Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere

Working in the mediums of collage, installation, and performance, Julien Bismuth straddles a wide range of critical and cultural interrogations. His practice often intertwines language and image to call both into question, probing the ways in which our representations of the world shape and inform our decisions and interactions. In his recent projects, Bismuth has been working closely with indigenous groups in Brazil, and the researchers and activists that work with them.  Bismuth’s work has been exhibited at Nomas Foundation, Rome; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Galerie Parisa Kind, Frankfurt; LACE, Los Angeles; Les Abattoirs, Toulouse; Simone Subal, New York; GAK, Bremen; The Box, Los Angeles. His performances have been hosted at international institutions, including Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Villa Medici, Rome; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; MUSAC, León; Fondation Ricard, Paris; Tate Modern, London. His work has been exhibited in group exhibitions including the Oslo Biennslen, Oslo; 14th Cuenca Biennial, Cuenca; Centre d’Art Contemporain Parc St. Léger, Pougues-les-Eaux; Belvedere, Vienna; Museo Marino Marini, Florence; Manifesta 10, St. Petersburg; IAC, ICA Philadelphia; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt. Bismuth is co-founder of Devonian Press along with artist Jean-Pascal Flavien. Bismuth was born in Paris, France and lives in New York.