Jeremy Shaw

Jeremy Shaw’s work constitutes an ongoing exploration of altered states of mind and the cultural and scientific practices that aspire to map transcendental experience. Often positioned at the intersection of metaphysics and spirituality, Shaw’s films, installations, and sculptures explore phenomena that defy rational explanation—from the personal drive of mystical experiences to the promise of technological singularity—and the belief systems that evolve in their pursuit. His works construct worlds that combine the asserted rationality of scientific research with fiction, speculation, and disparate cultural and aesthetic references, creating what he calls “assisted vérité.” Mining the frameworks of philosophy, anthropology, and sociology, his multifaceted practice draws upon the languages of alternative cultures, documentary image-making, conceptual art, and music video to create alchemical works that exist somewhat out of time.

Jeremy Shaw lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Solo exhibitions have been presented at Centre Pompidou (Paris), MoMA PS1 (New York), Kunstverein Hamburg, Schinkel Pavillon (Berlin), Secession (Vienna), MOCA Toronto, Esker Foundation (Calgary), and the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, among others. Notable group exhibitions have been staged at Hamburger Bahnhof (Berlin), ARoS Aarhus Art Museum (Denmark), the Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology (Lisbon), the Museum of Applied Arts (Vienna), and the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo. Shaw has been featured in international surveys such as the 57th Venice Biennale, the 16th Lyon Biennale, Manifesta 11 (Zurich), and the Taipei Biennial. Shaw’s works are held in public collections worldwide including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), Centre Pompidou (Paris), Tate Modern (London), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, and the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), among others.

Born in North Vancouver, CA, in 1977

Lives and works in Berlin, DE