Jeremy Shaw (born 1977) is a Canadian visual artist based in

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, Germany. Shaw's art deals with altered states and the cultural and scientific practices investigating transcendental experience, with recurring themes around belief-systems, drugs, neuroscience, subculture, dance and evolution. His works often combine elements of

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, music video, scientific research, and science fiction. His practice incorporates media including film, video, photography, sculpture, music and performance.

Exhibitions

Shaw's solo exhibitions have been hosted by the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2020); Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2013); and MoMA PS1, New York (2011); and he has participated in international surveys, including the

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(2017), and Manifesta 11, Zurich (2016). In 2016 Shaw was awarded the

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. Shaw's work is included in numerous permanent collections including the

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, US,

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, UK,

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, and

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Solo exhibitions (selection)

*''Phase Shifting Index'',

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, Paris (2020) *''Quantification Trilogy'', Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin and Düsseldorf, Germany (2020) *''Liminals'', Museé des beaux arts de Montreal, Canada (2018) *''Quantification Trilogy'', Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg (2018) *''Medium-Bused Time'', Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada (2015) *''Variation FQ'', Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin, Germany (2013) *''Best Minds'', MoMA PS1, New York, USA (2011)

Group exhibitions (selection)

*''On the spiritual matter of art'', Maxxi, Rome, Italy (2019) *''Blind Faith: Between the Visceral and the Cognitive in Contemporary Art,'' Haus de Kunst, Munich (2018) *''57th Venice Biennale'', Venice, Italy (2017) *''How To Live Together,'' Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria (2017) *''Manifesta 11'', Zurich, Switzerland (2016) *Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2016, 2010, 2007) *Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland (2015) *''Shine a Light'', National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada (2014) *''MOTION,'' Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2013) *''One On One,'' Kunst-Werke Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany (2012)

References

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