Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg (born 1982)[1] is a British and South African artist who lives and works in London, UK. She is known for artworks that explore the relationship between humans, technology and nature.[2]

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg
Ginsberg at Columbia GSAPP in 2019
Born
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

1982
London
NationalityBritish, South African
Websitedaisyginsberg.com

Early life and education

Ginsberg completed an MA (Cantab) in Architecture from the University of Cambridge in 2004. She attended Harvard University as a Visiting Student between 2005 - 2006. In 2009, Ginsberg received an MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art, London, UK. In 2017, Ginsberg completed a PhD at the Royal College of Art. Her thesis explored the notion of ‘better’ in relation to design and synthetic biology.[3]

Career

Ginsberg’s artworks focus on humans' relationship with the non-human world, broaching themes such as artificial intelligence,[4] synthetic biology, biodiversity, nature,[5] conservation,[6] and evolution.[7] Her background in design[8] and synthetic biology often informs her artistic practice.[9][10]

Her installations have been shown at the Centre Pompidou, Museum of Modern Art, Somerset House, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo and Royal Academy.[11][12] In 2021, she was commissioned by the Eden Project to create a pollinator-friendly artwork, taking the shape of gardens generated by an algorithm.[13]

Ginsberg has discussed her projects at various l institutions, including the Natural History Museum, London;[14] Serpentine Gallery, London; Royal Academy, London; Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid; Centre Pompidou, Paris;[15] V&A Museum, London; MIT, Boston; Museum of Modern Art, New York [16] and Ted Global.[17]

She has been the recipient of awards such as Breakthrough of the Year, Science in the Arts, Falling Walls, 2020;[18] The Rapoport Award for Women in Art & Tech, 2019; Changemaker Award, Dezeen, 2019;[19] London Design Medal, 2012 and Future 50, Icon Magazine, 2013.

Collections

References
  1. "Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg |". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. "United Nations sounds the alarm on species loss - and artists respond". 29 May 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. "Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. "Award-Winning Artwork Uses AI-Generated Bird Song To Recreate The Dawn Chorus". Forbes. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. "Artists create new work reflecting life during the pandemic for Edinburgh exhibition". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. Campbell-Johnston, Rachel. "UnNatural History review — a fascinating consideration of art's relationship with the environment". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  7. "Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg". Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  8. "How the London design scene continues to thrive". 15 October 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. "Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg – interview: 'We need to radically rethink our behaviours, globally'". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  10. Saval, Nikil (28 September 2020). "Design for the Future When the Future is Bleak". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  11. "Artist brings white rhino back from the dead, digitally". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  12. Wainwright, Oliver (21 November 2019). "Eco-Visionaries review – the salt flats will die and the jellyfish shall rise". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  13. "Working With Nature". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  14. "We Need To Talk About Extinction". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  15. "Forum Vertigo". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  16. "Synthetic Aesthetics: New Frontiers in Contemporary Design". 4 November 2014. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  17. "TEDGlobal 2011". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  18. "Falling Walls". Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  19. "Dezeen Awards 2020 design longlist announced". 13 August 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  20. Art Institute of Chicago (2009). "'Growth Assembly', Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg,2009".
  21. Cooper Hewitt. "'Designing for the Sixth Extinction', Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg, 2013 - ongoing".
  22. ZKM. "ZKM Collection".
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