Biography
1965 born in Vienna1987–93 Academy of Applied Arts, Vienna / Visual Media Design (class of Peter Weibel); Diploma 1993
1991–94 Institute of New Media at the Städelschule Frankfurt/Main (post-graduate studies)
assistant to Dara Birnbaum, Matt Mullican, Peter Weibel
1995/96 project-related residency in New York
1996/97 guest professor for Visual Communication at the Academy of Design, Offenbach/Main
1998 artist-in-residence at the Schindler House program / MAK Center for Art and Architecture in Los Angeles
1999–2006 advisory board of Vienna Secession, 1999 – 2001 vice president
2000–2003 curatorial projects in the framework of haus.0 program at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart
2005–2006 professor for Film and Video, Merz Academy, Stuttgart
2006 professor for Art and Digital Media at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna
2007 adjunct professor at the Art Institute Boston / Lesley University
lives and works in Vienna and Berlin
International gallery and institutional exhibitions, commissions and projects in public space; workshops and presentations in the framework of international art/educational institutions. Since 1999 curatorial projects and publications (Vienna Secession, haus.0 program at Künstlerhaus Stuttgart, Neue Galerie Graz, Center for Art and Media Technology ZKM Karlsruhe).
The work focuses on contemporary forms of an art practice established around the relation of cinema and New Media with an emphasis on notions of identity, representation and (feminist) film theory. Productions including and intersecting the fields of installation, film / video, text / publications, curatorial projects and websites. Furthermore, the projects include works in public spaces (the most recent one an invitation for the competition in the framework of a redesign of a section of Vienna's Karlsplatz subway passage).
Solo Shows (Selection)
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2010 2007 2005 2004 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1991 |
“My_Never_Ending_Burial_Plot”, Engholm Galerie, Vienna |
Group Shows (Selection)
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2010 |
“Play Admont. Spielerische Zugänge zu internationaler Gegenwartskunst”, |
Curatorial Projects (Selection)
| 2008 2006 2004 2003 2002 2001 1999 |
Mimétisme. Filmprogramm Hebbel am Ufer (HAU), Berlin; gemeinsam mit Anselm Franke. “Cinema Is Not A Bad School”, series of presentations in framework of lecture series in Merz Academy Stuttgart (with Elfi Mikesch, Christa Blümlinger, Babette Mangolte, Thomas Tode) “Fate of Alien Modes”, film program, ZKM Karlsruhe “Fate of Alien Modes”, Secession, Vienna “How We Got Into Pictures: film retrospective Noël Burch”, ZKM Karlsruhe and haus.0 program / Künstlerhaus Stuttgart “Wendelien van Oldenborgh”, MAK / CAT Contemporary Art Tower, Vienna “The Other Side: Missing Link, Wien 1970–1980”, haus.0 program / Künstlerhaus Stuttgart “Economy of Desire. Film retrospective Isaac Julien”, Steirischer Herbst, Graz “Unextinguishable Fire / Traces of a Staging: Harun Farocki, Olaf Metzel, Wendelien van Oldenborgh”, Künstlerhaus Stuttgart/haus.0 program, Stuttgart “Hotel Utopia”, filam and video program, Summerstage Festival, Vienna |
Symposia / Panels (Selection)
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2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2002 2000 |
“Episode 5: Hard Cases, Bad Dreams, All Happy Families: Seriality in Film and Television” with Christoph Dreher, Diedrich Diedrichsen. Moderation: Constanze Ruhm, Michaela Wünsch – In the course of the 59th Berlinale, Forum Expanded Talk and Shows |
Awards and grants
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2009 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1993 |
Award for Mediaart of Lower Austria |
Teaching
| since 06 2005/06 1996/97 |
Professor for Art and Digital Media, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna |
| TV- und Radiobeiträge | |
07.03.2010 |
Beitrag in: "Wien heute", anlässlich des Tages der Frau, ORF2 |
Bibliography
Catalogues / Publications (Selection)
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2010 |
“AAD Art Architecture Design Vienna“, Isabella Klausnitzer (Hrsg.), Wien, S. 52-53. |
Interviews / Contributions (Selection)
| 2004 2002 2002 2000 |
Christian Tjaben, “Seven Women – An Interview With Constanze Ruhm”, in: Style & The Family Tunes, No. 67, Jan/Feb 2004 |
Reviews (Selection)
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2010 2003 2002 2001 2000 1998 |
Michael Fembek, “Kunstbarometer 2010”, in: Gewinn, 9/10, September 2010, p. 38–43. |
Videography
| 2007 2005 2004 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997/98 1997 1996 1995/96 1994 1993 1992 |
”X Love Scenes”, color, sound, Loop 58 Min. ”X NaNa/ Subroutine (The Difficulty of Being)”, color, sound, Loop 30 Min. “X Characters: RE[hers]AL”, Color Sound, Loop, 74 min. "A Memory of the Players in a Mirror at Midnight", color Sound BetaCam, 24 min. “Time“, color Beta Cam PAL, Loop, 2 min. “Evidence“, color Beta Cam PAL, 5:30 min. “The Exorcist Tourist (10:45 again)“. color SVHS PAL. 60 min. “ID 851 – 205“. mixed with Eschi Fiege. 35 mm transfer to Video. color SVHS PAL. 6 min. “ID Remix“. mixed with Eschi Fiege. 35 mm transfer to Video. color SVHS PAL. 6 min. “travelling / Plan 234 / Extérieur Nuit“, 2:14 min., B/W S-VHS PAL. “there might be a place where one goes to feel better“. B/W SVHS PAL. 18 min “apartment“. B/W SVHS PAL. 18 min. “and then I often think of you“. color SVHS PAL. 12 min. “myself“. color VHS PAL. 5 min. “bo.track32“. color SVHS PAL. Ca. 12 min. “the (w)hole room“. B/W VHS PAL. 3 min. “knot.projekt.N.Y.C. / Documentary“. color VHS NTSC/PAL. 30 min. “knot.project.N.Y.C.“ Installation tape for installation in public spaces. color SVHS NTSC/PAL. 90 min. “26 years in the life of a female media artist“. B/W VHS PAL. 26 min. “anima“. color VHS PAL. 5 min. “heaven“. color VHS PAL. 3 min. “Kanal“. documentation for interactive installation / Biennale di Venezia 1995. color VHS. 30 min. “Secret of Life“. color VHS PAL. 30 min. “36 truth tables“. color VHS PAL. 18 min. “true/false/else“. color VHS PAL. 8 min. “Un Coup de Dès“. color VHS PAL. 12 min. “A house has a top and four walls“. color VHS PAL. 4 min. |
Links
www.constanzeruhm.net
www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/INFO_2000/Illicit/illicit_E.html
www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/02/missing/link_E.html
www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/INFO_2001/farocki/farocki_E.html
www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/INFO_2001/metzel/metzel_E.html
www.haussite.net/haus.0/PROGRAM/02/redirect/E/CAttraction_E.html
on1.zkm.de/zkm/stories/storyReader$2978
www.zkm.de/~ruhm/coming_attraction/
www.secession.at/art/2003_alien_e.html
www.zkm.de/~ruhm/Xcharacters/rehersal
www.berlinbiennale.de
