Andreas Lutz Explained

Andreas Lutz (born 1981 in Freiburg i. Br.) is a German Media artist. In his work, he explores the human machine relation with the approach, to create integrated and universal communication systems.

Biography

Lutz graduated from University of Applied Sciences Offenburg with a diploma in Media and Information engineering in 2009. His initial works refer to alternative human-machine interaction. For "Because clicking is so 90s".,^{[1] [2]} a Natural user interface controllable only with gestures and voice, he received the Webby Award in 2010.^{[3] [4]} In 2012, he founded the interdisciplinary studio KASUGA,^[5] which is active in the experimental field of design, interaction and sound and develops audio-visual installations, integrated interactions systems and contemporary media art pieces.^[6] The work of Andreas Lutz has been exhibited at The National Art Center, Tokyo,^[7] the Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe,^[8] the OpenArt Biennale in Örebro (Sweden)^[9] and won the Excellence Award at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan^[10] and the iF Design Award, Germany^[11]

Exhibitions, installations and performances (Selection)

Installations and performances

• 2009: Because clicking is so 90s, Web application^[12]
• 2014: Wutbürger, Video installation
• 2016: Hypergradient, Kinetic installation
• 2017: Dameon LED, Light installation
• 2018: Offset XYZ, Kinetic sculpture
• 2019: Soft Takeover, Kinetic sculpture
• 2019: Binary Supremacy, Audio-visual live performance
• 2020: Monolith YW, Kinetic sculpture
• 2022: Abstract Language Model (Live), Audio-visual live performance

Solo exhibitions

• 2017: Festival de la Imágen, Soundscapes, Manizales / Colombia^[13]
• 2017: Galerie Mazzoli, I_AM, Berlin / Germany^[14]
• 2019: transmediale / CTM Festival, Vorspiel, Berlin / Germany
• 2024: Festival ZERO1, Cultures numériques, La Rochelle^[15]
• 2024: Medialab Matadero, Mentes Sintéticas, Madrid^[16]

Group exhibitions (Selection)

• 2013: ZKM Karlsruhe, AppArtAward Highlights for Fairgrounds Night, Karlsruhe^[17]
• 2015: KOBE Biennale, Suki, Kobe^[18]
• 2016: Nuit Blanche, European Quarter, Brussels^[19]
• 2017: ISEA2017, Bio-creation and peace, Manizales / Colombia^[20]
• 2017: FILE Festival, Galeria de Arte do Sesi, Sao Paulo^[21]
• 2018: Goethe-Institut Italien, Dell’abitare incerto, Rome^[22]
• 2018: ROHM Theatre Kyoto, Ghost, Kyoto^[23]
• 2019: Semibreve Festival, Semibreve Award, Braga (Portugal)
• 2019: Stereolux, Scopitone, Nantes^[24]
• 2020: Luch Festival, New audio-visual art, Yekaterinburg^[25]
• 2021: York Art Gallery, Aesthetica, York^[26]
• 2022: Karachi Biennale, KB22, Karachi^[27]
• 2022: Times Art Museum, Wavelength, Beijing^[28]
• 2023: OSA Festival, Państwowa Galeria Sztuki, Sopot (Poland)^[29]
• 2023: Sónar Barcelona, Sónar+D, Barcelona^[30]
• 2024: Sónar Istanbul, Zorlu PSM, Istanbul^[31]

Discography

• Fairgrounds Night (Kasuga Records; 2008)
• Almost (Motor Music; 2011)
• Zwölftonform (Kasuga Records; 2016)
• Daemon#001 with Hansi Raber (Kasuga Records; 2016)
• Daemon#002 with Hansi Raber (Kasuga Records; 2017)
• Binary Supremacy (Kasuga Records; 2018)
• Dyad (Kasuga Records; 2020)
• Abstract Language Model (Kasuga Records; 2023)

External links

• Andreas Lutz website
• Andreas Lutz at Discogs
• Andreas Lutz at AllMusic

Notes and References

1. News: A wink is enough: Computer navigation of the future. 28 March 2016. N24 (German).
2. News: The Creators Project: Spotlight. Vice Media.
3. Web site: Winner student category 2010 / The Webby Awards.
4. News: The Oscar for the Internet. Deutschlandfunk (German).
5. Web site: KASUGA website. KASUGA.
6. Book: Wutbürger — German Rage in Thirteen Acts. DISTANZ Verlag. 978-3-95476-135-7.
7. Web site: 19th Japan Media Arts Festival – DigitalArti.
8. Web site: ZKM AppArtAward 2013.
9. Web site: OpenArt Artists 2015. OpenART 2015: Artists.
10. Web site: Japan - Media Arts Festival Tokyo: Die Öffnung der Grenzen der Kunst - Goethe-Institut. Goethe-Institut - Japan.
11. Web site: Because clicking is so 90s! - iF World Design Guide.
12. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Works on the website of Andreas Lutz . andreaslutz.com.
13. Web site: 2024-05-13 . 2017-05-25 . en . Andreas Lutz . Festival Internacional de la Imagen.
14. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Mazzoli Gallery - Exhibitions - Berlin . galleriamazzoli.com.
15. Web site: 2024-05-13 . fr . Abstract Language Model - Andreas Lutz . Festival Zéro 1.
16. Web site: 2024-05-13 . 2024-02-09 . es . OpenLAB#03 Mentes Sintéticas . medialab-matadero.es.
17. Web site: 2024-05-13 . AppArtAward 2013 - Highlights 13.07.2013 bis 06.07.2014 . ZKM.
18. Web site: 2024-05-13 . 2016-04-06 . WUTBUERGER｜ 神戸ビエンナーレ . In: kobe-biennale.jp.
19. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Nuit Blanche 2016 – Nuit Blanche . artpluspeople.brussels.
20. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Andreas Lutz . ISEA Symposium Archives.
21. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Hansi Raber & Andreas Lutz . FILE FESTIVAL.
22. Web site: 2024-05-13 . it . Dell’abitare incerto . goethe.de.
23. Web site: 2024-05-13 . 2018 . en . Japan Media Arts Festival in Kyoto “Ghost” . ROHM Theatre Kyoto.
24. Web site: 2024-05-13 . fr . Transforma • Andreas Lutz • Shanti Celeste • Elena Colombi • Mila Dietrich • Goûtez Electronique . stereolux.org.
25. Web site: 2024-05-13 . ru . Третий фестиваль нового аудиовизуального искусства «Луч» . yeltsin.ru.
26. Web site: 2024-05-13 . en . Artists' Profiles 2020 . Aesthetica Magazine.
27. Web site: 2024-05-13 . en . Artists List . Karachi Biennale Trust.
28. Web site: 2024-05-13 . Wavelength: On the Edge of Senses Exhibition . ArtFacts.
29. Web site: 2024-05-13 . pl . OSA 2023 . OSA Festival.
30. Web site: 2024-05-13 . en . Sónar 2023 Project Area .
31. Web site: 2024-05-13 . en . Andreas Lutz . Sónar Istanbul.