Investigating collective and nonhuman intelligences, Agnieszka Kurant delves into the future of labor and creativity, uncovering the exploitations embedded within digital capitalism. Her works are speculative thought experiments, crafted through partnerships with scientists and philosophers. Through establishing intricate systems, networks, and structures with a multitude of agents- such as molecules, animals, bacteria, Artificial Intelligence algorithms, or crowds of people- Kurant produces hybrid forms in a state of constant metamorphosis. Blurring the lines between the biological, digital, and geological realms, her art delves into plural subjectivity, the evolution of living systems, and the impact of culture and technology on society. Within this realm, the human, automation, and cybernetics undergo transformations that are both profound and nuanced.
Born in Lodz, Poland in 1978, Kurant currently resides and creates in New York. Kurant has held an artist fellowship at the Berggruen Institute (2019-2021), served as a visiting artist at MIT CAST (2017-2020), and was awarded a fellowship at the Smithsonian Institute (2018). She will also be an artist in residence at Art Explora in Paris (2022) and a visiting artist at the Moody Center, Rice University (2023).
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