Gusztáv Hámos
Gusztáv Hámos (1955, Budapest) is an artist, curator, author and publisher. His artistic practice includes film and video works, photography, installations, and interactive sculptures. He is also editor of various publications and curator of film series and exhibitions.
1972-78 first film and photographic works. 1974-79 participated in conceptual art exhibitions in Budapest, The Netherlands and East Berlin, and completed several filmworks on Super 8 and 16mm. 1979 emigrated to West-Berlin. Studied at the German Film & Television Academy (Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin, DFFB) in West Berlin, 1979-83.
From 1980 artistic work with videotapes and installations. Numerous television productions. In 1987, received an artist-in-residence grant at P.S.1 in New York, and in 1988, completed a Goethe-House Tour, as artist-in-residence in North America, Westernfront, Vancouver, B.C. (Canada). In 1989, presented a Hungarian Retrospective of Films and Videos, with a lecture series, at MIT, Cambridge (USA), and between 1990-91, lectured at the Hungarian Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest. In 1992, received a Nipkow Grant (Berlin) and presented lecture Master of Light at the Academy of Fine Arts, Berlin.
Between 1992-96, lectured in Lódz, Warsaw, Cologne, Dresden, Peking and Budapest, including: 1994 Madamachine, Digitale 94, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne, Germany; 1995 The Real Power of TV, Contemporary Art Gallery, Peking, China; 1996 Das Berlin Projekt, Eine Zeitreise, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne. Since 1995, teaching Video at the Film Academy Berlin and the Academy of Fine Arts Berlin. Between 1997-98, presented an exhibition and event series at the Goethe-Institut Budapest, entitled: The code, Idols and Heroes, The Power of News, The City.
He lives in Berlin.
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