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Yucef Merhi

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Yucef Merhi (b. Caracas, 1977) is an artist, video maker, writer, researcher, coder, and a  pioneering figure in the field of digital arts. His work engages with poetry, hacking, retro video game platforms, and other media to create interactive experiences and environments while raising cultural awareness. Merhi's work has been exhibited in museums, biennials, galleries, and public spaces, including the New Museum (New York), LACMA (Los Angeles), National Art Gallery (Caracas), Haus der Kulturen der Welt (Berlin), La Colonie (Paris), and Seoul Museum of Art (Seoul); as well as the 30th Ljubljana Biennial, the 13th Cuenca Biennial, the São Paulo-Valencia Biennial, and the 14th Dakar Biennale, among others.

He is a 2020-22 fellow at the MIT Open Documentary Lab and an artist in residence at the Oolite Arts Studio Residency Program in Miami Beach, Florida. 

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Experimental Realities: An Inquiry
From July 7-10, 2023, IDA will bring together a diverse group of researchers, artists, curators, creative technologists, poets, and collectives for an in-person convening in Los Angeles, CA.