magazine. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  9. Alvarez, Paula (12 August 2013). "Editor Talks Series / Space Matters: Garcia Frankowski's Interview". Vibok Works. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  10. "PIFO Gallery presents group exhibition "2014' The 7th Abstract Exhibition"/". CAFA Art Info. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  11. Feola, Josh (12 June 2014). "Inside Intelligentsia Gallery". Smart Beijing. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  12. Arch+ (12 May 2015). "ARCH+ displays: Room of Manifestoes". Arch+. Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  13. "Group Exhibition "The Sublime Object" Jointly Presented by Star Gallery and Intelligentsia Gallery Opening March 7/". CAFA Art Info. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  14. "星空间三展起发 强势开启新篇章". Hi Art. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  15. Cruz García, Nathalie Frankowski (2014). Shapes, Islands, Texts: A Garcia Frankowski Manifesto. Vibok Works. ISBN 978-84-941464-7-3.
  16. Cruz García, Nathalie Frankowski (2013). Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form in Architecture. Artifice Books on Architecture. ISBN 978-1-908967-39-8.
  17. Cormier, Brendan (17 March 2011). "DIY Publishing: An Interview with What About It?". The Popup City. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
  18. Ponce Ruiz, Luis (2012). "Cruce y Cruz: Entrevista en Tres Partes al Arq. Cruz García (parte 2)". Revista Cruce. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  19. Rellensmann, Luise (10 March 2014). "Pure Hardcore Icons: A Manifesto on Pure Form on Architecture Bucher im BauNetz". BauNetz. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  20. Chicago Architecture Biennial (25 May 2015). "Chicago Architecture Biennial". e-flux. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  21. Binlot, Ann (14 April 2015). "Inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial Announces Participants". Forbes. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
  22. Zhou, Simon (5 September 2014). "Exhibition of the Month: Softcore A Group Multimedia Show that Dares to Critique Itself". Time Out Beijing. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  23. Culp, Samantha (26 September 2014). "China's Top Design Talent Descends on Beijing". T: The New York Times Style Magazine. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
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