American Artist

In this lecture American Artist will discuss the themes and processes that have guided their interdisciplinary practice over the last decade. Through video, sculpture, and installation, Artist asks viewers to think critically about the systems and ideologies they engage in.

Seating is first-come, first-served and everyone is welcome. 

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American Artist makes thought experiments that mine the history of technology, race, and knowledge production, beginning with their legal name change in 2013. Their artwork primarily takes the form of sculpture, software, and video. They have exhibited at the: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland; and Nam June Paik Art Center, Seoul. Artist’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Cultured, and Artforum; and they are a recipient of the 2024 New York Artadia Award and a Trellis Art Fund grantee. Artist is a former co-director of the School for Poetic Computation and a faculty at Yale University.

Conversations in Contemporary Art is a free event series sponsored by Concordia University's Studio Arts MFA Program. The series provides a unique opportunity to hear artists, designers, critics, writers, educators, and curators share their practice(s) and perspectives. 

This series is made possible through the generous support of Lillian and Billy Mauer.