LISI RASKIN

BORN
1974, Miami, FL
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

EDUCATION
2003 MFA, Columbia University, School of the Arts, New York, NY
1996 BFA, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
“Launched-on-Tactical-Warning”, Riccardo Crespi, Milan, Italy
“Armada”, Workspace Series, The Blanton Museum, University of Texas at Austin, TX

2008
“Topside”, Milliken Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
“Mobile Observation Station”, 25th Street, Under the High Line, New York, NY
“Mobile Observation Station (Receiving Station)”, Bard Center for Curatorial Studies/Hessel Museum, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
“Command and Control”, ADAA Fair, New York, NY

2007
“Switchyard”, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY
“Project Esrange (and other research)”, Signal Galeri, Malmoe, Sweden
“Project Esrange (and other research)”, Gavle Konstcentrum, Gavle, Sweden

2006
“High Positive Void Coefficient”, Ricardo Crespi Gallery, Milan, Italy
“Jack Shack (Dirty Bomb)”, PS1 MoMA, Long Island City, NY

2005
“Observation Station”, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
“Art Forum Berlin”, Berlin, Germany
“Parallel Telegram”, Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Germany 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
"Heaven: 2nd Biennial of Athens", Athens, Greece
"11th International Istanbul Biennial", Istanbul, Turkey
“NEWAGERIOT”, Country Club, Los Angeles, CA

2008
“Soft Manipulation”, commissioned by Zoran Eric, Maria Lind, Enrico Lunghi, Casino Luxembourg
“Katastrophenalarm”, NGBK, Berlin, Germany
“The Possibility of an Island”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
“Through a Glass, Darkly”, curated by Jenny Schlenzka, Redline Inaugural Exhibition, Denver, CO

2007
“Green Dreams”, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Germany
“Formalities”, curated by Maria Lind, IASPIS Project Space, Stockholm, Sweden
“What Remains”, curated by Marco Tagliafierro, Lambretto, Milan, Italy
“The Line of Time + The Plane of Now”, Wallspace and Harris Lieberman Gallery, New York, NY
“Pensée Sauvage”, Frankfurter Kunstverein and Ursula Blickle Stiftung, Frankfurt, Germany
“Jardins d’Amis”, Immenance, Paris, France
“Sonotube Forms: Contemporary Art and Transport”, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
“Shared Women”, LACE, Los Angeles, CA
“Emergency”, curated by Thierry Geoffrey, PS1 MoMA, Queens, NY

2006
“Written in Light”, curated by Zeljka Himbele, Bloomberg LP, New York, NY

2005
“Atomica”, Lombard Freid, New York, NY
“Hunch and Flail”, curataed by Amy Sillman, Artists Space, New York, NY
“Greater New York 2005”, PS1 MoMA, Queens, NY
“Who’s the Protagonist”, Guild & Greyshkul, New York, NY

2004
“December 13th Group”, Artist’s Space, New York, NY
“Video Salon”, curated by Eva Respini, Brooklyn, NY
“Salad Days”, Artist’s Space, New York, NY
“Skull Turner”, Year Project, Brooklyn, NY
“Field”, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
“Art in the Office”, Global Consulting Group, New York, NY

2003
“Research Station”, High Desert Test Sites3, Joshua Tree, CA
“24/7”, Contemporary Art Center, Vilnius, Lithuania
“Ladies Night”, video program, Richard Lohr’s Loft, NY
“MFA Thesis Exhibition”, Columbia University, New York, NY
“New York Area MFA Exhibition”, co-sponsored by the College Art Association Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York, NY

2002
“Observatory”, High Desert Test Sites 1 with Artists on Tour, Joshua Tree, CA
“Escape”, Egizio’s Project, New York, NY
“Ides of March Biannual”, ABC No Rio, New York, NY 

AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2007
Artist in Residence, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden

2005
Guna S. Mundheim Berlin Prize in the Visual Arts

2003
American Austrian Foundation Hayward Prize

2002
Joan Sovern Sculpture Award

2001
Viar Merit Fellowship, Columbia University

1998
Mortimer Hays Traveling Fellowship

1996
Louis P. Rabinovich Award: Painting and Sculpture

1995
Gertrude Carnowsky Award: Creative Arts 

SELECTED CONFERENCES AND PRESENTATIONS

2008
University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2007
Royal Academy of Art, Stockholm, Sweden
Jan van Eych Academy, Maastrich, Netherlands
Valand School of Art, Goteborg, Sweden
Institute of American Universities, Provence, France
IASPIS, Marabouparken, Sweden
New York University, New York, NY

2005
Universitaet der Kuenste, Berlin, Germany
American Academy in Berlin, Germany
The New School, New York, NY

2004
Pratt Institute, Visiting Artist, Brooklyn, NY
16 Beaver as part of “Women Don’t Lie” Speaker Series

2002
Living with the Genie Conference, Columbia University, New York, NY

2000
Warren Wilson Vollege, Asheville, NC

1998
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 

CATALOGUES

2009
Lisi Raskin: Mobile Observation, Center for Curatorial Studies and Art in Contemporary Culture, Bard College, and Riccardo Crespi

2007
Green Dreams, ed. Kunstverein Wolfsburg Formalities, ed. Iaspis
Pensée Sauvage – von Freiheit, ed. Frankfurter Kunstverein/Ursula Blickle Stiftung
Lisi Raskin, Thought Crimes. Kuenstlerhaus Bethanien and The American Academy in Berlin

2005
Greater New York. PS1 Center for Contemporary Art
Atomica. Lombard Freid Projects and Esso Gallery
Hunch and Flail, Artists Space 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2009
O’Neill-Butter, Lauren. “500 Words: Lisi Raskin” Artforum.com. March.

2008
Rosenberg, Karen. Cheeky Hipsters in the Halls of Victorian Brigadiers. The New York Times. February 22.
Vogel, Carol. Extra Art at the Armory, The New York Times. January 11.
Sandler, Linda and Katya Kazakina. Contemporary Art Show Draws Hedge Funds, Movie Stars in N.Y. Bloomberg.com. February 21.

2007
Bryan-Wilson, Julia. Lisi Raskin. Artforum. May. 356-357.
Casavecchia, Barbara, Lisi Raskin at Riccardo Crespi. Flash Art. Dec – Jan.
Cotter, Holland. Lisi Raskin Switchyard. The New York Times. May 11.
Hebert, Niels. Nyfiken American staeller ut raketbas i Gaevle. Arbetarbladet. August 18.
Cruewell, Konstanze. Begugnung mit dem Fremden. Frankfurter Allegemeine Zeitung. June 25.
Thiele, Carmela. Eine Minute Niagrafall, Badische Neue Nachrichten. June 22.
Waltenberg, Lillith. Raketkoll, Dygnet Runt. May 4-10.
Widegren, Bjorn. Man maste se upp pa Konstcentrum, Gefle Dagblad. August 18.

2006
Pesapane, Lucia, Lisi Raskin at Riccardo Crespi, “Tema Celeste, December.
Peter, Mick Lisi Raskin at Transmission Gallery. C Magazine, March.

2005
Cotter, Holland ART REVIEW; Fanciful to Figurative to Wryly Inscrutable. The New York Times. July 8.
Moyer, Carrie, Not By Design, The Gay City News. Vol. 75, No. 29, July 21 – 27.
Reinhardt, Kirsten Besuch im Bunker. Berliner Zeitung. January 29.
Rutter. Ben It’s Pronounced Nu-cle-ar, Ny Arts. Vol. 10, No. 9, Sept – Oct.

2004
Johnson, Ken Field: Science, Technology and Nature, The New York Times. July 23.
Johnson, Tom Field: Science, Technology and Nature, The Brooklyn Rail. September. 

SELECTED WRITING

L. Raskin, “Thought Crimes ,”(June 2006) PS1 Newspaper
L. Raskin, Introducing Jessica Dickinson (2006) Current
L. Raskin, Flipside at Artists Space (Spring 2005) C Magazine
L. Raskin, _An Unknown Play – The Work of Ohad Meromi,” After School Drama
L. Raskin. Lee Bontecou at MOMA (November 2004) C Magazine
L. Raskin Jonah Freeman at Andrew Kreps (October 2004) Frieze Magazine
L. Raskin Rachel Harrison at Greene Naftali (September 2004) C Magazine
L. Raskin Odds and Probabilities (April 2004) HTV.
L. Raskin E.V. Day at Henry Urbach Architecture (April 2004) Frieze Magazine.
L. Raskin Bill Saylor at Leo Koenig (October 2003) Frieze Magazine.
L. Raskin. Transmogrification: Jocelyn Shipley and Michael Mahalchick, (Summer 2003) Frieze Magazine.
L. Raskin Noah Purifoy, (November 2002) High Desert Test Sites Catalogue.