<p>Mathias Poledna, <em>Imitation of Life</em>, 2013. 35mm film, color, sound, 3 min.. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist in honor of the supporters of the Austrian Pavilion at the 55th Venice Biennale, 2013, including Christopher Brody, Eva and Christoph Dichand, Nicole and Stefan Ehrlich Adám, EMDASH Foundation, Barbara and Axel Haubrok, Franziska and Christian Hausmaninger, Samantha and John Hunt, Peter König, Kathrin and Hans Pfleiderer, Veronika Piëch, Ernst Ploil, Gheri Sackler, Sammlung Sanziany im Palais Rasumofsky, Barbara Schlaff, Sergey Skaterschikov, Stefan Stolitzka, Thyssen Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21), the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture, and other anonymous donors 2025.108. © Mathias Poledna and Galerie Buchholz, Cologne / Berlin / New York</p>
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- Mathias Poledna
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Mathias Poledna is an Austrian artist born in 1965.
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2017 · Steel and paint
Untitled
2017 · Steel and paint
Substance
2014 · 35mm color film with optical sound
Imitation of Life
2013 · 35mm film, color, optical sound; 3 min., loop
Double Old Fashion
2009 · 16mm film (color, silent)
Untitled
2007 · Two vitrines each with six Folkways record sleeves, Plexiglas cover, wooden base painted white
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- Mathias Poledna
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