Gerhard Marx

Gerhard Marx is a South African artist born in 1976.

Biography

Born in 1976, he completed his master's degree in Fine Arts cum laude at the University of Cape Town in 2004.^[1] He has worked with well-known artists such as William Kentridge and the Handspring Puppet Company ^[2]

He currently teaches at the University of the Witwatersrand,^[3]in Johannesburg.

Works

The theatre piece Tshepang (Gerhard Marx - co director, Lara Foot-Newton – director) was chosen as one of the twelve feature film projects for January 2007 Screenwriters Lab by the Sundance Institute.^[4]
The play “Hear and Now” was presented at the Baxter Theatre Centre during 2005.^[5]

Controversy

According to Art News South Africa of April 2006, Marx considered legal action against BMW shortly after an ad campaign created by agency Ireland-Davenport allegedly infringed on his copyright.^[6] Art News South Africa reproduced both the controversial ad – removed from circulation after a short run, and a close-up of Marx’s work. His agent, Warren Siebrits had already confirmed in March 2006 that Marx will be represented by the copyright lawyer Owen Dean,^[7] better known for The Lion Sleeps Tonight case.^[8]

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