Lev Manovich

Lev Manovich is an artist, writer, and one of the most influential theorists of digital culture worldwide. After studying the arts, architecture, and filmmaking, Manovich began using computers to create digital art in 1984.

His projects have been exhibited in 12 solo and 120 international group exhibitions at many prestigious institutions, such as the Institute of Contemporary Art (London), the Centre Pompidou, The Shanghai Biennale, and The ZKM | Center for Art and Media. Manovich is currently a Presidential Professor of Computer Science at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center and the Director of the Cultural Analytics Lab.

Since 1991, he has published 180 articles that have been translated into 35 different languages and reprinted over 700 times. He also authored and edited 15 books, including Artificial Aesthetics, Cultural Analytics, AI Aesthetics, Instagram and Contemporary Image, Software Takes Command, Soft Cinema, and The Language of New Media, which has been called “the most provocative and comprehensive media history since Marshall McLuhan”. Manovich was included in the “25 People Shaping the Future of Design” (Complex, 2013) and “50 Most Interesting People Building the Future” (Verge, 2014) lists.

Website
http://manovich.net/