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Kurt Ralske

Kurt Ralske's video installations and performances are created exclusively with his own custom software. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Bilbao, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art. Kurt programmed and co-designed the 9-channel video installation that is permanently in the lobby of the MoMA in NYC.

In 2003, his work received First Prize at the Transmediale International Media Art Festival in Berlin, as a member of the video ensemble 242.pilots. He is also the author/programmer of Auvi, a popular video software environment in use by artists in 22 countries. Kurt is the recipient of a 2007 Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship.

Kurt resides in New York City. He is Visiting Professor of Digital Art at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and is on the faculty of The School of Visual Arts, NYC, in the MFA Computer Art Department. https://retnull.com

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Kurt Ralske is a video artist and programmer who creates installations and performances exclusively with his own custom software; his work has been exhibited internationally, and he programmed and co-designed the 9-channel video installation permanently in the MoMA lobby in New York City. In 2003 he received First Prize at Transmediale in Berlin as a member of 242.pilots; he authored the Auvi video software, received a 2007 Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship, and teaches at The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the School of Visual Arts, NYC.

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