Manfred Mohr

Portrait of the artist Manfred Mohr. In the background black and white photos showing the artist in 1971.
Year of birth, place
1938, Pforzheim, Germany
lives and works in
New York, United States
Role at the ZKM
in the collection, in the archives
Biography

After a training at the Kunst- und Werkschule Pforzheim the artist Manfred Mohr studied at the École des Beaux Arts, Paris. He has been living and working in New York since 1981. His works are represented in numerous collections, among others, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, and Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. His works have been on show in numerous solo- and group exhibitions, such as at the Kunsthalle Bremen, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Centre Pompidou, and the PS1, New York. His art has been awarded with numerous prizes, among others, with the Goldenen Nica of the Ars Electronica (1990), as well as the d.velop digital art award [ddaa] (2006).

Lit.: M. M., »Manfred Mohr. Computer Graphics – Une esthétique programmée«, exhib. cat., Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, 1971.

[2013]