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Micha
Klein
Micha Klein graduated from the Amsterdam Rietveld Academy in 1989
as the first artist to receive a BA in computer-graphics, and
since 1989 Klein has become an accomplished artist. He has held
exhibitions to display his monumental photo-panels, which utilize
diverse digital techniques and styles, at galleries and museums
worldwide. His digital "paintings" draw attention with
their bright colors and smooth surfaces. However, beneath this
exterior a unique world with references to art history and pop
culture is projected. In 2000 a show at the Mary Boone Gallery
in New York kick-started his career in the United States. Rapper
Eminem went on tour using Klein's notorious character Pillman
in specially made background projections. Micha Klein has been
at the forefront of the VJ movement since 1988. It was at this
time that he introduced his rhythmic editing of computer graphics
and video images at warehouse parties, pioneering live VJ'ing
as we know it now. He brought the concept to Ibiza in 1997 with
a residency in Pacha and has done gigs all over the world, from
WMF (Berlin) to Twilo (New York) to Vertigo (Jakarta). In the
Netherlands he won the LSDA Best VJ Award for 2 years in a row,
and the Gouden Kabouter award for Best VJ for 3 consecutive years
- both of these prizes are awarded by the Dutch audience. During
AVIT UK October 2003 Klein was honored with a Lifetime Achievement
Award for his contribution to the international VJ scene. |
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