Personal profile
About
Peter Freund's scholarship encompasses three areas of activity: artistic production and exhibition; critical research, writing and presentations; and curatorial practice.
Sabbatical (2018-19):
• Resident Researcher, Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art - MACBA (Barcelona, Spain)
• Artist in Residence, Werner Thöni Artspace (Barcelona, Spain)
• Visiting Artist, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Barcelona
ACTIVE SCHOLARLY PROJECTS:
Lost Grids, a "conceptual machine" built from an artistic misuse of digital code, is utilized to produce various results ranging from prints and books to video installations and performance-based work. For more information, please visit Lost Grids.
Retracted Cinema is a program of algorithmic films curated by Peter Freund and will screen in September 2020 at XCèntric, Barcelona Centre for Contemporary Culture (CCCB), Spain. For more information, please visit Retracted Cinema (CCCB). The publication of an article in which Freund conceptualizes the Retracted Cinema project is forthcoming in the experimental film journal, Found Footage Magazine.
The Art of Retraction, the forthcoming November 2020 issue of A*Desk: Journal of Critical Thinking in five installments including twenty contributions from artists and writers, was guest-edited/curated by Peter Freund.
Related documents
Education/Academic qualification
Additional coursework, American University in Cairo
Additional coursework, Cambridge University, United Kingdom
PhD, MA (Dissertation: poetics of image-word problem), SUNY University at Buffalo
BA, Magna cum laude, University of California - Berkeley
Research Interests
- Experimental film
- digital art
- conceptual art
- critical theory (psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, frankfurt school)
Disciplines
- Art Practice
- Theory and Criticism
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Retracted Cinema
Freund, P., Mar 1 2021, In: Found Footage Magazine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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"Camp." The 39th Annual Black Maria Film Festival
Freund, P., Jan 1 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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Endnotes for an Allocution
Freund, P., Jan 1 2020, In: AZURE: A Journal of Literary Thought. 4Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retracted Cinema : a program of experimental film
Freund, P., Sep 29 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation
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The Art of Retraction
Freund, P., Nov 1 2020, In: A*Desk: Journal of Critical Thinking.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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University Film and Video Association (External organization)
Freund, P. (Member)
Jan 1 2008 → Jan 1 2015Activity: Membership › Membership of network
Prizes
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2016-17 Faculty Research Grant, IRAN|USA, art exhibition catalog production
Freund, P. (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)