Eric Schmid
| Eric Schmid | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Swiss-American |
| 🎓 Alma mater | New York University, DePaul University |
| 💼 Occupation | Mathematician, artist, curator |
| Known for | Applied topology, interdisciplinary art |
Eric Schmid is a Swiss-American mathematician, artist, and curator whose work explores intersections between mathematics, contemporary art, and philosophy. He has exhibited in European galleries, with a group exhibition at a Swiss institutional venue in Zurich as part of the artist collective FPBJPC. His curatorial projects have primarily taken place in the United States and Oslo, curating a solo exhibition of Bjarne Melgaard[1] and group exhibitions including notable contemporary artists such as Simon Denny,[2] Ser Serpas,[2] Sam Lewitt,[3] Rochelle Goldberg,[2] Robert Bittenbender, Stefan Tcherepnin,[4] Stephan Dillemuth[5] and Mattin.[5] He established a project space gallery titled Kavita B Schmid in 2014. Art critic Andrew Russeth drew comparisons between Schmid's gallery and the historically significant experimental space operated by Peter Nadin and Christopher D'Arcangelo.[6][7]
Education
Schmid earned a BA in Individualized Study from New York University (2013) with concentration in Continental Philosophy and Visual Art with a minor in Mathematics.[8] After brief studies at the University of Chicago, he completed an MS in Applied Mathematics at DePaul University (2025).[9] He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Global Center for Advanced Studies under Fernando Tohmé, Neil Ghani and Toby St Clere Smithe.[10]
Career
Schmid has exhibited at venues including Kunsthalle Zürich, Vilma Gold (London), and Galleria Federico Vavassori (Milan).[11] In 2014, he established a project space in Queens called Kavita B Schmid.[6]
He was a member of the collective FPBJPC, noted by The New York Times for their presence in contemporary art.[12]
His curatorial projects include exhibitions at Centralbanken (Oslo),[13][1][14] Triest (Brooklyn),[15] Graham Vunderink Gallery, What Pipeline/Cave Gallery (Detroit), and M. LeBlanc (Chicago).[16] Schmid has organized academic events at the Emily Harvey Foundation combining art with mathematical and philosophical discourse.[17]
His sound work has been released on experimental music labels including FPBJPC and Mille Plateaux (record label).[18]
He has performed at Artists Space, Cafe Oto and Bortolami (gallery).[19][20][21]
Publications
Schmid's publications include "Prolegomenon to a Treatise" (Bauer Verlag, 2022),[22] "Dub Langlands: Art Theory Texts on Cybernetics" (Graham Vunderink Gallery, 2025),[23] and "A Very Short Introduction to Topos Theory" (preprint, 2024).[24]
Research
Schmid's mathematical research focuses on abstract algebra, category theory, and algebraic topology, with applications to artificial intelligence and multi-agent reinforcement learning systems.[8]
Selected Exhibitions
- From whose ground heaven and hell compare, Croy Nielsen, Vienna (2014)[25]
- Speak, Lokal, Kunsthalle Zürich (2017)[11]
- Life is Good, Galleria Federico Vavassori, Milan (2018)[26]
- Artist's Artist, Rue Américaine 13, Brussels (2024)[27]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Solo Exhibition". Oslo Art Guide. July 14, 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Eric Schmid is an Idiot at CAVE, Detroit". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ "Sam Lewitt". Miguel Abreu Gallery. 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ Sarah Rose Sharp (2017-01-27). "When an Exhibition Leaves You Feeling Like an Idiot". Hyperallergic. Hyperallergic Media Inc. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Platform Diving". The Reader. June 30, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Andrew Russeth (2013-10-02). "From Suzanne Duchamp to Trash in Queens, a Stroll Through New York". ARTnews. Penske Media Corporation. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
- ↑ Kennedy, Randy (July 3, 2011). "Peter Nadin's Art Among the Piglets". The New York Times. p. MM24. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Eric Schmid – Official Website". Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Schmid".
- ↑ "GCAS Student Researchers". Global Center for Advanced Studies. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Speak, Lokal". Kunsthalle Zürich. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "FIAC Paris Coverage". The New York Times. October 17, 2018. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Axiomatic Method curated by Eric Schmid". Oslo Art Guide. Santolarosa. September 29, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Homotopy Type Theory". Oslo Art Guide. Santolarosa. July 14, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Detailz – Triest". triest.es. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
- ↑ "Group Exhibition at M. LeBlanc". Artforum Artguide. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ "Logic, Methodology of Science & its Applications" (PDF). Emily Harvey Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Schmid". Discogs. Retrieved April 12, 2025.
- ↑ "A Festival at the Borderlands of Music and Language". ArtForum. December 16, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Eric Schmid". Café OTO. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Ben Schumacher at Bortolami". Mousse Magazine. 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
- ↑ "Prolegomenon to a Treatise". Seminary Co-op Bookstore. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ Schmid, Eric (March 16, 2025). Dub Langlands: Art Theory Texts on Cybernetics. Graham Vunderink Gallery. ISBN 979-8314371695. Search this book on
- ↑ Eric Schmid (June 13, 2024). "A Very Short Introduction to Topos Theory (adapted from Prof. Pettigrew's notes)". arXiv:2406.19409 [math.CT].
- ↑ "From whose ground heaven and hell compare". Croy Nielsen. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Life is Good". Galleria Federico Vavassori. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
- ↑ "Artist's Artist at Rue Américaine 13, Brussels". Contemporary Art Library. Retrieved April 10, 2025.
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