Mia Florentine Weiss Explained

Mia Florentine Weiss (born 1980 in Würzburg)^[1] is a German conceptual and performance artist. Her work encompasses various artistic disciplines such as performance, text, blood, installation, sculpture, objets trouvés, photography and film.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Her work has been shown in Museums and Art fairs internationally.^[6] Her sculptural ambigram has travelled Europe as a symbol of peace and a change of perspective.^[7]

Selected exhibitions

Weiss created a sculpture which can be either read as Love or Hate depending on which side it is viewed from. Since 2018, she has run a pro-European campaign #LOVEUROPE with the sculpture in different countries in and outside Europe: Germany, Austria, Belgium, France, Russia, Czech Republic.^{[8] [9]}

In June 2018, her work was included in Die BUNTE Art in the Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art in Munich, Germany.^[10]

In 2018 she was part of the URBAN NATION Artist in Residence Programme in the Urban Nation Museum for Urban Contemporary Art in Berlin (Germany).^[11]

Further reading

• Oelmann, Sabine: „Zwischen Liebe und Hass Mia Florentine Weiss, Madonna of Art". Published on 4 April 2017 auf n-tv Online
• Gisbourne, Mark und Broecking, Maxi: Mia Florentine Weiss. Ten Years of Work. 2006–2016, Berlin: Galerie Friedmann-Hahn, 2016
• Pirich, Carolin: „Man braucht Ackergäule, keine Flügel". Published on 5 December 2015 in taz Online
• Anonymer Autor: Sonderausstellung: Mit „Pegasus" rund um die mitnichten heile Welt. Published on 18 November 2015 in Frankfurter Neue Presse Online
• Stillbauer, Thomas: Senckenberg-Naturmuseum: Auf der Suche nach Zuflucht. Published on 13 November 2015 in Frankfurter Rundschau Online
• Scholz, Claudia: Kunstprojekt für Flüchtlinge: Die Suche nach Geborgenheit. Published on 12 November 2015 in Cicero Online
• Bok, Anna: Top 6 Highlights: Berlin Art Week. Published on 14 September 2015 in Harpers Bazaar Online
• Kathe, Sandra: Senckenberg-Museum: Pegasus’ Reise beginnt am Main. Published on 20 April 2015 in Frankfurter Neue Presse Online
• Magel, Eva-Maria: Achtung, fliegendes Pferd! .Published on Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Online
• Dörrenberg, Clemens: Senckenberg: Ein Pferd schwebt ins Museum..Published on 19 April 2015 in Frankfurter Rundschau Online
• Albers Ben Chamo, Sophie: Pegasus Projekt: Kunst entlang der Flüchtlingsrouten. Published on 7 September 2015 in Stern Online

External links

• Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mia Florentine Weiss (German, born 1980) . ArtNet . 27 October 2021.
2. Web site: Mia Florentine Weiss – Urban Nation. urban-nation.com. 2019-07-20.
3. Web site: Live and work in a cool Berlin industrial loft. 2016-06-18. My Stylery. en-US. 2019-07-20.
4. Web site: Mia Florentine Weiss. 2021-02-17. Urban Nation. en-US.
5. Web site: Mia Florentine Weiss' Pegasus landet auf der Berlin Art Week ArtBerlin.de. 2020-08-04. de-DE.
6. Web site: German Artist Mia Florentine Weiss On Why Art Is Still The Barometer of Culture. 2020-08-04. artnet News. en-US.
7. Web site: The Two-Word Poem – Mia Florentine Weiss – Love/Hate. 2021-08-07. Google Arts & Culture. en.
8. Web site: Europe. A. Soul for. 2019-03-18. "Europe – I love you". 2020-08-04. Medium. en.
9. Web site: 2015-07-03. MIA FLORENTINE WEISS. 2020-08-04. TheArtGorgeous. en.
10. Web site: Bunte Art: Das Kult-People-Magazin widmet sich der Kunst. 2020-08-04. FOCUS Online. de.
11. Web site: Mia Florentine Weiss – Urban Nation. 2020-08-04. urban-nation.com.