John Klima employs a variety of technologies to produce artwork with hand-built
electronics, and computer hardware and software. Consistently connecting the virtual to
the real, Klima builds large scale electro-mechanical installations driven by 3D game
software he programs from scratch. The virtual computer imagery mirrors and extends
the potential and agency of the physical components to produce cohesive worlds that
are both humorous and sinister.
In 2003 he focused on his long-time fascination with model railroading to create his first
HO scale railroad piece, titled simply
Train. Exhibited in December 2003 at
Postmasters Gallery in New York,
Train was shown in April 2005 at the DeCordova
Museum in Boston, and in September became part of the permanent collection of
the Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo in Badajoz, Spain.
Klima has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, and
Asia. His exhibitions include BitStreams at the Whitney Museum of American Art as
well as the 2002 Whitney Biennial. He has also exhibited at Eyebeam, The New
Museum of Contemporary Art, PS.1 and The Brooklyn Museum of Art. His international
exhibitions include The Museum for Communication in Bern, Switzerland, the NTT
InterCommunication Center in Tokyo, Japan, The Daejeon Municipal Museum in Korea,
and numerous international festivals. Selections from his bibliography include the
New
York Times,
The New Yorker,
Art Forum,
Flash Art, and
Business Week. Klima was
recently a research scientist at the Courant Institute, New York University,
and is currently adjunct Professor of Digital Media at the Rhode Island School of Design. Klima also teaches an extensive course in game design theory and production at the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn.
John Klima is represented by Postmasters in New York, Bank Gallery in Los Angeles, and Gallery of International Media Art, Berlin, Germany.
John Klima employs a variety of technologies to produce artwork with hand-built
electronics, and computer hardware and software. Consistently connecting the virtual to
the real, Klima builds large scale electro-mechanical installations driven by 3D game
software he programs from scratch. The virtual computer imagery mirrors and extends
the potential and agency of the physical components to produce cohesive worlds that
are both humorous and sinister.
In 2003 he focused on his long-time fascination with model railroading to create his first
HO scale railroad piece, titled simply Train. Exhibited in December 2003 at
Postmasters Gallery in New York, Train was shown in April 2005 at the DeCordova
Museum in Boston, and in September became part of the permanent collection of
the Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo in Badajoz, Spain.
Klima has exhibited extensively in museums and galleries in the United States, Europe, and
Asia. His exhibitions include BitStreams at the Whitney Museum of American Art as
well as the 2002 Whitney Biennial. He has also exhibited at Eyebeam, The New
Museum of Contemporary Art, PS.1 and The Brooklyn Museum of Art. His international
exhibitions include The Museum for Communication in Bern, Switzerland, the NTT
InterCommunication Center in Tokyo, Japan, The Daejeon Municipal Museum in Korea,
and numerous international festivals. Selections from his bibliography include the New
York Times, The New Yorker, Art Forum, Flash Art, and Business Week. Klima was
recently a research scientist at the Courant Institute, New York University,
and is currently adjunct Professor of Digital Media at the Rhode Island School of Design. Klima also teaches an extensive course in game design theory and production at the Polytechnic University of Brooklyn.
John Klima is represented by Postmasters in New York, Bank Gallery in Los Angeles, and Gallery of International Media Art, Berlin, Germany.
