Professor Susanne Clausen

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0118 378 8057
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Professor of Fine Art
- Director of Reading International
- School Director of Internationalisation
Areas of interest
Video, installation, performance, drawing, curating.
Susanne Clausen is an artist, curator and Professor of Fine Art. She was Head of Department of Art from 2011 to 2017. In 2014 she set up the Research Platform in Curating and was co-director until July 2018.
Susanne works and publishes predominantly under the name Szuper Gallery, often in collaboration with the artist Pavlo Kerestey.
Reading International
Susanne is also the Artistic Director of Reading International, a new visual arts organisation and festival, which she founded in 2016. Reading International promotes and commissions major solo exhibitions, group and thematic shows, a programme of events including performances, film screenings, workshops and talks as well as offsite projects and temporary public artworks.
Partnerships
As an educator she has also established various partnerships with international art institutions. For example, Art's partnership in an active Asian Universities network with universities in Tokyo, Seoul and Shanghai. She also regularly organises exhibitions and research projects with students abroad.
Postgraduate supervision
Susanne welcome enquiries from prospective postgraduate students who would like to work on such topics as: research in and through art practice, film and video, filmed and live performance, digital practice, collective practice(s), theatre as art, contemporary feminism, political art, alternative spaces, and curating.
Background
Susanne creates performances, videos and multi-media installations, paintings and drawings. Previous exhibitions and performances include:
- Permanent Revolution
- Ludwig Museum Budapest, 2018
- Bonobo GRAD London, 2015
- Liquid Trust, ICA London, 2015
- Western Front Vancouver, 2014.
- Perm Museum of Contemporary Art, Russia, 2012
- Kunstmuseum Thun, Switzerland, 2012
- The MacKenzie Art Gallery, Canada, 2011
- Curtain Razors, Regina, Canada, 2008
- 4'33'', Kunstverein Bregenz, 2007
- Kunsthalle Helsinki, 2006
- Set Project, Western Front Vancouver, 2005
- Play without a Stage, Shedhalle Zurich, 2005
- Künstlerhaus Bremen, 2002
- Temporary Accommodation, Whitechapel Art Gallery, 2001
- Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong, 2005
- Lenbachhaus Museum, Munich, 2002
- Televisions, Kunsthalle Vienna, 1999.
Academic qualifications
- 1997 –1999 MA Fine Art Media Slade School of Fine Art, University College London
- 1988 –1994 Academy of Fine Art, Munich, Germany.
Publications
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 and Kerestey, P. (2022) Artists for Ukraine, exhibition, St. Andrews Church, Farnham, UK.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 and Kerestey, P. (2022) Artists for Ukraine, 571 Oxford Gallery, Reading.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 and Kerestey, P. (2022) Ukraine relief.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 and Kerestey, P. (2021) Liquid Trust, edition 2021.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 (2021) 'The strength of the system, my experience of it...'.
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Rowlands, A.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 , Barnard, L. , Bayerdörfer, M. (2021) On Waiting … For Their Words To Leave Our Mouth. Strauhof Museum , Zurich. pp 132. ISBN: 9783952523230
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Rowlands, A.
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 , Ellison, C. , Frearson, A. (2021) On Waiting … For Their Words To Leave Our Mouth.
- Clausen, S. (2021) Reading International – propositions for developing a collaborative art space in the intersection between art school and community. In: Sheleff, M. and Spies, S. , (eds.) (Un)commoning voices and (non)communal bodies. OnCurating pp. 98-107. ISSN: 2673-2904 ISBN: 9798744646660
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Clausen, S.
ORCID: 0000-0002-6536-6236 , Rowlands, A. , Sheleff, M. , Spiess, S. , eds. (2020) Reading International - the book. Reading International / OnCurating.org , Reading. pp 211. ISBN: 9781912115686
- Clausen, S. (2020) Curating the art school – propositions for developing a collaborative art space in the intersection between art school and community. ResearchCatalogue
- Clausen, S. (2020) Reading International #20, I CARE – Workshop and event with Ultra-red. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2020) Reading International. University of Reading (Collection)
- Clausen, S. (2019) Szuper Gallery Slide Show Player #1.
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #20 (Un)Commoning Voices & (Non)Communal Bodies.
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #19: An Apprenticeship In Queer I Believe It Was – by Nina Wakeford. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International # 18: Performance – PUBLIC MOVEMENT – Emergency Routine. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #16: ChorUs – Voice lab for women led by artist Michal Oppenheim. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International # 17: Choir workshop with artist Marco Godoy. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #14: The Book of Challenges – led by Noam Enbar and Nir Shauloff [performance].
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #14: The Sound of Words – an exhibition and artist-led workshop by Helen Cammock.
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #13: The Riddle of the Imp on the Mezzanine (My Journey) Steven Warwick [performance] organised by Novel. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2019) Reading International #12: 'Inter-' Patricia L. Boyd organised by Novel.
- Clausen, S. (2019) Throw away your books, go into the streets video: experimental video/animation/curation. University of Reading (Collection)
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading International #11: Studio for Propositional Cinema- ‘Redundant as eyelids in absence of light’ organised by Novel.
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading Internationa #10: The Outside In - Steve Claydon at MERL.
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading International #9: 'Nightwalks with Teenagers’, by Mammalian Diving Reflex. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading International 9: creating ruin - online video screening.
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading International 8: Creating Ruin - Lada Nakonechna at the Abbey Ruins.
- Clausen, S. and Fance, T. (2018) Reading International 10: Nightwalks with Teenagers’ by Mammalian Diving Reflex. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2018) Szuper Gallery Slide Show Player #1.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2018) Szuper Gallery Slide Show Player #1.
- Clausen, S. (2018) Reading International 6: 'reading in Reading' - David Raymond Conroy, Ghislaine Leung, Cally Spooner and Jesper List Thomsen.
- Clausen, S. , Hunt, A. , Marshall, B. (2017) Reading International: Bertie Marshall ‘Wilde Re-Write’. Reading International ISBN: 9781912115709
- Clausen, S. , Worley, M. , King, S. , Hunt, A. (2017) Reading International: CRASH! ‘A Better Britain II: Britlins’. Reading International ISBN: 9781912115723
- Clausen, S. , eds. (2017) Reading International: CRASH! ‘Xerox Interview Book’. Reading International ISBN: 9781912115716
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International: Eggy + Seedy + Friends - ‘All Day Breakfast’. Reading International ISBN: 9781912115006
- Richter, D. , Kolb, R. , Clausen / Szuper Gallery, S. , Alves, M. , Durham, J. , Keller, S. , Ponger, L. , Rosen, R. , Zhao, Z. , eds. (2017) De-Colonizing Art Institutions: Artists’ Book. On-Curating , 34. On-Curating (34). , Zurich. pp 108. ISBN: 9781982088897
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2017) Soviart.
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International 5: the critic as artist. ISBN: ISBN: 9781912115693
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International 4: Rochelle Goldberg, Veit Laurent Kurz, Stefan Tcherepnin, Hanna Törnudd ‘Ante Phylloxera’.
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International 3: Abel Auer ‘how a black void replaces the white cube and a painting moves from the fine to the performing arts’.
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International 2: CRASH! presents ‘A Better Britain II: Britlins’. ISBN: 9781912115723
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2017) Bonobo.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2017) Work, Arbeit, Rabota.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2017) Work, Arbeit, Rabota.
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International 1: Matt Copson and Alastair MacKinven ‘Eggy and Seedy’. ISBN: 9781912115006
- Clausen, S. (2017) Rehearsing Szuper Gallery.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2017) I will survive, video, 8:05mins.
- Clausen, S. (2017) Reading International. Department of Art, University of Reading
- Clausen, S. (2016) These are the people in your neighbourhood - Mammalian Diving Reflex.
- Clausen, S. and Richter, D. (2016) The six enemies of greatness. ONCURATING.ORG , Zurich.
- Clausen, S. (2016) Slapping scenes. OnCurating
- Clausen, S. (2015) Liquid trust. University of Reading (Collection)
- Clausen, S. (2015) Bonobo.
- Clausen, S. (2015) Liquid trust at ICA.
- Clausen, S. (2015) Liquid trust.
- Clausen, S. (2014) Work, Arbeit, Rabota.
- Clausen, S. (2014) I will survive.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2014) Ballet by Szuper Gallery. ONCURATING Books , Zurich. pp 150. ISBN: 9783952407813
- Clausen, S. (2011) The Cave: Etant Ballet.
- Clausen, S. (2011) Étant Ballet.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2011) Ballet-Granite. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. (2011) INDEPENDENT/NEZALEZHNI.
- Clausen, S. (2011) Ballet-performing normality in the face of crisis. The International Journal of the Image , 1 (Issue 2). pp. 157-178. ISSN: 2152-7857
- Clausen, S. (2010) Fallstudie - Künstlerische (Selbst) Ausbildung.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Festival VideoDanzaBa.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Moves 10 - Framing Motion.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Transfer zone 4; temporary life; temporary communities.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Work/Arbeit/Работа.
- Clausen, S. (2010) The strength of the system and my experiences of it, was that in fact, oddly enough, it was actually a very collaborative enterprise already.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Szuper Gallery materials.
- Clausen, S. (2010) Ballet.
- Clausen, S. (2009) Translation paradoxes and misunderstandings.
- Clausen, S. (2009) The artist's studio.
- Beasely, M. , Rowlands, A. , Russell, J. (2009) Barefoot in the head.
- Clausen, S. (2009) Suck. Swallow. Breathe..
- Clausen, S. (2009) Suck. Swallow. Breathe.. Szuper Gallery [Video]
- Clausen, S. (2009) Ballet. Szuper Gallery [Video]
- Clausen, S. (2008) The Extras Regina, 2008.
- Clausen, S. (2008) Curatorial vaudeville.
- Clausen, S. (2007) Szuper gallery. Culture Shock. The Artists' Studio , London. pp. 70-79. ISBN: 9780954699955
- Clausen, S. and Kerestrey, P. (2007) Szuper gallery.
- Clausen, S. and Tervaniemi, S. (2007) Loving revolution.
- Clausen, S. (2007) Curating degree zero.
- Clausen, S. (2007) Bohemian work out.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2007) I will survive.
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. (2007) I will survive. [Performance]
- Clausen, S. and Kerestey, P. , eds. (2007) Liftarchiv. Revolver , Frankfurt. pp 120. ISBN: 9783865884039