George Legrady
1950–
George Legrady (b. 1950; Budapest, Hungary) has explored born-digital processes in fine arts since the mid-1980s. His work has ranged from a fusion of computation with photography to multilinear interactive narratives to site-specific installations using custom software for real-time visualization. His installations have been exhibited internationally since the early 1990s at venues including the Cornerhouse Gallery (1985–2015), Manchester, United Kingdom; the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Helsinki; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria; DEAF (Dutch Electronic Art Festival), Netherlands; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and the National Gallery of Canada. He has received awards from Creative Capital Foundation (2002); the Daniel Langlois Foundation for the Art, Science, and Technology (2000); the Canada Council for the Arts (1992, 1994, 1997); and the National Endowment for the Arts (1996).
Introduction
George Legrady (Légrády György, Tamás, Antal, Tivadar, born January 8, 1950) is a multidisciplinary digital media artist and university professor in photography and computational media arts.
Wikidata identifier
Q3101713
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Country of birth
Hungary
Roles
Artist, photographer
ULAN identifier
500067943
Names
George Legrady
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Exhibitions & projects
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