Toxic Conflicts — Rainer Ganahl

The exhibition "Toxic Conflicts" by artist Rainer Ganahl is based on a series of video animations from 2022 that address the current crisis on different levels: War in Ukraine, global warming, terrorism, violence, migration and power.

Rainer Ganahl recycles press releases from major news sites such as the New York Times, CNN, and the ABC News to create short animated videos that confront us with current news while questioning our own handling of these conflicts.

Ganahl attended the University of Applied Arts in Vienna with Peter Weibel and the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Nam June Paik. In 1990/91 he participated in the Independent Study Program of the Whitney Museum of American Art.

Rainer Ganahl exhibited in the Austrian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1999 and 2007. Some of his works are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA) as well as in other important museums and galleries around the world.