study at Chisinau Repin State College of Fine Art, Dept. of Design from 1988 till 1991. Born in preindependence Moldova (1967), Alexander Tinei describes himself as ‘an absolute product of soviet culture, transformed into western culture, transformed into myself’. His striking portraits of tattooed young subjects reveal his preoccupation with issues concerning identity and belonging but they also examine the new phenomenon of instant global visibility via the internet; with the exposure of people’s formerly private moments now posted up for display on the world wide web.
Solo exhibitions
2011 Ivory, Ana Cristea Gallery, New York, USA
2010 Volta NYC, Ana Cristea Gallery (NY)-Voges Gallery (Frankfurt).
2010 All about me, Ana Cristea Gallery, New York, USA
2009 I collect all my tears, Deak Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2008 Art Forum, Berlin
2007 Now distraction, Deak Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2006 “Where have you been?”, Deak Erika Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2006 He is coming, Erlin Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2005 Lost in the Forest, Kultur Kontakt, ArtPoint Gallery, Wien, Austria
2005 Free Post Cards, K.Petrys Ház Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2003 Spring Fields, Martino Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
2003 Hungarian Parliament and Lathe, Aorta Gallery, Chisinau,Moldova
2002 Big Mother, Mithras Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
1993-95 Siberian Green 1-2 , Langepas, Russia
Group exhibitions (selection)
2011 Prague Biennale 5, Prague Biennale, Prague
2011 The Volta show, Basel
2011 Spinart , Ana Cristea Gallery, Spinnerei, Leipzig
2011 Portraits of ambiguity, Ana Cristrea Gallery, New York
2011 East Ex East , Brand new Gallery , Milan
2011 Studio visit, Deak Erika Gallery, Budapest, 2011
2011 Human, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen
2010 After the fall, HVCCA, New York Human, Gallery Specta, Copenhagen
2010 Naked truth, Frissiras Museum, Athens
2009 I’ve watered a horseshoe as if it were a flower, Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles.
Contact
tinei.tumblr.com
alexander.tinei@gmail.com
