Tony Oursler

Tony Oursler blurs the boundaries between the organic and the artificial in his video sculptures and installations. Known as one of the first video artists, Oursler has been experimenting with and developing video art in New York City since the 70s. Perhaps best known for his use of video footage of human faces projected onto spheres, dolls and other three-dimensional surfaces, Oursler's works are riveting: sculptural objects that seem to be alive, returning your startled gaze as they mutter, twitch and scream. Psychological disorder, the relationship between mass media and the human mind, youth culture and wireless communication are among the themes evoked and explored with humor and irony in Oursler's vividly surreal imaginings.

Oursler received a B.F.A. from the California Institute for the Arts in 1979. He has since participated in numerous international exhibitions including a mid-career survey, Introjection, which was on view from 1999 to 2001 at the Williams College Museum of Art in Massachusetts, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, the Contemporary Arts Museum in Houston, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Des Moines Art Center. In 2009, Oursler had an ambitious four floor exhibition of monumental works at the Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria.

Oursler has been collected by the Hirshorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, the Dia Center for the Arts, the Centre Georges Pompidou, The Museum of Modern Art New York, Tate Gallery, the Goetz Collection Munich, and Depont Foundation for Contemporary Art Tillburg (Netherlands).