Prem Krishnamurthy

German-American designer

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Prem Krishnamurthy (born 1977) is a designer, curator, teacher, and writer based in Berlin and New York City.[1] He is a partner in the multidisciplinary design studio Wkshps.[2] In 2015, Krishnamurthy was awarded Cooper Hewitt’s National Design Award for Communication Design.[3]

## Career

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Krishnamurthy has participated in a number of curatorial projects. He is co-artistic director of FRONT International 2021, the Cleveland triennial of contemporary art.[4] From 2015–2018, he was a member of the creative team for the 57th Carnegie International at the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh.[5] He served as co-artistic director of the inaugural Fikra Graphic Design Biennial, Ministry of Graphic Design (2018, Sharjah, UAE), and co-curator of the 13th A.I.R. Biennial, Let’s try listening again (2018).[6][7] He has also organized exhibitions at the Austrian Cultural Forum New York, The Jewish Museum (New York), Para Site (Hong Kong), the Canadian Centre for Architecture,[8] and Stanley Picker Gallery at Kingston University London.[9][10][11][12][13] In 2012, he established P!, a critically acclaimed “Mom-and-Pop-Kunsthalle” originally located in New York's Chinatown.[14]

Previously, Krishnamurthy was co-founder of the design studio Project Projects.[15] He has received grants and fellowships from the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, New York State Council on the Arts, and KW Institute for Contemporary Art.[16][17][18] He has taught at a number of art, design, and curatorial programs worldwide, including  Barnard College, Rhode Island School of Design, and Parsons School of Design.[19][20][21] In 2019, Bard College's Center for Curatorial Studies acquired his archives from 1997 to 2017.[22]

Krishnamurthy has published widely, including his experimental book entitled P!DF.[23] He is associate editor of Paper Monument, a non-profit art press, and co-editor of the book Speculation, Now.[24][25] Krishnamurthy is also a former board member of the non-profit magazine Triple Canopy and Vera List Center for Art and Politics.[26][27]

## References

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1. ^ Art, Kingston University London Kingston School of. "Stanley Picker Gallery". Retrieved 19 November 2019.
2. ^ Russeth, Andrew (17 January 2018). "Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio". ARTnews. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
3. ^ Johnson, Paddy (5 May 2015). "Project Projects Wins Cooper Hewitt's 2015 National Design Award". Art F City. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
4. ^ "FRONT International Names Prem Krishnamurthy and Tina Kukielski Artistic Directors of 2021 Edition". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
5. ^ "Carnegie International Creative Team Announced". Carnegie International 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
6. ^ "Fikra Graphic Design Biennial 01 - Announcements - e-flux". www.e-flux.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
7. ^ "Let's try listening again". A.I.R. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
8. ^ Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). "Architecture in Uniform: Designing and Building for the Second World War". www.cca.qc.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
9. ^ "What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week". The New York Times. 25 August 2016. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
10. ^ "Austrian Cultural Forum New York: Dis-play/Re-play". www.acfny.org. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
11. ^ "Exhibition Featuring Designs and Paintings by Pioneering Graphic Designer and Artist Elaine Lustig Cohen Opens in August at the Jewish Museum". The Jewish Museum. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
12. ^ "Creative Operational Solutions — Para Site". Retrieved 8 November 2019.
13. ^ Twemlow, Alice. "Making Her Mark". Frieze. No. 192\. ISSN 0962-0672. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
14. ^ Br, Will; Kirsch, Corinna (31 August 2012). "Project Projects Co-Founder Opens a "Mom-and-Pop-Kunsthalle" in Chinatown". Art F City. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
15. ^ Russeth, Andrew (17 January 2018). "Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio". ARTnews. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
16. ^ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Prem Krishnamurthy". www.grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
17. ^ "NYSCA : New York State Council on the Arts". www.nysca.org. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
18. ^ "A year with Prem Krishnamurthy". KW Institute for Contemporary Art. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
19. ^ Russeth, Andrew (17 January 2018). "Designers (and Erstwhile Gallerist) Prem Krishnamurthy and Chris Wu on Wkshps, Their New Design Studio". ARTnews. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
20. ^ "Visiting Designer | Prem Krishnamurthy". Rhode Island School of Design. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
21. ^ "Prem Krishnamurthy |". amt.parsons.edu. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
22. ^ "Prem Krishnamurthy - Endless Archive (Part II)". CCS Bard. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
23. ^ "O-R-G | P!DF by Prem Krishnamurthy". o-r-g.com. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
24. ^ "Paper Monument". www.papermonument.com. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
25. ^ "Speculation, Now". Duke University Press. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
26. ^ "About". Triple Canopy. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
27. ^ "The Vera List Center for Arts and Politics | About". www.veralistcenter.org. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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