Chair Game

Born in 1989 in Pécs, Hungary, Lives and works at Csobánka, Hungary. Akos Ezer was graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 2014. Ezer’s works are highly recognised by the elongated and twisted characters which filled the large scale canvas. They are intricately intertwined with each other in a flattened composition, sometimes blending into plants, smoke, water, or everyday scenes like camouflage. These works express the complicated feelings of the younger generation who are bewildered by the ever changing and expanding modern society. These expressions are detailed in the characters’ facial expressions, fashions, background details, and accessories, hinting their thoughts to the audiences. Solo Exhibitions 2023 At least we had fun today..., L21 Gallery, Palma, Mallorca (ES) 2023 Hide-and-Seek, Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong (HK) 2022 Fairplay, Einspach Fine Art and Photography, Budapest (HU) 2022 Dance Without Music, Strabag Kunstforum, Vienna (AT) 2022 Let’s meet on the playground, Galerie Droste, Düsseldorf (DE) 2021 Day-Off Ideas, Galerie Droste, Wuppertal (DE) 2021 Let the Time Pass, Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong (HK) 2020 Memories from the Future, Galerie Droste, Paris (FR) — Wuppertal (DE) 2019 Closer Look, Muzeul de Arte, Cluj-Napoca (RO) — organised by Spatiu Intact and Art+Text Budapest 2019 Ábstract Hungary, KM– Künstlerhaus, Halle für Kunst & Medien, Graz (AT) 2018 Boom...Crash...Bang…, Art+Text Budapest (HU) 2018 Uncommon Days, Tanja Pol Galerie, Munich (DE) 2017 Accidentally, Art+Text Budapest (HU) 2016 Expedition at the Backyard, Tanja Pol Gallery, Munich (DE) 2016 Where there isn’t, God will not find either, L-Art Open Studios, Budapest (HU) 2015 Search, Hungarian Institute, Prague (CZ) 2015 Pioneer, MÜSZI [Művelődési Szint], Budapest (HU) — curated by Tamás Don Group Exhibitions 2024 Double Vision I/II, Plato Gallery, New York (USA) 2023 Chronicles VII, Galerie Droste × KPM Berlin (DE) 2022 You met me at a very strange time in my life, L21 Gallery, Palma, Mallorca (ES) 2022 Directions: A new possibility for acquisitions, Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest (HU) 2022 Chronicles IV, Galerie Droste × KPM Berlin (DE) 2022 Grand Opening, Galerie Droste, Paris (FR) 2021 Hollywood Road, Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong (HK) 2021 Chronicles III, Galerie Droste × KPM Berlin (DE) 2020 5 Years, Plastic Murs, Valencia (ES) 2020 Chronicles II, Galerie Droste (DE) 2018 Time of our lives?, Modem, Debrecen (HU) — curated by Vanda Sárai, Ferenc Margl and Tamás Don 2018 Salon de Bobanisme, Munich (DE) 2018 Poesie des Scheiterns, Esterházy Palace, Eisenstadt (AT) 2017 Esterházy Art Award, Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest (HU) 2017 Salon De Bobanisme, Munich (DE) 2017 Leopold Bloom Art Award Exhibition, Budapest Gallery, Budapest (HU) 2017 X, Y, Modem, Debrecen (HU) 2017 Contemporary Visions VII, Beers Gallery, London (UK) 2016 Hungarian Day of Painting, Esztergom (HU) 2015 Hungarian Day of Painting, Bálna, Budapest (HU) 2015 Tárgyeset [Objective Case], A.P.A. Gallery, Budapest (HU) 2015 Essl Art Award, Nominees Night Budapest, Budapest Gallery (HU) 2014 The Idol is Falling, Partizán Studios and Gallery, Budapest (HU) 2014 OOOPS: Street Session and Exhibition, Partizán Studios and Gallery, Budapest (HU) 2014 Best of Diploma, Hungarian University of Fine Arts, Barcsay Hall, Budapest 2014 I shall not open my windows unto the resonant spring, Élettudományi Galéria, Debrecen (HU) 2014 Pimp My Art, Mazart Gallery (HU) — curated by Tamás Don 2013 Zim-Zum, Hungarian Cultural Institute, Prague (CZ) 2013 Budapest Art Expo Fresh, Art Mill, Szentendre (HU) 2012–13 Irene und Peter Ludwig Scholarship Exhibition, Budapest (HU) 2012 Sketch-up, Körönd Gallery, Budapest (HU) Art Fairs 2023 Frieze Seoul, w╱Aishonanzuka, Seoul (KR) 2023 Kiaf Seoul, w╱Galerie Droste, Seoul (KR) 2023 Taipei Dangdai, Solo Booth w╱Galerie Droste (TW) 2022 Untitled Art Fair, shared Booth with Andrew Schoultz, w╱Galerie Droste, Miami (US) 2022 Kiaf Seoul, w╱Galerie Droste, Seoul (KR) 2022 Enter Art Fair, w╱Galerie Droste, Copenhagen (DK) 2022 Art Basel Hong Kong, w╱Aishonanzuka, Hong Kong (HK) 2022 Dallas Art Fair, w╱Galerie Droste (US) 2021 Art021 Shanghai, w╱Aishonanzuka (CN) 2018 Vienna Contemporary, shared booth with Tamás Soós, w╱Art+Text Budapest, Vienna (AT) 2018 Art Berlin Contemporary, Solo Booth w╱Tanja Pol Galerie and Art+Text Budapest, Berlin (DE) Prizes 2022 Shortlisted among five at Strabag Artaward International 2017 Esterházy Art Award 2016 K&H Art Prize Works in institutional and Private Collections Hungarian National Gallery Hungary Esterházy Privatstiftung Austria Strabag Artcollection Austria FUNDACIÓN AMPARO Y MANUEL A.C. / AMMA art foundation Mexico The Green Family Art Foundation USA Collection Montparnasse Canada Private collections in: Hungary, Austria, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, France, Germany, USA, Panama, China, United Arab Emirates, Belgium, Kazashtan, Spain, Mexico, USA, Switzerland, Macao, United Kingdom