Filmmaker, theorist, and author Hito Steyerl examines pop culture, social issues, and gender politics through the moving image. Her work is highly self-referential; Steyerl is adamant that one must understand his or her own role in social issues before exploring such topics artistically. As a result, she is often featured in many of her works. Drawing inspiration from her dual heritage, Steyerl is greatly influenced by both German and Japanese avant-garde film. In addition to solo exhibitions throughout Europe, Steyerl’s work has been included in numerous art shows including the Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art (2004), Manifesta 5 (2004), dOCUMENTA (12) (2007) and the Shanghai Biennale (2008), among others. Recent solo exhibitions include Hito Steyerl, e-flux, New York, 2011 and focus: Hito Steyerl, The Art Institute Chicago, 2012−2013. A collection of her essays is recently published in The Wretched of the Screen (2012). Steyerl holds a PhD in philosophy, currently serves as a professor for media arts at the University of Arts Berlin and has taught film theory at both Goldsmith College and Bard College.
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
More information can be found here:
Making: Hito Steyerl [Is the musem a battlefield?] at the 2012 Creative Time Summit (video)
NYTimes: Memorials, Along With Some Mischief Hito Steyerl Has New York Solo Debut at e-flux (2012)
Frieze Magazine: Hito Steyerl at Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, Berlin, Germany (2009)
