"In a wide range of media, US artist Eric Sidner deals with the unconscious relation to popular culture. He is interested in the way relationships and identities are affected by the passive absorption of visual information. Drawing from various sources and a wide range of images, the hybrid forms of Sidner’s sculptural works, in particular, are the result of material experimentation, seeking to prompt diverse responses that do not require subtext. His works often explore social and psychological dynamics and the delicate balance between the individual and the collective mind.
Eric Sidner (b. 1985, USA) is from Houston, and currently lives in Berlin. He attended the California College of Arts in Oakland, California, where he received a BFA. Eric Sidner has been a guest student at the Städelschule, Frankfurt, Germany as well as a resident at de Ateliers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2013). Recent solo and group exhibitions include Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA (2023); Deborah Schamoni, Munich, Germany (2022); Platform for Contemporary Sculpture, Tilburg, Netherlands (2019); Kunstverein Nürnberg, Germany (2017); Johan Berggren Gallery, New York, USA (2015)."
*The lecture will be held in English.
**Studio Visits: Friday, 12.06.2026, 13h - 18h, students can sign up via
(Studio visits offer students the opportunity to exchange with interdisciplinary artists via individual feedback sessions. The format of discourse between participants and invited artists is left open to the encounter itself, allocating time and space for students to contribute in ways that best fit their practice.)