Born 1954 in Hollywood, California, United States.
Lives and works in Cologne.
Education |
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| 1984 | Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN |
| 1975 | Bachelor of Arts in Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Arts, University of California, Los Angeles, CA |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2018 | Julia Scher – Delta, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen |
| 2009 | Predictive Engineering (Audio), European Kunsthalle, Cologne |
| 1998 | Predictive Engineering2, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco |
| 1997 | Forecast, Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1996 | Information America, Maurine and Robert Rothschild Gallery, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |
| 1994 | Don't Worry, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Cologne |
| 1992 | Buffalo Under Surveillance, Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo |
| 1990 | Security Site Visits, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis |
| 1989 | Occupational Placement (O.P.), The Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus |
| 1988 | Julia Scher: Public Travel Area (P.T.A.), MoMA PS1, New York |
Group Exhibitions (selection) |
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| 2019 | Time is Thirsty, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna |
| Maskulinitäten, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf | |
| 2018 | Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to today, University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor |
| The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery & American Fine Arts, Co. (1983-2004), Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY | |
| Art and Entertainment, MAMCO, Geneva | |
| Art in the Age of the Internet, 1989 to Today, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston | |
| 2017 | Enemy of the stars: Ronald Jones in dialogue with David Hammons, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin |
| VIDEONALE.16, Kunstmuseum Bonn | |
| ON DESIRE, B3 Biennial of the Moving Image, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main | |
| 2016 | Film as Place, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA |
| 2015 | Global Control and Censorship, ZKM | Zentrum für Kunst und Medien, Karlsruhe |
| 2014 | 1984–1999. La Décennie, Centre Pompidou-Metz |
| 2013 | NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and no Star, New Museum, New York, NY |
| 2011 | Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera Since 1870, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN |
| Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera Since 1870, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2010 | Tate Modern, London |
| 2003 | Cocido y Crudo (curated by Dan Cameron), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid |
| 1995 | The Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, OH |
| 1994 | Cocido y Crudo (curated by Dan Cameron), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid |
| 1993 | Aperto ‘93, The Venice Biennale |
| 1992 | Informationsdienst, Künstlerhaus, Stuttgart |
| The Speaker Project {curated by Paul Mittelman), Institute of Contemporary Arts, London | |
| 1989 | The Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY |
For the last twenty years, Julia Scher's research has explored social control dynamics in the public sphere, focusing especially on themes of surveillance. The art projects have taken the form of interactive installations, reformulated surveillance, site tours, interventions, performances, photography, writing, online projects, linear video, and sound.
