Samuel Bianchini is an artist and researcher-teacher (habilitated to supervise research), living in Paris.[1]

Samuel Bianchini
Born1971
Nancy, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs, École supérieure des Beaux-Arts Nantes,  Conservatoire national des arts et métiers, Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne
Known forcontemporary art, interactive art, new media art

Life and education

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Born in 1971 in Nancy, he studied art through different approaches[2]: Fine Arts (École supérieure des beaux-arts de Nantes Saint-Nazaire), Decorative Arts (EnsAD, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris), Art & Design (Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London), Graphic design (École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d’art, Paris), Arts and Technologies (Conservatoire des arts et métiers, Paris) and Visual Arts (Université Paris 1 – Panthéon-Sorbonne).

He defended his PhD at Palais de Tokyo with a solo exhibition and, more recently, his habilitation to supervise research (HDR).[2] He is researcher-teacher at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) – PSL University, where he is the head of the Reflective Interaction Group[2] of EnsadLab (EnsAD’s laboratory).

Main exhibitions

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Bianchini’s works are regularly presented in exhibitions and festivals across Europe and around the world, including: Jeu de Paume (Paris),[3] Zürcher Gallery (New York)[4], Centre Pompidou (Paris)[5], Wood Street Galleries (Pittsburgh)[6], Medialab Matadero (Madrid)[7], Palais de Tokyo (Paris)[8], Art Basel[9], Benaki Museum (Athens),[10] FIAC (Paris)[11], MOMus (Thessaloniki), Nuit Blanche (Paris)[12], ZKM Center for Art and Media (Karlsruhe)[13], Musée d’art moderne de la Ville de Paris[14], Red Brick museum (Beijing)[15], Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil,[16] etc.

Books

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  • Samuel Bianchini and Mari Linnman, À Distances. Œuvrer dans les espaces publics, Dijon, Les presses du réel, Coll. “Société des Nouveaux commanditaires”, 2017.
  • Samuel Bianchini and Erik Verhagen (Eds.), Practicable. From Participation to Interaction in Contemporary Art, Cambridge / London, MIT Press, 2016.
  • Samuel Bianchini and Emanuele Quinz (Eds.), Behavioral Objects I : Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, a Case Study, Berlin / New York, Sternberg, 2016.
  • Samuel Bianchini, Audience Works, Bruxelles, mfc-michèle didier, 2013.
  • Samuel Bianchini, Nathalie Delprat and Christian Jacquemin (Eds.), Simulation technologique & matérialisation artistique - Une exploration transdisciplinaire Arts / Sciences, Paris, L'Harmattan, 2011.
  • Samuel Bianchini (Eds.), Recherche & Création. Art, technologie, pédagogie, innovation, Burozoïque and École nationale supérieure d’art de Nancy, Montrouge, 2009.

References

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  1. ^ École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs laboratory website, Samuel Bianchini’s biography: https://www.ensadlab.fr/samuel-bianchini/
  2. ^ a b c Reflective Interaction laboratory website, Samuel Bianchini’s biography: https://reflectiveinteraction.ensadlab.fr/samuel-bianchini-dir/?lang=en
  3. ^ All over, exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris, 2010: https://jeudepaume.org/evenement/samuel-bianchini-all-over/
  4. ^ Art and Technology: La Nouvelle Vague de l’Art, exhibition at Zürcher Gallery, New York, 2017: https://www.galeriezurcher.com/artjaws
  5. ^ Festival Hors Pistes, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2021: https://www.centrepompidou.fr/fr/horspistes2021/matieres-dimage/milieux-institute-ensadlab-et-universite-de-toronto-mississauga
  6. ^ Invisible Man, exhibition at Wood Street Galleries, 2019: https://trustarts.org/exhibit/17577/invisible-man
  7. ^ Visible Hand, intervention at Medialab, Madrid, 2016:  https://www.medialab-matadero.es/actividades/intervencion-audiovisual-de-samuel-bianchini
  8. ^ Surexposition, event at Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2016: https://palaisdetokyo.com/evenement/samuel-bianchini-ensadlab-surexposition/
  9. ^ Audience Works, Art Basel Catalog, 2015: https://www.artbasel.com/catalog/artist/11276/Samuel-Bianchini?lang=en
  10. ^ Thessaloniki Biennale 2, main program, 2009: https://biennale2.thessalonikibiennale.gr/artistsprg.php?lang=en&prg=1
  11. ^ Fiac 2013: https://www.grandpalais.fr/fr/article/fiac-2013 ; Samuel Bianchini exhibition at Fiac, Paris, 2013: https://www.micheledidier.com/en/foires/presentation/69/fiac
  12. ^ Samuel Bianchini, Temps Libre, Nuit Blanche program, Paris, 2005: https://cdn.paris.fr/paris/webdocs/nb15/dp/DP-Nuit-Blanche-2005.pdf
  13. ^ Adrienne Braun, “Biomedien” im ZKM Karlsruhe - Menschen braucht’s nicht mehr, in Stuttgarter Zeitung, 06 janvier 2021, online: https://www.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/inhalt.biomedien-im-zkm-karlsruhe-menschen-braucht-s-nicht-mehr.6a8447fb-0da2-48d7-915f-8f2290e5af41.html
  14. ^ Traversées, Arc/Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris, Art Press, January 1st, 2002:https://www.artpress.com/2002/01/01/traversees-arcmusee-dart-moderne-de-la-ville-de-paris-paris-france-240901-060102/
  15. ^ Hutch Wilco, A Supermarket of Images Tracks the ‘Iconomy’ of Online Pictures, July 27 2021, Beijing, Ocula. Online: https://ocula.com/magazine/features/supermarket-of-images-tracks-iconomy-of-pictures/
  16. ^ Kamille Viola, Games são tema de nova exposição do CCBB, vejaRio, July 19 2022. Online: https://vejario.abril.com.br/programe-se/games-exposicao-ccbb#google_vignette
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Samuel Bianchini – Institut Français

Samuel Bianchini - Cluster Matters of activity

Mooc Digital Paris, online course (in French)

Samuel Bianchini’s video portrait (in French) - Jeu de Paume

Samuel Bianchini’s portrait (in French) - Hexagram Network research-creation podcast

Authority control databases

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International:  ISNI, VIAF

National:  France, BnF Data , Germany

Other: IdRef

Academics: ORCID