Olia Lialina, born in Moscow, is an early pioneer in network-based art who has worked with internet architecture and web cultures her in artistic and publishing projects, developing an internationally respected position both in contemporary art, new media theory and human computer interaction.
From her early and highly influential “My Boyfriend Came Back From the War” (1996) to her projects together with Dragan Espenschied “Digital Folklore” (2009) and “One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age” (2010- ) to the extensive exposure or her works in exhibitions around the world, Olia Lialina is one of the foremost artists of our generation whose works have been shown at the New Museum, New York; Museo Tamayo, Mexico City; Transmediale, Berlin; Western Front, Vancouver; and/or, Dallas/LA; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; Mudam, Luxembourg; ZKM, Karlsruhe; Madison Square Park, New York; Barbican, London; LEAP, Berlin; HMKV, Dortmund; HEK, Basel; The Kitchen, NY; Whitechapel Gallery, London; and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Her teaching focuses are art and design online, digital cultures and digital folklore, user experience (UX/AI) and AI based environments. In addition to co-directing the New Media program at the Merz Akademie, she is currently Dean of Studies and active in the master program.
