Ernesto Ríos (born October 8, 1975) is a Mexican new media artist and academic based in

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Career

Born in Cuernavaca, Ríos is a visual artist who showcases drawing, painting, video, photography, animation, virtual reality, performance, interactive art and

net.art net.art refers to a group of artists who have worked in the medium of Internet art since 1994. Some of the early adopters and main members of this movement include Vuk Ćosić, Jodi.org, Alexei Shulgin, Olia Lialina, Heath Bunting, Daniel Gar ...

. Ríos has shown his work at galleries and museums in Mexico and other countries, such as at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil in

, Fototeca de Cuba in

Havana, Cuba Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, and the

Institute of Contemporary Arts The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is an artistic and cultural centre on The Mall in London, just off Trafalgar Square. Located within Nash House, part of Carlton House Terrace, near the Duke of York Steps and Admiralty Arch, the ICA c ...

in London. His artwork has been presented through channels such as the Java Museum Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art, and exhibited in international shows such as NetSpace: Viaggio nell'arte at the National Museum of the 21st Century Arts. In 1999, Ríos participated in the "National Presence of Creators" gallery of the Instituto Politécnico Nacional. In 2003 and 2004, he showcased at the IV and VI International Salon of Digital Art in Havana Cuba. In 2008, Ríos participated in the New Media Festival, Digital Media at the "Centre Cultural Valencia" in Valencia, Spain.

Education

Ríos joined the

International Studio & Curatorial Program International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) is a contemporary art institution that runs an international residency program and related exhibitions and events based in Brooklyn, New York. ISCP's exhibitions, talks, screenings and lectures gene ...

in 2003. He studied language and Hispanic literature and linguistics in CIDHEM in 2004. He earned a MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program of the Tisch School of the Arts at

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

where he studied with

R. Luke DuBois Roger Luke DuBois (born 10 September 1975) is an American composer, performer, conceptual art, conceptual new media artist, programmer, record producer and Pedagogy, pedagogue based in New York City. Early life DuBois was born in Morristown, Ne ...

. Ríos holds a Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) from RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology)

Works

* DF Maze (2006) * Sand-Clock (2006) * Labrys-Syrbal (2006)

Selected exhibitions

* 2000 Disolvencias / Mirrors of the Memory, Center of the Image, Mexico City. Mexico. * 2003 Ernesto Ríos, International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York * 2004 Ernesto Ríos, Fototeca de Cuba, Havana Cuba * 2004 ''Ernesto Ríos''. Gallery Art Resources Transfer, New York * 2017 Sismo Gallery, Constelaciones, Mexico City, Mexico. * 2017 Code_of_the_forest, Centro Roberto Garza Sada, UDEM, N.L. Monterrey, Mexico.

References

External links

Home Page

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20071112002812/http://www.secrel.com.br/jpoesia/ag41rios.htm ''Agulha- Art Magazine''
'New York University ITP''
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