Artist of the Collection

Ryan Gander

Born in 1976 at Chester, Royaume-Uni

Ryan Gander's work combines the everyday with the esoteric, the banal with the precious. He pushes us to question our knowledge and reinvent our language in order to understand his work, which functions like a puzzle. His work is made up of connections and stories. The viewer has to find hidden clues to solve the enigma laid out by Ryan Gander. To construct his works, the artist uses different media including sculpture, film, writing, installation, and performance.

Born in 1976 in Chester (UK), Ryan Gander studied at the University of Manchester, the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, and the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht (Netherlands). He lives and works in London.