Ann Hirsch
is a video and performance artist who looks at the ways technology has influenced popular culture and gender. Her research has included becoming a YouTube camwhore, amassing over two million views on her videos, as well as making appearances on some popular reality television shows including as a romantic contestant on Vh1's Frank the Entertainer...In a Basement Affair. She was awarded a 2012–13 Rhizome commission for her two person play Playground, which debuted at the New Museum and was recently awarded a 2014 WaveFarm Media Arts grant to continue producing this show. Her companion ebook, Twelve was censored from the iTunes store but is now available through Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery. She has been an artist in residence at Yaddo, Atlantic Center for the Arts and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council. Her work has been written about for NYmag.com, The New York Times, Rhizome.org, Artforum.com and more.

Ann is currently represented by American Medium in NYC and Arcadia Missa in London.


Education


 2010 
MFA Art Video, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York

 2007 
BFA Sculpture, magna cum laude, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri


Projects, Performances, Group Exhibitions and Screenings


 2014 


upcoming
Playground
, presented by
South London Gallery
at
Goldsmiths College
, curated by Arcadia Missa and Anna Gritz, London, UK

upcoming
Daughter of the Bad Girls
,
Klaus Von Nichtssagend
, New York, NY

Muffy
(solo show),
American Medium
, Brooklyn, NY

New Romanitics
, performance at
Eyebeam
, curated by Katie Torn, Claudi Hart and Nicholas O'Brien, New York, NY

New Agendas
, reading at
Macie Gransion
, curated by Andrew Durbin, New York, NY

 2013 


Performa 13 After Hours
,
Fig. 19
, curated by Summer Guthery for Performa, New York, New York

Dark Markets
,
Central Utah Artist's Center
, curated by Tom Weinrich, Salt Lake City, Utah
Lights
,
Interstate Projects
, curated by Gene McHugh, New York, New York

Hard Ware Soft Core
,
Team Titanic
, curated by Team Titanic, Berlin, Germany

#Selfie
,
Artstack.com
, curated by Museum of the Internet, theartstack.com

Playground
, performance at
The New Museum
, curated by Rhizome, New York, New York

Twelve app
, for
Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery
, (currently censored by iTunes) curated by Brian Droitcour

Hymns for Mr. Suzuki
,
Abrons Art Center
, curated by Karen Archey, New York, New York

gURLs
,
Transfer Gallery
, curated by Zoe Salditch, New York, New York

Uncanny Visions
,
Aux Space
at
Vox Populi
, curated by Beth Heinly, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania

It's about you and me
,
Abc No Rio in Exile
, curated by Monika Hardmeier, New York, New York

AMN
,
American Medium
, curated by Josh Pavlacky and Daniel Wallace, Americanmedium.tv

Mad-Lib[rary]
,
Independent Curators International
, curated by Legacy Russell and Stina Puotinen, New York, NY

Art Broadcasting
,
Franklin Street Works
, curated by Mackenzie Schneider, Stamford, Connecticut

And Lore
,
Arcadia Missa
, (two person show) curated by Rozsa Farkas, London, England

Honestly
,
American Medium
, curated by Josh Pavlacky and Daniel Wallace, New York, New York

Company Safety
,
Silvershed
, curated by Gene Mchugh, New York, New York


 2012 


Streamlines
,
Kansas Gallery
, curated by Matthew Flaherty, New York, New York

Prrrrsona
,
Little Berlin
, curated by Beth Heinly, Philadelphia, Pennslyvania

Experimenta
, video program located at the City Village, curated by Jared David, Melbourne, Australia

Brand Innovations for Ubiquitous Authorship
,
Higher Pictures
, curated by Artie Vierkant, New York, New York

Body Manipulations
,
The Lab
, curated by Caitlin Denny, San Francisco, California

Deconstructing the Habit
,
Spattered Columns
, curated by Angela Washko, New York, New York

Just a Girl
,
Microscope Gallery
, Brooklyn, New York

Momenta Art Benefit
,
Momenta
, invited by Eric Heist, Brooklyn, New York

It Must Have Been Love
,
Grace Exhibition Space
, Brooklyn, New York

BCC
,
Stadium
, curated by Karen Archey and David Harper, New York, New York

Dead Letter Office Hours
,
Independent Curators International
, curated by Legacy Russell and Stina Puotinen, New York, New York

Flux Factory Not-So-Silent Art Auction and Gala,
Center 548
, New York, New York

Deep Psychological Phenomenon
,
Grace Exhibition Space
, Brooklyn, New York

Documentary Fiction
,
Central Utah Artist's Center
, curated by Lizzie Gorfaine and Rachel Wetzler, Ephraim, Utah

Why Participate?
,
Flux Factory
, curated by Angela Washko, Queens, New York

Like: A Performance Series
,
Vogt Gallery
, curated by Gene McHugh, New York, New York


 2011 


Performance at
Walker Space
, curated by Ally Paz, New York, New York

Laugh Saturated
,
17 Frost
, curated by Larry Walczak and Lisa Levy, Brooklyn, New York

Diaristic Indulgences
,
Flux Factory
, curated by Angela Washko, Queens, New York

Expert Oddities
,
Flux Factory
, curated by Angela Washko, Queens, New York

Loadbang
,
Butcher Gallery
, curated by Jennifer Chan, Toronto, Ontario

White Elephant
,
Dumbo Arts Center
, Brooklyn, New York

MMX
,
SuArt Gallery
, Syracuse, New York

The Betweeners
,
Centre des arts actuels Skol
, (two person show) curated by Felicity Tayler, Montreal, Quebec

Avatar 4D
,
NOMA Gallery
, curated by JstChillin, San Francisco, California

Concrete Comedy
,
Open Lot
, curated by Jonathan Lisenby, Nashville, Tennessee


 2010 


Performing Reality
: a ten day performance as a contestant on the set of the Vh1 dating show
Frank the Entertainer…in a Basement Affair
produced by 51 minds
(Flavor of Love, Rock of Love).


Performance Series
,
Sarah Lawrence Gallery
, Bronxville, New York

Youtube Chillers, My Biennial is better than yours
,
Xth Biennial de Lyon
, curated by Jstchillin and Tolga Taluy, Lyon, France

Jerkin' Paradise
,
AKA Gallery
(Saskatoon),
White Water Gallery
(North Bay, Ontario),
Ed Video
(Guelph, Ontario),
Artspace
(Peterborough, Ontario),
Forest City Gallery
(London, Ontario),
XPACE Cultural Centre
(Toronto, Ontario), curated by Katie Micak

Art Video Now
,
Everson Museum
, curated by Tom Sherman, Syracuse, New York

Interdisciplinary Projects
,
XL Projects
, curated by Sam Van Aken, Syracuse, New York

My Grammy Moment video montage
,
The 2009 Grammy's
, CBS

Video and Digital Arts Festival
, curated by Nuria Font, Girona, Spain


 2009 


THE SCANDALISHIOUS PROJECT
, an 18-month viral YouTube performance youtube.com/scandalishious

Go North!
 
eyelevel gallery
, curated by Tara MacDougall and Miriam Morem, Halifax, Nova Scotia

February Screening,
Gallery Lambton
, Sarnia, Ontario

BYOTV
,
New American Art Union
, curated by the Video Gentlemen, Portland, Oregon

Art Video Now
,
Everson Museum
, curated by Tom Sherman Syracuse, New York


 2008 


Matrilineage
,
Spark Contemporary Art Space
, Syracuse, New York

Sculpture BFA thesis show
,
Des Lee Gallery
, St. Louis, Missouri

Sam Fox Open House
, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri

Gimme Truth Competition
,
ST. LOUIS FILM FESTIVAL
, St. Louis, Missouri

The Big Small Show
, Washington University Sculpture Show, St. Louis, Missouri

Soy
,
3rd Floor Gallery
, St. Louis, Missouri

Please Touch
, Washington University Sculpture Show, St. Louis, Missouri

Sculpture Documentary Challenge
, Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri


Awards and Residencies


 2014 
Grantee,
WaveFarm New Media Award
 2013 
Artist in residence,
LMCC Swing Space (rehearsal space)
, New York, New York
 2012 
Rena Hort Mann Foundation Nominee
Rhizome Commission
Artist in residence,
Yaddo
, Saratoga Springs, New York
 2010 
Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Award, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Creative Project Grant, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Travel Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Associate artist in residence with master artist Heather Woodbury,
Atlantic Center for the Arts
, New Smyrna Beach, Florida
 2009 
Artist in residence,
Contemporary Artist’s Center
, Troy, New York
Creative Project Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
 2008 
Travel Grant, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Design and Art History Teaching Assistantship, Department of Foundation, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
 2007 
Teaching Assistantship and merit scholarship, Art Video, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
Runner up,
Gimme Truth
, part of the
St. Louis Film Festival
, Missouri


Selected Bibliography


 2014 
Galperina, Marina.
Artist's Notebook:Ann Hirsch
, Animal, April 28th
Davies-Crook, Susanna.
Is the Net Gendered?
, Sleek Magazine, Spring Issue
 2013 
Schildhause, Chloe.
Ann Hirsch
, Flaunt Magazine, December Issue
Alvarez, Ana Cecilia.
Ann Hirsch talks to Jason Biddies
, Topical Cream
Shannon, Thor.
Interview with Ann Hirsch
, Out of Order Magazine, volume 3
Alcorn, Stan.
An E-Brook That Tells the Story of Adolescent Sexuality
, FastCoexist.com, December 10th
Bess, Gabby.
Performance Artists Ann Hirsch and Nate Hill
, Papermag.com, November 12th
Stoeffel, Kat.
Artist Ann Hirsch Recreates AOL Cybersex
, NYmag.com, November 15th
Indrisek, Scott.
Ann Hirsch Turns 90s Web Chat into Performance Art
, BlackBookMag.com, October 9th
Fateman, Johanna.
Ann Hirsch 500 words
, Artforum.com, October 1st
Weigel, Moira.
Portrait of the internet as a young girl
, Rhizome.org, September 30th
Johnson, Paddy.
Brooklyn Art Stars
, L Magazine, March 13th
Cadence, Kinsey.
Becoming Camwhore, Becoming Pizza
, Mute magazine, November 8th
 2012 
Russel, Legacy.
Twitter Chatter with @TheNewAnnHirsch
, BOMBLOG, May 15th
Sutton, Kate.
Walking on Sunshine
, Artforum.com, March 12th
Archey, Karen.
Artist Profile: Ann Hirsch
, Rhizome.org, March 7th
Archey, Karen.
Studio Visit: The Real World of Ann Hirsch
, Image Conscious, February 3rd
Nir, Sarah Maslin.
Fixations in Abundance
, The New York Times, January 6th
 2011 
Tayler, Felicity,
Conjectural Connectivity
, Skol Gallery, Montreal, Quebec, April-May
Juzwiak, Rich.
The Celebreality Interview: Annie
, blog.vh1.com, February 26th
Juzwiak, Rich.
Annie Unmasked
, blog.vh1.com, January 25th
 2010 
Riley, Duncan.
YouTube Stars: Caroline dances to Depeche Mode
, Inquisitr.com, January 14th
Hall, John Matthew.
The Life Browser: Hipsterism
, The Independent, UK and independent.co.uk, November 3rd
 2009 
Lomrantz, Tracey.
How to Dress like a Hipster in a Few Simple Steps: (Hint, Start with Irony)
, Glamour. com, November 3rd
Stopera, Matt.
Caroline the Hipster
, Buzzfeed.com, November 1st
 2008 
Moran, Corey.
If I were Tavi I’d Slap this Bitch!
Fashionindie.com, October 31st
Carles.
What Alternative People will be like in 2k12
, Hipsterrunoff.com, Sept 9th


Publications


 2012 
How to Download a Boyfriend
, Badlands Unlimited e-book
 2011 
Women, Sexuality and the Internet
, pooool.info, June issue
Reality Bites
, Bust Magazine, Aug/Sept issue
 2010 
Shaming Famewhores Part III: And the Winning Famewhore is…
, Bust.com, March 29th
Shaming Famewhores Part II: On Being a Failed Famewhore
, Bust.com, February 22nd
Shaming Famewhores Part I: On Becoming a Famewhore
, Bust.com, January 24th
 2008 
Video still,
I Love You, I hate you; Emaciated
, Canadian Art, in
Enduring Messaging
by Tom Sherman, Fall 2008, vol. 25, num. 3, p. 118



Visiting Artist and Talks


 2014 
Chat Room,
Bruce High Quality
, New York, NY
 2013 
Gender and Technology,
NYU
, instructor Jacob Gaboury
 2011 
Conference of Works: Operations and Participations
,
Vaudeville Park
, curated by Esther Neff, Brooklyn, NY
Why Participate?
Flux Factory
, curated by Angela Washko, Queens, New York
Introduction to Digital Art,
NYU
, Instructor Brad Troemel


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