Sunday, May 24, 2009

Biographie / Artist Biography

Richard Jochum, geb. 1967 in Innerbraz, Studium der Philosophie, Bildhauerei und Medienkunst in Innsbruck und Wien. Seit 2004 Gastdozent an der Columbia Universität in New York.

Zahlreiche Ausstellungen und Screenings im In- und Ausland; gegenwärtig:
Flavors of Austria, TAF, Athen (Griechenland), 19. Mai - 30. Juni 2009.
Video Awards im Rahmen von Global Warming bei der Volta Art Fair / Art Basel 2009.
Hana Art Gallery, Seoul (Korea), 24.-30. Juni 2009
Dowd Fine Art Gallery, SUNY Cortland (New Yorl), 17. Juli - 26. September 2009

Richard Jochum is a Visiting Scholar and Artist in Residence at Columbia University. He works as a media artist since the late 1990s setting up exhibitions all over the world. Being an Austrian citizen Richard received his MA in philosophy from the University of Innsbruck, and his PhD from the University of Vienna dealing with strategies of coping with complexity in contemporary philosophy. He got his MFA in sculpture and media art from the University of Applied Arts in Vienna before he moved first to Berlin and later to New York. Richard’s art practice is accompanied by lectures in the field of contemporary art practice and cultural theory. He has been awarded several grants and prizes. One of his most recent installation - an oversized prayer necklace as a communal sculpture – is exhibited on the roof top of the American University in Cairo, March – 2007. More information can be found at http://richardjochum.net

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