biography of Joseph NECHVATAL (1951)
Personal data
Birth : 1951 - Chicago IL Illinois, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
New York NY New York, United StatesEducation
1974 : Southern Illinois University (BFA) – Carbondale IL, United States
1974 – 1975 : Cornell University (MFA) – 410 Thurston Avenue – Ithaca NY, United States
1977 – 1978 : Columbia University (Philosophy) – 2960 Broadway – New York NY, United States
1999 : CAiiA Centre for Advanced Inquiry in the Interactive Arts – University of Wales (Ph.D. – Philosophy of Art and New Technology) – Newport, Gwent, Wales (United Kingdom)
Professional data
Work and Life
Also lives and works in Paris, France.
Artist in residence
1993
1991-1993 : Artist-in-Residence – Fondation Claude-Nicolas Ledoux – Arc-et-Senans, France
Other professions
Professor
SVA School of Visual Arts – 209 East 23rd Street – New York NY, United States
Professor
IEA Institute for Electronic Arts – Alfred University – Alfred NY, United States
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2004
Espace Landowski – Boulogne-Billancourt, France
02/05/2004 – 03/28/2004
2001
SilicOn valley: nunciative mOdality and a viral redux
Galerie Karin Sachs – Munich, Germany
10/23/2001 – 12/08/2001
Julia Friedman Gallery – Chicago IL, United States
09/07/2001 – 10/13/2001
2000
Es-satyricOn 2000
UCU Universal Concepts Unlimited – New York NY, United States
2000
1996
Joseph Nechvatal Retrospective
Galerie Berndt – Cologne, Germany
1996
Les Archons
Galerie Multimédia – IESA Institut d’Etudes Supérieures des Arts – Paris, France
1996
Angels, Broken Hearts and Computer Viruses
Galerie Karin Sachs – Munich, Germany
1996
1994
Computer Virus Project
Galerie In Situ – Aalst, Belgium
1994
Computer Virus Project
Espace d’Art Yvonamor Palix – Paris, France
1994
1993
The Destiny of Painting
Galerie Karin Sachs – Munich, Germany
1993
Computer Virus Project
Saline Royale – Arc-et-Senans, France
1993
1992
Tombeaux
Brooke Alexander – New York NY, United States
1992
1991
Shoshana Wayne Gallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
1991
1990
Brooke Alexander – New York NY, United States
1990
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Dôle, France
1990
1989
Galleri Krister Fahl – Stockholm, Sweden
1989
1987
Neuer Aachener Kunstverein – Aachen, Germany
1987
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Brooke Alexander – 2nd Floor 59 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2004
After Attack
Heart Galerie – Paris, France
03/17/2004 – 04/17/2004
2002
Gilbert & George, Joseph Nechvatal, Endre Tót
Galerie Berndt – Cologne, Germany
09/13/2002 – 10/18/2002
2000
The Perpetual Well: Contemporary Art from the Jewish Museum
The Parrish Art Museum – Southampton NY, United States
09/24/2000 – 11/12/2000
The Perpetual Well: Contemporary Art from the Jewish Museum
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and Sculpture Garden – University of Nebraska – Lincoln NE, United States
05/13/2000 – 07/16/2000
Noise: The Digital and the Discrete
The Whipple Museum of the History of Science – Cambridge, United Kingdom
2000
Rounders
UCU Universal Concepts Unlimited – New York NY, United States
2000
R.E.D. – Remote Experience Dependency
UCU Universal Concepts Unlimited – New York NY, United States
2000
1999
Digital Hybrids
John J. McDonough Museum of Art – Youngstown State University – Youngstown OH, United States
1999
Three Computer-related Artists
Galerie Berndt – Cologne, Germany
1999
The Perpetual Well: Contemporary Art from the Jewish Museum
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art – Gainesville FL, United States
12/12/1999 – 04/09/2000
1997
Das Neural Netz
Galerie Karin Sachs – Munich, Germany
1997
Art Fractal
Espace Paul Ricard – Paris, France
1997
1995
Die Schönheit der Fraktale
Galerie Karin Sachs – Munich, Germany
1995
1987
Documenta 8
Museum Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
06/12/1987 – 09/20/1987