With a background in dance and stand-up comedy, Michael Portnoy switched camps to the field of visual arts around 2006. His performance-based practice is realized in a variety of media, from sculpture, participatory installation and curation, to painting, writing, theater and video.

He has presented internationally in museums, art galleries, theatres and music halls, including the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam (2014), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2013); KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2013); The Kitchen, New York (2013); dOCUMENTA 13, Kassel (2012); 11th Baltic Triennial (co-curator), Vilnius (2012); Objectif Exhibitions, Antwerp (2011); Wilfried Lentz, Rotterdam (2011); Taipei Biennial (2010); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2010); De Appel, Amsterdam (2010); CAC, Vilnius (2010); Performa 07, 09, and 11 Biennial, New York; Kadist Foundation, Paris (2009); Kunstverein, Amsterdam (2009); SculptureCenter, New York (2008); Ibid Projects, London (2008); Kunsthalle Basel (2008); Second Moscow Biennial (2007); and Art Unlimited Basel (2007).

His first book, Script Opposition in Late-Model Carrot Jokes was published in 2011.

He is a visiting lecturer at Malmö Art Academy.


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Public Event:
August 16, 2014, between 10.00-12.30h
A casual presentation of some of our just-likings
Botanical Garden of Berne University