Boris Groys

Boris Groys

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Biography

Boris Efimovich Groys (born 19 March 1947 in Berlin, Germany) is an art critic, media theorist, and philosopher. He is a professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at New York University and senior research fellow at the Academy of Design in Karlsruhe, Germany. He has been a professor ofAesthetics, Art History, and Media Theory at the Academy of Design/Center for Art and Media Technology (HfG/ZKM) in Karlsruhe, Germany and a visiting professor at a number of universities in the United States and Europe, including the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California.

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Representative Works

Goodbye, Art
Goodbye, Art
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/ English
About a Hero
About a Hero
5.5
/ English
Lenin's Body
Lenin's Body
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/ Russian
The Future of Art
The Future of Art
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/ German
This Is Cosmos
This Is Cosmos
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/ Russian
Shards of Cinema and Philosophy
Shards of Cinema and Philosophy
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/ Italian
Thinking in Loop 1. Iconoclastic Delights
Thinking in Loop 1. Iconoclastic Delights
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/ German
The Long Summer of Theory
The Long Summer of Theory
6.2
/ German
Thinking in Loop 3. The Immortal Bodies
Thinking in Loop 3. The Immortal Bodies
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/ German
The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun
The Communist Revolution Was Caused By The Sun
5.0
/ Russian
Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten
Christoph Schlingensief - Die Piloten
5.0
/ German
Thinking in Loop 2. Religion as Medium
Thinking in Loop 2. Religion as Medium
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/ German

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Goodbye, Art
2025Nominee

Best Performance

Goodbye, Art

About a Hero
2024Nominee

Best Performance

About a Hero

Lenin's Body
1992Nominee

Best Performance

Lenin's Body

Career Highlights

This Is Cosmos
2014Highlight

Best Performance

This Is Cosmos

The Long Summer of Theory
2017Highlight

Best Performance

The Long Summer of Theory

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