Yucef Merhi
Yucef Merhi (born February 8, 1977) is a Venezuelan artist, poet and computer programmer based in New York.
Yucef Merhi
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- Name
- Yucef Merhi
- Born
- 8 February 1977
- Birthplace
- Caracas, Venezuela
- Education
- Universidad Central de Venezuela; New School University; New York University (Master's in Interactive Telecommunications)
- Known for
- Digital art, Poetry, Computer programming
- Nationality
- Venezuela
- Occupation
- artist · curator · poet · programmer
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• Name — Yucef Merhi • Birth Name — Yucef Merhi • Born — 8 February 1977 • Birthplace — Caracas, Venezuela • Education — Universidad Central de Venezuela; New School University; New York University (Master's in Interactive Telecommunications) • Known for — Digital art, Poetry, Computer programming • Notable Works — Poetic Clock, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2. • Style — Interactive art, Digital poetry
Early life and education
Early life and education
Yucef Merhi was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He studied at Universidad Central de Venezuela, New School University, and holds a Master's in Interactive Telecommunications from New York University.
Art career
Art career
Merhi has produced a variety of works that engage electronic circuits, computers, video game systems, touch screens, and other devices in the presentation of his written words. One example is Poetic Clock, a machine that converts time into poetry, generating 86,400 different poems daily. The resulting artworks expand the limitations of language and the traditional context of poetry. His 2012 commissioned work for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, Quetzalcoatl 2.0.1.2., was a web-based work that "aims to reveal the voice of Quetzalcoatl in the technological reality of 2012 A.D." In 2025, Merhi's work was featured in 2025 Intertidal, the biennial digital art exhibition organized by the Pérez Art Museum Miami video art streaming platform, known as PAMMTV. 2025 Intertidal showcases the work of five South Florida artists working across digital media.
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• Orange County Museum of Art, California • Museum of Modern Art, New York • National Art Gallery, Caracas • Library of Congress, Washington DC • Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center MGLC, Ljubljana • Museo Alejandro Otero, Caracas, Venezuela • Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas, Venezuela • Museo de Arte Valencia, Valencia • Pérez Art Museum Miami, Florida
Awards
In 2020, Merhi was awarded the MIT Open Documentary Lab Fellowship. He is also a recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts in Digital/Electronic Arts.
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- 1.Carlo Zanni, INTERVIEW WITH YUCEF MERHI , Centre international d'art contemporain de Montréal's online magazine, No.18, 2004.
- 2.YucefMerhi Nyu.academia.edu (Jan 15, 2014). Retrieved on January 15, 2014.
- 3.Atari fan and artist returns to OC with new exhibit September 14th. September 14, 2007.
- 4.Boston Cyberarts 2009 Festival . Bostoncyberarts.org (April 24, 2009). Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
- 5.Yucef Mehri Response | LACMA.
- 6.New Media Block Party and Floating Films: PAMMTV INTERTIDAL Premiere • Pérez Art Museum Miami. Pérez Art Museum Miami.
- 7.OCMA / Orange County Museum of Art.
- 8.Yucef Merhi. Super Atari Poetry. 2005 MoMA. The Museum of Modern Art.
- 9.Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Cultura . Retrieved on December 10, 2012.
- 10.Library of Congress . Loc.gov. Retrieved on June 16, 2012.
- 11.Mednarodni Grafični Likovni Center . Museums.si. Retrieved on July 10, 2014.
- 12.This Is America: Selections from PAMM's Collection • Pérez Art Museum Miami. Pérez Art Museum Miami.
- 13.Yucef Merhi Fellow. MIT Open Documentary Lab.
- 14.New York Foundation for the Arts . Nyfa.org. Retrieved on November 20, 2011.
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