Prem Krishnamurthy Explained

Prem Krishnamurthy (born 1977) is a designer, curator, teacher, and writer based in Berlin and New York City.[1] He is a partner in the multidisciplinary design studio Wkshps.[2] In 2015, Krishnamurthy was awarded Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award for Communication Design.[3]

Career

Krishnamurthy has participated in a number of curatorial projects. He is co-artistic director of FRONT International 2021, the Cleveland triennial of contemporary art.[4] From 2015–2018, he was a member of the creative team for the 57th Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.[5] He served as co-artistic director of the inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, Ministry of Graphic Design (2018, Sharjah, UAE), and co-curator of the 13th A.I.R. Biennial, Let’s try listening again (2018).[6] [7] He has also organized exhibitions at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, The Jewish Museum (New York), Para Site (Hong Kong), the Canadian Centre for Architecture,[8] and Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University London.[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] In 2012, he established P!, a critically acclaimed “Mom-and-Pop-Kunsthalle” originally located in New York's Chinatown.[14]

Previously, Krishnamurthy was co-founder of the design studio Project Projects.[15] He has received grants and fellowships from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and KW Institute for Contemporary Art.[16] [17] [18] He has taught at a number of art, design, and curatorial programs worldwide, including  Barnard College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Parsons School of Design.[19] [20] [21] In 2019, Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies acquired his archives from 1997 to 2017.[22]

Krishnamurthy has published widely, including his experimental book entitled P!DF.[23] He is associate editor of Paper Monument, a non-profit art press, and co-editor of the book Speculation, Now.[24] [25] Krishnamurthy is also a former board member of the non-profit magazine Triple Canopy and Vera List Center for Art and Politics.[26] [27]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanley Picker Gallery. Art. Kingston University London Kingston School of. en-GB. 2019-11-19.
  2. Web site: Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio. Russeth. Andrew. 2018-01-17. ARTnews. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  3. Web site: Project Projects Wins Cooper Hewitt's 2015 National Design Award. Johnson. Paddy. 2015-05-05. Art F City. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  4. Web site: FRONT International Names Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski Artistic Directors of 2021 Edition. www.artforum.com. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  5. Web site: Carnegie International Creative Team Announced. Carnegie International 2018. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  6. Web site: Fikra Graphic Design Biennial 01 - Announcements - e-flux. www.e-flux.com. en. 2019-11-08.
  7. Web site: Let's try listening again . A.I.R.. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  8. Web site: Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). Architecture in Uniform: Designing and Building for the Second World War. 2020-06-19. www.cca.qc.ca. en.
  9. News: What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week. 2016-08-25. The New York Times. 2019-11-08. en-US. 0362-4331.
  10. Web site: Austrian Cultural Forum New York: Dis-play/Re-play. www.acfny.org. en. 2019-11-08.
  11. Web site: Exhibition Featuring Designs and Paintings by Pioneering Graphic Designer and Artist Elaine Lustig Cohen Opens in August at the Jewish Museum. The Jewish Museum. 2019-11-08.
  12. Web site: Creative Operational Solutions — Para Site. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  13. News: Making Her Mark. Twemlow. Alice. Frieze. 2019-11-08. 192. en. 0962-0672.
  14. Web site: Project Projects Co-Founder Opens a "Mom-and-Pop-Kunsthalle" in Chinatown. Br. Will. Kirsch. Corinna. 2012-08-31. Art F City. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  15. Web site: Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio. Russeth. Andrew. 2018-01-17. ARTnews. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  16. Web site: Graham Foundation > Grantees > Prem Krishnamurthy. www.grahamfoundation.org. 2019-11-08.
  17. Web site: NYSCA : New York State Council on the Arts. www.nysca.org. 2019-11-08.
  18. Web site: A year with Prem Krishnamurthy. 2019-01-22. KW Institute for Contemporary Art. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  19. Web site: Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio. Russeth. Andrew. 2018-01-17. ARTnews. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  20. Web site: Visiting Designer Prem Krishnamurthy. Rhode Island School of Design. en. 2019-11-08.
  21. Web site: Prem Krishnamurthy . amt.parsons.edu. en-US. 2019-11-08.
  22. Web site: Prem Krishnamurthy - Endless Archive (Part II). CCS Bard. en. 2019-11-08.
  23. Web site: O-R-G P!DF by Prem Krishnamurthy. o-r-g.com. 2019-11-08.
  24. Web site: Paper Monument. www.papermonument.com. 2019-11-12.
  25. Web site: Speculation, Now. Duke University Press. 2019-11-11.
  26. Web site: About. Triple Canopy. en. 2019-11-12.
  27. Web site: The Vera List Center for Arts and Politics About. www.veralistcenter.org. 2019-11-12.

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