BIO
LAURYN YOUDEN IS A CANADIAN POET, PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATION ARTIST. HER PRACTICE DERIVES FROM HER RESEARCH AND NAVIGATION THROUGH THE MEDICAL INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX / COLONIAL MEDICINE, ‘ALTERNATIVE’ HEALING PRACTICES AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HER CHRONIC ILLNESSES AND DISABILITIES. BY PUBLICLY PRESENTING HER PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND QUEER CRIP REEVALUATIONS OF HISTORY, HER WORK ILLUMINATES AND ADVOCATES FOR REPRESSED, MARGINALIZED AND FORGOTTEN FORMS OF RADICAL CARE AND CRIP KNOWLEDGE.
YOUDEN HAS PERFORMED AND EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY AT INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING (SELECTION): STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM (NL), MUSEION BOLZANO (IT), TABAKALERA, SAN SEBASTIAN (ES), AARGAUER KUNSTHAUS, AARAU (CH), FRYE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE (US), LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK, ST. LOUIS (USA), 11TH BERLIN BIENNALE (DE), MANIFESTA 12, PALERMO (IT), SHEDHALLE, ZURICH (CH), WÜRTTEMBERGISCHER KUNSTERVEREIN, STUTTGART (DE), VOLKSBÜHNE BERLIN (DE) MIGROS MUSEUM, ZURICH (CH), KUNSTHALLE ZURICH (CH), POGO BAR - KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART BERLIN, TANZQUARTIER WIEN (AT), HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT (HKW), BERLIN (DE), ROCHESTER ART CENTER (USA), EMMA KUNZ ZENTRUM, WURENLOS (CH), KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, BERLIN (DE) AND MUSIK INSTALLATIONEN NÜRNBERG (DE)
YOUDEN IS CURRENTLY A PARTICIPANT IN BPA// BERLIN PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS AND IN RESIDENCE AT NASU ALFAR, MEXICO CITY. THEY WERE AWARDED RESIDENCES AT E-WERK LUCKENWALDE IN 2023, RUPERT, VILNIUS (LT), WYSING ARTS CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE (UK) WITH SICKNESS AFFINITY GROUP IN 2021, KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, BERLIN IN 2020. IN 2016 YOUDEN WAS AWARDED THE BERLIN ART PRIZE.
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2025
–– BPA// BERLIN PROGRAM FOR ARTISTS
–– RESIDENCY: NASU ALFAR, MEXICO CITY
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2024
–– DÉSORDRE SACRÉ, CAN CENTRE D’ART NEUCHÂTEL (CH)
–– DARK WATER, ACUD GALERIE, BERLIN (DE)
–– SICKTOPIA, ACUD GALERIE, BERLIN (DE)
–– DARK WATER, SHIFTING TEMPLE, TECHNE SPHERE, LEIPZIG (DE)
–– YOU’RE SEEPING INTO MY BLOODSTREAM, THE DROP OUT - TELL THEM I SAID NO, E-WERK LUCKENWALDE, (DE)
–– BECAUSE, YOU SAY ‘I’ FOR ME, RAKETE: SATURDAY HANGOUT, TANZQUARTIER WEIN, VIENNA (AT)
–– YOU’RE SEEPING INTO MY BLOODSTREAM, THE BODY THAT MOVES, PLATFORM 82, ZILBERMAN GALLERY, BERLIN (DE)
–– LAURYN YOUDEN: READING AND ARTIST TALK, ONLINE, ROCHERSTER ART CENTER, ROCHESTER (USA)
–– SÄULEN, RINDE AM RHEIN, DÜSSELDORF (DE)
–– INTERDEPENDENCIES, MIGROS MUSEUM, ZURICH (CH) (04.10.2023 –– 21.01.2024)
–– CHRONICLES OF THE CHRONIC, ROCHESTER ART CENTER, ROCHESTER (USA) (26.08.2023 –– 03.03.2024)
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2023
–– LAURYN YOUDEN - YOU’RE SEEPING INTO MY BLOODSTREAM, POGO BAR - KW INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART, BERLIN (DE) (14.12.2023)
–– INTERDEPENDENCIES, MIGROS MUSEUM, ZURICH (CH) (04.10.2023 –– 21.01.2024)
–– CHRONICLES OF THE CHRONIC, ROCHESTER ART CENTER, ROCHESTER (USA) (26.08.2023 –– 03.03.2024)
–– LAURYN YOUDEN: VENUS IN SCORPIO, OPEN FORUM, BERLIN (DE) (11.02. –– 25.03.2023)
–– TIMES NEW ROMANCE – A GATHERING BY PW MAGAZINE IN COLLABORATION WITH UNGUARDED, PLUSX AND MOLT, BERLIN (DE) (02.07.2023)
–– RESIDENCY EW INVITES: LAURYN YOUDEN, EWERK LUCKENWALDE, LUCKENWALDE (DE) (01.06.2023 –– 01.11.2023)
–– LAURYN YOUDEN: THE DECENT, BACKROOMS, KUNSTHALLE ZURICH (CH) (17.05 –– 23.07.2023)
–– WHICH GENDER HAS CARE?, D21, LEIPZIG, (DE) (20.04 –– 02.07.2023)
–– MINGLING WITH AGAINESS, A PROGRAM SERIES INITIATED BY CATWINGS, SLUG, LEIPZIG (DE) (07.01.2023)
–– KINGDOM OF THE ILL, MUSEION BOLZANO (IT) (01.10.2022 –– 05.03.2023)
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2022
–– EMMA KUNZ COSMOS. A VISIONARY IN DIALOG WITH CONTEMPORARY ART, TABAKLERA, SAN DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN (ES)
–– SALUTARY SCULPTURE, ARONSON FINE ARTS CENTER, LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK (US)
–– ARTIST TALK SERIES - LAURYN YOUDEN: SALUTARY SCULPTURE, ARONSON FINE ARTS CENTER, LAUMEIER SCULPTURE PARK (US)
–– OMINIBUS, KINDERHOOK & CARCAS (DE)
–– TEASER 04: NON PLAYABLE CHARACTER, THE FAIREST, VENICE (IT)
–– THE DEVIL’S RADIO 2: WITCHES, RITUALS AND HEALING, GOSSIP GOSSIP GOSSIP, FLOATING UNIVERSITY, BERLIN (DE)
–– STAINS OF TIME AND DREAMS, CREAMCAKE, MUSIK INSTALLATIONEN NÜRNBERG, NÜRNBERG (DE)
–– OPEN YOUR EYES AGAIN, THE FAIREST, KÜLHAUS, BERLIN (DE)
–– KINGDOM OF THE ILL, MUSEION BOLZANO, ITALY (IT)
–– THE MORE I LISTEN TO MY BODY, THE MORE I HEAR IT SCREAMING, BRAND-NEW-LIFE (PUBLISHED ARTIST TEXT)
–– PLUS X: ON THE TOPIC OF SICK ARCHITECTURE HOSTED BY LAURYN YOUDEN, CASHMERE RADIO
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2021
–– EMMA KUNZ COSMOS. A VISIONARY IN DIALOG WITH CONTEMPORARY ART, AARGAUER KUNSTHAUS, AARAU (CH) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– ’MY LOVE’ A SERIES OF SONIC RITUALS AT A TIME OF ILLNESS AND DEATH, ARCHIVE SHOW, E-WERK LUCKENWALDE, LUCKENWALDE (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– ARCHIVE SHOW, E-WERK LUCKENWALDE, LUCKENWALDE (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– EMMA KUNZ ZENTRUM, WURENLOS (CH) (PERFORMANCE)
–– TOUCHE-MOI, TROPEZ, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– SNAKE OIL, INVISIBLE COLLEGE (ONLINE)
–– RUPERT READING SESSION #14, LAURYN YOUDEN: ACCESS INTIMACY, RUPERT, VILNIUS (LT)
–– RUPERT RESIDENCY PROGRAM, VILNIUS (LT) (RESIDENCY)
–– WYSING ARTS CENTRE, CAMBRIDGE (UK) WITH SICKNESS AFFINITY GROUP (RESIDENCY)
–– STAMPEDE: EIGHT YEARS AT HORSE AND PONY, HORSE & PONY, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
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2020
–– DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCE, HAMLET, ZURICH (CH) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– DARK WATER, SHEDHALLE, ZURICH (CH) (SCREENING)
–– NEXT WAVES THEATER #5: DARK WATER, ROTER SALON, VOLKSBÜHNE, BERLIN (DE) (SCREENING)
–– CONTAMINATION/RESILIENCE, SHEDHALLE, ZURICH (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– SICKNESS AFFINITY GROUP LIBRARY BY SICK TIME PRESS WORKSHOP SERIES, KOTTISHOP, BERLIN (DE)
–– PRESENTS, HAUS DER KULTUREN DER WELT BERLIN (HWK), BERLIN (SCREENING)
–– LAURYN YOUDEN. VISIONARY OF KNIVES, KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, BERLIN (DE) (SOLO EXHIBITION)
–– PRESENTS, VIDEOCLUB.ORG.UK/ (ONLINE SCREENING)
–– MONTAG MODUS: FOMO, BERLIN (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– BEDTIME STORIES #3: CANDICE NEMBHARD AND LAURYN YOUDEN HOSTED BY OLAMIJU FAJEMISIN (ONLINE READING)
–– INANNA: 12 DAYS OF SUMER, INVISIBLE COLLEGE LED BY ARIANNA REINES (ONLINE)
–– FAM_PRESENTS: BUBBLE TEA + SPECIAL GUESTS, GRÜNER SALON, VOLKSBÜHNE, BERLIN (DE) (READING)
–– THE FATIGUED COMPASSIONATE ORACLE, 11TH BERLIN BIENNALE, EXROTAPRINT, BERLIN (DE)
–– KÜNSTLERHAUS BETHANIEN, BERLIN (DE) (RESIDENCY)
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2019
–– PLUS X WITH LAURYN YOUDEN & DYLAN SPENCER-DAVIDSON, CASHMERE RADIO
–– K FOR KATHARSIS, UDSTILLINGSSTEDET SYDHAVN STATION, COPENHAGEN (DK) (READING)
–– TEMPORARY RELIEF, RAUMSTATION.CC, ZURICH (CH) (PERFORMANCE)
–– BE MY LISTENING – NINA EMGE AND TINA REDEN, RAUMSTATION.CC, ZURICH (CH) (RESIDENCY)
–– ART LINKS TO MY NEAR DEATH SINGULARITY, ALPINE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE, SALZBURG (AT) (SCREENING)
–– UNSELECT: UNKNOWN, KLEINE HUMBOLT GALERIE, BERLIN (DE) (READING)
–– READINGS: MAREN KARLSON, ALIZEE LENOX AND LAURYN YOUDEN, HORSE AND PONY, BERLIN (DE) (READING)
–– CLOAK OF MERCY, HORSE AND PONY, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– POLITICAL RITUALS: ILLNESS NARRATIVES AND INCANTATIONS, SANDBER INSTITUUT, AMSTERDAM (NL) (LECTURE)
–– THE MORE I LISTEN TO MY BODY, THE MORE IT SEEMS TO BE SCREAMING, GR_UND, BERLIN, (DE) (READING)
–– WHEN THE SICK RULE THE WORLD, GR_UND, BERLIN, (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– NOCEBO, WÜRTTEMBERGISCHER KUNSTVEREIN, STUTTGART, (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
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2018
–– GROUP THERAPY, FRYE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE (US) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– YOU SAY I FOR ME (SELENE) WITH BRI LUNA, THE HOODWITCH, FRYE ART MUSEUM, SEATTLE (US) (PERFORMANCE)
–– CONCERNING THE SPIRITUAL IN ART (SYMPOSIUM), PARADISO, AMSTERDAM (NE) (LECTURE)
–– YOU SAY I FOR ME, STEDELIJK MUSEUM, AMSTERDAM (NE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– MAY THE BRIDGES I BURN LIGHT THE WAY, EXILE, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– MAY THE BRIDGES I BURN LIGHT THE WAY, MANIFESTA 12: 5X5X5, EXILE, PALMERO, (IT) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– I AM LARGE, I CONTAIN MULTITUDES, GALLERY WEDDING, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– YOU SAY I FOR ME, GALLERY WEDDING, BERLIN (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– THE SOUL QUICKENED IN HER GRAVE, THE PEACOCKS TAIL SHIMMERED, TIER.SPACE, BERLIN (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– THE SOUL QUICKENED IN HER GRAVE, THE PEACOCKS TAIL SHIMMERED, VERY PROJECT SPACE, BERLIN (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
–– DIGESTURE, VERY PROJECT SPACE, BERLIN (DE) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– WELL:NESS BAD::ASS - ORGA ORGA COLLECTIVE AT KUNSTVEREIN SPEYER, (DE) (PERFORMANCE AND PUBLISHED TEXT)
–– THIS WILL NEVER FINISH, SUPPORT, LONDON, (CA) (GROUP EXHIBITION)
–– DER PLUG #1, DER PLUG, BERLIN (DE) (PERFORMANCE)
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SELECTED PRESS
AOIFE DONNELLAN –– CITIZENS OF THE KINGDOM OF THE ILL: AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURYN YOUDEN, BERLIN ART LINK, APRIL 16, 2024.
JASMINE REIMER –– CROSSOVERS: LAURYN YOUDEN, BOARDER CROSSINGS MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2024
SHEN HE –– READING RÄMISTRASSE #138: SHEN HE ON INTERDEPENDENCES: PERSPECTIVES ON CARE AND RESILIENCE AT MIGROS MUSEUM FÜR GEGENWARTSKUNST, JANUARY, 2024
INTERVIEW BY MAXIME GASNIER –– QUI EST LAURYN YOUDEN, L’ARTISTE CRIP QUEER QUI RÉVISE LES NORMES?, THE STEIDZ, JANUARY 7, 2024
BRIT BARTON –– INTERDEPENDENCIES: PERSPECTIVES ON CARE AND RESILIENCE AT MIGROS MUSEUM, ZURICH, MOUSSE MAGAZINE, NOVEMBER 13, 2023
INTERVIEW BY DIETER ROESCHMANN —- KULTUR: KÜNSTLERIN LAURYN YOUDEN: «ICH SCHREIBE DIE MEISTEN MEINER GEDICHTE, WENN ICH SCHMERZEN HABE», ANNABELLE MAGAZINE, OCTOBER 16, 2023
DONNA SCHONS —- RESTING PLACE: LAURYN YOUDEN’S VENUS IN SCORPIO, PW-MAGAZINE, MARCH 19, 2023
JANE HENDERON —- THE ART OF HEALING: TREATING GRIEF, ILLNESS OR WORRY WITH CREATIVE ACTION, ST LOUIS POST DISPATCH, MARCH 27, 2022
CHLOE ASHBY —- ROAD TO RECOVERY: THE WOMEN TURNING ILLNESS INTO SICK ART, ELEPHANT, AUGUST 26, 2021
CHLOE STEAD —- THE HEALING EFFECT OF EMMA KUNZ’S DRAWINGS, FRIEZE, APRIL 8, 2021
LAUREN FOURNIER –– THE (IM)POSSIBILITY OF HEALING: ON LAURYN YOUDEN, CMAG, WINTER 2021 (CONTACT FOR PDF)
NOËLLE BUABBUD –– CONTEXTS OF TRUST: AN INTERVIEW WITH SICKNESS AFFINITY GROUP, BERLIN ART LINK, NOVEMBER 2020
ANN MBUTI –– AUSDEHNUNG VON AUSSTELLUNGEN. KUNST OHNE ANFANG UND OHNE ENDE, MONOPOL, NOVEMBER 5, 2020
BEATE SCHEDER –– ES GEHT UMS ÜBERLEBEN: LAURYN YOUDEN GEWÄHRT EINBLOCK IN DAS LEBEN MIT BARRIEREN, ANNA MIKKOLA WIEDERUM ENTWIRFT MÖGLICHE LEBSENSFORMEN IM FORTSCHREITENDEN KLIMAWANDEL, KUNSTTIPS BERLIN, TAZ.DE, OCTOBER 20, 2020
BEN MARVIN —- INVISIBLE DISEASES: AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURYN YOUDEN. BERLIN ART LINK, OCTOBER 2018.
KAREN ARCHEY —- ART & NEW AGE : WHO CARES?: WELLNESS AND NEW-AGES TENDENCIES IN THE WORK OF DBORA DELMAR, INSTITUTE FOR NEW FEELING, DAFNA MAIMON, HELGA WRETMAN AND LAURYN YOUDEN. FRIEZE MARCH 2017.
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LINKS
SICKNESS AFFINITY GROUP
ASHLEY BERLIN
CONTACT: YOUDEN.STUDIO@GMAIL.COM