Germany
LAS Art Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Boris Magrini as Senior Curator. At LAS, Magrini will develop exhibitions and performances as well as educational programmes, publications and research projects.
Magrini moves to LAS from HEK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel, where he worked as Programme Director and Curator. He has served as a member of the boards of trustees at Pro Helvetia, the Swiss Arts Council, a member of the International Programme Committee for the 29th International Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA), a juror of the Lumen Art Prize, The Award for Art and Technology, and the State of the ART(ist) of Ars Electronica.
While at HEK, Magrini was responsible for the museum’s strategic planning as a member of the senior management team. Additionally, he was responsible for conceptualising, directing and producing exhibitions, concerts, performances and lectures. His core research enquiries include future-facing subjects such as blockchain, ecology, artificial intelligence and artists’ games, explored in his curated exhibitions Exploring the Decentralized Web—Art on the Blockchain (2023), Earthbound (2022), Radical Gaming (2021), Shaping the Invisible World (2020) and Entangled Realities—Living with Artificial Intelligence (2019).
Magrini studied art history and philosophy at the University of Geneva before earning his PhD at the University of Zurich. Magrini regularly publishes articles on contemporary art in magazines and exhibition catalogues and participates in international panels.
Boris Magrini says: “LAS Art Foundation is a leading international institution for the presentation of artists working with electronic and digital media while developing a necessary and constructive discourse on the application of new technologies in the cultural sphere and in all areas of society. The LAS team is a group of highly competent people who are committed to developing relevant projects and debates. I look forward to working with them and contributing to creating exhibitions, events and educational activities that offer both artists and audiences a space for forward-thinking and inspiring art.”
Bettina Kames, Director, LAS, says: “With Boris Magrini, we are excited to welcome an experienced curator specialising in topics such as gaming, blockchain, and artificial intelligence. In the role of Senior Curator, he will contribute his extensive knowledge to our programme, and I’m much looking forward to working with him.”
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About LAS Art Foundation
LAS Art Foundation works with visionary artists to give form to future imaginaries. We commission exhibitions, performances and experimental formats which bring new perspectives to the critical subjects of our times, from artificial intelligence, gaming and quantum computing to ecology and biotechnology.
