About me
I am passionate about Public Art and Performance and I work in these fields as an artist, curator and academic. I'm interested in developing collaborations across the globe and opportunities for knowledge exchange and creative practice.
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Dr Jacek Ludwig Scarso is recognised internationally for his work as an artist, theatre director, curator, voice practitioner and academic. He is Reader in Art & Performance at the School of Art, Architecture & Design (AAD) London Metropolitan University, where he leads the MA Public Art & Performative Practices. He is also Deputy Director of CREATURE (Research Centre in Creative Arts, Cultures and Engagement).
His projects stretch the concept of theatricality across live performance, installation, vocal music, film and photography. His multimedia artworks have been exhibited worldwide, including recent shows and commissions at Tate Exchange/Tate Modern, York Art Gallery, MACRO Museo di Arte Contemporanea and Palazzo Chigi di Ariccia (Rome), ArteSpazioTempo and Palazzo Ca' Zanardi (Venice), The Science Museum,
GV Art Gallery and InTRANSIT (London), Fotofever at Carrousel du Louvre and Cutlog (Paris), BAW and The Living Theater (New York), MIA (Milan), Galleria Civica Cavour (Padua), Weissraum Gallery (Kyoto, Japan), The British Council in Hong Kong, CICA Museum (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea), Photo Docks (Lyon), Vkunst (Frankfurt), Kunstwerk Carlshütte (Budelsdorf) - where his video-works are included in the Nord Art Collection.
Jacek is a collaborating artist with Anise Gallery in London and curator at Studio CS and Fondazione Marta Czok in Italy. For more details on his current exhibitions and projects, .com.
Alongside his work in public and interdisciplinary art, he has developed an extensive portfolio of theatre work through his performance company Elastic Theatre, whose public recognition includes the Fringe Report Award for Best Theatre Company, presented to Jacek at Leicester Square Theatre, several major arts awards by funding bodies such as the Wellcome Trust and Jerwood Charitable Foundation.
Jacek has published on the subjects of art, voice and performance. He is Senior Advisor on Public Space for City Space Architecture, a London correspondent for Exibart international magazine and Trustee of The Line, East London's Public Art Walk.
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