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JAMES CLAR (b. 1979, USA)

James Clar is a media artist whose work is a fusion of technology, popular culture, and visual information. His work explores the limitations of various communication mediums and its effect on the individual and society. Focusing on the visual arts, his work often controls and manipulates light - the common intersection of all visual mediums.

Clar studied film as an undergraduate at New York University focusing on 3D Animation, then continued on to his Masters at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program. It was here that he moved away from screen-based work and started working directly with light, creating sculptural lighting pieces. By developing his own systems with which to manipulate light, he discovered he could create unique visual displays, as well as circumvent the limitations of screen-based work, namely resolution and two-dimensionality.

While his early work dealt with analyzing how technology and media work, a move to the Middle East in 2007 has seen his focus shift to how technology and media affect. As an American living in Dubai, his art work has progressed towards deeper conceptual themes. These include nationalism, globalism, and popular culture in the age of mass information, and often analyses the discrepancy in information between Western media and Middle Eastern media along with its effects on people.

The beginning of 2011 sees Clar open “Satellite”, a new studio in a warehouse space that will allow for larger scale experimentation and production. Satellite will also serve as an exhibition space for select works; sculptures, wall pieces, and art installations that take advantage of the space. It will have an open house feel, allowing the public to come inside and have a look at both finished works and the artistic process; a unique opportunity to engage with the artist often before the works are known to the contemporary art world. Clar, who will curate and manage the programming of Satellite, plans to invite other artists passing through Dubai to use the space as a kind of satellite studio while away from home, encouraging experimentation in a new environment and collaboration between artists.

Clar's other achievements include three patents in the US for new engineering systems created while developing his light art. He was an artist in residence at Eyebeam Atelier in New York, Fabrica in Italy, and the FedEx Institute of Technology/Lantana Projects in Memphis. His artwork has been included in the Chanel Mobile Art exhibition (Tokyo), The New Museum of Contemporary Arts (New York), The Chelsea Art Museum (New York), The Somerset House (UK), Museum on Seam (Jerusalem), and LV Gallery (Hong Kong).

BORN 1979 Wisconsin, USA Currently lives and works in Dubai, UAE

EDUCATION 2003 	Master in Media Art, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, USA 2001 	Bachelor of Arts, Film, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, New York, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2011	        ART FUTURES, ART HK 11, Hong Kong 2010	        What Goes Around Comes Around, Caprice Horn Gallery, Berlin Acceleration, Art Dubai 2010 - Traffic, Dubai 2009	        For Your Eyes Only, Traffic, Dubai 2008       	Galerie Roger Tator, Festival of Light, Lyon 2007	        Lab [AU], Brussels 2006	        SubSpace South, Memphis Material Art Gallery, Memphis

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2011	        WESTEND?, Museum of the Seam, Jerusalem The Bravery of Being Out of Range, Athr Art Gallery, Jeddah See the Light, Espace Louis Vuitton Hong Kong, Hong Kong Art Dubai 2011, Dubai THE STATE: UPPERS & DOWNERS, Traffic, Dubai I Don’t Need Your Money Honey All I Need is Love, Traffic, Dubai 2010	        Art Asia, Miami THE STATE, Traffic, Dubai Armed, Abu Dhabi Art 2010, Abu Dhabi SCOPE Basel, Basel ART HK 10, Hong Kong 2009	        The Singular Suit, Somerset House, London My Name is Robot, thejamjar, Dubai 2008     	Cliche in a Box, Traffic, Dubai Chanel Mobile Art Tokyo, Tokyo 2007  	Museum of Science and Innovation, Tokyo Tiger Translate, New York 2006	        Pop!Tech conference, Maine Wired Next Fest, New York 9th Japan Media Arts Festival, Museum of Photography, Tokyo On-Site: New Architecture in Spain, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York 2005	        NHK Digital Arts Festival, Tokyo Seoul Design Festival, Seoul WIRED NextFest, Chicago 8th Japan Media Arts Festival, Museum of Photography, Tokyo Milan Triennial, Milan 2004	        VIPER Basel, Basel The Chelsea Art Museum, New York Siggraph Manila Animation Festival, New York Digital Arts at CroBar, New York Compact-Impact Night, TKNY, New York 2003    	Remote Lounge, New York New Museum of Contemporary Arts, New York Siggraph NYC MetroCAF, New York ITP Spring Show, New York New York Dance and Arts, New York “Junichi and Friends”, New York

ARTIST RESIDENCY Jan - May 2006 Technology Research Institute, FedEx Institute of Technology, Memphis Apr 2004 Fabrica Research Facility, Benetton’s Design Research Facility, Italy Jul 2003 – Mar 2004	New Media Art/Science Institution, Eyebeam Atelier, New York

COMMISSIONS 2011    	Media Hype, Free Fall, Lighting Installations at The Pavilion Downtown Dubai, Dubai 2010 	Soundwave / Order Chaos Order, Lobby Art Installations at Rolex Tower, Dubai 1989, Public Installation for Art Abu Dhabi 2010 and Traffic 2008 	3D Display Cube v4, Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology(CREST), University of Tsukuba Tokyo 2006	       Inside / Out, Public Installation, FedEx Institute of Technology / Lantana Projects, Memphis

INVITED LECTURES & PRESENTATIONS 2010	       Art Abu Dhabi 2010, Dubai, UAE Pecha Kucha Night, Dubai, UAE ARTHK10 - Hong Kong International Art Fair, Hong Kong, China 2009	       Tokyo Polytechnic University, Tokyo, Japan 2008	       Arquiset Symposium, Barcelona, Spain Lightscapes Workshop, Hangar, Barcelona, Spain Pecha Kucha Night, Dubai, UAE New York University (ITP), New York, USA 2007	       Professional Lighting Design Convention, London, UK	        Tama Art University, Tokyo, Japan 2006	       American Institute of Architects (AIA), Memphis, USA Meisei University, Tokyo, Japan 2005	       Seoul Design Festival, Seoul, Korea Klein-Dytham’s Pecha Kucha Night, Tokyo, Japan New York Design Week, Core77’s Guest Presenter, New York, USA Dorkbot New York, New York, USA Shift Magazine’s DotMOV Festival, Sapporo, Japan