Ian Cheng

Ian Cheng
Born1984 (age 39–40)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
EducationBA, University of California, Berkeley
MFA, Columbia University
OccupationArtist
Notable workEmissaries Trilogy
BOB (Bag of Beliefs)
Life After BOB
SpouseRachel Rose
Websiteiancheng.com

Ian Cheng (born 1984) is an American contemporary artist known for his "virtual ecosystem"[1][2] live-simulated digital artworks.[3][4] His artworks explore the capacity of living agents to deal with change, and are "less about the wonders of new technologies than about the potential for these tools to realize ways of relating to a chaotic existence."[5] His work has been widely exhibited internationally, including MoMA PS1, Serpentine Galleries, Whitney Museum of American Art, Hirshhorn Museum, Venice Biennale, Leeum Museum and other institutions.[6][7][8]

  1. ^ Obrist, Hans Ulrich (April 2016). "Future Without Humans". Numéro: 239–243, 327–331.
  2. ^ "Ian Cheng". Interview Magazine. December 2015.
  3. ^ Mellin, Haley (Fall–Winter 2016). "Creatures of Narrative". Garage. 11: 186–191.
  4. ^ Jetzer, Gianni (April 2016). "Training in the Neuro-Gym". Spike Art Quarterly: 94–107.
  5. ^ Kerr, Dylan. "Artificial Ecology: Ian Cheng on the Strange Art of Simulating Life, and the Conceptual Merits of Pokémon Go". Artspace. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  6. ^ Rosenmeyer, Aoife. "Critic's Guide: Zurich". Frieze. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. ^ Gratza, Agnieska. "Critics Picks: Ian Cheng". Artforum. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ Bier, Arielle (November–December 2015). "Review: Ian Cheng at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo". Frieze Magazine: 156.