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Sandro Kopp (born 1978) is a German-New Zealand visual artist based in Scotland.[1] His work deals with the concept of "mediated presence" ^{[citation needed]} and explores the intersection of classical painting and digital technology.

Sandro Kopp
Born	1978 (age 43–44) Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Occupation	Artist
Partner(s)	Tilda Swinton (2004–present)
Website	sandrokopp.com

Biography

Kopp grew up in Germany and obtained Abitur with main subjects in Fine Art and English in 1998.[2] He then emigrated to New Zealand, his mother's home country,[2] in 2000 where he lived and studied in Wellington.[1]

Since 2006, he has been based in Nairn in the Highland region of Scotland working primarily on oil portraits of family and friends painted from Skype conversations.[1]

Personal life

Kopp has been in a relationship with actress Tilda Swinton since 2004.^{[citation needed]} Swinton has two children from her previous relationship with John Byrne; Kopp does not have any children of his own.

Exhibitions

Kopp's work has been exhibited internationally. A list of some recent exhibitions include:

December 2015, FEEDBACKLOOP, FIVE ELEVEN,[3] New York
December 2014, Sono Qui, Otto Zoo,[4] Milan[5][6]
May 2014, Analogue, Galerie Antoine Laurentin,[7] Paris
June 2013, Cinematic Visions, Victoria Miro Gallery,[8] London[9]
October 2013, Fiercely Loved, Timothy Everest, London[10][11]
October 2012, Mediated Presence, 6 Fitzroy Square, London[12]
January 2012, There You Are., Lehmann Maupin,[13] New York[14]
November 2011, Krauts Projects: INSIGHTS II,[15] Kunst/Halle, Heidelberg, Germany
May 2011, Being with You, IST festival, Istanbul, Turkey[16]
December 2010, Krauts Projects: INSIGHTS,[17] Kunst/Halle, Heidelberg, Germany
November 2010, Artist Residency, TSKW, Florida
October 2010, Not a Still Frame, Brachfeld Gallery, Paris[18]
March 2009, Krauts Projects: Go Figure, Frankfurt, Germany
May 2008, PRESENT., HP Garcia Gallery,[19] New York
April 2008, Krauts Projects: Creative Clash, Mannheim Castle, Germany
March 2008, Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh, BP Awards
November 2007, Junge Kunst 69, Heidelberger Kunstverein, Germany
June 2007, National Portrait Gallery, London, BP Awards[20]

References

"About Sandro Kopp". Sandro Kopp Official Website. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016.^{[self-published source]}
"Sandro Kopp: Biography". IMDb.
"Sandro Kopp, Feedbackloop". Five Eleven. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
"Exhibitions: Sono Qui, Sandro Kopp". Otto Zoo.
"Sono Qui, Sandro Kopp". ATP Diary. 11 December 2014.
"Sandro Kopp 'SONO QUI' Exhibition Opening at Otto Zoo, Milan". Purple Diary. 16 December 2014.
"Sandro Kopp: Analogue". Galerie Antoine Laurentin (in French). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
"Cinematic Visions: Painting at the Edge of Reality". Victoria Miro gallery.
StudiO'Connor. "Bottletop Foundation: Cinematic Visions" – via Vimeo.
Higgins, Charlotte (13 October 2013). "Sandro Kopp Plush-toy Portraitist". The Guardian.
Zing, Tsjeng (2014). "Fiercely Loved Fetishes". Dazed Digital.
Bates, Tony (11 October 2012). "Sandro Kopp: Mediated Presence". Nowness.
"Istanbul '74 Presents Sandro Kopp: There You Are". Lehmann Maupin.
"Skype's the Limit for Portrait Painter". CNN. 10 February 2012 – via YouTube.
"INSIGHTS II". Kunst/Halle Heidelberg.
Lever, Caroline (2011). "Sandro Kopp's Skype Sittings". DAZED Digital.
"INSIGHTS". Kunst/Halle Heidelberg.
"Sandro Kopp: Not A Still Frame (Hybrid)". AnOther. 21 October 2010.
"PRESENT". HP Garcia Gallery. Archived from the original on 20 November 2008.
"BP Portrait Award 2007". NPG.org.

External links

Official website
Sandro Kopp at IMDb

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Sandro Kopp est un artiste né le 14 février 1978 à Heidelberg, en Allemagne, d'origine néo-zélandaise et allemande. Il est principalement connu pour les portraits peints via Skype.

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