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Lona Gaikis

Researcher, Lecturer, Curator and Author · Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna; University of Applied Arts, Vienna; University of Viena

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Research Interests

Summer Term 2022 Lecturer Of Cyborgs, Prosthesis and Crip_tonight: Empowering the Pathological in Aesthetics, Arts and Technology. Institute for Art Education at the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. Summer Term 2018 Lecturer Anthropologie der Kunst II: FAKE / FAK...

Biography

Lona Gaikis (*1982 Toronto, Canada) is a writer, curator, and lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna (Austria) where she offers lectures on current debates in philosophy, society, and the arts. She regularly contributes as an author to exhibition catalogs, academic journals, and anthologies. She obtained her doctoral degree (Dr. Phil.) in Philosophy, Art and Cultural Studies from the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna in 2017. Her research focused on the “new key” in the American philosopher Susanne K. Langer and the meaning of music in artistic practice. Lona’s commitment to research and academia is complemented by a curatorial engagement with media art and music sub-cultures. In 2009, she founded the platform czirp czirp – experimental and sonic arts. Oscillating between sound in experimental, synesthetic formats, and media art, this project has showcased various international artists.

Education

2003 – 2009 University degree (Diploma and Master) from the State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Prof. John Bock (2004-2009) and Prof. Günter Umberg (2003-2004). 2009 – 2011 Degree in Applied Cultural Studies, Karlsruhe, ZAK │ Centre for Cultural and General Studies (KIT). Key Topics: “Structures in Modern Cultural Institutions”, “Cultural Aesthetics in Theory and Practice”, “Cultural Economics”, “Intercultural communication”, and “Occupational Science.” 2012 – 2017 Doctorate Studies Graduate Fellowship and Lectureship Program 17.11.2017 Doctorate Degree (Dr. Phi...

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