Nonconformist, feminist, participatory - Chicks on Speed is a multimodal, multi-national collective founded by Melissa Logan (USA) and Alex Murray-Leslie (AUS) in Munich (Germany) 1997. Chicks on Speed have worked with numerous artists and institutions such as Douglas Gordon, Francesca von Habsburg, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peaches, Karl Lagerfeld and Peter Weibel of ZKM in Karlsruhe (Germany). In recent years, their live art performances were to experience worldwide at major festivals such as the Venice Biennale and in renowned museums such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the MoMA in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney.


Selected Solo Exhibitions / Ausgewählte Einzelaustellungen

2015
Chicks on Speed, Milani Gallery, Brisbane (Australia) (upcoming)
2014
Datastravaganza, 401contemporary, Berlin (Germany)
Scream, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth (Australia)
2013
Scream, Art Space, Sydney (Australia)
IMA, Brisbane (Australia)
Touch Me Baby, I'm Bodycentric, a Multimodalplosion!, City Gallery Wellington, Wellington (New Zealand)
2012
LOPUD, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Wien (Austria)
The Endless Song, Zuecca gallery & University IUAV, Venezia (Italy)
2011
Power Tools for the remote controlled Metaverse, Bawag Contemporary, Vienna (Austria)
Art Rules, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (Japan)
Chicks on Speed: Cultural Workship Now!, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, Berlin (Germany)
Chicks on Speed: Happening, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London (UK)
Prototype Hits, L'Estruch, Sabadell (Spain)
2010
Chicks on Speed, (Don’t)Art, Fashion, Music, Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee (UK)
Chicks on Speed: Happening, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London (UK)
2009
Viva La Craft, Craft Victoria, Melbourne (Australia)
Arts Rules, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Wien (Austria)
Power Tools for the remote controlled Metaverse, Bawag Contemporary, Wien (Austria)
2008
Art Rules, The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (Japan)
Art Rules, MoMA, New York (USA)
A New Line, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London (UK)
2007
SHOE FUCK!, Contemporary Arts Centre, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Art For Sale, Yvon Lambert, Paris (France)
It's not what you think, it's the way you look!, Kunstraum Innsbruck (Austria)

Selected Group Exhibitions / Ausgewählte Gruppenausstellungen

2012
In-Synthesis, Female Artist Collectives, Gallery AS, Sydney (Australia)
Cross Counter, Vacant, Tokyo (Japan)
Limited - Unlimited, Alta Roma, Roma (Italy)
Feminist Fashion Film Now, A Shaded View on Fashion Film, Caixa Forum, Barcelona (Spain)
2011
The Power of Making, Victoria & Albert Museum, London (UK)
Contour, 5th Biennale of Moving Image, Mechelem (Belgium)
DIY, Museum für Kommunikation, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
2010
Figura Cuncta Videntis: The All Seeing Eye / Hommage to Christopher Schlingensief, Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Wien (Austria)
(Back to) the Robots, Sonar, International festival of Advanced Music and Multimedia Art, Barcelona (Spain)
It's not only Rock and Roll, baby!, Trienale Bovis, Milano (Italy)
Scope @ The Armoury Show, curated by Diane Pernet, New York (USA)
Estorial Fashion Art Festival, Lisboa (Portugal)
2009
A Shaded View on Fashion Film, Centre Pompidou, Paris (France)
Best of 50 years, Kunstverein Wolfsburg, Wolfburg (Germany)
Skyscraper, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London (UK)
A hanging Garden Party, Chicks on Speed and Pelican Avenue, Paris (France)
A hanging Garden Party, Chicks on Speed and Pelican Avenue, Tokyo Fashion Week, Tokyo (Japan)
The Making of Art, Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
21:100:100, 100 sound works by 100 artists from the 21 Century, Melbourne International Arts festival & Gerturde Contemporary Arts Spaces, Melbourne (Australia)