About the work

Russo’s work uses document and narrative in an exploration of how knowledge, perception, and culture intertwine the rational with the obscure. By tracing marginalized practices, obscure phenomena and esoteric forms of knowledge she addresses the legacy of transgressive means for understanding the unseen and the unknown.

Date and country of birth

1974, IL>

About the artist

Karen Russo (b. 1974, Tel-Aviv) lives and works in London. Graduated from Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (1998); and Hamidrasha Art College (1995). Awards include Givon prize, Tel-Aviv Museum of Modern Art (2002); and the Delfina Bursary Award, London (2006). Select solo exhibitions include Haus Atlantis, Große Kunstschau, Worpswede (2016); Mole Man, Barbican Centre, London (2013); The Remote Viewing Project, Center for Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv (2010); Aesthetics of Disappointment, Faye Fleming & Partner (formely Arquebuse), Geneva (2008); and Economy of Excess, VTO, London (2005). Select group exhibitions include Emplacing, Close Up Film Centre, London (2018); Drawing Biennial, Drawing Room, London (2017); Culture Loops, Museum Bärengasse, Zurich (2014); Urban Wandering, Barbican Centre, London (2013); Cabinets of Curiosities in Contemporary Art – From Astonishment to Disenchantment, Hertzliya Museum, Israel (2012); and 28th Kassel Documentary Film & Video Festival, Kassel (2011).