Yucef Merhi

Yucef Merhi (born February 8, 1977) is a Venezuelan artist, poet and computer programmer based in New York.[1]

Yucef Merhi
Born	February 8, 1977 Caracas
Nationality	Venezuelan
Movement	Digital Art and New Media Art

Early life

Yucef Merhi was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He studied at Universidad Central de Venezuela, New School University,[1] and holds a Master's in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University.[2]

Art career

Merhi has produced a variety of works that engage electronic circuits, computers, video game systems,[3] touch screens, and other devices in the presentation of his written words. One example is Poetic Clock, a machine that converts time into poetry, generating 86,400 different poems daily.[4] The resulting artworks expand the limitations of language and the traditional context of poetry. His 2012 commissioned work for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2., was a web-based work that "aims to reveal the voice of Quetzalcoatl in the technological reality of 2012 A.D."[5]

Exhibitions

• New Museum of Contemporary Art;[6] *Bronx Museum of the Arts;[7]
• El Museo del Barrio;[8]
• Eyebeam Art and Technology Center[9]
• Exit Art,[10]
• Newark Museum[11]
• Orange County Museum of Art, California[3]
• Los Angeles County Museum of Art[12]
• De Appel[13] (Amsterdam); Haus der Kulturen der Welt[14]
• Museo Michetti, Rome[15]
• Borusan Culture & Art Center, Istanbul;[16] Paço das Artes[17]
• Museo del Chopo, Mexico DF[18]
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Yucatán, Yucatán[19]
• Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas[20] (Caracas); Museo de Arte Contemporáneo[21]
• Science World, Vancouver[22]
• 7th International Festival of New Film, Split, Croatia[23]
• 2007 Bienal de São Paulo – Valencia[24]
• 10th Istanbul Biennial[25] and the 30th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts.[26]

Permanent collections

• Orange County Museum of Art California
• National Art Gallery, Caracas[27]
• Library of Congress, Washington[28]
• Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center MGLC, Ljubljana[29]
• Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas
• Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas
• Museo de Arte Valencia Valencia

Awards

• New York Foundation for the Arts in Digital/Electronic Arts[30]

References

1. Carlo Zanni, INTERVIEW WITH YUCEF MERHI Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal's online magazine, No.18, 2004.
2. YucefMerhi Archived September 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Nyu.academia.edu (Jan 15, 2014). Retrieved on January 15, 2014.
3. "Atari fan and artist returns to OC with new exhibit September 14th".
4. Boston Cyberarts 2009 Festival Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Bostoncyberarts.org (April 24, 2009). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
5. "Yucef Mehri Response | LACMA".
6. New Museum of Contemporary Art Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Newmuseum.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
7. Holland Cotter, Latino Art, and Beyond Category, The New York Times, Sept 2, 2005.
8. El Museo del Barrio Archived December 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Elmuseo.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
9. Anette Gallo, EYEBEAM ANNUAL ONLINE FORUM The (Re) Structured Screen Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Rhizome Digest, October 31, 2002.
10. Exit Art Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Exit Art. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
11. Newark Museum Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine NewarkMuseum.org. Retrieved on July 10, 2014.
12. Los Angeles County Museum of Art Archived June 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine LACMA.org. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
13. De Appel Archived December 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Deappel.nl. Retrieved on April 20, 2012.
14. HKW. HKW.de. Retrieved on January 23, 2020.
15. LVI Premio Michetti – In & Out Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine,ExibArt News, July 23, 2005.
16. Bütün Haberler,İnsanın tarih boyunca teknoloji ile ilişkisi nasıldı? Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine,Zaman Türk Gazetesi, October 20, 2002.
17. • FILE, Sao Paulo Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. File.org.br. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
18. Museo Universitario del Chopo Archived April 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Chopo.unam.mx. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
19. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Yucatán Archived October 15, 2019, at the Wayback Machine. Macay.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
20. Felix Suazo, Videohabitats, ArtNexus, February, 2001
21. Museo de Arte Contemporáneo: Videoarte Venezolano Archived July 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Museos Nuestros,October, 2006.
22. Pamela Findling, Science World presents ACM Multimedia 2008 Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Science World British Columbia, October 27, 2008
23. Split Film Festival Archived July 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Splitfilmfestival.hr (September 11, 2001). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
24. Bienal São Paulo – Valencia Archived March 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Encuentroentredosmares.com. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
25. 10th Istanbul Biennial Archived July 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
26. THE 30TH BIENNIAL OF GRAPHIC ARTS: INTERRUPTION. Retrieved on October 7, 2013.
27. Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
28. Library of Congress Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Loc.gov. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
29. Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Museums.si. Retrieved on July 10, 2014.
30. New York Foundation for the Arts Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Nyfa.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.

External links

• Official website