Irène Unholz

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 irene.unholz@unifr.ch
 https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7243-315X

History of contemporary art

  • Systems and processes of reproduction, modelling and simulation in art
  • Cultural industries and institutions
  • Artistic strategies and publishing practices
  • Art and ecology

Biography

Irène Unholz is a doctoral student at the University of Fribourg, employed in the SNSF project Real Abstractions. Reconsidering Realism’s Role for the Present led by Prof. Julia Gelshorn and Prof. Wolfgang Brückle. Her research focuses on strategies of simulating and reproducing systems in contemporary art. She studied Art History, Communication and Media Research, and Psychology at the University of Fribourg and FU Berlin. Alongside her academic work, she contributes as a cultural journalist with an interest for ecological and institutional issues.

Research and publications