Yucef Merhi
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox artist Yucef Merhi (born February 8, 1977) is a Venezuelan artist, poet and computer programmer based in New York.<ref name=CIAC>Carlo Zanni, INTERVIEW WITH YUCEF MERHI Template:Webarchive, Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal's online magazine, No.18, 2004.</ref>
Early life and education
Yucef Merhi was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He studied at Universidad Central de Venezuela, New School University,<ref name=CIAC/> and holds a Master's in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University.<ref>YucefMerhi Template:Webarchive Nyu.academia.edu (Jan 15, 2014). Retrieved on January 15, 2014.</ref>
Art career
Merhi has produced a variety of works that engage electronic circuits, computers, video game systems,<ref name="OCMA">Template:Cite web</ref> touch screens, and other devices in the presentation of his written words. One example is Poetic Clock, a machine that converts time into poetry, generating 86,400 different poems daily.<ref>Boston Cyberarts 2009 Festival Template:Webarchive. Bostoncyberarts.org (April 24, 2009). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref> The resulting artworks expand the limitations of language and the traditional context of poetry.Template:Citation needed
His 2012 commissioned work for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2., was a web-based work that "aims to reveal the voice of Quetzalcoatl in the technological reality of 2012 A.D."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2025, Yucef Merhi's work is featured in 2025 Intertidal, the biennial digital art exhibition organized by the Pérez Art Museum Miami video art streaming platform, known as PAMMTV. 2025 Intertidal showcases the work of five South Florida artists working across digital media.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Permanent collections
- Orange County Museum of Art, California<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Museum of Modern Art, New York<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- National Art Gallery, Caracas<ref>Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura Template:Webarchive. Retrieved on December 10, 2012.</ref>
- Library of Congress, Washington<ref>Library of Congress Template:Webarchive. Loc.gov. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.</ref>
- Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center MGLC, Ljubljana<ref>Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center Template:Webarchive. Museums.si. Retrieved on July 10, 2014.</ref>
- Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas
- Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas
- Museo de Arte Valencia Valencia
Awards
In 2020, Yucef Merhi was awarded the MIT Open Documentary Lab Fellowship.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> He is also a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts in Digital/Electronic Arts.<ref name="NYFA">New York Foundation for the Arts Template:Webarchive. Nyfa.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.</ref>