Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
) is a Berlin-based writer,
curator
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and filmmaker. In 2022, Levin was co-curator of the 3rd Chennai Photo Biennale. In 2017, he was co-curator together with Florian Ebner, Kerstin Meinicke, Kathrin Schonegg, and Christin Müller of the 7th edition of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie, which takes place in
Mannheim
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,
Ludwigshafen
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and
Heidelberg
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. He is the editor of
Cabinet Magazine
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's Kiosk. His essay, "On Distance", was published by Atlas Projectos, Berlin (ed. Laura Preston), as part of the Next Spring series of occasional reviews.His writing has been published by magazines such as Camera Austria, Texte Zur Künst, and
Frieze
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. He is an AICA, and ICOM member. Levin has curated exhibitions at the
Martin-Gropius-Bau
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Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe
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, Hamburg, among other venues. Levin is the co-founder, together with Vera Tollmann and
Hito Steyerl
Hito Steyerl (born 1 January 1966) is a German filmmaker, moving image artist, writer, and innovator of the essay documentary.
Levin is the son of poet and translator Gabriel Levin and
Anat Flug-Levin
Anat (, ), Anatu, classically Anath (; uga, 𐎓𐎐𐎚 ''ʿnt''; he, עֲנָת ''ʿĂnāṯ''; ; el, Αναθ, translit=Anath; Egyptian: '' ꜥntjt'') was a goddess associated with warfare and hunting, best known from the Ugaritic text ...
, a psychoanalyst. He is the grandson of
Noach Flug
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Biography
Flug was born in Łódź, Poland to Rywka (''née'' Gliksman) ...
. He studied in at
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
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, and then at
Berlin University of the Arts
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where he graduated as Meisterschüler from the class of
Hito Steyerl
Hito Steyerl (born 1 January 1966) is a German filmmaker, moving image artist, writer, and innovator of the essay documentary.
in 2014. Since October 2016, Levin is a PhD candidate and member of the "Cultures of Critique" research training group at the Leuphana University, Lüneburg.
Work
Levin's work deals with the relationship between politics, aesthetics and technology. His work has been exhibited at the CCA (Tel-Aviv), Former West, HKW (Berlin), Recontres Internationales (Paris, Berlin),
FIDMarseille
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(Marseille), European Media Arts Festival (Osnäbruck), Human Resources (Los Angeles) The School of Kyiv (Kyiv biennial),
La Gaîté Lyrique
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''Regarding Spectatorship: revolt and the distant observer'', an ongoing curatorial research project co-curated together with Marianna Liosi, was shown at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien November 2015.
''All That Is Solid Melts Into Data'' (2015, 54 min), co-directed with Ryan S. Jeffery, premiered in FIDMarseille. All That is Solid Melts into Data "traces the architectural development of data centers, those curiously mammoth, often inaccessible glass-and-concrete “anti-monuments” that facilitate the ever-quickening communication we modern-day citizens take for granted. The film builds two simultaneous and equally compelling pictures of the USA — through its physical landscapes (frequently windowless, in-plain-sight complexes relocated to increasingly remote locales), and through the more troubling sociopolitical undercurrents that actively shape its digital economy". The film has been described as a "clinical dissection of the material effects of data (and by inference, the internet) on the future conditions of the city." The production of the film was supported by the Ostrovsky Family Fund.
Levin was the curator of "Say Shibboleth! On Visible and Invisible Borders", an exhibition by the Jewish Museums in Hohenems (Austria), and Munich (Germany).
In 2020, Levin was the curator of "BPA at Gropius Studios", a series of artist presentations in collaboration between the
Martin-Gropius-Bau
Martin-Gropius-Bau, commonly known as Gropius Bau, is an important exhibition building in Berlin, Germany. Originally a museum of applied arts, the building has been a listed historical monument since 1966. It is located at 7 Niederkirchnerstra ...
, and Berlin Program for Artists, which facilitates exchange between emerging and experienced Berlin-based artists, through coordinated studio visits and meetings. Levin has given workshops and seminars in numerous art-schools and universities, including Goldsmiths, University of London, HFBK, Hamburg, UDK, Berlin, and Shenkar College, Ramat Gan.
Research Center for Proxy Politics
Between September 2014 and August 2017, the Research Center for Proxy Politics (RCPP), hosted over twenty talks and workshops for students and the public on the evolving concept of “proxy politics". Founded by Vera Tollman, Hito Steyerl and Boaz Levin, RCPP "reflects upon the nature of medial networks and their actors, that is, machines and things as well as humans." According to RCPP, "proxies are now emblematic of a post-representational political age, one increasingly populated by bot militias, puppet states, ghostwriters, and communication relays". Levin and Tollmann have argued that "proxies are fundamentally ambivalent, and our current politics engages proxies at all levels".
Awards
''Last Person Shooter'' (2014), co-directed together with Adam Kaplan, was awarded the Ostrovsky Family Foundation Award for Experimental Cinema and Video Art in the 32nd Jerusalem Film Festival, 2015.
* https://www.skulptur-projekte.de/#/En/Publications/Publications/380/Out-of-Body "The Body of the Web", Boaz Levin and Vera Tollmann (RCPP) for
Skulptur Projekte Münster
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Benjamin Bratton
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