Yucef Merhi
Yucef Merhi | |
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 Venezuelan artist, poet, and computer programmer | |
| Born | Yucef Merhi February 8, 1977 |
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Education | Universidad Central de Venezuela; New School University; New York University (Master's in Interactive Telecommunications) |
| Known for | Digital art, Poetry, Computer programming |
| Notable work | Poetic Clock, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2. |
| Style | Interactive art, Digital poetry |
Yucef Merhi (born February 8, 1977) is a Venezuelan artist, poet and computer programmer based in New York.[1]
Early life and education
[edit]Yucef Merhi was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He studied at Universidad Central de Venezuela, New School University,[1] and holds a Master's in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University.[2]
Art career
[edit]Merhi has produced a variety of works that engage electronic circuits, computers, video game systems,[3] touch screens, and other devices in the presentation of his written words. One example is Poetic Clock, a machine that converts time into poetry, generating 86,400 different poems daily.[4] The resulting artworks expand the limitations of language and the traditional context of poetry.[citation needed]
His 2012 commissioned work for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2., was a web-based work that "aims to reveal the voice of Quetzalcoatl in the technological reality of 2012 A.D."[5]
In 2025, Yucef Merhi's work is featured in 2025 Intertidal, the biennial digital art exhibition organized by the Pérez Art Museum Miami video art streaming platform, known as PAMMTV. 2025 Intertidal showcases the work of five South Florida artists working across digital media.[6]
Permanent collections
[edit]- Orange County Museum of Art, California[7]
- Museum of Modern Art, New York[8]
- National Art Gallery, Caracas[9]
- Library of Congress, Washington[10]
- Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center MGLC, Ljubljana[11]
- Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas
- Museo de Arte Valencia Valencia
Awards
[edit]In 2020, Yucef Merhi was awarded the MIT Open Documentary Lab Fellowship.[12] He is also a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts in Digital/Electronic Arts.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Carlo Zanni, INTERVIEW WITH YUCEF MERHI Archived August 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal's online magazine, No.18, 2004.
- ^ YucefMerhi Archived September 9, 2015, at the Wayback Machine Nyu.academia.edu (Jan 15, 2014). Retrieved on January 15, 2014.
- ^ "Atari fan and artist returns to OC with new exhibit September 14th". September 14, 2007.
- ^ Boston Cyberarts 2009 Festival Archived July 22, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Bostoncyberarts.org (April 24, 2009). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- ^ "Yucef Mehri Response | LACMA".
- ^ "New Media Block Party and Floating Films: PAMMTV INTERTIDAL Premiere • Pérez Art Museum Miami". Pérez Art Museum Miami. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art". OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Yucef Merhi. Super Atari Poetry. 2005 | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
- ^ Library of Congress Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Loc.gov. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
- ^ Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Museums.si. Retrieved on July 10, 2014.
- ^ "Yucef Merhi | Fellow". MIT Open Documentary Lab. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ New York Foundation for the Arts Archived March 20, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Nyfa.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
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