{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Art Shows"],"cover":{"alt":"Mark Jenkins Sculptures - Urban Theater Berlin","height":1132,"src":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mark-jenkins-sculptures/mark-jenkins-sculptures.jpg","width":1840},"credit":"","date":"2012-01-19T14:28:29Z","description":"Mark Jenkins in Berlin - For the first time, famous street art sculptor Mark Jenkins is going to exhibit some of his disturbing street installations in the German capital! Check it out... ","html":"\u003cp\u003eGestalten Publishing presents \u003cstrong\u003eMark Jenkins\u003c/strong\u003e sculptures in Berlin:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGestalten is proud to present the first solo show in Germany by the renowned American artist Mark Jenkins, who uses ordinary packing tape to create life-size human or animal forms. Jenkins is best known for his clever installations of these startlingly lifelike tape sculptures in urban and natural spaces as well as indoor environments such as cafeterias, toilets, and art galleries. This expert staging of his work, especially his clothed human figures, provokes various—often strong—reactions from passersby and expands his interventions into powerful performances.\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 id=\"the-urban-theater\"\u003eThe Urban Theater\u003c/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes, you read right - The master of mysterious street sculptures will open his \u003cem\u003eGlazed Paradise\u003c/em\u003e exhibition today in Berlin! The show features new Jenkins sculptures made in Berlin and will also host the releasing of his first monograph \u003ca href=\"http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3899553969/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026amp;tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026amp;linkCode=as2\u0026amp;camp=1638\u0026amp;creative=6742\u0026amp;creativeASIN=3899553969\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Urban Theater: Mark Jenkins\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you can’t make it tonight, don’t worry. Mark Jenkins’ sculptures exhibition in Berlin will run until February 26, 2012 so there’s enough time for you to take a close look at his disturbing street installations, which are redefined by Jenkins as part of the urban environment.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c/strong\u003e January 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm | \u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c/strong\u003e Gestalten Space, Sophie-Gips-Höfe, Sophienstraße 21, 10178 Berlin\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cfigure class=\"archive-figure historical-figure\"\u003e\u003cpicture style=\"--image-width: 1840px; --image-ratio: 1840 / 2564\" data-source-width=\"1840\" data-source-height=\"2564\" data-width-cap=\"1440\" data-height-cap=\"2564\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/avif\" srcset=\"/mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_7f832e38b2fadc01.avif 480w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_6028fe0dc5053dd3.avif 960w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_d32114056fd89cd1.avif 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003csource type=\"image/webp\" srcset=\"/mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_39d1655b8ad8158d.webp 480w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_4c33be8fff44ec20.webp 960w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_b18bb6d5b84dc7f0.webp 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\"\u003e\n  \u003cimg src=\"/mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_96f196fa7df8b64f.jpg\" srcset=\"/mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_db226448ab8f5869.jpg 480w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_8fe6e8a3315bbdd3.jpg 960w, /mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater_hu_96f196fa7df8b64f.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) calc(100vw - 36px), min(960px, calc(100vw - 96px))\" width=\"1440\" height=\"2007\" alt=\"jenkins - the urban theater\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\u003e\n\u003c/picture\u003e\u003cfigcaption\u003ejenkins - the urban theater\u003c/figcaption\u003e\n\u003c/figure\u003e\n\n","markdown":"\nGestalten Publishing presents **Mark Jenkins** sculptures in Berlin:\n\n*Gestalten is proud to present the first solo show in Germany by the renowned American artist Mark Jenkins, who uses ordinary packing tape to create life-size human or animal forms. Jenkins is best known for his clever installations of these startlingly lifelike tape sculptures in urban and natural spaces as well as indoor environments such as cafeterias, toilets, and art galleries. This expert staging of his work, especially his clothed human figures, provokes various—often strong—reactions from passersby and expands his interventions into powerful performances.*\n## The Urban Theater\n\n\nYes, you read right - The master of mysterious street sculptures will open his *Glazed Paradise* exhibition today in Berlin! The show features new Jenkins sculptures made in Berlin and will also host the releasing of his first monograph [*The Urban Theater: Mark Jenkins*](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3899553969/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8\u0026tag=berlinstreeta-21\u0026linkCode=as2\u0026camp=1638\u0026creative=6742\u0026creativeASIN=3899553969).\n\nIf you can’t make it tonight, don’t worry. Mark Jenkins’ sculptures exhibition in Berlin will run until February 26, 2012 so there’s enough time for you to take a close look at his disturbing street installations, which are redefined by Jenkins as part of the urban environment.\n\n**Date:** January 19, 2012 at 6:30 pm | **Location:** Gestalten Space, Sophie-Gips-Höfe, Sophienstraße 21, 10178 Berlin\n\n![jenkins - the urban theater](\u003chttps://www.urbanartcore.com/mark-jenkins-sculptures/jenkins-the-urban-theater.jpg\u003e)\n\njenkins - the urban theater ","tags":["Art Installation","Mark Jenkins","Sculpture","Art Book","Art Exhibition"],"title":"Mark Jenkins Sculptures - Urban Theater Berlin","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/mark-jenkins-sculptures/"}