ARTIST NAME Rainer Prohaska
TEAM NAME
GROUP Group XXVIII, Apr 09- Sept 09
DISCIPLINE Art
WEBSITE www.rainer-prohaska.net
BIO Born 1966 in Krems an der Donau, Austria
Lives in Vienna, Austria

Education
Media and Digital Art, University of Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
Art, Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland
Experimental Design, University of Arts in Linz, Austria

Selected Exhibitions

2013
- "The City of Needs and Circumstances," Part 1, Herminengasse 1, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- "Mangez Le Monde," KHOJ International Artists' Association, New Delhi, India (Performance & Research Residency)
- "Mangez Le Monde," Künstlerhaus Büchsenhausen, Tiroler Künstlerschaft, Innsbruck, Austria (Performance)

2012
- "Toy Kit Architectures," Austrian Museum Of Applied Arts & Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria (Performance)
- "Special Projects," Vienna Art Week & Galerie Lisi Hämmerle, 'Zuckerlfabrik', Vienna, Austria (Performance & Exhibition)
- "Toronto Carretilla Initiative," LuminaTO 6, Toronto, Canada (17 Performances)
- "Hosted In Athens' 'Airfresh Packed'," Athens, Greece (Solo Exhibition)
- "Cuisine à tous les étages," "Our Haus," Austrian Cultural Forum 10 Years Anniversary Exhibition, New York, USA (Performance & Exhibition)
- "die weisse ab-haus-verkaufs-kunstschau," Das Weisse Haus, Vienna, Austria (Performance & Exhibition)
- "Fukaze", '7th Berlin Biennale', Berlin, Germany (Group Exhibition)
- "Résidence Modulaire," Kunstpavillon der Tiroler Künstlerschaft, Innsbruck, Austria (Exhibition, Performance & Lectures)

2011
- "Bizarre Umstände," Ortner 2, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- "Refurnish Schnifis," 12 c Raum Für Kunst & Public Space, Schnifis, Austria (Installations & Exhibition)
- "Transistor" Coded Culture, The City As Interface, Vienna, Austria (Installation)
- "Toy Kit Architectures," Art Bodensee, Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria (Installation)
- "Korean Correspondences," Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansan Si, South Korea (Performance & Exhibition)
- "Asia Art Expo," China World Trade Centre, Beijing, China (Group Exhibition)

2010
- Gyeonggi Creation Center, Ansi, South Korea (Scholarship)
- Augsburger Hohes Friedensfest, Augsburg, Germany (Solo Exhibition)
- Anni Art Gallery, Beijing, China (Solo Exhibition)
- Kunstnetzwerk, Krems, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- Menu Spaustuve, Vilnius, Lithuania (Solo Exhibition)
- Gwangju Art Biennale, Gwangju, South Korea (Group Exhibition)
- Vilnius Academy of Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania (Group Exhibition)

2009
- MAK/Museum for Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- Kunstraum Wohlleb, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- Anni Art Gallery/798 Art District, Beijing, China (Solo Exhibition)
- Arse Elektronika/Roxy Theater, San Francisco, USA (Solo Exhibition)
- PM Gallery and House, London, United Kingdom (Solo Exhibition)
- paraflows 09 – Festival for Digital Art and Cultures, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- Arts Centre, Aberystwyth, United Kingdom (Solo Exhibition)
- New Gallery Walsall, Walsall, United Kingdom (Solo Exhibition)
- S1F Gallery, Los Angeles, USA (Solo Exhibition)
- Viertelfestival NOE, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- Global Risk Conference, Cardiff, United Kingdom (Group Exhibition)
- "80+1," Linz09, Linz, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- SCI-Arc/Southern California Institute for Architecture, Los Angeles, USA (Group Exhibition)
- DAC 09, University of California Irvine, Irvine, USA (Group Exhibition)

2008
- "KRFTWRK," MAK-Gegenwartskunstdepot, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- "The 'Z'-Boats - Modular Barges," Kunsthalle Krems, Krems, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- "KRFTWRK, - Global Human Electricity," ISEA 2008, Singapore (Presentation)
- "Food Processing Machine (Restaurant Transformable)," Region08 Styria, Feldback, Austria (Performance)
- "HH2O (Toy-Kit Architectures)," Galerie Oel-Früh, Hamburg, Germany (Group Exhibition)
- "Gazebo Extensions (Toy-Kit Architectures)," Donaufestival, Krems, Austria (Architectural Intervention)
- "Do Not Touch Or Climb (Toy-Kit Architectures)," Raumars Artist in Residence Program, Rauma, Finland (Solo Exhibition)

2007
- "The 'Z'-Boats - Modular Barges," KCTOS, Vienna, Austria (Lecture)
- "KRFTWRK," FAMe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany (Lecture)
- "The 'Z'-Boats - Modular Barges," International Elias Canetti Foundation, Ruse, Bulgaria (Solo Exhibition)
- "Construction Of Hybrid Realities," European Capitol of Culture 2007, Sibiu, Romania (Lecture)
- "KRFTWRK, - Global Human Electricity," Body Navigation Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia (Solo Exhibition)
- "KRFTWRK, - Global Human Electricity," Post Soviet Summercamp, Aizpute, Latvia (Lecture & Workshop)
- "KRFTWRK, - Global Human Electricity," Viertelfestival NOE, Kulturfabrik Hainburg, Austria (Permanent Installation)
- "Potluck And Cables," Enter_Festival, Cambridge, United Kingdom (Performance)
- "Construction Of Hybrid Realities," European Media Art Festival, Osnabrück, Germany (Lecture & Publication)
- "Local Convenience Food (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Performance)
- "Design-Interventions," Krems & Vienna, Austria (Workshops)

2006
- "Restaurant Transformable," Sammlung Heinrich, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition)
- "Restaurant Transformable (Local/Food)," Kunstraum NOE, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition & Performance)
- "Cook It. Eat It. Art It Is," Artmagazine, Austria (Publication)
- "Küchenmusik - Restaurant Transformable," Der Standard, Vienna, Austria (Publication)
- "Analog Trojan Horses," Post Soviet Summercamp, Aizpute, Latvia (Lecture & Workshop)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Rio File Symposium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Lecture & Publication)
- "Construction Of Hybrid Realities," Takeawayfestival, London, United Kingdom (Lecture)
- "Construction Of Hybrid Realities," Paraflows Symposium, Vienna, Austria (Lecture & Workshop)
- "Local/Food," Vienna Fair, Kunsthalle Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria (Performance)
- "Z-Boats, 20 Years Art And Knowledgetransfer," University for Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- "Unplugger + KRFTWRK," STRP Festival, Eindhoven, the Netherlands (Group Exhibiiton, Lecture & Publication)
- "H5N1 (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)

2005
- "Food Derivation Container (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria (Award & Lecture)
- "Shanghai-Vienna (Local/Food)," Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria (Performance)
- "Arabischer Heuriger, (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria (Solo Exhibition & Performance)
- "Mein Kampf (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Cntrcpy Is Watching You, (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Spaceship Kasparov (Operation Cntrcpy)," Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- "Matrazenlager Cntrcpy," Donaufestival NOE, Krems, Austria (Installation & Architecture Project)
- "Local/Food," Donaufestival NOE, Krems, Austria (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- "Delta Star Ship Operation," River Danube from Austria to Romania (Performance & Lecture)
- "Local/Food," Mazine, Ravensbourne College, London, United Kingdom (Publication)
- "Local/Food," Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland (Lecture)

2004
- "The Use of Digital Media in Performance Art," Academy of Fine Arts, Krakow, Poland (Lecture)
- "Local/Food," Hofgarten Pavilion, Innsbruck, Austria (Group Exhibiiton, Performance & Publication)
- "Kosmos Kantine Komarov (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Performance)
- "Machine Conscience," Machinista-Festival Invitation, Glasgow, Scotland (Performance)
- "Snk/Wrms (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Local/Food," Museumsquariter, Vienna, Austria (Performance)
- "Machine Conscience," Galerie Westlicht, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition & Performance)
- "La Cucaracha (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Cntrcpy Weihnachtserleuchtung (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Restuarant Vertical (Local/Food), Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria (Installation & Performance)
- "Fahrräder (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Kunstverein Cuxhaven, Cuxhaven, Germany (Group Exhibition & Publication)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Künstlerhaus, Vienna, Austria (Lecture)
- "Unplugger," Kunsthalle Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition)
- "Shut Up, Mr. Bush (Test Research Facility," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Coded Cultures Symposium, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria (Group Exhibition & Lecture)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Kunstraum, Innsbruck, Austria (Group Exhibition)

2003
- "Local/Food," La Oficina, Trujillo, Peru (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Digra - Level Up Game Conference, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Group Exhibition & Lecture)
- "Hacking the Church of Fear," Schauspielfrankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Exhibition)
- "Machine Conscience," Palais Thienfeld, Kulturhaupstadt graz2003, Graz, Austria (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany (Lecture)
- "Shadows of Ourselves," Wolksoper, Vienna, Austria (Installation & Performance)

2002
- "Christmas Countdown (Test Research Facility)," Krems, Austria (Installation)
- "Twinnie Live Imaging," Laboclub, Warsaw, Poland (Stage Design)
- "Unplugger," Ars Electronica Press Conference, Linz, Austria (Performance)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," La Oficina, Trujillo, Peru (Exhibition)
- "Operation Cntrcpy," Ravensbourne College, London, United Kingdom (Publication)
- "Read Me No 1 Voter," Read_Me Festival, Moscow, Russia (Performance & Award)

2001
- " Local/Food, Museumsquartier, Vienna, Austria (Performance & Lecture)
- "Analog Networks," Ars Electronica, Analog Networks, Linz, Austria (Installation)

2000
- "Audiovisual Architectures," Transmitter Media Art Festival, Hohenems, Austria (Performance)
PORTRAIT
Rainer Prohaska portrait
© Rainer Prohaska
FINAL PROJECT
“Restaurant Transformable [Director’s Cut],” 2009
“Restaurant Transformable [Director’s Cut],” 2009 image
© MAK Center/Tom Queally

Project Details...
JURY
Xenia Kalpaktsoglou
Andrea Lenardin Madden
Gerhard Johann Lischka
Erwin Wurm
Peter Noever