Jeremy Shaw

Jeremy Shaw (*1977 in North Vancouver, CA) focuses on altered states of mind in his multimedia works by creating speculative worlds that reflect transcendental experiences. He is interested in human desire to approach things not only through a purely cognitive and quantifying way, but to encounter the world in a more holistic way - beyond the limit of what can be experienced through rationality. Shaw addresses these ideas through the study of ecstatic bodily practices, combining scientific knowledge and references to cultural practices. He describes his works as parafictional or post-documentary, blurring realities with social imaginaries. Using strategies from conceptual art, documentary film, music video and scientific research, the artist‘s work deals with a range of topics from the consumption of psychedelic drugs and time travel to scientific imaging procedures.

Shaw had solo exhibitions at the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (2023), Centre Pompidou, Paris (2020), Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf (2021), Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin (2013), MoMA PS1, New York (2011) and was represented in international exhibitions such as the 57th Venice Biennale (2015) and Manifesta 11 (2016). Works by Shaw are in public collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, the Tate Modern, London and the Sammlung zeitgenössische Kunst der Bundesrepublik.