DONT DRINK AND DRAW
Sachsalber, Sven
Verlag der Buchhandlung Kalter König
“DONT DRINK AND DRAW” by Sven Sachsalber is an artistic work published in 2014 by Sachsalber’s own “Kalter König” publishers (a playful reference to the influential book shop and publisher “Buchhandlung Walther König”). The work takes an ironic and experimental approach to exploring the relationship between alcohol, creativity, and artistic expression.
Bibliographic information:
Sachsalber, Sven: DONT DRINK AND DRAW. Bolzano: Verlag der Buchhandlung Kalter König (self-published), 2020. 32 pp., mostly illustrated
Sachsalber, Sven
Born in 1987 in South Tyrol, died 2020 in Vienna. He worked between New York und Europe. After graduating in business economics in Bologna, from 2010 to 2012 he studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art in London with Professor Richard Wentworth. In 2014 he was awarded the Premio New York by Italy’s Ministry of Culture and in 2019 the Paul Flora Prize. His works are held in Bolzano in the Museion’s collection and in the public collection of the Autonomous Province of Bolzano/Bozen – South Tyrol, as well as by private collections in Europe and in the USA.