Nasher Public: Melanie Clemmons on Tech, 艺术, and Spirituality

Melanie Clemmons talks about tech, art, and spirituality.

Melanie Clemmons (she/her) is a New Media artist interested in reimagining our use of digital technology toward a softer, calmer, and more careful future. She makes videos, net art, installations, 3D-printed sculpture, and VR (虚拟现实) experiences and performances. Her work has been shown at HeK (House of Electronic Arts), Basel, 瑞士; the Whitney Museum of American Art, 纽约; Echo Park Film Center, Los Angeles; UPFOR Digital, 波特兰; Gene Siskel Film Center, 芝加哥; TRANSFER Gallery, Brooklyn; Denver Digerati; Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; ATLAS Blackbox, Boulder, CO; and many other spaces and venues. In addition to exhibiting with galleries and museums nationally and internationally, Clemmons has toured with Pussy Riot, performing live video during their first North American tour, and has collaborated on several of their music videos. Along with Zak Loyd, she makes video performance and installation collaborations as Clemmons & Loyd, most recently in Dallas for Aurora’s Area 3. Clemmons holds an MFA in digital art from the University of Colorado and a BFA from St. Edward’s University. She is an assistant professor of Digital/Hybrid Media at Southern Methodist University, Dallas. Likes Charge, Light Tear is on view April 1–25, 2021.

Nasher Public is a public art initiative which aims to generate access to public art by North Texas artists at the Nasher Sculpture Center and throughout the greater Dallas community.

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