# MK Guth

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**MK Guth** (born 1963)[1] is an [installation artist](/source/Installation_artist) from [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland,_Oregon), United States, whose work engages ritual and site of social interaction.[2] She has exhibited nationally and internationally at museums, galleries, and festivals including the [Whitney Museum of American Art](/source/Whitney_Museum_of_American_Art), the [Yerba Buena Center for the Arts](/source/Yerba_Buena_Center_for_the_Arts), the [Swiss Institute](/source/Swiss_Institute_Contemporary_Art_New_York), [White Columns](/source/White_Columns), and the [Melbourne International Arts Festival](/source/Melbourne_Festival) among others.[2] She is the recipient of the [Betty Bowen Special Recognition Award](/source/Betty_Bowen_Special_Recognition_Award) and the [Ford Family Foundation](/source/Ford_Family_Foundation) Fellowship.[2]

## Career

Guth was educated at [University of Madison, Wisconsin](/source/University_of_Madison,_Wisconsin), graduating in sociology. She obtained a [Master of Fine Arts](/source/Master_of_Fine_Arts) degree at [New York University](/source/New_York_University).[3]

She first came to international attention for her work at the [Whitney Biennial](/source/Whitney_Biennial) in 2008,[4] which the *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)* described as "sweet, New Agey expansiveness that is atypical for this year's hermetic, uningratiating show".[5] Her installation, entitled "Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping" asked visitors to record what was most dear to them on scraps of cloth, which were then woven into the sculpture.[6] The work was based loosely on the tale of Rapunzel.[7] It expanded in size three-fold during the event, eventually totalling 500 feet.[8]

During a 20-day [residency](/source/Artist-in-residence)[9] at the Cosmopolitan P3 Studio, [Las Vegas](/source/Las_Vegas) in 2011, Guth created a similar work of braided art (the third and final in her braided series) that stretched for 200 feet covering two rooms.[10]

In 2012 Guth created installations entitled "When Nothing Else Subsists, Smell and Taste Remain" and "Taste and Smell Remain" at [The Art Gym](/source/The_Art_Gym), [Lake Oswego, Oregon](/source/Lake_Oswego,_Oregon), where she used food as a vehicle for triggering memories and emotions.[6] To accompany the exhibition "When Nothing Else Subsists, Smell and Taste Remain", Marylhurst University published a 150-page text that addresses many of Guth's recent bodies of participatory work including "Red Shoe Delivery Service", "Lenticulars", "Braids", and "Knots and Networks".[11]

Guth has exhibited at the [Melbourne International Arts Festival](/source/Melbourne_International_Arts_Festival) and the Nottdance Festival, [England](/source/England) as well as venues across the USA.[3] She is a faculty member at the [Pacific Northwest College of Art](/source/Pacific_Northwest_College_of_Art) in Portland.[12]

## Exhibitions

### Solo exhibitions

2016: *Shout, Recount, Get Drunk*, Cristin Tierney Gallery, New York, NY[13]

2016: *This Fable is Intended for You: A Work Energy Principle*, [Elizabeth Leach Gallery](/source/Elizabeth_Leach_Gallery), Portland, OR[14]

2014: *Advice Station*, Aqua Miami Basel, Miami FL[15]

2014: *MK Guth*, Gallery Pfeister, Gudhjem, Denmark[1]

2012: *When Nothing Else Subsists, Smell and Taste Remain*, Marylhurst Art Gym, Lake Oswego, OR[16]

2011: *Best Wishes*, P3 Studio, Cosmopolitan Resort, Las Vegas, NV[17]

### Group exhibitions

2016: *In Scene*, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR[18]

2015: *Andy Warhol to Kara Walker: Picturing the Iconic*, Art Museum of Sonoma, Santa Rose, CA[19]

2014: *Memory Palace*, Center for Contemporary Arts, Cincinnati, OH

2008: *[Whitney Biennial](/source/Whitney_Biennial)*, The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY[20]

## References

1. ["December - January, 2013, MK Guth | Gallery Pfeister"](http://www.gallery-pfeister.com/?p=437). *www.gallery-pfeister.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["Department of Art Visiting Artist Lecture: MK Guth"](https://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/department_of_art_visiting_artist_lecture-_mk_guth). *University of Oregon*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["MK Guth: Ties of Protection and Safe Keeping at Boise Art Museum"](http://artdaily.com/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=25268#.Ul2HlVPAFUs). *artdaily.org*. July 27, 2008. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. Bodin, Claudia (May 2008). ["Auf leisen Sohlen"](http://www.art-magazin.de/div/heftarchiv/2008/5/EGOWTEGWPPHPSPOGRWOPTERP/Auf-leisen-Sohlen) (in German). '**. Retrieved 2013-10-15.**

1. Cotter, Holland (March 7, 2008). ["Art's Economic Indicator"](https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/07/arts/design/07bien.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. Motley, John (November 17, 2012). ["MK Guth: Triggering emotions, memories with food"](http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2012/11/mk_guth_triggering_emotions_me.html). *The Oregonian*. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. Butler, Grant (December 13, 2007). ["For MK Guth, road to Whitney Biennial begins Saturday in Portland"](http://www.oregonlive.com/art/index.ssf/2007/12/for_mk_guth_road_to_whitney_bi.html). *The Oregonian*. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. [*Britannica Book of the Year 2009*](https://books.google.com/books?id=IaecAAAAQBAJ&dq=MK+Guth&pg=PA211), Encyclopædia Britannica Ltd, April 2009, p. 211, ISBN 978-1593398385

1. Swenson, Kirsten (January 10, 2012). ["M.K. Guth at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas"](http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/mk-guth/). *Art in America*. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. Peterson, Kristen (October 5, 2011). ["Portland artist MK Guth becomes Rapunzel at Cosmo's P3 Studio"](http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/ae/fine-art/2011/oct/05/portland-artist-mk-guth-becomes-rapunzel-cosmopoli/). *Las Vegas Weekly*. Retrieved 2013-10-15.

1. Hopkins, Terri (2012). *MK Guth*. Marylhurst, Oregon: Marylhurst University. ISBN 978-0-914435-57-0.

1. ["MK Guth"](http://pnca.edu/faculty/meet/mkguth). *Faculty*. Pacific Northwest College of Art. Retrieved 5 November 2013.

1. ["MK Guth: Shout, Recount, Get Drunk - Exhibitions - Cristin Tierney Gallery"](http://www.cristintierney.com/exhibitions/mk-guth-shout-recount-get-drunk). *www.cristintierney.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ManagedArtwork.com. ["Elizabeth Leach Gallery - Exhibit_Detail"](http://www.elizabethleach.com/Exhibit_Detail.cfm?ShowsID=310&CFID=54896805&CFTOKEN=89059ce9ecb4bbe6-576EF88D-AF66-FCD3-D3EB0C7BF222E41B). *www.elizabethleach.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["Advice Station for Miami Basel - MK Guth"](http://www.aquaartmiami.com/PopUpObjectDetails.aspx?dealerid=30369&objectid=643844). *www.aquaartmiami.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["MK Guth : when nothing else subsists, smell and taste remain :: The Art Gym Exhibition Catalogs"](http://digital.collection.marylhurst.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15184coll2/id/405). *digital.collection.marylhurst.edu*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["M.K. Guth - Reviews - Art in America"](http://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/mk-guth/). *www.artinamericamagazine.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["'In Scene' at Schneider Museum of Art"](http://www.dailytidings.com/news/20160407/in-scene-at-schneider-museum-of-art). *DailyTidings.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["New Art Museum of Sonoma County ready for unveiling"](http://www.pressdemocrat.com/entertainment/3783494-181/new-art-museum-of-sonoma). *Santa Rosa Press Democrat*. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. ["MK Guth: 2008 Whitney Biennial"](https://www.artforum.com/video/id=19874&mode=large&page_id=9). *artforum.com*. Retrieved 2017-04-29.

1. Guth, MK (2012). [*MK Guth*](https://web.archive.org/web/20090502152233/http://www.marylhurst.edu/). 17600 Pacific Highway, Marylhurst, Oregon 97036: Marylhurst University. ISBN 978-0-914435-57-0. Archived from [the original](http://www.marylhurst.edu/) on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2016.

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.mkguth.com/)

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