Kurt Ralske
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Kurt Ralske (born 1967 in New York City)[1] is an American visual artist and musician. He is the former singer and guitarist in alternative rock band Ultra Vivid Scene.
Biography
During the mid-eighties, Ralske was a guitarist in the bands Nothing But Happiness and Crash.[2]
In the late eighties and early-nineties he released three albums as
In 1999 he self-released two albums on his miau-miau label, one under his own name Kyrie Eleison and the other <<amorpheus>> as Cathars. In 2001 he released another two albums, Kurt Ralske Amor. 0 + 01, and as Cathars Early Bells and Voices. The Amor. 0 + 01 album featured several digital video clips.[citation needed]
Since then he has focused on digital video. His video installations and performances are created exclusively with his own custom software and his work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Guggenheim Bilbao,
Ralske programmed and co-designed a 9-channel video installation that is permanently in the lobby of the MoMA in NYC. In 2007, he received a Rockefeller Foundation Media Arts Fellowship grant. In 2003, his work received First Prize at the Transmediale International Media Art Festival in Berlin, as a member of the video ensemble 242.pilots. He is also the author/programmer of Auvi, a video software environment.[citation needed]
In 2007, Ralske completed the interactive video accompaniment for Mathew Rosenblum's RedDust Opera.[citation needed]
Ralske is currently on the faculty of the
Discography
Crash
Ultra Vivid Scene
Kurt Ralske
- amor.0+01 (Subrosa)
- kyrie eleison (Miau International)
Cathars
- locale (Computer Music Journal)
- Early Bells + Voices (Atomic)
- <amorpheus> (Miau International)
Kurt Ralske / Keith Fullerton Whitman
- K+K (Reckankreuzung)
DVD releases
242.pilots
- 242.pilots live in Bruxelles (Carpark Records)[4]
References
- ^ "Kurt Ralske: Biography". Axel Vervoordt Gallery. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ ISBN 0-86241-913-1.
- ^ Gill, Cindy, "On The Edge", Pitt Magazine
- ^ "242.pilots live in Bruxelles". www.carparkrecords.com. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
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